HeplerBroom

Commercial Litigation

Our lawyers listen—and take time to learn your business. We have built our reputation on our practical business experience, which combined with in-depth legal expertise allows us to help clients resolve business and commercial disputes effectively.

We work with our clients as trusted advisors who keep a sharp focus on our clients’ long-term needs and goals. We work with you and apply our knowledge and skills to solve the problem because we understand that such focused resolution is vital to your company and its stake-holders – whether you are one of the Fortune 50 or a more local family business.

The complexities of today’s economy, corporate governance, media and investor relations, financial services, real estate development and finance, food and agriculture, transportation and retail, energy, pharmaceutical and health care, sports, entertainment, and hospitality and constantly evolving technology challenge business leaders to navigate a wide range of often uncharted waters. We have vast experience in a wide array of commercial matters.

 

When Trial is Necessary, We’re Ready

As trial lawyers, we are often the best resource to avoid lawsuits. We frequently counsel clients on how to resolve business issues without the cost and uncertainty of litigation. We also have a strong record of resolving disputes through mediation and other pre-trial strategies.

There is a difference between trial preparers and trial lawyers, and adversaries and courts alike know we mean business. The best way to a favorable result is the willingness and ability to try the case. We pride ourselves on handling complex litigation with the end result in mind – whether at the state or federal level, before a jury or judge, at commercial or mandatory arbitration. And we have the evidence management and trial presentation tools, scalable to each case, to efficiently and persuasively present your strongest case.

Our trial and business experiences provide solid counsel and legal defense on issues including:

  • advertising liability
  • agribusiness & food litigation
  • antitrust litigation
  • banking & lender liability
  • breach of contract disputes
  • merger & acquisition litigation
  • construction contract, performance, & failure matters
  • consumer & class action cases
  • cybersecurity & privacy litigation
  • director & officer liability claims
  • distribution of products & services disputes
  • eminent domain issues
  • fidelity bond claims
  • fiduciary litigation
  • financial services litigation
  • franchise litigation
  • internal investigations
  • non-compete, trade secret, & employee unfair competition claims
  • real estate finance
  • shareholder liability
  • sports & entertainment litigation
  • trade regulation matters
  • UCC sales & secured transactions issues
  • White collar criminal defense
Bousquet and Roman Secure Appellate Court Decision on Contract Dispute over Right of First Refusal
Meadows Secures Appellate Victory for Developer and Contractors
Wilson and Kosiba Secure Plaintiff Verdict in Tazewell County Commercial Lawsuit
Insler and Davis Secure Dismissal of Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against City of Waukegan
Davis, Insler, and Leible Achieved Significant Victory in Defeating Class Certification Motion

News

Magee Named to Elite List of Powerful Business and Corporate Defense Attorneys
HeplerBroom Included in Best Law Firms® 2024 Edition
Varadachari Selected to Board of Directors of National Defense Attorney Organization

Events

HeplerBroom Updates State Chamber of Commerce on Employment Issues
Moch to Speak at State Defense Counsel Conference

Publications

When Late Is No Longer Better Than Never: Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal After 32-Month Delay in Serving Summonses
From Patchwork to Predictability: Illinois' New Receivership Act
So, Requests for Admission Served on You are Deemed Admitted. Now What?
Illinois Courts No Longer Excuse Late E-Filing
ITT at 33: Granting Summary Judgment in Missouri is Still Not “Extreme or Drastic”
Not My Customer, Not My Problem? Assessing Whether a Duty May be Owed to a Non-Customer Under Martin v. Fifth Third Bank
Seventh Circuit Affirms Discovery Sanctions Leading to Summary Judgment
Illinois Supreme Court Replaces the Rule 9 “Good Cause Shown” Standard with a Five-Day Period For Backdating Rejected Pleadings
Circuit Court Revested with Jurisdiction the Date the Appellate Court Issues Mandate—Even if Circuit Court Clerk Fails to File It
Implications of U.S. Supreme Court’s Expansion of Civil RICO Liability: An Analysis of Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
Indiana Court of Appeals Tackles “Something More” in Personal Jurisdiction in Talc Litigation
Tips for Building a Successful Defense Against Exceptions to Illinois’ Moorman Doctrine
Illinois Courts’ Treatment of Attorney-Client Privilege with Non-Employees
Missouri Redaction Actions: A New Wilderness for Counsel and The Public
Cooperation with the Justice Department: The Rules are Changing
Can a Discovery Dispute Lead to Extraordinary Intervention by the Illinois Supreme Court? Usually Not; That’s Why it is Extraordinary
Missouri’s Prompt Pay Act Provides for Simple Interest as Penalty for Failure to Pay
Avoiding Bad Faith Liability Claims in Missouri in Cases Involving Multiple Claimants
Seventh Circuit Affirms Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Illinois
“Testing the Waters” Theory Doesn’t Always Hold Water in the Fifth District
Does Simply Refiling a Case Under the Old Case Number Meet the Statutory Requirement of Commencing a New Action?
Auto Dealers and Finance Industry Beware: The FTC is Watching
Forum Selection Clause: Motion to Transfer or Motion to Dismiss?
Not Just Another Day at the “Breach”: Risk Allocation in a Specialized Construction Climate
Contemplating a Sizable Merger, Acquisition or Joint Venture?--Updated HSR Merger Notification Threshold Tests for Federal Antitrust Review Apply in March 2019
Self-Serving Pleadings for Additional Insureds
Read Your Insurance Policy Carefully: Insured Bound to Terms of Policy Despite Alleged Representations by Insurer’s Agent
Missouri Appellate Court Finds Ambiguity in Anti-Stacking Provision, Allows Stacking of Limits of Liability in Four Separate Auto Liability Policies
Illinois Appellate Court Rejects Request to Re-Write Insurer’s Additional Insured Coverage to Conform with Construction Agreement
Insurer Seeks Rescission Due to Misrepresentation in an Application for Insurance - Court Rules that an Insurer is Required to not only Ask Questions but also to Investigate Answers
Developments in Judicial Estoppel following Seymour v. Collins
Total Eclipse of …Liability? A Cosmic Reminder of the Use and Effectiveness of Exculpatory Language in Contract
Change to Law Governing the Admissibility of Expert Witness Testimony
Illinois Insurance Law: Discovery of an Insurance Company’s Handling of Prior, Unrelated Claims
New Trade Secret Protection Weapon
The Three-Part Guide to Understanding the Implications of the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Part III
The Three-Part Guide to Understanding the Implications of the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Part III
The Three-Part Guide to Understanding the Implications of the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Part II
The Three-Part Guide to Understanding the Implications of the Amended Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Part I
“Wait, I didn’t sign that contract…” How You May Find Yourself Bound to Someone Else’s Forum-Selection Clause
Commercial Cleaning Franchisor Sweeps Up Rico Claims -- Arbitration Provision and Class-Action Waiver Clause Valid and Enforceable by Nonsignatories
Economic Loss Doctrine? Alive and Well in Missouri
Can Parent Companies be Held Liable for the Acts of Their Subsidiaries? The Theory of Expanded Liability for Parent Companies in Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court Analyzes Circumstances Where Illinois Courts May Obtain Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations
International Operations?—Important New Guidance on The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act