Goodman Law Group | Chicago, LLC

Goodman Law Group | Chicago (GLG) is a boutique business litigation firm recognized for its focus on insurance coverage and complex contract disputes—not to mention its record of wins in the courtroom and at the negotiation table. Representing clients ranging from regional businesses to global corporations, GLG's talented litigators understand the stakes and nuances of insurance coverage, complex contracts, and business tort disputes, and they design and implement strategies to achieve success. Drawing on 30 years of large firm experience, including serving as a managing partner, David Goodman formed GLG in 2019 to meld the benefits of large firm skills with small firm client service and flexibility. GLG's goal is always to reach an outcome that protects each client's interests and achieves their business objectives.

GLG serves clients in a diverse range of industries, including:

• Financial Services
• Construction
• Food and Beverage
• Manufacturing
• Professional Services

Business Insurance Coverage and Recovery Disputes

GLG helps businesses secure the insurance recoveries and coverage to which they are entitled. Whether obtaining a defense or indemnity in bet-the-company litigation, pursuing bad-faith claims, or recovering insured losses, GLG attorneys are experienced insurance advocates who will not back down from a fight. Though insurance programs are often intentionally opaque, GLG's litigators are fluent in policy language and have substantial experience aggressively taking on denied claims. The firm's persistence has helped businesses recover millions of dollars from their insurance carriers, in many cases after the business had been told by their brokers and other lawyers that their case was unlikely to succeed.

Client successes include:

• First-Ever LEG3 Endorsement Ruling—GLG obtained an important insurance recovery for a construction joint venture in connection with the multimillion-dollar expense the client incurred to repair its own defective workmanship on a bridge it constructed in Washington, D.C. This precedent-setting win was the first case to address the LEG3 endorsement found in many builders risk policies.
• Precedent-Setting BIPA Rulings—GLG has compelled clients' insurers to cover defense costs for multiple manufacturing companies faced with Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) class action litigation. These rulings have set new precedent in Illinois, creating an avenue for other companies facing similar circumstances to secure coverage under their commercial general liability policies.
• Power Plant Damage Recoveries—When a demolition project at a major Indiana power plant went awry, causing substantial damage to the plant and the local power grid, GLG obtained recoveries from two insurance companies to fund the extensive repairs.
• Cyber Loss Recovery—GLG secured a multimillion-dollar insurance recovery for a large construction firm resulting from cyber losses caused by a server failure that stalled the construction of a large Canadian hospital.
• Settlement Counsel and Related Funding—GLG served as settlement counsel for a chemical manufacturer that was alleged to have contaminated the water supply for a city in Michigan. GLG also secured insurance coverage that funded the substantial settlement of the related toxic tort and environmental litigation.

Commercial Disputes

GLG understands that legal disputes are disruptive and expensive, but litigation is often necessary to protect a client's rights and interests. The firm's litigators have successfully tried many cases to verdict in state and federal courts across the country, helping clients resolve costly matters. GLG is also known for its appellate work, through which the firm's attorneys can bring a fresh perspective and effective advocacy in complex disputes.

Client successes include:

• Cyber Claim Win—GLG recovered $7.5 million for the Canadian division of a North American general contracting, construction management, and design-build firm in a business arbitration arising from an insurer’s denial of coverage for a cyber claim.
• Manufacturing Contract Win—GLG saved a company $4 million in a dispute over compliance with a fulfillment contract.
• Arbitration Defense Victory—GLG successfully defended a salon in an arbitration, obtaining a $0 verdict in a case brought by a construction firm.

Advisory Services

Whether a business is dealing with a lingering conflict that is impacting its ability to evolve and grow, or a company has identified a potential risk on the horizon that requires planning, GLG provides a suite of legal advisory services that can help clients resolve thorny issues once and for all.

Client successes include:

• New Business Launch—GLG helped a business unit break away from a large financial services company, avoid contractual restrictions on competition, and launch itself as a new entity.
• Litigation Resolution Strategy—GLG was engaged by a chemical manufacturer to evaluate a strategy and options for resolving an unsuccessful, multiyear litigation led by another law firm. GLG's fresh perspective and strategic counseling helped the client end the litigation so that the management team could move the business forward.