General Legal Counsel to Food Ingredient Manufacturer
Led purchase of start-up pet tech company by a Nasdaq listed company via a stock-for-stock merger.
Miriam Leskovar Burkland
Successful Settlement for Spinal and Cervical Fusion Components Manufacturer
Represented a manufacturer of spinal and cervical fusion components in numerous products liability cases brought in various courts nationwide. The first case, which involved extensive discovery and investigation into the cause of the device failures and securing the necessary defense experts, settled just before trial. After demonstrating that the plaintiff's own pre-surgery health issues, instead of failed medical components, significantly contributed to the patient's failure to achieve fusion, we settled that case for 5% of the plaintiff's original demand. The other cases subsequently settled for less than 3% of each plaintiff's initial demand.
Anthony J. Long
Sale of Aluminum Smelting Plant
Acted as lead counsel in the negotiation and drafting of an Asset Purchase Agreement and Real Estate Sale Contract for the $9MM sale of an aluminum smelting plant in Alabama. As seller was a Chapter 7 debtor in bankruptcy, the work entailed extensive involvement with the bankruptcy court regarding approvals by the court, and extensive negotiation with the seller's creditors regarding their approval of the sale.
Charles A. Semmelhack
Office Leases
Lead negotiation for a manufacturing client of office leases for its Elk Grove Village and Collar County locations.
Charles A. Semmelhack
$29MM Credit Facility for Publicly Traded Contract Manufacturing Company
Lead negotiation and drafting of documentation for a $29MM credit facility for a publicly traded contract manufacturing company and its subsidiaries, including negotiation and drafting of loan and security agreement and schedules thereto, promissory notes, joint and several guarantees, subordination agreements, indemnity agreements and landlord waivers, along with other corporate documentation and consents, including director consents.
Charles A. Semmelhack
Stock Purchase Agreements
Lead negotiation of multiple Stock Purchase Agreements for the $5MM purchase of all of the stock in various filter manufacturing companies in Indiana.
Charles A. Semmelhack
EEOC Claims
Successfully represented large and small businesses, manufacturers, suppliers, and restaurants in obtaining hundreds of dismissals and closures of EEOC investigations.
Brian A. Kreucher
Representation of National Manufacturing Company on Labor & Employment Matters
Lead nationwide employment counsel for national manufacturing company with facilities and employees in 15 states.
Brian A. Kreucher
Mergers & Acquisitions
Handled numerous merger and acquisition transactions for privately held companies in various industries, including automotive, medical, aerospace, specialty chemicals, general manufacturing, and distribution.
John D. Logan
Successful Representation of Coatings Manufacturing Company in Title V Clean Air Act Action
Represented a coatings manufacturing company in defense of an Illinois EPA lawsuit seeking $500,000 in civil penalties for an alleged failure to obtain a Title V Clean Air Act permit, resolving the litigation via consent order in state court for $75,000.
Gary A. Peters
Counsel to Fertilizer Manufacturer in Acquisition and Environmental Matters
Represented a fertilizer manufacturing company in the acquisition and transformation from a traditional fertilizer manufacturing company into an innovative, environmentally friendly fertilizer, obtaining the transfer of environmental permits and the continued operation of the facility while undergoing the transformation process.
Gary A. Peters
Sale of Welding Products Manufacturer
Represented a welding products manufacturer in its sale of assets to a strategic buyer for approximately $10MM.
Elliot R. Vilders
Summary Judgment Granted on Rezoning Classification
Represented a lending institution in a Qui Tam Whistleblower Action and obtained a Rule 12(b) dismissal of a Qui Tam action against seventeen banks sued in a federal district court in the Northern District of Texas. Over 60 attorneys appeared in the case and all defendants entered into a Joint Defense Agreement. Our representing attorney was one of five attorneys selected to speak at the full-day dismissal hearing. The matter was dismissed with prejudice in its entirety.
Tim Gronewold
Arbitration in Favor of Manufacturer in Employment Matter
Represented a manufacturer in a four-day grievance arbitration over the termination of a long-term employee and union president for theft. The case involved extensive use of surveillance footage and electronic package tracking data. We obtained an award in favor of the company and upholding of the termination.
Daniel Villaire
Successful Dismissal of Trademark Infringement Action – Metatag Evidence Too Speculative
Obtained dismissal of trademark infringement action against a manufacturing company in the Northern District of Illinois after previously defeating a motion for temporary restraining order. The Plaintiff asserted trademark infringement through metatags to direct online shopping search results. We successfully argued to the Court that the Plaintiff's allegations were based on speculation and contained no factual support.
Joseph Barber
Counsel to Manufacturing Company in Alleged EPA Violations
Represented a manufacturing company in response to a grand jury subpoena issued by the ED of Louisiana for alleged criminal violations of EPA statutes, resulting in no indictment or criminal liability.
Gary A. Peters
Trademarks Protected for Worldwide Leader in Textile Manufacturing and Luxury Hotel Linen Industry
Lead counsel in prosecuting USPTO and Trademark Trial and Appellate Board proceedings that protect a global family of trademarks on behalf of a worldwide leader in textile manufacturing and the luxury hotel linen industry.
W. West Allen
Counsel to Worldwide Leader of Film Equipment
Until its sale in 2014, served as counsel to the worldwide leader in manufacturing and sales of film printing, cleaning, and inspection equipment to the motion picture industry in addition to disc inspection and repair equipment.
Hank Underwood
Representation of Samsung in Patent Litigation
Representation of Samsung in patent litigation against Apple.
Jon R. Steiger
Successful Settlement for Glaucoma Valve Manufacturer
Represented a glaucoma valve manufacturer in a suit brought on behalf of an eight-year-old plaintiff due to an allegedly defective valve. Plaintiff sought $1.5MM in damages. After extensive discovery and refuting the claims and numerous proposed experts through depositions, we were able to resolve the case before the summary judgment phase for nuisance value.
Anthony J. Long
Defense Verdict and Attorneys' Fees Awarded to Manufacturer in Sales Representative Matter
Represented a manufacturer and supplier of conveyor systems, principally for use in the automotive industry. Our client’s former sales representative filed suit alleging millions of dollars of commissions, plus seeking doubling of damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs under the Michigan Sales Representative statute. After weeks of arbitration hearings, our client was awarded a full defense verdict of no liability, as well as being awarded its own attorneys’ fees and costs. The former sales representative challenged the award in court, but lost both in the lower court and in the appellate court.
Patrick M. McCarthy
Lead Trial Counsel for Dietary Supplement Manufacturer
Lead trial counsel for a popular dietary supplement manufacturer in numerous high stakes contract, business tort, trade secret, and trademark litigation matters nationally.
Patrick M. McCarthy
Counsel on Sale to International Agribusiness
Led sale of niche textbook publisher to international publishing house.
Miriam Leskovar Burkland
Lead Trial Counsel for Radiant Burner Manufacturer
Lead trial counsel for radiant burner manufacturer as plaintiff in a breach of contract case, resulting in an award of substantial damages that was affirmed on appeal by the Sixth Circuit.
Patrick M. McCarthy
Antitrust and Copyright Claims
Represented international business machine manufacturer in defense of antitrust and copyright infringement claims brought by a competitor.
Jonathan W. Fountain
Counsel to Automotive Company in EPA Investigations
Defended a major automotive company in an EPA criminal grand jury investigation for alleged discharge of contaminated coolant into the local municipal wastewater treatment plant. After four years of investigation, the DOJ and EPA's Criminal Investigation Division closed their investigation without indictment or criminal liability to the company.
Gary A. Peters