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SanfordTrademark and Trade Dress Litigation
In 2005, Schiff Hardin attorneys obtained summary judgment, in the form of a 72-page decision in Sanford's favor.
Hogan
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Hogan and his new employer, Turner Broadcasting Sales Inc., in defeating FX Network's motion for a temporary restraining order and then later in defeating FX Network's motion for a preliminary injunction.
Bunn-O-Matic
Trademark and Trade Dress Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Bunn-O-Matic Corporation in an action seeking to prevent infringement of its BUNN® trademark.
Geneva and Novartis
Patent Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Geneva and Novartis in this case with respect to a generic version of the Claritin® brand before both the district and appellate courts.
Business Executive
Market Timing Investigation
A business executive was investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) for actions that appeared at first glance to be part of a market timing fraud.
Owens-Illinois - amicus brief
Amicus Brief in Appeal Concerning Constitutionality of Ohio's Asbestos Tort Reform Statute
In the first decision by an Ohio appellate court on the issue, the Ohio Court of Appeals, Twelfth District, held an Ohio tort reform statute constitutional, reversing the trial court's decision.
Kent State University
Patent Litigation
Schiff Hardin was retained in this patent infringement matter to appeal a judgment, entered after a jury trial, holding that our client's patent for liquid crystal display devices was invalid and not infringed.
Lek Pharmaceuticals
Patent Litigation
In the Omeprazole patent litigation Schiff Hardin represented Lek Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Sandoz and Novartis, in its successful defense of AstraZeneca's patent infringement action regarding the plaintiff's Prilosec® product.
Insurance Auto Auctions
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin was retained by one of our clients to investigate whether one of its former employees had taken our client's confidential documents and trade secrets with him upon his departure from the company.
Newell Rubbermaid
Intellectual Property
The plaintiff claimed that Newell Rubbermaid was marketing a curtain rod holder that infringed the plaintiff's design patent.
Bank Official
Post-Criminal Conviction
Schiff Hardin represented a bank official in post-criminal conviction proceedings.
Major Bank
Internal Investigation and Government Regulatory Representation
Schiff Hardin was hired by a major local bank to conduct an internal investigation when bank executives suspected internal fraud.
Medical Technology Company
Grand Jury Investigation
Schiff Hardin provided comprehensive services to a client that was subject to a grand jury investigation.
Chief Executive Officer
Alleged Accounting and Financial Irregularities
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a major corporation was under investigation for alleged accounting and financial reporting irregularities.
Laidlaw International, Inc.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Our client Laidlaw Inc. was considering the acquisition of another transportation company — We Care Transportation — with which it had a significant joint venture in Erie County (Buffalo), New York.
Business Executive
Regulatory Agency
Schiff Hardin attorneys successfully represented an individual business executive who was facing harsh penalties in proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Insurance Broker
Prosecution
Schiff Hardin attorneys conducted an internal investigation that discovered embezzlement/fraud by a high-ranking officer of the company.
Julie Rea Harper
Pro Bono Criminal Defense
A not guilty verdict obtained in retrial that received significant news media coverage involving a clearly innocent woman who was wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the murder of her young son.
Company Executive
Government Criminal and Civil Investigation
A major company executive was the target of an investigation into accounting irregularities that carried severe criminal penalties and fines.
Cruel Treatment of Chimpanzees Halted
Endangered Species Act Lawsuit
In 2006, Schiff Hardin attorneys helped to achieve a groundbreaking victory that represented a major step towards the end of the use of nonhuman primates in entertainment.
Mortgage Fraud Litigation
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Schiff Hardin represented the purchaser of residential mortgages in an appraisal/originator fraud ring in its litigation against the perpetrators of the fraud.
Personal Jurisdiction in Estate Litigation
Estate litigation
Schiff Hardin won a bench trial in DuPage County, Illinois involving a decedent who died shortly before signing change of beneficiary forms for multiple IRAs.
Cats Keep Their Claws In West Hollywood
Amicus Brief
Schiff Hardin assisted the Animal Legal Defense Fund in preparing an amicus brief in support of the defendants in a case regarding a city ordinance against declawing.
Remedial Action at Petroleum Terminal
Defense of EPA enforcement action
Following an EPA order for remedial action against our client, Schiff Hardin secured an affirmative coverage determination with the client's insurer, and subsequently persuaded the agency to drop its demands against our client.
CenterPoint Properties and HA-LO Industries, Inc.
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented CenterPoint Properties, the developer and lessor of the headquarters of a debtor, in a case that resulted in new law regarding proration of rent.
Successful Defense of Corporate Trustee
Defense of Suit for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Schiff Hardin successfully defended a fiduciary liability claim against a large corporate trustee in a nine-day bench trial in DuPage County, Illinois.
Automotive Equipment Industry Merger
Mergers and Acquisitions
A team of Schiff Hardin attorneys assisted a general trading company in acquiring Prime Automotive Warehouse, Inc., an industry leader in the distribution of aftermarket auto parts, chemicals and tools.
State Environmental Agency Action Successfully Settled
Defense of agency enforcement action
Schiff Hardin's defense of the enforcement action resulted in a civil penalty of less than $5,000 and no admission of liability on behalf of our client.
Michael Jordan
Trademark and Trade Dress Litigation
Plaintiff accused our client Michael Jordan of infringing the plaintiff's registered trademark JORDAN®, by virtue of his association with Nike's JORDAN® brand line of clothing.
Illinois Appellate Court Victory in Trust Case of First Impression
Defense of Lawsuit by Fellow Beneficiary
The Illinois Appellate Court ruled in our clients' favor on a question of first impression concerning the application of a Trusts and Trustees Act provision.
Public Utility and its Power Trading Unit
Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights
Schiff Hardin represented a power trading unit and its public utility parent in the successful litigation of a $35 million fraudulent transfer and preference claim.
Owens-Illinois Litigation
Wrongful death defense
This 11-week long product liability trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court involved a claim that the plaintiff contracted an asbestos-related cancer from alleged use of our client's product decades earlier.
Eastman Kodak Company
Intellectual Property Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Eastman Kodak Company in recovering its $22-million investment in a failed printer development venture by asserting hard-to-win fraud and alter ego claims against a Fortune 10 company.
Thermos
Patent Litigation
Schiff Hardin brought a series of nine lawsuits over a three-year period on behalf of The Thermos Company and its parent, Nippon Sanso Corporation.
Calphalon Corporation
Intellectual Property
Schiff Hardin successfully obtained summary judgment in favor of our client, Calphalon Corporation, a division of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., in a patent infringement case involving Calphalon's popular "Professional Nonstick II" gourmet cookware products.
Owens-Illinois Product Liability Defense
Product Liability Defense
Schiff Hardin successfully defended our client, Owens-Illinois, Inc., in a case seeking $25 million in lost profits and brand damage.
Navigating the Clean Air Act
New Source Review (Air)
Schiff Hardin defended two Illinois electric companies in a government enforcement action, navigating a complex web of discovery and motions over several years, including obtaining a favorable ruling on the applicability of the statute of limitations.
Facility of Payments and Trust Termination
Estate Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented a corporate fiduciary in the Circuit Court of Cook County in connection with a financially fragile beneficiary of a trust whose termination date had arrived.
Village Dispute over Sewer Service Boundary
Negotiation of Facility Planning Area
In late 2008, a village in suburban Chicago requested Schiff Hardin's help in a dispute with a neighboring community.
State Tax Assessment of $8 Million Withdrawn
Special tax counsel
Schiff Hardin saved a company's bankruptcy estate millions of dollars by getting the state of New York to withdraw a major tax assessment.
Assisting A Client With Bankrupt Customers
Strategic counsel
Attorneys at Schiff Hardin helped their client develop an integrated strategy to protect itself from financially distressed and bankrupt customers.
Managing an Asbestos Investigation
Asbestos abatement management and settlement
Schiff Hardin assisted the owner of a residential apartment building in successfully responding to an order by state officials to stop renovation work and evacuate the building due to an alleged asbestos release.
Significant Wind Deals in Illinois
Construction financing
Attorneys from Schiff Hardin’s Environmental group and Real Estate group assisted two large wind energy companies with the financing of new generating capacity.
Asylum Victory for Liberian Immigrant
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
Schiff Hardin attorneys succeeded in convincing the San Francisco Immigration Court to grant asylum to a Liberian woman victimized in her homeland — and in convincing the Department of Homeland Security to waive its right to appeal — in all of 45 minutes.
Summary Judgment in Lead Exposure Case
Lead paint exposure defense
A New York City trial court threw out claims of lead paint injury against Schiff Hardin's client, accepting our attorneys' arguments that there was no showing of injury to the plaintiff.
International Company Defended in California
Breach of contract defense
Schiff Hardin successfully defended an international jewelry company against a breach of contract claim in federal court in California.
Financial Client Expands Business
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin represented Wintrust Mortgage Corporation in its asset acquisition of Professional Mortgage Partners, Inc., a mortgage banking company with ten branches throughout the greater Chicago area.
"Whole-Bank" Acquisition on a Deadline
Acquisition of failed bank
Schiff Hardin, in the first such transaction of 2009, assisted a client in the acquisition of a failed Illinois bank from the FDIC.
Schiff Hardin Prevails in Landmark Ohio Asbestos Case
Product Liability Defense
Arguing on behalf of our client, Schiff Hardin attorneys prevailed before the Ohio Supreme Court in a landmark case dealing with Ohio's 2004 asbestos tort reform statute.
CenterPoint Properties Trust
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented CenterPoint Properties Trust in two cases that not only recovered millions of dollars of rent, but yielded recoveries in excess of that paid to other unsecured creditors and made new law favorable to commercial landlords.
Schiff Hardin Assists Iron Data with Merger
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin represented Iron Data, a developer and manager of proprietary data processing systems, in its acquisition of Versa Systems of Toronto, Canada.
New Corporate Headquarters for JESNA
Pro bono lease negotiation
Attorneys in Schiff Hardin's New York office represented the Jewish Education Service of North America in connection with lease negotiations for new corporate headquarters.
PepsiCo
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin filed an action on behalf of PepsiCo, Inc. against a former employee and his new employer, The Quaker Oats Company, seeking emergency and permanent injunctive relief.
Real Estate Fund Formation
Investment fund formation
A team of attorneys from several Schiff Hardin offices completed the formation of a $350 million discretionary real estate investment fund comprised of large institutional investors, private trusts and individuals.
Conrad Black Defendant
White Collar Criminal Defense
Schiff Hardin represented Mark Kipnis, a defendant in the Conrad Black trial. Convicted of only two of the eleven counts on which he was charged, Mr. Kipnis received the lightest sentence of all the defendants, and will not spend a single day in prison.
University Successfully Defended Against Fraud Claims
Defense of suit for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty
When a university sold its radio station, and the new owners abandoned the station's Christian format, two listeners and donors sued the school for fraud.
Contracting Company
Government Investigation
A major company was the target of a covert law enforcement investigation.
Wittur Inc.
Debtor Representation in Chapter 11 Reorganization
Schiff Hardin served as reorganization counsel for Wittur Inc., a manufacturer of elevator cabs, entrances, harmonic and linear door operators, replacement parts for operators, cabs and entrances, in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case.
Swift Response Helps Bankruptcy Client
Chapter 11 filing and Section 363 Sale
Schiff Hardin represented a manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders for original equipment manufacturers in a Chapter 11 filing and a Section 363 sale of substantially all of its assets under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Marco Rendon
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
U.S. asylum granted to immigrant threatened by a violent paramilitary group in his native country, Colombia.
ReNewable Products, Inc.
Bankruptcy and Intellectual Property
Schiff Hardin represented the sublicensee of several patents. When creditors tried to foreclose on the licensee/sublicensor, we devised a plan to use bankruptcy as a defensive measure to avoid termination of our client's licenses.
New Financing and Territory for Telecom Client
Mergers and Acquisitions, Secured Lending
Schiff Hardin assisted Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc., a communications service provider, in its acquisition of North Pittsburgh Systems, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $360 million in cash and stock.
Emaar Properties
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin successfully represented Emaar Properties, a Dubai-based developer, in closing its first U.S. acquisition — WL Homes LLC (doing business as John Laing Homes), one of America's largest privately-held house builders — for $1.05 billion.
Retail Company
Fraud Investigation
Schiff Hardin achieved a major financial recovery for a retail client in a fraud dispute involving a contractor.
Manufacturing Company
Internal Investigation
Schiff Hardin was hired to conduct an internal investigation of possible embezzlement by a high-ranking officer of a client.
Major Development Corporation
Internal Investigation and Regulatory Proceedings
Several individual employees and members of the Board of Directors of a prominent development corporation were investigated for alleged internal fraud.
Broadcast Electronics, Inc.
Debt Restructuring and Equity Recapitalization
Schiff Hardin attorneys assisted Broadcast Electronics, Inc. in a restructuring of its senior debt and recapitalization of its equity ownership.
USDA Challenged on Animal Welfare Act
Animal Welfare Act Lawsuit
In 2006, Schiff Hardin attorneys represented several plaintiffs in a case challenging the USDA’s failure to adopt a policy to ensure the psychological well-being of primates pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act.
Ameriwood Industries, Inc.
Trade Secret Litigation
Attorneys from Schiff Hardin’s Chicago office obtained a significant victory for our client in a lawsuit against several of its former executives.
RCRA and CWA Enforcement Action Defense
Defense of State Environmental Enforcement Actions
Schiff Hardin represented a generator of waste drums in North Carolina during enforcement actions initiated by the state.
Pro Bono Clients Saved From Wrongful Eviction
Pro Bono Representation
Attorneys working in Schiff Hardin’s San Francisco office successfully defended an immigrant Filipino family wrongfully accused of human trafficking.
Successful Product Liability Defense
Product Liability Defense
Attorneys from Schiff Hardin's New York and Chicago offices joined forces to win a jury verdict in a product liability case in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
FERC Orders Vacated in Favor of Client
Petition for review of FERC orders
Schiff Hardin successfully appealed adverse Federal Energy Regulatory Commission orders before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Of Columbia Circuit on behalf of our client.
AT&T Wireless
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin successfully represented AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and Claircom Communications against plaintiff's allegations of trade secret misappropriation, in a case arising from air-to-ground telephone service technology for airline passengers.
Charitable Organization
Tax advice
Schiff Hardin’s Tax-Exempt Organizations team assisted a client in obtaining IRS recognition of its tax-exempt status.
Workout of Guarantor Defaults
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented an agent bank in connection with the workout of guarantor defaults under a master construction loan facility providing four loans to four related borrowers in four states.
Management of PCBs in Gas Transmission Systems
Negotiations with state and federal environmental regulators
Schiff Hardin assisted two major natural gas distribution companies in disclosing to the U.S. EPA the discovery of PCBs within their gas distribution systems.
Persecuted Political Activist Granted U.S. Asylum
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
A Schiff Hardin attorney helped an Albanian immigrant who had been persecuted in her home country gain asylum in the United States.
400-Unit New York City Condominium
Lending
Schiff Hardin attorneys represented a lender and its participants in connection with a 400-unit condominium project in New York City with a borrower holding approximately 100 unsold units at maturity.
Biomass-to-Energy Plant Takes Root
Permitting and regulatory counsel
Schiff Hardin helped strategize the conversion of a old municipal waste incinerator into a biomass-to-energy facility, the first of its kind in the state of Illinois.
Litigating Trade Secret Theft
Trade Secret Litigation
A company with nationwide operations had a confidentiality breach that threatened its ability to compete, and turned to Schiff Hardin for help.
Sale/Leaseback Transaction in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented the owner participant in the sale/leaseback of retail stores located in 15 states when the tenant's bankruptcy filing resulted in the rejection of 10 of the leases.
Letter of Credit Redocumentation
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented a commercial bank in connection with the re-documentation of two letters of credit aggregating $8 million.
Mortgage Warehouse Line of Credit Workout
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented an insurance company in connection with a workout of a mortgage warehouse line of credit in which the underlying loans pledged by the borrower were determined to be virtually worthless.
Hospital Bankruptcy Proceedings
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented a leading international financial institution in a highly contested bankruptcy proceeding in Florida involving a hospital and two related extended care facilities.
EnCap Golf Holdings Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Attorneys now at Schiff Hardin represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Chapter 11 case of EnCap Golf Holdings LLC.
Acquisition of Pumping Equipment Company
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin successfully represented a global water and fuel pumping equipment manufacturer, in its $121 million acquisition of Little Giant Pump Company, a manufacturer of submersible and above-ground water pumps and products.
New Animal Shelter
Animal Cruelty Lawsuit
Schiff Hardin helped to investigate a Kentucky animal shelter that was mistreating dogs, reaching a settlement that included the construction of a brand-new facility.
Clean Air Act Title V Petitions to Object
Defense Against Petition for USEPA to Object to Title V Permit Issuance
Schiff Hardin defended a power generator in federal appeals court when the Illinois attorney general and environmental groups tried to block issuance of Clean Air Act Title V permits.
Section 401 Certification
Negotiations with state environmental regulators
Schiff Hardin’s client, a power company, needed to obtain approval for the movement of additional water to a manmade lake that was used as a cooling source for its power plant.
Illinois CAIR Rulemaking
Rulemaking
Schiff Hardin represented several large coal-fired power plants opposing certain aspects of Illinois EPA’s proposal to comply with the federal Clean Air Interstate Rule.
Persecution Victim Granted Asylum
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
Schiff Hardin's continuing pro bono work with the National Immigrant Justice Center led to another victory — the grant of asylum to a client who had suffered torture and persecution in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Appeal of Product Liability Class Action Successfully Defended
Product Liability Defense
Schiff Hardin attorneys defended a children's product manufacturer on appeal of a class action lawsuit; the appeals court upheld the lower court's dismissal of the suit.
Illinois Mercury Rulemaking
Rulemaking
Schiff Hardin represented several coal-fired electric generation companies contesting the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule to regulate emissions of mercury in Illinois.
Steel Mill Relocation and Expansion
Permitting and regulatory counsel
Schiff Hardin helped a steel mill operator develop strategies for relocation and expansion, addressing permitting and regulatory issues in the process.
Manhattan Office Foreclosure
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented the mortgage lender in connection with foreclosure of a multi-tenant Class "B" office building in Midtown Manhattan.
Gilbert Robinson, Inc., G/R Holding Corp., Inc. Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Attorneys now at Schiff Hardin represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in a $200 million Chapter 11 proceeding.
Restructuring Debt Obligations
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented a lender in connection with the restructuring of all the debt obligations of various real estate companies of a prolific national real estate developer.
Energy Services Agreement
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented the developer and owner of a $4 billion dollar mixed use development in connection with the litigation or settlement of its energy services agreement and related financing agreements.
Reorganization of Athletic Club
Distressed Purchase
Schiff Hardin represented a real estate investment fund in the purchase of the upper floors of a private athletic club building as part of the bankruptcy reorganization of the club.
Mechanics’ Liens in Contractor Bankruptcy
Distressed Purchase
Schiff Hardin represented a ground lessor in obtaining indemnification by way of title insurance endorsements over mechanics' lien claims in the bankruptcy of a contractor engaged by a ground lessee.
Tax-Exempt Revenue Bond Financing
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented a letter of credit bank in connection with restructuring tax exempt-revenue bond financing for an east coast hospital system.
ECI Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Schiff Hardin represented the senior mortgage lender and largest unsecured creditor in the ECI bankruptcy in Chicago, Illinois.
Assisted Living Facility Loans
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented a bank in connection with renegotiating four separate term and construction loans for assisted living facilities owned by affiliated borrowers.
Aiding Development with a New Ground Lease
Distressed Purchase
Schiff Hardin represented the ground lessor of a large tract of land in terminating an unsubordinated ground lease and then negotiating with the leasehold mortgagee.
Mortgage Lender Restructuring
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented a national mortgage lender and its affiliates in the restructuring more than $1 billion of repurchase obligations, secured indebtedness and the underlying business.
Multi-use Property Workout
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented a lender in connection with the workout of a loan for a multi-use property.
Lender Liability Claims Successfully Defended
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented a private bridge lender in connection with the foreclosure of a mortgage on Chicago real estate.
Trustee Representation in Foreclosure
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented a bank in Illinois in its role as corporate trustee for three municipal bond financings in three states, involving loans by municipalities in those states to a single nursing home operator.
Environmental Regulation of Housing Development
Construction and Environmental
Schiff Hardin represented a senior housing developer regarding a project that had stalled because of environmental conditions, threatening the economic success of the project.
Multi-property Hotel and Condo Workout
Restructuring and Workouts
Schiff Hardin represented a sponsor in connection with a multi-property workout involving a deed in lieu of foreclosure to the lender of a large mixed-use project.
Homebuilder Bankruptcy
Lending
Schiff Hardin represented the Dubai owner of one of the largest private homebuilders in the western United States in connection with its $404 million unsecured and $8 million secured claims.
Indemnification for Ground Lessee
Distressed Purchase
Schiff Hardin represented a ground lessee in connection with obtaining indemnification for the ground lessee and its leasehold mortgagee.
More Than 300 Dogs Rescued From Abuse, With Schiff Hardin's Help
Animal Cruelty Lawsuit
In a case that has received nationwide attention, Schiff Hardin's Animal Law practice group helped to obtain a full and final judgment for the plaintiffs in a North Carolina animal abuse lawsuit.
Arthur J. Gallagher
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin defended Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in this dispute regarding its hiring of approximately 100 employees formerly employed by a competitor.
Saving Animals from a Cruel End
Animal Cruelty Lawsuit
Schiff Hardin attorneys helped put an end to the illegal and inhumane gassing of domestic animals by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in violation of Georgia's Humane Euthanasia Act.
Palmer & Cay – Breach of non-compete and confidentiality agreements
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin defended Palmer & Cay in this case brought by Aon Risk Services Inc. of Florida alleging breach of non-competition and confidentiality contracts.
Joseph Boden
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Joseph Boden against allegations of breach of a non-competition agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets in the concentrate juice business.
Asylum Granted in Pro Bono Representation
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
Schiff Hardin attorneys, working on a pro bono basis, secured asylum for a woman who had suffered brutal treatment in the Republic of Congo.
Executive Wealth Management
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin successfully represented the defendants, defeating the motion for preliminary injunction after the evidentiary hearing.
Remediation of Manufactured Gas Plants
Real Estate Acquisition and Redevelopment; Voluntary Remediation Projects
Schiff Hardin worked with the client, a gas distribution company, and its environmental consultants to address potential environmental liabilities associated with a former Manufactured Gas Plant site.
Merial Ltd.
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Merial Ltd. in this suit against a former employee for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of confidentiality covenant.
Toxic Tort Claims Successfully Settled
Toxic Tort Litigation; Ash Management
Schiff Hardin represents a coal-fired electric utility in a Superfund matter involving groundwater contamination allegedly arising from the historic placement of coal ash in and near a northwest Indiana town.
Antec Corporation
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented plaintiff Antec Corporation in this suit against a departing employee for his misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of restrictive covenants.
Groundwater Superfund Site
CERCLA Remediation
Schiff Hardin represents a coal-fired electric utility in connection with the investigation of alleged releases of coal ash constituents to groundwater.
Palmer & Cay – Defense of Company and Executive
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin defended Palmer & Cay and one of its executives in a lawsuit filed by the executive's former employer.
Multi-Facility Audit and Self Disclosure Under EPA Audit Policy
Compliance Auditing and Reporting
In 2007, Schiff Hardin advised a client in connection with its discovery of several years of apparent non-compliance with EPCRA reporting and other reporting and permitting requirements at one of its data centers.
Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Trust Fiduciaries
Defense of lawsuit to 'bust' two trusts
Schiff Hardin attorneys represented a trustee and several members of trust "advisory committees" in connection with two lawsuits filed by a beneficiary who sought to "bust" two trusts created for her benefit.
Brownfields Redevelopment
Construction and Environmental
Schiff Hardin was hired by a real estate developer as special environmental counsel for a Brownfields redevelopment project that transformed an illegal dump on the southwest side of Chicago into an industrial park.
Landfill Remediation
Common Counsel
Schiff Hardin played a major, multifaceted role in the remediation of two landfill sites originally owned and operated by the City of Toledo, Ohio.
The Quaker Oats Company
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented PepsiCo plaintiffs in two cases involving a dispute with their former ad agency, which had subsequently been retained by a direct competitor in the soft drink industry.
Clean Energy
Power plant site selection and regulatory counsel
Schiff Hardin assisted a public-private partnership with a carbon sequestration project, evaluating competing sites for a first-of-a-kind coal-fueled, near-zero emissions power plant.
Software and Technology Company Acquisition
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin successfully closed the purchase of CardScan, Inc., a leading provider of solutions designed to accelerate the capture, access and accuracy of contact information, by Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
Keebler
Trade Secret Litigation
Our client, Keebler Corporation, asked us to represent its interests in trade secrets litigation that tested the limits of the inevitable disclosure doctrine we established in PepsiCo v. Redmond.
Caine & Weiner Company
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented defendants in this action filed by their former employer for breach of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets.
International Titanium Powder, L.L.C.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin represented International Titanium Powder, L.L.C. in its acquisition by a subsidiary of The National Titanium Dioxide Co. Ltd.
Incest Victim Granted Asylum
Pro Bono Immigration Litigation
Schiff Hardin’s pro bono work with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights led to an important victory for a young woman from Guatemala who sought asylum in the United States to escape brutal violence in Central America.
Dorel Industries Inc. and Cannondale Bicycle Corporation
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin acted as lead counsel in a major transaction for a public company that made business news headlines all over North America.
Dorel Industries Inc. and PTI Sports
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin represented Dorel Industries Inc.’s Pacific Cycle division in the $28.1 million asset acquisition of PTI Sports, a leading U.S. designer, manufacturer and distributor of bicycle parts, helmets and other accessories.
Power Company Sale
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin attorneys represented NiSource Inc. in the sale of Whiting Clean Energy, Inc. to BP Alternative Energy North America, Inc.
Chicago-based Start-up EveryBlock.com Acquired by MSNBC.com
Mergers and Acquisitions, Intellectual Property
Schiff Hardin attorneys counseled the on-line news start-up EveryBlock LLC in its acquisition by MSNBC.com.
Power Company Acquisition
Mergers and Acquisitions
Schiff Hardin attorneys represented Northern Indiana Public Service Company in the purchase of Sugar Creek Power Company, LLC from a subsidiary of LS Power Fund.
Kraft Pizza Company
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented Kraft Pizza Company in this case against a former ACNielsen marketing consultant and the competitor that he joined in the frozen pizza business.
Lease on New Headquarters
Lease negotiation
When Newell Rubbermaid Inc. needed to consolidate its corporate headquarters from three locations to one, it called on the real estate attorneys of Schiff Hardin LLP.
Reliable Media Management
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented the defendants in this case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants and interference with customer relationships.
Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin successfully defeated an employer’s motion for a temporary restraining order against a former employee seeking to prevent the employee from taking a new position with a competitor.
Trade Secret Case Successfully Settled
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin represented a marketing consultant who had recently been hired by a competitor of one of his former clients.
PepsiCo
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin filed an action on behalf of PepsiCo, Inc. against a former employee and his new employer, The Quaker Oats Company, seeking emergency and permanent injunctive relief.
Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc.
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin helped Clear Channel’s to protect its trade secrets and to enforce its contract with a departing employee, including non-compete and confidentiality provisions.
K-Tube
Trade Secret Litigation
Schiff Hardin successfully prosecuted a two-month jury trial of a trade secrets case in San Diego on behalf of our client, K-Tube Corporation.
AMA Preserves Peer Review Confidentiality
Defense against motion to compel
Schiff Hardin won a landmark victory for the American Medical Association in its dispute with a major pharmaceutical company over the confidentiality of the peer review process used by the AMA's journals.
