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Eugene J. Frett has been practicing law for over twenty years, specializing in complex commercial litigation. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants, in both state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Frett's cases have encompassed a wide range of intricate legal issues in a broad spectrum of subject areas, including contracts, partnerships, corporations, securities, patents, trademarks, copyrights, RICO, insurance coverage, the California Unfair Competition Law, the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act, professional malpractice and the U.C.C. Mr. Frett received his undergraduate degree from Marquette University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974), where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He received his law degree from Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1978), where he was a member of the Law Review, and elected Order of the Coif. Prior to joining Sperling & Slater, Mr. Frett was a Teaching Fellow at Stanford University Law School (1978-1979). Reported Cases:
Kademian v. Ladish Co., 792 F.2d 614 (7th
Cir. 1986) (securities); Mandalay Associates Limited Partnership
v. Hoffman, 141 Ill.App.3d 891, 491 N.E.2d 39 (1986) (partnership);
Burger King Corporation v. American National Bank and Trust Company
of Chicago, 119 F.R.D. 672 (N.D. Ill. 1988) (real estate); Susman
v. Cypress Venture, 187 Ill.App.3d 312, 543 N.E.2d 184 (1989) (partnership);
ISC-Bunker Ramo Corporation v. Altech, Inc., 765 F.Supp. 1308, 1310,
1340 (N.D. Ill. 1990) (trade secret and copyright); In Re Nutri/System
of Florida Associates, 178 B.R. 645 (E.D. Pa. 1995) (bankruptcy);
Santaís Best v. Rennoc Limited Partnership, No. 95 CH 12160 (Cir.
Ct. Cook Cty. Ill., July 9, 1998) (partnership); Syndia Corporation
v. Lemelson Medical Education & Research Foundation, 165 F.Supp.2d
728 (N.D. Ill. 2001) (contract, fraud and patent); Effikal International,
Inc. v. Field Controls, L.L.C., No. 99-74143-DT (E.D. Mich., August
27, 2001) (trademark); United States Metals Refining Company v.
Lemelson Medical Education & Research Foundation, No. 36416 (Nev.
2002) (contract, fraud and patent). |
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