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Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Willkie Farr & Gallagher is a national powerhouse with an increasingly prominent presence in the Illinois market. The team is regularly called upon by clients from a broad range of industries to act in complex, high value commercial disputes. It offers experience defending claims with antitrust and IP aspects, as well as allegations of employment misconduct.

Work Highlights

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher successfully represented the outside directors of Discover Financial Services in a putative securities class action alleging claims in connection with misclassified credit cards, student loan servicing practices and other compliance matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Craig C Martin
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Craig C Martin
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Band 1
Craig Martin is noted for his expert handling of civil disputes at both state and federal levels, including those involving breach of fiduciary duty, antitrust and product liability claims. His practice includes appellate proceedings and investigations on both a domestic and international scale.

He is a beyond exceptional trial lawyer.

Craig is a bet-the-company sort of litigator.

We get immediate responses. Craig will be on the other side of the globe and I'll hear back from him.

Craig is masterful.

Craig is a chairman of the firm, so you would think he flies at the high level, but he is in the weeds litigating cases. He is incredibly strategic and a true litigator, who gets his hands dirty.

Debra Bogo-Ernst
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Debra Bogo-Ernst
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Band 2

Debra Bogo-Ernst chairs the national class action litigation practice from Willkie's Chicago office. She has noteworthy experience representing insurers and financial service companies in complex class actions and business disputes.

Matt D Basil
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Matt D Basil
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Band 2
Matt Basil offers experience across a range of commercial disputes, including class actions, fraud and derivative actions. He also has experience handling multidistrict litigation.

Matt is extraordinarily pragmatic. He's a good strategist and hyper-organized.

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Litigation: General Commercial

Craig C Martin
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Craig C Martin
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Band 1
Debra Bogo-Ernst
2
Debra Bogo-Ernst
2
Band 2
Matt D Basil
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Matt D Basil
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Band 2