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Real Estate Litigation
- Obtained judgment after trial on behalf of real estate title insurance company as assignee of claims relating to breach of statutory covenants of warranty deed and breach of contract, and addressing failure to convey property that was previously taken by City of Chicago.
- Served as lead counsel for Chicago Loop commercial landlord client in suit brought by former department store tenant in connection with lease termination, and resolved the tenant’s claim without a trial and in time to facilitate a loan modification with lender, which was integral to success of project.
- Defended managing members of an LLC against claims for breach of fiduciary duty and for accounting in relation to a Loop commercial and residential property.
- Successfully argued for dismissal of fraud claims alleged against an individual principal of real estate development company in connection with the disposition of an office building located in a northwest suburb of Chicago.
- Prosecuted and defended numerous claims for Chicago-area residential real estate developers relating to construction of new and rehabbed condominium buildings, including breach of contract actions, construction matters, loan workouts and foreclosures, and suits filed by condominium associations.
- Served as lead litigation counsel for corporate tenant client’s successful claims against landlord entity and its principals for breach of commercial lease agreement, common law fraud, and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The matter was favorably resolved by settlement after early rulings in the case in favor of the tenant.