Commercial Litigation & Class Action Attorney

A nationally recognized law firm is seeking an experienced Commercial Litigation & Class Action Attorney to join its growing litigation practice in Chicago. This opportunity is ideal for a highly motivated attorney seeking sophisticated litigation work, significant responsibility, meaningful client interaction, and long-term career growth within a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in managing complex commercial litigation and class action matters in state and federal courts nationwide. This position offers the opportunity to work on a broad range of sophisticated disputes, including commercial litigation, privacy and data breach claims, consumer class actions, and other high-exposure litigation matters.

Attorneys with experience in class actions, cybersecurity, privacy litigation, or technology-related disputes are particularly encouraged to apply; however, strong commercial litigation and class action experience remains the primary qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of complex commercial litigation and class action matters in state and federal courts.
• Defend class action lawsuits, including privacy, consumer, and data breach-related claims.
• Develop and implement litigation strategy for sophisticated disputes and high-exposure matters.
• Draft and argue substantive motions, including:
• Motions to dismiss
• Motions to strike
• Class certification and class certification opposition motions
• Motions for summary judgment
• Other dispositive motions
• Conduct legal research and prepare persuasive briefs, memoranda, and court filings.
• Manage written discovery, e-discovery, document review, and production processes.
• Take and defend fact, corporate representative, and expert witness depositions.
• Collaborate with expert witnesses and consultants to support case strategy.
• Represent clients in court appearances, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and settlement conferences.
• Participate in settlement negotiations and draft settlement-related documentation when appropriate.
• Coordinate litigation strategy across multiple active matters while maintaining excellent client service and meeting critical deadlines.
• Work closely with clients, partners, and litigation teams to achieve successful outcomes.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active admission to the applicable state bar.
• Minimum of 5-15+ years of complex commercial litigation experience.
• Significant experience litigating matters in state and federal courts.
• Experience managing all aspects of litigation, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, and case strategy.
• Strong legal research, writing, analytical, and oral advocacy skills.
• Demonstrated experience drafting sophisticated motions, briefs, and other substantive filings.
• Proficiency using legal research platforms such as Westlaw and LexisNexis.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to effectively manage multiple matters simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience handling class action litigation matters.
• Experience defending privacy, cybersecurity, and data breach claims.
• Familiarity with privacy-related statutes and regulations, including:
• BIPA (Biometric Information Privacy Act)
• CIPA (California Invasion of Privacy Act)
• VPPA (Video Privacy Protection Act)
• Other privacy and consumer protection laws
• Experience with multidistrict litigation (MDL) proceedings.
• Background in technology, privacy, cybersecurity, or other emerging litigation areas.

This is an excellent opportunity for an attorney looking to gain increased responsibility, work directly with clients and partners, and contribute to the strategic management of complex litigation from inception through resolution.