Joel Chefitz Email & Phone Number

PROFESSIONAL PROFILENationally renowned trial lawyer, has prevailed in more than 100 major disputes for clients such as Chicago Bulls and White Sox, Dairy Farmers of America, Steel Dynamics, Koch Industries, INVISTA, Wyeth, Weyerhaeuser, American Airlines, Heico, Motorola, Bosch, Jefferies, L3, Allstate, State Farm, CBOE, CBOT, Pechiney, Safelite, Blue Cross, Oral Roberts Univ., State of Illinois, private equity firms, corporate directors and officers and pro bono first amendment clientsHas led trials and appeals of complex business litigation, including antitrust, securities, M&A, patent, class action defense, professional responsibility, sports and constitutional litigationFellow, Litigation Counsel of America, the Trial Lawyer Honorary SocietyChambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, highest ranking—“renowned trial attorney,” “lauded by clients [as] quite brilliant,” and “also respected by peers for his ‘controlled aggression and his focus on getting the best for his clients’”Benchmark Litigation “renowned” National Star, Midwest Litigator of the Year, Antitrust Firm of the Year--MidwestThe Best Lawyers in America--Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Litigation-SecuritiesWho’s Who Legal: Antitrust, Competition, LitigationUnited States Lawyer Rankings, Nation’s Top 10 Antitrust Lawyers--ranked first 2016-2017Global Competition Review, International Who’s Who of Competition LawyersEuromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Competition & Antitrust LawyersRecognized leader in many other rankings, including The Legal 500, Leading American Attorneys, Leading Lawyers (Illinois Top 10), Super Lawyers, InterContinental Finance & Law 500, and Martindale-Hubbell AV PreeminentCOMMUNITYFellow, American Bar FoundationDigestive Health Foundation, board of directorsGI Research Foundation, former directorLegal Assistance Foundation, former director

Listed skills include Litigation, Class Actions, Trials, Appeals, and 25 others.