Clients call upon our experienced trial lawyers to combine their financial acumen with courtroom expertise to resolve complex business disputes for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs, sole proprietorships, and family-owned businesses.
We have extensive jury trial, bench trial, and arbitration experience in commercial disputes involving multi-million dollar claims for breach of contract, consumer fraud, construction defect, and insurance bad faith. We also have experience with financial disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful dissolution of corporations and partnerships, corporate oppression, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, real estate litigation, and substantive bankruptcy matters.
Brian Hunt is a frequent speaker and writer on business litigation topics and has been consistently named as an Illinois Super Lawyer in Business Litigation.
A list of Business Litigation cases can be found by clicking the "Representative Matters" link above.
Cook County, Illinois
Prosecuted action for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and wrongful dissociation by two limited liability owners against managing member of company who misappropriated funds and forced the two plaintiffs out of their real estate franchise. After a bench trial, judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs in excess of $1.2 million.
District of Arizona
Defended Audit Committee member of Boston Chicken, Inc., against allegations of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and civil conspiracy in connection with claimed deepening insolvency and damages of $1 billion.
Cook County, Illinois
Counseled CPAs regarding separation from national accounting firm and potential application of non-compete agreements.
Cook County, Illinois
Defended general contractor against allegations of construction defect at commercial premises. Suit settled on nuisance basis.
Cook County, Illinois
Represented three real estate entity owners pre-litigation with respect to separation from third owner. Dispute resolved without litigation.
Cook County, Illinois
Represented two of three law firm owners in litigated matter regarding firm dissolution and separation from third owner.
Cook County, Illinois
Defended insurer in litigated uninsured motorist claim with allegations of bad faith regarding left-turning uninsured motorist as the result of which plaintiff claimed low back injury and medical bills in excess of $200,000, plus lost income claim. Case settled for less than half of claimed special damages.
Lake County, Illinois
Defended general contractor against allegations of construction defect in connection with six high-end residences. Case settled on favorable terms.
Cook County, Illinois
Represented CPA firm seeking preliminary injunction for enforcement of non-competition and employee non-solicitation provisions of partnership agreement and money damages for breach of fiduciary duty by former partner. Settlement subject to confidentiality provision.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
Represented contractor in connection with perfection and enforcement of mechanics lien against bankruptcy estate.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
Selected to serve on Post-Confirmation Committee for Chapter 11 reorganization of RHC/Spacemaster and four related entities, including oversight of claims against directors and officers.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
Defended freight broker in adversary proceeding by debtor-in-possession resulting from preference claim. Case dismissed without payment.
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
Successfully vacated $900,000 bankruptcy court judgment against debtor-in-possession/landlord with respect to claimed property damage and business interruption.
Northern District of Illinois
Represented Mexican national in action seeking return of an abducted child pursuant to the Hague Convention and International Child Abduction Remedies Act.
Cook County, Illinois
Represented corporate business seller in AAA arbitration resulting from alleged under-accrual of $800,000 in real and personal property taxes at date of sale in connection with asset purchase agreement.
Cook County, Illinois
Represented corporate plaintiff in breach of contract action against travel services provider.
Cook County, Illinois
Secured dismissal from AAA arbitrator in favor of controlling shareholder in claim arising out of stock repurchase agreement.
LaSalle County, Illinois
Defending directors of property owner board against allegations of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with maintenance of common areas, including dam which breached.
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