Chicago—The National Law Journal has named Dentons the 2014 Chicago Litigation Department of the Year "based on its groundbreaking work during 2013." The award identifies Dentons as a powerhouse general litigation department in the Chicago metro area, recognizing the Firm's "broad litigation experience" in tackling "high-impact insurance and business cases."

In choosing Dentons, The National Law Journal points to several significant client wins, including an arbitration on behalf of the St. Louis Rams. The arbitration stemmed from a dispute over the upgrades to the Edward Jones Dome when the Rams moved from Los Angeles. Dentons not only convinced the arbitrators to rule for our client, securing $750 million for improvements to the facility, they ordered the defendants to pay the team roughly $2 million in costs.

Dentons' tremendous depth of experience in connection with class action litigation—particularly in the insurance space—distinguishes the Firm from others in Chicago and nationwide. The National Law Journal featured a December 2013 precedent-setting appeal for Lincoln Benefit, led by partner Alan Gilbert, and an "influential insurance win" for Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. in March 2013 led by partners Rob Johnson and Steve Levy. These two matters are but a sampling of the Firm's Insurance work. Dentons handles more complex commercial litigation for the insurance industry than any other Firm in the city, making it the top firm for insurance company clients for more than a decade.

Chambers USA, Chambers Global and Legal 500 rank our Chicago litigation practice in multiple areas, including antitrust, insurance dispute resolution, ERISA, media and entertainment, and general commercial litigation.  These publications acknowledge individual lawyers, as well, including Sam Fifer, Rob Johnson, Alan Gilbert, Steve Libowsky, Alan Silberman, Natalie Spears and Donna Vobornik. The Chicago office is home to several rising stars, including Keith Moskowitz, who is listed in Chicago Lawyer's 40 Under 40, and Natalie Spears, one of Crain's Chicago Business' 40 Under 40.

From our class action prowess to our rising stars, from the complex commercial litigations to complex arbitrations, our Chicago litigation team is sought after for its breadth and depth of experience and thoughtful client centered approach—a winning combination for more than 100 years.

Please read The National Law Journal article for more information about our Chicago Litigation Department of the Year win

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