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Gwen G. Nolan, Associate

Gwen Nolan joined Sperling & Slater in 2011. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Nolan was an associate at Choate, Hall & Stewart, LLP in Boston. Ms. Nolan has represented clients in complex commercial litigation and securities litigation in multiple jurisdictions before both federal and state judiciaries.

Representative Matters

  • Successfully obtained dismissal of claims seeking damages under the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. (N.D. Ill.).
  • Successfully obtained dismissal of claim seeking damages under the Illinois Franchise Disclosure Act. (N.D. Ill.).
  • Successfully defended major entertainment venue in breach of contract litigation, resulting in favorable settlement. (N.D. Ill.).
  • Successfully defended multiple guarantors against multimillion dollar claim by major bank. As a result of litigation efforts, client was able to settle the claim at a small fraction of the bank’s demand. (N.D.Ill.).
  • Currently representing plaintiff in action for breach of fiduciary duty against manager of LLC. Successfully defeated motions to dismiss. (Ill. Cir. Ct.).
  • Currently defending Fortune 500 CFO against breach of fiduciary duty claims. (S.D.N.Y.).
  • Currently defending academic institution against employment discrimination claims. (Ill. Dep. Hum. Rights).
  • Currently defending trustee against breach of fiduciary duty claims. (N.D. Ill.).

Education

  • Cornell Law School (J.D. 2008)
  • Bench Editor, Moot Court Board
  • Winner, Cornell Mock Trial Competition
  • Fairfield University (B.A. 2004)
  • G. Brook’s Scholarship in Asian Studies
  • Department Award in Asian Studies
  • Alumni Award in Women’s Studies

Professional and Community Involvement

In 2012, Ms. Nolan successfully represented two persons with disabilities on a pro bono basis in an action under the Fair Housing Amendments Act. In 2010, as a pro bono volunteer with Boston’s Volunteer Lawyer’s Project, Ms. Nolan argued for and won permanent guardianship for her client.

While in law school, Ms. Nolan spent a semester in Houston, Texas working on post-conviction capital appeals. Ms. Nolan also interned for a semester with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.

Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Gwen G. Nolan
312-641-3200
gnolan@sperling-law.com

Sperling & Slater
55 West Monroe Street
Suite 3200
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312-641-3200
fax: 312-641-6492
info@sperling-law.com