Business Litigation
In their most high-profile, complex, and business-critical matters, clients across a wide range of industries rely on Jenner & Block’s judgment and ability to successfully try cases. With a long and distinguished history of landmark victories, our Business Litigation team combines skillful advocacy, top-tier legal analysis, and creative strategies to achieve our clients’ litigation and business goals.
We have earned our reputation as a litigation powerhouse and work tirelessly to reinforce it through each new engagement. Our trial lawyers are recognized in courtrooms and arbitration hearings around the world for their principled, zealous, and effective advocacy, and by our clients for our deep commitment to client service.
Experience
- Won a $940 million jury verdict for Epic Systems Corp., a leading healthcare software company, in a substantial corporate espionage case; the verdict represents one of the largest trade secrets verdicts in US history and perhaps the largest verdict of any kind in Wisconsin.
- Achieved a $114 million federal jury verdict and global injunction for Hetronic, a subsidiary of Methode Electronics, in a series of interrelated cases concerning theft of confidential and proprietary information. The US 10thCircuit Court of Appeals affirmed the verdict as well as the injunction with just a minor change to all countries worldwide in which Hetronic markets or sells.
- Represented Ventas, an S&P 500 healthcare real estate investment trust, in a suit for tortious interference arising out of Ventas’ acquisition of a publicly traded healthcare REIT. The three-week jury trial resulted in a $101 million verdict for Ventas.
- Lead counsel in arbitration for client before the International Court of Arbitration alleging breach of supply contract that resulted in an approximate $1.38 billion award on behalf of the client.
- Representation of a global supplier in an putative ERISA class action, including winning summary judgment and dismissal of numerous claims alleging fiduciary breaches, interference with benefits, failure to fund a pension plan, and breach of contract.
- Represented a major automobile manufacturer in a putative nationwide class action involving multiple claims brought by a consumer in the District of New Jersey. The firm succeeded in narrowing the case at the pleading stage, winning nearly all issues litigated in two motions to dismiss, jurisdictional briefing, and motions for reconsideration. Thereafter, plaintiff determined that he no longer wished to pursue the case and it was dismissed.
- Represented ProMedica Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, against monopolization claims brought by a rival health system alleging unlawful refusal to deal, obtaining a favorable precedent-setting ruling from the Sixth Circuit and a favorable settlement to resolve the lawsuit.
- Representing a leading broadcast station owner in defense of 16 antitrust class actions consolidated by the Judicial panel on Multidistrict Litigation alleging illegal information sharing and price fixing.
- Represented Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation in a $50 million breach of contract lawsuit in federal court in connection with a large, long-term sales agreement. We achieved a highly favorable settlement after prevailing on certain key motions.
- Won a $272 million judgment on behalf of the Chapter 7 trustee for Emerald Casino against six former officers and directors who breached an agreement with Emerald by failing to comply with Illinois gaming regulations.
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