Representing Coinbase in a class action complaint in federal district court in California seeking damages for a class of Illinois users of Coinbase’s services based on alleged violations of Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).

Obtained approximately $1.4 million verdict for senior citizens and Asian-American immigrant clients, including $66,666 in punitive damages for each of the 6 plaintiffs, against lead defendant in real estate fraud action after month-long jury trial.

Successfully defended Korean semiconductor supplier SK hynix Inc. and its American subsidiary SK hynix America, Inc. against state and federal antitrust claims alleged by putative classes of direct and indirect purchasers of DRAM, a type of semiconductor memory, securing a complete victory for our client.

Represented an electronics company in a nationwide consumer class action arising out of the sale of refrigerators.

Represented the second-largest agricultural cooperative in the nation in direct and indirect purchaser class actions alleging price fixing of raw milk.

Represented a major electronics company in direct and indirect purchaser class action multidistrict antitrust litigation involving allegations that manufacturers or sellers of optical disk drives conspired to illegally raise and fix optical disk drive prices.

Section 17200 representative action alleging LTC carrier unreasonably enforced family member
exclusions in policy; motion to dismiss pending.

Class action alleging LTC carrier unreasonably enforced primary service requirement and refused to provide benefits under Alternate Plan of Care rider; while motion to dismiss was pending, plaintiff amended complaint and dropped class.

Defended our client in a recently filed lawsuit asserting Sherman Act and RICO claims against over 70 insurers and several trade organizations and seeking certification of nationwide classes for an alleged conspiracy to deceive and underpay claims under homeowners insurance policies.

Defended an insurer in a purported nationwide class action on behalf of its long-term care insurance policyholders, challenging claims-handling standards and practices, and alleging fraud and breach of contract.

Represented a lead defendant and served as chair of the joint defense group in a series of nineteen Sherman Act cases (Mississippi, Florida, Indiana, Tennessee, Utah, Louisiana, New Jersey, Arizona, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, Alabama and 6 other states) in which body shops complain that over 60 insurers have conspired to suppress shop charges for labor and parts; the complaints also invoke a federal consent decree entered between insurance trade organizations and Department of Justice.

Defeated class certification in a lawsuit against gasoline manufacturers by Florida boat owners who claimed that their boats’ engines and fuel systems were damaged by ethanol-blended fuel.

Representing Humana Inc. in action to recover overcharges in case alleging scheme to inflate sales and the price of multiple sclerosis drug by providing copayment assistance to patients who otherwise would have chosen cheaper alternatives.

Representing Moomoo Technologies in a putative BIPA class action.

Representing HP Inc. in a consumer class action alleging violations of the Sherman Act and other state and federal statutes relating to the sale of printer ink cartridges in the United States.

Obtained a successful dismissal of a putative BIPA class action.

Represented the world’s largest customer brand dairy product company and obtained dismissal in a multidistrict action alleging conspiracy to artificially inflate the price of cheese and milk and to manipulate the price of milk futures contracts.

Represented a leading manufacturer of containerboard and containerboard products in a multi-billion dollar antitrust lawsuit brought against a number of manufacturers.

Served as Chicago counsel for a social network in an action brought pursuant to the Antiterrorism Act alleging that major technology companies provide material support to terrorist groups which enabled them to carry out the November 2015 attack in Paris.

Served as Chicago counsel for several banks and others in class action litigations, including work on a successful motion to dismiss.

Represented a lead defendant in an action brought by body shops alleging seven nationwide RICO price suppression conspiracies by the country’s largest auto insurers, competing body shops and data providers to underpay labor rates and parts prices.

Represented the second-largest agricultural cooperative in the nation in direct and indirect purchaser class actions alleging price fixing of raw milk.

Served as Chicago counsel for a bank in putative class action litigation against several international banks alleging illegal manipulation of EURIBOR benchmark interest rate and raising Sherman Act and state law unjust enrichment claims. Nate Eimer successfully argued on behalf of all bank defendants for transfer of the case to Southern District of New York.

Served as trial and appellate counsel for a utility in a class action alleging violation by the utility of a regulatory commission order.

Represented a city in three consolidated actions brought by Chicago, Cook County and the Regional Transportation Authority alleging illegal diversion of sales tax revenue.

Obtained dismissal of securities class action against a financial services firm.

Served as trial and appellate counsel for an electronics company named as a defendant in an alleged TFT-LCD panel price-fixing case.

Defended a steel manufacturer in direct and indirect purchaser class action lawsuits alleging conspiracy to restrict the supply of steel produced in the United States.

Represented an oil refiner in a two-week jury trial of a personal injury lawsuit arising out of an accidental chemical release at one of its refineries and obtaining a jury verdict of no permanent injury and a nominal award for temporary respiratory injuries that were conceded at trial.

Obtained a $20 million judgment in favor of our client after an 8-day trial in a case involving complex contract law issues.

Represented Corn Products International, Inc. and its Chairman and CEO in a federal securities fraud class action. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants made false or misleading statements regarding the company’s anticipated performance in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10-b(5) promulgated thereunder. Eimer Stahl obtained a favorable settlement following depositions of the named plaintiffs and prior to the completion of class certification briefing.

Defended one of a number of banks sued by United Airlines for allegedly violating federal law by collectively negotiating against United to restructure existing aircraft lease and financing arrangements.

TCE litigation against a tool and die manufacturer alleging property damage as a result of groundwater contamination.

Represented a Canadian media company in a number of related lawsuits and enforcement actions arising out of alleged fraud and racketeering by Lord Conrad Black and others, including a $1.25 billion lawsuit filed by its subsidiary and numerous related S.E.C. and shareholder class actions.

Represented corporations, accounting firms and individuals in securities fraud class actions, shareholder derivative suits, and related government investigations.

Challenge to the constitutionality of provisions of the Indiana Election Code that restrict voters’ ability to seek the extension of polling-place hours on Election Day to remedy disenfranchisement.

Represented an oil refiner in a multidistrict litigation brought by consumers of gasoline who alleged that they received less gasoline than they paid for during periods of "hot" weather.

Retained by a major chemical company to assist with the appeal of a $1.06 billion judgment entered after a jury trial in an antitrust class action.

On behalf of an oil refiner, winning dismissal with prejudice of a Maryland state court action alleging property damage and contamination caused by leaking underground storage tanks at two branded gasoline stations.

Winning a motion to dismiss a $22 million commercial fraud claim brought against the former owners of an over-the-counter pharmaceuticals company.

Represented a chemical company in a contract dispute with a provider of automated payroll services to employees working outside of the United States.

Representing two unrelated defendants in this multidistrict and multiclass litigation which accuses “crop inputs” suppliers of conspiring to boycott the entry of online competitors.

Represented an electronics company in a nationwide class action on behalf of all purchasers of eight different models of smart phones, alleging breach of warranty, fraud, and breach of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act.

Representing Humana Inc. in action to recover overcharges caused by defendants’ sale of generic blood pressure medications tainted with carcinogenic substances that led to those medications’ recall by the FDA and removal from the U.S. market.

Defending a major oil refiner against a host of federal and state court actions filed by local and state governments and private water suppliers alleging that the oil industry’s use of MTBE in gasoline contaminated groundwater and drinking water resources.

Obtained favorable settlement in public accommodation and website access dispute.

Obtained dismissal with prejudice of a multi-million dollar breach of contract claim brought against an oil refiner by one of its largest gasoline distributors.

Represented an industrial gas company in a $100 million lawsuit against a competitor for tortiously interfering with its right to purchase a distribution business, including defeating motions to dismiss and for summary judgment.

Representing Northwestern Mutual in a class-action complaint brought under the TCPA in the Southern District of Ohio.

Consumer class action alleging LTC carrier misconstrued policy provisions defining covered LTC facilities and Alternate Plan of Care.

Defeated class certification in a case brought against an oil refiner by a gasoline marketer who claimed that an oil refiner set its prices to certain "disfavored" marketers in bad faith and in violation of UCC § 2-305.

Defended an egg producer in direct and indirect purchaser class and direct action lawsuits against egg producers and their national cooperative alleging that they conspired to restrict the supply of eggs and raise prices.

Represented an oil refiner and obtained dismissal of action seeking billions of dollars in damages under the Sherman and Clayton Acts; action alleged conspiracy with OPEC, the government of Venezuela, and several U.S. and international oil companies to control oil production and raise, fix and stabilize prices.

Secured acquittal of an oil refiner on three of five felony counts in a federal criminal trial where the refiner's Corpus Christi refinery was charged with willfully violating federal environmental laws, and won a motion to cap the fine at $2 million against the government’s argument for a maximum fine of $2 billion.

Obtained summary judgment in favor of a major corporation in a multi-count breach of contract action seeking $530 million in damages.

Represented several insurers in an industry-wide class action claim that the manner in which they wrote workers’ compensation insurance, and disclosed it to state regulators, was in violation of the federal RICO statute.

Winning summary judgment for an oil refiner in an action to recoup substantial upfront incentive payments made to a franchised marketer who refused to honor its contractual commitments to purchase fuel and operate under the refiner's brand.

Obtained dismissal of complaint alleging employment discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Obtained dismissal of complaint seeking a writ of attachment of vessel.

Obtained dismissal of putative collective and class action complaint alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Wisconsin wage and hour laws.

Represented FII USA, Inc., in class action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Wisconsin wage and hour laws.

Helped obtain dismissal of challenge to the Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission line, a $500 million project approved by the Wisconsin utility board.

Successfully moved for reconsideration of claims dismissed prior to our representation, successfully opposed summary judgment, and obtained favorable settlement for violation of client's constitutional rights.

Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of plaintiff enforcing employee confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.

Representing FII USA, Inc., in putative class action alleging violation of Wisconsin wage and hour laws.

Obtained preliminary injunction against the City of Green Bay and its mayor for their installation and maintenance of audio surveillence devices in city hall in contravention of the Fourth Amendment and state privacy laws.

Appointed by District Attorney for Fond Du Lac County to serve as special trial counsel in murder prosecution, securing, after five-day trial, guilty verdicts on all counts, including first-degree murder.

Obtained an injunction on behalf of WMC and other business groups preventing the State’s planned release of names of Wisconsin businesses with two or more employees to have tested positive for COVID-19.

Persuading court to adopt theory of the case offered by client Wisconsin Insurance Alliance in a court-invited amicus brief.

Winning in original action against a gubernatorial executive order promulgated in violation of statutory law.

Prevailing in original action against a Department of Health Services order that violated the Wisconsin Administrative Procedure Act.

Persuaded Wisconsin Supreme Court to reverse trial court's decision to permit discovery against high-ranking government official on the grounds that he appeared "biased" in approving a $500 million utility project.