Lead trial counsel for a regional freight carrier; $18.4M jury verdict after a nine-day trial (N.D. Ill.).

Won a defense verdict for an industrial controls maker on warranty claims, affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.

Defeated an earn-out claim of $22M against a software buyer at the pleadings stage (Del. Ch.).

Tried 21 felony cases to verdict as a federal prosecutor, including two multi-defendant fraud trials.

Sale of a third-generation food manufacturer to a PE-backed platform for $212M, with a family rollover stake.

Sale of a Midwest HVAC services company to a strategic acquirer for $86M.

Company counsel on an $18M Series B for a Chicago health-data company.

Outside general counsel to eleven family businesses through ownership transitions.

$9.6M arbitration award, including fees, for a packaging supplier in a price-escalation dispute (JAMS).

Negotiated a $31M buyout for minority owners frozen out of a family distribution business (Cook County).

Obtained a preliminary injunction enforcing a supply agreement for a food-grade chemicals producer.

Represented a franchisee group against its franchisor in a 14-location termination dispute (AAA).

Temporary restraining order within 36 hours against a departing sales team for a chemicals distributor.

Defended a manufacturer against a former CEO’s $6.2M severance claim; award for our client on every count (AAA).

Rebuilt non-compete and non-solicit agreements for a 1,400-employee staffing company after the 2022 Illinois amendments.

Led workplace investigations for three boards into complaints against senior executives.

Represented two executives through a fourteen-month grand jury investigation of a device distributor; closed with no charges.

Counsel to the audit committee of a Nasdaq-listed industrial supplier in an SEC revenue inquiry; closed without enforcement.

Independent board investigation of allegations against a family manufacturer’s CEO, reported in four months.

Responded to a search warrant at a healthcare billing company and negotiated the scope of the seizure the same day.

$47M purchase, financing and 140,000 sq ft build-to-suit lease for a software company’s Fulton Market headquarters.

Acquisition and financing of three Class A warehouses in the I-55 corridor for $120M.

Planned-development approval for a 22-storey mixed-use project in the West Loop.

Headquarters lease renewals for four companies with more than 100,000 sq ft each in the Loop.

Biometric privacy class action against a 60-location fitness chain dismissed with prejudice (Cook County).

BIPA compliance programs for more than forty Illinois employers using fingerprint and face timeclocks.

Enterprise license and data agreements for a health-data company ahead of its $18M Series B.

Trade secret claim against a former engineer who took source code to a competitor; settled with return and an injunction.