A partner at Bartlit Beck LLP, Cindy Sobel represents Fortune 100 companies, accounting firms, insurance companies, hedge funds, professional services companies, and private equity firms in complex financial litigation cases. Her practice covers a broad range of disputes, including accounting malpractice, breach of contract, investment fund fraud, and False Claims Act matters.
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Education
Northwestern University School of Law, 2004, J.D., cum laude
Washington University, 1999, B.A., magna cum laude
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Key clients
- The founders, and more than 130 former employees and early investors of FanDuel
- Ernst & Young
- Pratt & Whitney, a division of RTX Corporation
Work highlights
Brought claims against FanDuel's former board members and certain late-stage private equity investors alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and aiding and abetting those breaches.
Represents Ernst & Young in a matter filed by Ryan LLC claiming breach of contract, trade secret misappropriation, and tortious interference.
Represents Pratt & Whitney in three related government contract actions brought by the Department of Defense alleging Pratt overcharged for military jet engines and parts from 2005 to 2022 by accounting for certain overhead charges in violation of government Cost Accounting Standards