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At Lubin Austermuehle, we're passionate about business litigation and have extensive experience handling certain types of legal disputes. We’ve successfully helped many businesses navigate high-stakes cases. For example, we've defended organizations in bet-the-company class action or shareholder suits involving hundreds of millions in claimed damages.
Our Chicago lawyers are committed to achieving success and providing exceptional representation in the realm of business and commercial law. We handle a wide range of cases involving not only business litigation but also libel law, civil rights and employment law violations, consumer fraud, franchise and dealer terminations and more.
Our areas of practice include the following:
- Accounting
- Defamation
- Brief Overview of Defamation
- Public or Private Defamation Plaintiffs
- Defamation Damages
- Defamation Defenses
- Non-Actionable Opinion
- Innocent Construction Rule
- Litigation Privilege
- Limitations Period / Single Publication Rule / Discovery Rule
- Prosecuting Internet Defamation Claims
- Personal Jurisdiction in Internet Defamation Lawsuits
- First Amendment Defense to Libel and Defamation Cases
- Defense of Claims of Internet Defamation and Cyber Smear
- Identifying Anonymous Cyber Smears and Internet Defamation
- What is the Actual Malice Standard and Why Does it Matter?
- Insurance Coverage Issues in Defamation, Libel and Slander Cases
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claims Arising from Workplace Abuse, Race Discrimination and Sexual Harassment – IIED’s Time Has Come in the “Me Too” Era
- Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Lawsuits Outside the Employment Context as an Additional Claim in Libel, Slander and Defamation Suits
- The Relationship of Retraction to Malice in Defamation Cases
- Invasion of Privacy
- Public Figures vs. Private Figures: Which one are you?
- Rhetorical Hyperbole
- Section 230 Defense to Defamation
- Defamation Per Se
- Defamation Per Quod
- Should the Supreme Court Reconsider the Standards for Libel?
- Effective Ways for Responding to Negative Reviews Online
- Experienced Illinois Libel and Defamation Defense Attorneys
- Litigation Privilege to Libel and Defamation Claims
- Restrictive Covenants
- Consideration for Restrictive Covenant
- Duration and Geographic Scope
- Legitimate Business Interest
- Limited by Industry
- Totality of Circumstances
- Ancillary to Sale of a Business or Employment Agreement
- Prior Breach and Unclean Hands Defenses to Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements
- Effect of Termination on Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements
- Limited Liability Companies
- Authority Issue in Management
- Manager Managed LLCs
- LLC Fiduciary Duties
- Limited Liability Issues
- Veil Piercing
- Member Managed LLCs
- Stakeholder Protection for Shareholders, LLC Members or Partnership
- Common Sources of Business Disputes and Partnership Litigation
- Capital Accounts in Illinois LLCs
- Fiduciary Duties
- Shareholder Derivative Suits
- LLC Derivative Actions
- Key Points in Illinois Law for Officers and Directors of Corporations or LLCs
- Illinois Law on Defenses for Officers and Directors of LLCs or Corporations Who Face a Lawsuit
- Intellectual Property
- Personal Jurisdiction
- Medical Practice Issues
- Emergency (Preliminary) Injunctive Relief in Business Disputes
- Pre-Merits Hearing and Injunctions, Timing and Notice
- Details of a Hearing for Preliminary Injunction
- Statutory Requirements for Entry of a Preliminary Injunction
- Bonding Requirements and Damages from Wrongful Entry of an Injunction
- Types of Injunction Relief Available to Clients of Lubin Austermuehle
- Stop Injustice Fast with Emergency Litigation by Lubin Austermuehle
- Class Actions
- Consumer Fraud
- Employment Litigation
- Dealer Termination and Franchise Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Legal Malpractice
- Family Owned Business Dispute Resolution
- Corporate Governance Issues in Litigation
- Dividing a Family-Owned Business in Divorce
- When to Sue Your Business Partner
- Emergency Business Litigation: Overview
- Emergency Business Litigation: Temporary Restraining Orders
- Corporate Officers Have a Duty of Oversight
- Proving Fiduciary Duty Breaches in Illinois State and Federal Courts
- Types of Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Partnership & Shareholder Dispute Attorney in Illinois
- Illinois and Federal Trade Secret Law
- Elder Abuse
- Building a Successful Trade Secrets Misappropriation Case
- Enhanced or Modified Fiduciary Duties in Closed Corporations
- Shareholders in Closed Corporations Owe Fiduciary Duties Even When Litigating against One Another
- Physician Group Disputes May be Hazardous to Your Health and Wealth
- Restrictive Clauses Can Create Disputes for Medical Practice Groups
- Management Disputes in Medical Groups Can Lead to Conflict, Costs and Consequences
- LA is Responsive and Responsible in Urgent Medical Practice Litigation Matters
- Nondisclosure Agreements
- Why a Shareholder Oppression Lawsuit Can’t Wait
- Why Private Company Minority Investors Need a Buy-Sell Agreement
- Avoiding a Biometric Information Privacy Act Class Action
- Available Damages in Trade Secret Misappropriation Cases
- The Limitations of Business Agreements in Court
- Court Rules Business Judgment Rule Cannot Preclude Statutory Inspection Rights
- Attorneys Representing Corporations in Derivative Actions Must be Mindful of Rule of Corporate Neutrality
- Double Derivative Actions
- Oppressed Shareholder Attorneys
