John Hamill > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

The ‘creative problem-solvers‘ at DLA Piper LLP (US) are well-positioned across the US and active in a variety of disputes. The team cover class actions, privacy litigation involving new technologies, breach of contract and business disputes, and also act at the interface to antitrust, product liability and white-collar crime, among others. It was recently also involved in significant proceedings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Angela Agrusa is an experienced defense lawyer in Los Angeles and leads the practice together with the Chicago-based John Hamill. Christopher Young in San Diego is ‘great to work with and very reliable.’

DLA Piper LLP (US) is praised for the ‘incredible depth of its worldwide practice’ and ‘the ability to pool resources from a wide range of attorneys’. Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey leads the practice from San Francisco with strong capabilities in bet-the-company litigation and multi-jurisdictional cases. David Bamberger, described as a ‘dogged advocate, a brilliant tactician, and a very thoughtful lawyer’, is located in Washington DC and focuses on a wide range of litigation matters relating to antitrust and trade regulation, including class actions. Other names to note in the firms Chicago office are business and antitrust litigators John Hamill and Robby Robertson. Former co-chair of the group Lesli Esposito left the firm in February 2021.