| Selected sample of appellate briefs authored
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| Alco Industries, Inc. v. DSM Copolymers, Inc., No. 09-0820-mv (2d Cir. May 7, 2009) (unpublished order)
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| Petition for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.23(f) |
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| Reply in Support of Petition for Permission to Appeal Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.23(f) |
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| Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds, 133 S. Ct. 1184 (2013)
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| Amicus brief in support of petitioners (cert stage) |
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| Amicus brief in support of petitioners (merits stage) |
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| Bemis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 905 N.E.2d 285 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2009), vacated, 919 N.E.2d 349 (Ill. 2010)
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellant (Supreme Court) |
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| Reply Brief of Defendant-Appellant (Supreme Court) |
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellant |
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| Reply Brief of Defendant-Appellant |
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| Petition for Leave to Appeal |
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| Bemis v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 2012 IL App (1st) 113282-U (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2012), leave to appeal denied, No. 115481 (Ill. Mar. 27, 2013)
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellee |
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| Answer to Petition for Leave to Appeal |
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| Centro Empresarial Cempresa S.A. v. America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V., 952 N.E.2d 995 (N.Y. 2011)
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| Brief for Defendants-Respondents |
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| Chrysler Financial Services Americas LLC v. Piatt, No. 2D11-791 (Fla. 2d DCA Dec. 28, 2011) (unpublished order)
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| Initial Brief |
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| Reply Brief |
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| Dowell v. United States, 694 F.3d 898 (7th Cir. 2012)
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| Brief for Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for Appellant |
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| Dura Pharmaceuticals v. Broudo, 544 U.S. 336 (2005)
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| Amicus Brief |
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| Eavenson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 1-07-0167 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. Sept. 28, 2007) (unpublished order)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees |
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| Eavenson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 5-07-0063 (Ill. App. Ct. 5th Dist. Jan. 15, 2008) (unpublished order)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees |
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| Fisch v. Loews Cineplex Theatres, Inc., 850 N.E.2d 815 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2005)
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellee |
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| Supplemental Brief on Mootness of Defendants-Appellees |
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| Answer to Plaintiffs-Appellants' Petition for Rehearing or, in the Alternative, Remand for Attorneys' Fees |
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| Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. NECA-IBEW Health & Welfare Fund, --- S. Ct. ---, 2013 WL 1091772 (2013)
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| Brief of Amicus Curiae |
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| Green v. Ameritrade, Inc., 2007 WL 1599708 (Neb. Ct. App. June 5, 2007)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees |
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| In re Cendant Corp. Securities Litigation, 343 F.3d 658 (2003)
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| Reply Brief |
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| In re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 227 F.R.D. 65 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
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| Underwriter Defendants' Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| Underwriter Defendants' Sur-Reply Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification |
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| Kenny v. Kenny Industries, 976 N.E.2d 1040 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012)
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| Brief of Intervenor-Appellee |
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| Kurz v. Fidelity Management & Research Co. , 556 F.3d 639 (7th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellees |
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| Lease Management Equipment Corporation v. DFO Partnership, 910 N.E.2d 709 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2009), leave to appeal denied, 920 N.E.2d 1074 (Ill. 2009)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees |
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| Lenover v. United States, 363 F. App'x 400 (7th Cir. 2010)
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| Brief for Movant-Appellant |
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| Reply Brief for Movant-Appellant |
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| Miles v. Merrill Lynch & Co, 471 F.3d 24 (2d Cir. 2006)
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| Brief for Defendant-Appellant Underwriters Seeking Reversal of Class Certification Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) |
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| Reply Brief for Defendant |
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| Neuros Co., Ltd. v. KTurbo, Inc., 698 F.3d 514 (7th Cir. 2012)
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| Combined Responsive and Opening Brief for Appellees/Cross-Appellants |
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| Reply Brief for Appellees/Cross-Appellants |
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| Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Butler, No. 12-1067 (U.S. Sup. Ct.) (pending)
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| Petition for a Writ of Certiorari |
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| Semprini v. General Motors Corporation, 2006 Ill. App. LEXIS 1274 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. Mar. 23, 2006)
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| Brief of Defendant-Appellee |
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| Telco Group, Inc. v. Ameritrade, Inc., 552 F.3d 893 (8th Cir. 2009)
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| Brief of Defendants-Appellees |
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| Whirlpool Corporation v. Glazer, ---S. Ct.---, 2013 WL 1285305 (Apr. 1, 2013)
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| Reply Brief for Petitioner |
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