Composed of ‘smart, diligent, incredibly hard working’ lawyers, the litigation team at Bartlit Beck LLP has a strong background in high-stakes disputes in state and federal courts, as well as mediations and arbitrations. The group’s expertise encompasses the range of commercial litigation, from M&A and insurance disputes to environmental and defamation matters to consumer litigation. Jason Peltz leads the team from Chicago. Sean Gallagher in Chicago has a diverse roster of US and international companies, focusing on IP, product and accountant liability, toxic tort and breach of contract disputes. Denver-based Karma Giulianelli is an antitrust specialist, as well as boasting a wealth of expertise in class actions and product liability cases.
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‘Fundamentally the quality of a law firm comes down to its people, and Bartlit Beck's team are the best lawyers I've ever worked with over a 25-year career. Smart, diligent, incredibly hard working and completely bought into getting a successful outcome.’
‘I work closely with Nevin Gewertz, Andrew MacNally and Cindy Sobel. They are smart, diligent, incredibly hard working and completely bought into getting a successful outcome.’
‘Simply outstanding.’
Key clients
- DuPont de Nemours, Inc.; Corteva, Inc.; and EIDP, Inc.
- Monsanto and Bayer
- Walgreens
- The University of Chicago
- UnitedHealth Group
- Align Technology, Inc.
- Trinity Industries, Trinity Highway Products
- Raytheon Technologies/Pratt & Whitney
- Streck, Inc.
- Citadel Securities LLC, Citadel Enterprise Americas LLC
Work highlights
- Acting as lead and coordinating counsel and trial counsel for Walgreens in nationwide litigation relating to the distribution and sale of prescription opioids.
- Acting as lead national coordinating counsel for three DuPont entities in more than four thousand cases pending across the country related to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- Acting as lead trial counsel for Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon Technologies (RTX) in environmental tort cases involving more than $1bn in alleged property damage and personal injury claims.
Lawyers
Practice head
Jason Peltz
Other key lawyers
Sean Gallagher; Karma Giulianelli; Andrew Baak; John Hughes; Brian Swanson; Cindy Sobel; Alex Groden; Andrew MacNally; Nico Martinez; Abby Mollen; Asha Spencer; Dawson Robinson; Nevin Gewertz