Jonathan B. Amarilio
Jonathan B. Amarilio
Jonathan B. Amarilio is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates his practice on appellate litigation and critical motion practice. Mr. Amarilio is active in the Chicago Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Foundation, the Illinois Lawyers Association, and Lawyers Lend-a-Hand to Youth. He is host of the CBA’s podcast @theBar and has been named to 40 Under Forty lists by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and the Chicago Lawyer magazine. Mr. Amarilio is a member of the Illinois Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness. He received his B.A. cum laude from American University and his J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Robert L. Byman
Robert L. Byman
Robert L. Byman is Of Counsel to Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. He is Past President of the American College of Trial Lawyers (2013 – 2014), and he is also a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers (1992 – present) and a Trustee of the American College of Trial Lawyers Foundation (2016 – 2022). Mr. Byman received his B.S. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was Notes and Comments Editor of the Illinois Law Forum.
Gia F. Colunga
Gia F. Colunga
Gia F. Colunga is a Partner at Freeborn & Peters LLP, in Chicago, where her practice includes complex litigation and employment issues. Ms. Colunga has been listed as a Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star (2012 – 2018), a Leading Lawyers Emerging Lawyer (2015 – 2018), and listed on the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s Forty Under 40 list (2017). She received her B.A. cum laude from Tulane University and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola Chicago School of Law, where she was Executive Student Articles Editor of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal and recipient of the CALI Excellence Award in Legal Writing, Appellate Advocacy, Constitutional Law, and Secured Transactions.
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, concentrating his practice in appeals, commercial litigation, and arbitrations. He has served as President of the Chicago Bar Association, President of the Illinois State Bar Association, and as a member of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Mr. Eaton is currently Vice Chair of the Review Board of the ARDC. He earned his B.A. from Miami University, his J.D. cum laude from Southern Illinois University School of Law, and his LL.M. from Washington University School of Law.
Kelley S. Gordon
Kelley S. Gordon
Kelley S. Gordon is an associate at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses on intellectual property, employment, and technology and cyber risk litigation. Ms. Gordon is Cochair (2018 – 2019) of the Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section on Intellectual Property. She is also a member of the CBA’s Judicial Evaluation Committee Investigation Division and the Chicago Women in Intellectual Property. Ms. Gordon received her B.A. from Indiana University, her M.A. from Richmond Univesity — The American International University, and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where she also earned a Certificate of Concentration in Intellectual Property.
Daniel T. Graham
Daniel T. Graham
Daniel T. Graham is a Partner at Clark Hill PLC, in Chicago, where his focus is on litigation, business, commercial, products liability defense, and construction issues. Mr. Graham has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2010 – present) and is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He was also appointed as a member of the Seventh Circuit’s E-discovery Pilot Program, which drafted the Principles and Standing Order that is currently used in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin district courts. Mr. Graham received his B.A. maxima cum laude from Loras College and his J.D. with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law.
James H. Kallianis, Jr.
James H. Kallianis, Jr.
James H. Kallianis, Jr., is a Partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, in Chicago, where he deals with commercial litigation with a concentration in insurance disputes. Mr. Kallianis is Chair (2016 – 2018) of DRI’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee and has been named a Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyer for Business (2010 – present). He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he served as Associate Editor of the DePaul Business Law Journal.
Joseph L. Kish
Joseph L. Kish
Joseph L. Kish is a Shareholder at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation, intellectual property, technology, cyber risk, privacy, and employment law. Mr. Kish has extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution experience involving mediation and arbitration. Mr. Kish has been named an Illinois Super Lawyer in litigation. He is a faculty member of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy and is licensed in Illinois and California. He received his B.G.S. from the University of Michigan, where he was an Associate Editor of the Michigan Journal of Political Science, and his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, where he was a Member of the DePaul Law Review and President of the Moot Court Society.
Monika N. Kothari
Monika N. Kothari
Monika N. Kothari is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on litigation. Ms. Kothari received her B.S. from Michigan State University and her J.D. from Yale Law School.
Chad J. Layton
Chad J. Layton
Chad J. Layton is a Partner at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney in Chicago, where he focuses on employment litigation and counseling, complex commercial litigation, and product liability/general liability maters. He is the President of the Midwest Chapter of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, the Cochair of Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney’s Complex Commercial Litigation and Technology and Cyber Risk practice groups, and a member of the Chicago Bar Association. Mr. Layton received his B.A. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Law Review and had his published review article recognized by the National Law Journal.
Brian W. Lewis
Brian W. Lewis
Brian W. Lewis is a Partner in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, where he concentrates his practice on arbitration and complex commercial disputes. Mr. Lewis is a Member of the Illinois State Bar Association and the American Bar Association Antitrust Section and Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. He is also an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Northwestern University School of Law. Mr. Lewis received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Illinois and his J.D. cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Lindsey A. Lusk
Lindsey A. Lusk
Lindsey A. Lusk is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, concentrating her practice on litigation. Ms. Lusk is a member of the University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board. She received her B.A. with distinction from the University of Oklahoma, her B.F.A. magna cum laude from the University of Oklahoma, and her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Illinois Law Review and received the Rickerts Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, Advocacy, and Service.
Jeffrey J. Mayer
Jeffrey J. Mayer
Jeffrey J. Mayer is a Partner with Akerman LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial litigation. Mr. Mayer is an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School, Cochair of the Duke Chicago Board, and a Board Member of the Cornell Hotel School CIHLER Center. Mr. Mayer received his A.B. from Duke University, his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was selected to Order of the Coif and was Associate Editor of the Law Quarterly, and his LL.M from the University of Michigan.
Mark P. Miller
Mark P. Miller
Mark P. Miller is a Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, in Chicago, where he is a member of the firm’s litigation department and concentrates his practice on commercial litigation matters. Mr. Miller is a Member of the American Bar Association and the Network of Trial Law Firms. He is also listed in the Legal 500 in the area of products liability and mass tort defense. Mr. Miller received his B.S. cum laude from the University of Illinois, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. with distinctioon from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he served as the Associate Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review.
Jeanah Park
Jeanah Park
Jeanah Park is a Shareholder at Vedder Price P.C., in Chicago, where she devotes her practice to complex commercial litigation, trade secrets, and unfair competition law. Ms. Park was selected as a Leading Lawyer for Commercial Litigation (2018 – 2019) and was on Crain’s Chicago Business’s 2018 Notable Women Lawyers list. She is also a member of the Federal Bar Association Chicago Chapter. Ms. Park received her B.A. from Northwestern University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt is a Partner at Bryce Downey & Lenkov LLC, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in entertainment, media, intellectual property law, and commercial general liability defense. Mr. Rosenblatt is a member of the Governing Committee of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Entertainment and Sports Industries and the Editor-in-Chief of its Law Journal. He is also a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (the Grammys) and has been named to the Forty Under 40, Illinois Super Lawyers, and Leading Lawyers lists. Mr. Rosenblatt received his B.A. from Washington University and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
William J. Ryan
William J. Ryan
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Gregory J. Scandaglia
Gregory J. Scandaglia
Gregory J. Scandaglia is a Cofounding Partner at Scandaglia Ryan, in Chicago, where he has an active white-collar criminal defense and antitrust consulting and complex commercial litigation practice. Mr. Scandaglia is admitted to practice at the Federal Bar for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Northern District of Illinois, the Central District of Illinois, and the Eastern District of Michigan as well as the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and Illinois State Bar. He has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer in the area of business litigation. Mr. Scandaglia received his B.A. from State University of New York at Stony Brook and his J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.
Chad A. Schiefelbein
Chad A. Schiefelbein
Chad A. Schiefelbein is a Shareholder at Vedder Price P.C., in Chicago, where he practices in commercial litigation, distribution and franchise litigation, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and financial institution ligation. Mr. Schiefelbein has been selected as an Illinois Leading Lawyer (2017 – 2019) and Illinois Super Lawyer (2018 – 2019) and is a member of the American Bar Association. He received his B.S. from Valparaiso University School of Business and his J.D magna cum laude from Valparaiso University School of Law.
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko is an associate at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on litigation. He is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He received the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Civil Procedure (Fall 2016) and Civil Litigation (Spring 2018). Mr. Sniadanko received his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Justin C. Steffen
Justin C. Steffen
Justin C. Steffen is a Partner with Ice Miller LLP, in Chicago, and a member of the firm’s Date Security and Privacy, Litigation and Financial Services Practice Groups. Mr. Steffen has been named a National Law Journal FinTech Trailblazer and a BAI Emerging Leader. He is also Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Financial and Emerging Technologies Committee. Mr. Steffen earned his B.A. summa cum laude from the University of Illinois and his J.D. magna cum laude from Washington University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.
William M. Strom
William M. Strom
William M. Strom is an associate with Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses on professional responsibility and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Strom is on the Board of Governors for the Chicago Council of Lawyers and is on the Young Professionals Board at LAF. He received his B.A. from Yale College, where he earned the Jonathan Edwards College New Prize, and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan is an associate at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd., in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on products liability and malpractice defense. Mr. Sullivan is admitted to the Federal Bar for the Northern District of Illinois and the Western District of Wisconsin. He received his B.S. from Bradley University and his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Andrew W. Vail
Andrew W. Vail
Andrew W. Vail is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he serves as Cochair of the firm’s Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenant Practice Group as well as its Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Vail has been recognized by Illinois Super Lawyers as a Top 100 Illinois Super Lawyer. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and the National Law Journal profiled Mr. Vail as a Litigation Trailblazer in 2021. He received his B.A. from the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill and his J.D. cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a Harno Scholar and on the Moot Court Bench.
Charlotte L. Wager
Charlotte L. Wager
Charlotte L. Wager is a Partner in the Litigation Department at Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, where she serves as the firm’s Chief Talent Officer and oversees all aspects of the firm’s hiring and attorney development. At Jenner & Block, she is Cochair of the Hiring Executive Committee, Chair of the Associate Development and Evaluation Committee, an active member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee, and a member of the firm’s Women’s Forum and Pro Bono Committees. Ms. Wager has been a featured speaker on hiring and development at programs sponsored by the American Bar Association, the Practicing Law Institute, the Illinois State Bar Association, and numerous law schools. She is a Past President and longstanding member of the National Association for Legal Career Professionals (NALP) and a former member of the ABA Accreditation Committee. She received her LL.B. from Queen Mary College, University of London; was a visiting scholar at the Marshall Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary; and received her J.D. summa cum laudefrom the University of Illinois College of Law.
Sara S. Zorich
Sara S. Zorich
Sara S. Zorich is a Partner at SmithAmundsen LLC, in St. Charles, where she focuses her practice on labor and employment and immigration issues. Ms. Zorich was selected to the Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2010 – 2016) and is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She received her B.A. from Michigan State University and her J.D from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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Business and Commercial Litigation 2019 Edition

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Jonathan B. Amarilio

Robert L. Byman

Gia F. Colunga

J. Timothy Eaton

Kelley S. Gordon

Daniel T. Graham

James H. Kallianis, Jr.

Joseph L. Kish

Monika N. Kothari

Chad J. Layton

Brian W. Lewis

Lindsey A. Lusk

Jeffrey J. Mayer

Mark P. Miller

Jeanah Park

Brian A. Rosenblatt

William J. Ryan

Gregory J. Scandaglia

Chad A. Schiefelbein

Jeffrey M. Sniadanko

Justin C. Steffen

William M. Strom

Patrick F. Sullivan

Andrew W. Vail

Charlotte L. Wager

Sara S. Zorich

Business and Commercial Litigation 2019 Edition