Experience

• Financial Client Expands Business
  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.
  


• Thermos
  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.
  


• Sanford
  In 2005, Schiff Hardin attorneys obtained summary judgment, in the form of a 72-page decision in Sanford's favor.
  


• Reliable Media Management
  Schiff Hardin represented the defendants in this case alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants and interference with customer relationships.
  


• The Quaker Oats Company
  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.
  


• Litigating Trade Secret Theft
  A company with nationwide operations had a confidentiality breach that threatened its ability to compete, and turned to Schiff Hardin for help.
  


• PepsiCo, Inc.
  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.
  


• Palmer & Cay - Defense of Company and Executive
  Schiff Hardin defended Palmer & Cay and one of its executives in a lawsuit filed by the executive's former employer.
  


• Palmer & Cay - Breach of Agreements
  Schiff Hardin defended Palmer & Cay in this case brought by Aon Risk Services Inc. of Florida alleging breach of non-competition and confidentiality contracts.
  


• Newell Rubbermaid
  The plaintiff claimed that Newell Rubbermaid was marketing a curtain rod holder that infringed the plaintiff's design patent.
  


• Software and Technology Company Acquisition
  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.
  


• Michael Jordan
  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.
  


• Merial Ltd.
  Schiff Hardin represented Merial Ltd. in this suit against a former employee for misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of confidentiality covenant.
  


• Trade Secret Case Successfully Settled
  Schiff Hardin represented a marketing consultant who had recently been hired by a competitor of one of his former clients.
  


• Lek Pharmaceuticals
  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.
  


• K-Tube
  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.
  


• Kraft Pizza Company
  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.
  


• Kraft Foods Acquisition
  Schiff Hardin represented Kraft Foods in its acquisition of General Mills' breadcrumb manufacturing facility and business located in Federalsburg, Maryland.
  


• Kent State University
  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.
  


• Keebler
  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.
  


• Joseph Boden
  Schiff Hardin represented Joseph Boden against allegations of breach of a non-competition agreement and misappropriation of trade secrets in the concentrate juice business.
  


• Schiff Hardin Wins Victory in Trade Secrets Litigation for JLG Industries, Inc.
  A Schiff Hardin attorney team achieved a victory for client JLG Industries, Inc., in trade secret litigation against a former JLG employee.
  


• Schiff Hardin Assists Iron Data with Merger
  Schiff Hardin represented Iron Data, a developer and manager of proprietary data processing systems, in its acquisition of Versa Systems of Toronto, Canada.
  


• Insurance Auto Auctions
  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.
  


• Hogan
  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.
  


• Geneva and Novartis
  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.
  


• Acquisition of Pumping Equipment Company
  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.
  


• Experian Marketing Solutions, Inc.
  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.
  


• Executive Wealth Management
  Schiff Hardin successfully represented the defendants, defeating the motion for preliminary injunction after the evidentiary hearing.
  


• Chicago-based Start-up EveryBlock.com Acquired by MSNBC.com
  Schiff Hardin attorneys counseled the on-line news start-up EveryBlock LLC in its acquisition by MSNBC.com.
  


• Eastman Kodak Company
  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.
  


• Dorel Industries Inc. and Cannondale Bicycle Corporation
  Schiff Hardin acted as lead counsel in a major transaction for a public company that made business news headlines all over North America.
  


• Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc.
  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.
  


• Calphalon Corporation
  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.
  


• Caine & Weiner Company
  Schiff Hardin represented defendants in this action filed by their former employer for breach of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets.
  


• Bunn-O-Matic
  Schiff Hardin represented Bunn-O-Matic Corporation in an action seeking to prevent infringement of its BUNN trademark.
  


• AT&T Wireless
  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.
  


• Arthur J. Gallagher
  Schiff Hardin defended Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in this dispute regarding its hiring of approximately 100 employees formerly employed by a competitor.
  


• Antec Corporation
  Schiff Hardin represented plaintiff Antec Corporation in this suit against a departing employee for his misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of restrictive covenants.
  


• Ameriwood Industries, Inc.
  Attorneys from Schiff Hardin's Chicago office obtained a significant victory for our client in a lawsuit against several of its former executives.