Jonathan B. Amarilio
Jonathan B. Amarilio
Jonathan B. Amarilio is a Partner and Cochair of the Appellate Group at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Chicago and concentrates his practice on appellate litigation and critical motion practice. Mr. Amarilio is Past President of the Illinois Appellate Lawyers Association (2022 – 2023) and currently serves as Treasurer of the Chicago Bar Association. He received his BA cum laude from American University and his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law.
Robert L. Byman
Robert L. Byman
Robert L. Byman is Of Counsel with Jenner & Block LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial litigation. Mr. Byman is Editor (2020 – present) and Past President (2013 – 2014) of the Journal of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Gia F. Colunga
Gia F. Colunga
Gia F. Colunga is a Partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP (formerly Freeborn & Peters, LLP), in Chicago, where her practice focuses on complex litigation and employment law. Ms. Colunga has been recognized by Chambers USA in Band 4 as one of the top attorneys in Illinois for General Commercial Litigation. She also has worked with the National Immigrant Justice Center as a pro bono attorney for several years. Ms. Colunga received her BA from Tulane University and her JD cum laude from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton
J. Timothy Eaton is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on civil appeals, critical motions, and arbitrations. Mr. Eaton is Past President of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations and the Appellate Lawyers Association. He earned his BA from Miami University, his JD from the Southern Illinois University School of Law, and his LLM from the 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 Member at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago, where his focus is on commercial litigation. Mr. Graham has been selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (multiple years) and is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. He has served as Chair (2006 – 2007) and Vice Chair (2005 – 2006) of the CBA’s Commercial Litigation Committee. Mr. Graham received his BA maxima cum laude from Loras College and his JD with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law, where he was All-School Moot Court champion.
James H. Kallianis, Jr.
James H. Kallianis, Jr.
James H. Kallianis, Jr., is a Partner with Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP in Chicago, where he deals with commercial litigation and insurance coverage. Mr. Kallianis has been listed by Chambers USA as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2010 – present) and has been included in The Best Lawyers in America (2019 – present). He is also a Fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel. Mr. Kallianis received his BA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his JD 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 Senior Shareholder at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney in Chicago, where he devotes a significant portion of his practice to complex commercial litigation and technology, employment law, and intellectual property law matters. 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 BGS from the University of Michigan, where he was an Associate Editor of the Michigan Journal of Political Science, and his JD from the 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 Layton
Chad Layton
Chad Layton is a Partner at Goldberg Segalla LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on complex civil matters, focusing on businesses in the transportation and construction industries. He has extensive experience investigating and defending lawsuits involving catastrophic injuries, property damage, and wrongful death. He is President of the Midwest Chapter of Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and a member of CLMA’s Technology/Cyber Risk Group. Mr. Layton earned his BA from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his JD cum laude from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, where he served as an editor of the Law Review and his published law review article was 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 a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, concentrating her practice on business and financial litigation and international arbitration. Ms. Lusk is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. She received her BA with distinction from the University of Oklahoma, her BFA magna cum laude from the University of Oklahoma, and her JD 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 Paul Lisnek Award for Excellence and Ethics in Trial Advocacy and the Rickert Awards 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 Chair of the Niekro Aneurysm and AVM Foundation and a Board Member of Duke Chicago. He has written and presented widely on a variety of matters related to litigation success. Mr. Mayer received his AB from Duke University, his JD from Washington University School of Law, and his LLM 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 counsels and represents clients in business and commercial litigation. She is a member of the Federal Bar Association — Chicago Chapter and Past President of the Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago and the Board of Directors of Asian Human Services. Ms. Park received her BA from Northwestern University and her JD cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt
Brian A. Rosenblatt is a Partner at Downey & Lenkov LLC in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in entertainment, media, and intellectual property law and defense litigation.Mr. Rosenblatt is a member of the Sports & Entertainment Risk Management Alliance and the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS/Grammys) and has been recognized as a Leading Lawyer by Illinois Super Lawyers. Mr. Rosenblatt received his BA from Washington University and his JD from the 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 and business litigation. He was National First Place in the AIPLA Memorial Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition and has been awarded the Distinguished Student Award from the Valparaiso University Alumni Association. Mr. Schiefelbein received his BS from the Valparaiso University College of Business and his JD magna cum laude from the Valparaiso University School of Law.
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko
Jeffrey M. Sniadanko is a Senior Attorney at Clark Hill PLC in Chicago and concentrates in litigation. Mr. Sniadanko is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and LAGBAC. He received his BA from Loyola University Chicago and his JD from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he won the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for both civil procedure (Fall 2016) and legal writing (Spring 2018).
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 a Partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on professional liability and products liability. He is a member of the Professional Liability Defense Federation. Mr. Sullivan received his BS from Bradley University and his JD from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
Andrew W. Vail
Andrew W. Vail
Andrew W. Vail is a Partner at Jenner & Block LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on business litigation and antitrust and competition law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and currently serves as Secretary the Chicago Bar Association for the 2025 – 2026 term. He also serves on the boards of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, The Legal Aid Society, The Mikva Challenge, and the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions. Mr. Vail earned his BA from the University of North Carolina and his JD cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was 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 (ARCHIVED 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 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 (ARCHIVED 2019 EDITION)