Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
Band 5
Contact number
+1 312 527 4000About
Provided by Taft
Taft’s Chicago litigation team, which consists of nearly 45 practitioners, brings significant experience and bench strength in:
- Appellate law
- Pharmaceutical and life sciences litigation
- Construction litigation
- Complex civil litigation
- Class actions for securities and derivative litigation, and employment-related matters
- Defense of claims against municipal governmental entities
- Professional negligence
- Privacy and data security regulations and litigation
- Financial services litigation
Our key types of work include Antitrust, Securities, Health Care, Public Corruption, Banking, Environmental, and Tax cases – all areas where we can draw on the subject-matter expertise and intellectual firepower of our colleagues in Taft’s other practices.
Chambers Review
Taft is a highly regarded commercial litigation practice, with experience handling contractual, trade secrets and privacy related disputes. The firm enjoys a fine reputation for representing clients across a variety of industries including manufacturing, retail and life sciences.
Work Highlights
- Taft successfully defended Northwest Community Hospital against alleged violations of federal antitrust law, business torts, defamation and breach of the hospital's medical staff bylaws.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Taft are very thoughtful, thorough and quick to respond to new situations."
"Taft has a very long history in litigation."
"The firm provides prompt and proactive guidance on complex matters and consistently delivers thoughtful counsel."
"Taft are very thoughtful, thorough and quick to respond to new situations."
"Taft has a very long history in litigation."
"The firm provides prompt and proactive guidance on complex matters and consistently delivers thoughtful counsel."
Notable Practitioners
Ian Fisher maintains a strong reputation for his counsel on commercial litigation and has notable expertise advising clients on real estate, antitrust and trade secrets related matters.
"Ian acts like in-house counsel. He provides wonderful client service and he's sophisticated and thoughtful in his counsel."
"Ian goes out of his way for every client to truly understand their business priorities. He has his finger on the pulse of important matters and constantly works to advance the company's interests and agenda."