Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Litigation Group Chair David Chizewer Honored as a Litigation Trailblazer

David Morrison and P.J. Sauerteig Quoted in “Pro Bono Pioneers: The Firms Championing Legal Justice and the Technology That Powers It”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Court Examines Intent in Whistleblower Retaliation Case”

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Public Interest Law Initiative’s Annual Awards Luncheon

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ 2023 Excellence Awards

Goldberg Kohn Named One of the 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago By Crain’s Chicago Business

Litigation Chair David Chizewer Offers “Expert Reaction” for Westlaw Today’s Coverage of a U.S. Supreme Court FCA Ruling

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2023; Nine Attorneys Individually Ranked

David Chizewer Quoted in “SCOTUS Tosses 7th Cir. FCA Scienter Rulings, Saying ‘Subjective Beliefs’ Matter”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Supreme Court Reopens Fraud Suits Against SuperValu, Safeway”

David E. Morrison Quoted in “FTC Move Makes Biometric Privacy Liability a National Concern”

Litigation Chair David Chizewer Interviews Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at Global Conference

David Morrison and Steve Levy Receive Pro Bono Award for Winning a Case of National Significance That Went to the U.S. Supreme Court Three Times

David Chizewer Quoted in WBEZChicago Article, “Vallas and Johnson Clash on School Choice, Fueling Different Donor Bases in Mayor’s Race”

David E. Morrison Quoted in “White Castle Ruling Shakes Up Biometric Litigation, Insurance”

David E. Morrison Quoted in “Ill. Justices’ BIPA Ruling Invites ‘Callous’ Critique”

Illinois Supreme Court’s Latest Ruling on the Biometric Information Privacy Act Will Send Shock Waves Through the Illinois Business Community

Illinois Supreme Court Further Expands the Scope of the Biometric Information Privacy Act

Paul J. “PJ” Sauerteig Joins Goldberg Kohn As an Associate in the Litigation Group

Former Federal Judge Gary Feinerman Calls Public Charge Case Handled By Goldberg Kohn One of His Most Memorable

Goldberg Kohn and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office Prevail Again in the Long-Running Public Charge Rule Litigation

Roger Lewis Quoted in “The Hottest FCA Cases & Trends to Watch in 2023”

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ 2022 Excellence Awards

Best Lawyers Honors 23 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Public Interest Law Initiative’s 45th Anniversary Awards Gala

Nine Goldberg Kohn Practice Areas Recognized in the Best Law Firms in America List (2023 Edition)

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Team Wins Emotional Asylum Case

Roger Lewis Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article, “Whistleblowers Eye Clearer Path Following Supreme Court Denials”

Benjamin W. Chertok Joins Goldberg Kohn As an Associate in the Litigation Group

Meredith Kirshenbaum Authors “Employer Abortion Policy Considerations in a Post-Roe World”

David Chizewer Presenting “CIFPA, IICFPA, and the FCA,” at a Federal Bar Association QuiTam Section Roundtable

Stacey Petrek Joins Goldberg Kohn as an Associate in the Litigation Group

Seventh Circuit Affirms District Court’s Decision Denying Texas and 13 Other States the Right to Intervene in Cook County Suit Represented by Goldberg Kohn

Roger Lewis Quoted in “FCA Split Has High Court Momentum Despite DOJ’s Critique”

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Be Aware of Legal Risks With Post-Roe Abortion Benefits”

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Team Wins an Emotional Asylum Case on Behalf of a Darfuri Woman

David Chizewer Named Chair of Goldberg Kohn’s Litigation Group; Succeeds Ken Ulrich

Roger Lewis Quoted in “A Blockbuster Year Ahead for Health, Life Sciences Litigation”

Rachel Steiner Join’s Goldberg Kohn’s Litigation Group

Crain’s Chicago Business Names David E. Morrison a Notable Gen X Leader in Law

Randall Klein and Eva Gadzheva Co-Author “Injunction Against a Noncomplying Disposition Under Section 9-610”

Goldberg Kohn Named a 2022 Best Law Firm in Eight Practice Areas

Goldberg Kohn Receives the Pro Bono Institute’s Corporate Pro Bono Partner Award

Jeremy Downs, Eva Gadzheva and David Morrison Author “Retention of Title Disputes: Don’t Take the Uniform Commercial Code for Granted”

David Chizewer Quoted in “FCA Overhaul Bill May Miss Mark On Reining In Fraudsters”

David Chizewer Quoted in “DuPont, Others Must Face Claims in Indiana Superfund Row”

Goldberg Kohn Southside Recycling Case Featured in “General Iron Turns to Cook Co. Court, Says it Followed Rules, Yet City Refuses Permit for New Scrap Metal Recycling Plant”

Goldberg Kohn To Be Honored With the CPBO Pro Bono Partner Award for Work With McDonald’s In-House Attorneys

Goldberg Kohn Southside Recycling Case Featured in “Judge: Chicago’s Bow to Activists, Imperling General Iron Permit, Not ‘Final Decision,’ So Not Yet Illegal Taking”

Ten Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Chambers USA Rankings; Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Teams are Highly Ranked

Goldberg Kohn Representing Southside Recycling in $100M Lawsuit Against the City of Chicago

In a Case Litigated By Goldberg Kohn, Supreme Court Turns Away Bid By the State of Texas to Revive the “Public Charge” Rule

David Chizewer Case Covered in “General Iron Owners Say They’ve Been Demonized, Deny Environmental Racism Charge in New Court Filing”

Goldberg Kohn Secures Win on Behalf of Landlord, Rejecting Tenant Banana Republic’s COVID-19 Defenses to Rent Payments

Biden Administration Drops Appeal of Ruling Obtained By Goldberg Kohn Litigation Team Invalidating “Public Charge” Rule; Seventh Circuit Appeals Court Rejects Texas Bid to Revive Case

David Chizewer Quoted in “Judge To Rule Next Month on Bid to Stop General Iron Permit”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Chicago Residents Urge Court to Block Scrap Metal Move”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Principals Honored in 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers List; One Young Attorney Also Named Rising Star

Goldberg Kohn Litigation Team Wins Significant Victory in “Public Charge” Immigration Rule Challenge

Goldberg Kohn Client Cook County Likely Heading to Supreme Court Following 7th Circuit “Public Charge Rule” Decision

David Chizewer Quoted in “Superfund Homeowners Fight to Keep Legacy Polluter Lawsuit Alive In E.C.”

David Morrison Quoted in “Coronavirus Complicates Workplace Drug-Testing Programs”

Best Lawyers Honors 16 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Edition; Kohn Is Again Named “Lawyer of the Year”

7th Circuit Affirms Preliminary Injunction Entered in Favor of Goldberg Kohn Client Cook County on Public Charge Rule

Meredith Kirshenbaum Included in Law360 Article, “Law From Home: Snapshots Of Attys’ COVID-19 Office Setups”

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Jon Klinghoffer and Mike Sullivan Presenting “Illinois Charter School Challenges & Changes,” a Goldberg Kohn Seminar

David Morrison Represents Cook County Before the 7th Circuit Appellate Court on Public Charge Immigration Rule

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Bojan Lazic, Robert Leighton and Christopher Marquez Elevated to Principals in Goldberg Kohn

David Morrison Quoted in “Workplace Drug Testing: What to Do When Employees Fail?”

David Chizewer Presenting “How Honest Companies Wind Up On the Wrong Side of FCA Liability” at the 7th Annual Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement

David Morrison Quoted in “3 Ways Attys Are Preparing For Illinois Cannabis Sales”

Goldberg Kohn Trade Secrets Case Included in Law360’s “5 Noncompete Rulings From 2019 Attorneys Should Know”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Asbestos Defendant That Fought Hundreds of Gori Suits Appears to Have Escaped Madison County”

David Morrison Presenting “Ins and Outs of Trade Secrets and Non-Competes” at Meritas’ Meeting

Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Secure Asylum for Lesbian Couple From Turkmenistan

Jon Klinghoffer Quoted in “Labor Board Reduces Standard for Unionized Employers to Update Work Terms”

Michael Sullivan Quoted in “NLRB: Employers May Create, Enforce Arbitration Agreements in Response to Collective Action”

Michael Sullivan Co-Presenting “Show Me the Money! Why Do Problems With Fair Pay Exist?” at the 2019 EEOC Training Institute

David Chizewer’s Mock Trial Team Victorious at the ABA’s False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute

David Morrison Quoted in “Ruling Alerts Employers To Make EEOC, Lawsuit Comparisons Quickly”

David Morrison Quoted in “Employee Can Proceed With Bias Lawsuit Despite Failure to File EEOC Charge”

Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

David Chizewer Quoted in “High Court Sides With Plaintiffs on False Claims Timeliness”

David Chizewer Quoted in Law360 Article, “Attys React to High Court FCA Statue of Limitations Ruling”

David Morrison Quoted in “Must an Employee File an EEOC Discrimination Charge Before a Lawsuit”

David Chizewer Quoted in Law360 Article, “Pointed Questions Suggest Longer FCA Time Limit Is Likely”

Goldberg Kohn Wins Trial on Behalf of Fun Eats and Drinks in the Southern District of New York

Goldberg Kohn Defeats Preliminary Injunction Motion on Behalf of Weldcote Metals, Inc. in Trade Secrets Case

David Morrison Quoted in “Illinois Ruling Highlights Risks of Biometric Identifier Use”

David Morrison Quoted in “Six Flags Biometric Class Action Can Proceed”

Super Lawyers 2019 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

David Chizewer Quoted in “Damages Could Pile Up If High Court Affirms False Claims Ruling”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2019 Best Law Firms in America

David Morrison Presenting “What You Need to Know About Biometric Privacy Laws and How to Comply With Them, and a 2018 Non-Competition Law Update”

Health Management Associates Agrees to Pay $260 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits; DOJ Settles Suit Filed By Goldberg Kohn

Bill Meyers Moderating “Predictive Coding – A Love Story” at the 2018 Tax Payers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference

Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Win Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case

Best Lawyers Honors 14 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 Edition

David Chizewer Quoted in “Attorneys Reflect On Escobar’s FCA Impact 2 Years Later”

David Chizewer Discussing Procurement Fraud at the 12th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement

Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

William Meyers Honored With Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Labor Board Chairman May Be Charting Policy in Footnotes”

David Chizewer Named an “Energy and Environmental Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal for His Pro Bono Representation of East Chicago Residents

David Morrison Quoted in “Court Ruling Limits Scope of SEC Whistleblower Reporting”

David Morrison Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article, “SEC Loses Supreme Court Whistleblower Ruling”

Super Lawyers 2018 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Covered in “Federal Judge Hears Arguments in East Chicago Superfund Case”

Fred Klein Co-Authors “General Personal Jurisdiction Over Institutions of Higher Education”

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Outlook 2018: Trump Appointees Usher In New Era at Labor Board”

Joseph Hoolihan Joins Goldberg Kohn As an Associate in the Litigation Group

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2018 Best Law Firms in America

David Chizewer Quoted in “Superfund Homeowners Bring Lawsuit in East Chicago for Property Damage, Emotional Distress

The U.S. DOJ and Illinois Intervene in Goldberg Kohn Whistleblower Case Against Laynie Foundation

Shriver Center on Poverty Law Honors Goldberg Kohn With Corporate Partner Award

David Chizewer Quoted in “Two Rulings Force Whistle-Blowers to Wait, Maybe Too Long”

David Chizewer Quoted in “Asbestos Defendant Seeking Sanctions in Madison Co. Argues It Was Named ‘Only to Harass,’ and for ‘Settlement Ransom’”

Best Lawyers Honors 13 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Edition

Meredith Kirshenbaum Authors “Bargaining With Combined Units: What It Means for Employers”

Goldberg Kohn Honored With Urban Prep Academies’ Founder’s Medal for the Firm’s Pro Bono Work

David Chizewer, With The Shriver Center and Legal Council for Health Justice, Secures More Money for Medicaid Program

Chambers USA 2017 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Harleen Kaur Joins Goldberg Kohn As an Associate in the Litigation Group

Goldberg Kohn and Northwestern Environmental Advocacy Center Win Appeal in Lawsuit to Protect Illinois Farmland From Sand Mining

Team Health Holdings, Inc. Agrees to Pay $60 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit Filed By Goldberg Kohn

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Is the Subject of the Article, “Superfund Residents: Feds Wrong About Our Say in Court”

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Covered in the Chicago Tribune Article “East Chicago Residents Ask Court to Keep Them in Future Superfund Site Proceedings”

Super Lawyers 2017 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

Goldberg Kohn Pro Bono Case Subject of Chicago Tribune Article, “Health Expert Discusses Effects of Lead Exposure”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among 2017 Best Law Firms in America

Nursing Home Owner Successfully Targeted by Goldberg Kohn Now Indicted In Largest Medicare Fraud Scheme Ever

Bill Meyers Moderating a Panel on the 2015 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Their Impact on Electronic Discovery

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Jon Klinghoffer and Mike Sullivan Speaking About Recent Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference

Best Lawyers Honors 10 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Edition

Jerry Jenkins and Robert Leighton Presenting “Defend Trade Secrets Act Is Now Law”

Chambers USA 2016 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 12 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Robert Leighton Joins Goldberg Kohn As an Associate in the Intellectual Property and Litigation Groups

David Chizewer Lecturing on the Federal False Claims Act to Cornell Law School Students

Super Lawyers 2016 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

David Chizewer Presenting on Two Panels at “The General Counsels’ Forum on Internal Investigations & Compliance”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn Among Best Law Firms in America

Best Lawyers Honors 10 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2016 Edition

Roger Lewis Presenting “Privacy in the Google and Facebook Era” at the National Conference of Jewish Lawyers

David Morrison Wins Federal Appeals for Abbott Laboratories in Discrimination Cases

David Chizewer Presenting “Perspectives on Qui Tam and Challenges for Settlement” at JAMS Chicago’s CLE Day

Super Lawyers 2015 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

Chambers USA 2015 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 14 Attorneys Individually Recognized

David Chizewer Presenting “Lessons Learned From Recent False Claims Act Litigation in the Seventh Circuit” at the 7th Circuit Bar Association and Judicial Conferences’ Annual Meeting

Jeffrey Dunlop, Danielle Wildren Juhle and Joseph Zizzo Elevated to Principals in Goldberg Kohn

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

David Morrison Wins Summary Judgment for Abbott Laboratories in Discrimination Case

David Morrison Presenting “Negotiating Employment Agreements” at The University of Michigan Law School

Best Lawyers Honors Eight Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Edition

Jon Klinghoffer Defeats Age Discrimination and Retaliation Claims Before the Seventh Circuit

David Chizewer Presenting at the ABA’s “Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement Institute”

Michael Sullivan Presenting at the Hot Topics in Contemporary Labor Relations Law Conference

Chambers USA 2014 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 13 Attorneys Individually Recognized

David Morrison Wins Summary Judgment for Abbott Laboratories in Discrimination Case

David Morrison and Meredith Kirshenbaum Win Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case in Defense of Abbott Laboratories

David Chizewer Discusses Pending Illinois Charter School Legislation on PBS’s “Chicago Tonight”

David Chizewer Featured in Corporate Disputes Article, “False Claims Act – Outlook 2014”

Super Lawyers 2014 Recognizes Goldberg Kohn Attorneys

David Chizewer a Panelist on the Live Federal Judicial Center Webcast, “Recurring Issues in False Claims Act Litigation”

David Chizewer Speaking on a Panel At the “Best Practices in Home Health Conference”

U.S. News- Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

David Chizewer Moderating “Unique Issues in Litigating Declined Cases” at the Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference

David Chizewer Lecturing on the Federal False Claims Act to Berkeley Law School Students

Best Lawyers Honors Eight Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2014 Edition

Chambers USA 2013 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 10 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Goldberg Kohn False Claims Act Practice Featured in Chicago Lawyer Article, “Niche Practices Play Big Role in Midsize Strategy”

David Chizewer Comments on Lance Armstrong Whistle-Blower Case in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

U.S. News- Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the Best Law Firms in America

Best Lawyers Honors Seven Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Edition

AIG to Pay $450 Million to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Under-Reporting of Insurance Premiums; Goldberg Kohn Lead Counsel for the Settlement Class Plaintiffs

Jeremy Downs and Michael Sullivan Featured in Chicago Lawyer Article, “Maintaining a Niche Strategy, Vision in the Legal Market”

Goldberg Kohn Represents Sun-Times Media Holdings in the Sale of Sun-Times Media Group Assets

Corporate Counsel Names Goldberg Kohn a 2012 “Go-To Law Firm”

U.S. News – Best Lawyers Names Goldberg Kohn One of the “Best Law Firms” in America

U.S. District Court Certifies Goldberg Kohn as Class Counsel in AIG Workers’ Compensation Suit

Chambers USA 2011 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

David Chizewer Moderating “Financial Relationships Between Co-Relators and Their Counsel” at the Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference

Late Goldberg Kohn Principal Frederick H. Cohen Honored with Pro Bono Service Award

Chambers USA 2010 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 10 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Goldberg Kohn Principal Appointed Board President of The Chicago International Charter School

Goldberg Kohn Principals, Partner Organizations Receive Prestigious Award For Efforts on Behalf of Illinois Children