Sperling & Slater

Daniel A. Shmikler has experience in a broad range of complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, securities, fraud, defamation, intellectual property, RICO, real estate transactions, products liability, restrictive covenants, class actions, and contract disputes. He has represented clients nationwide, at both the trial and appellate level, in both federal and state courts, as well as in arbitrations before the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Shmikler earned his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University, where he was a Note and Comment Editor of the Northwestern University Law Review. He earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Chicago. Mr. Shmikler is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois and in the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Michigan.

Recent representative cases:
In re HA-LO Industries, Inc. (Bankr. N.D. Ill.) (member of team retained as special counsel for debtor to pursue claims relating to its purchase of Starbelly.com, Inc.); Morrow v. Roberts (Ill. Cir. Ct.) (member of team representing class of former shareholders of Talman Bank in pending litigation against ABN AMRO, LaSalle-Talman Bank, Salomon Brothers, and others for claims relating to the purchase of Talman and Talman’s claims against the federal government for abrogation of supervisory goodwill); DiMucci Home Builders, Inc. v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 728 N.E.2d 749 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000) (counsel to construction company in pending litigation involving claim for unpaid utility fees; successfully argued summary judgment issues before Appellate Court of Illinois); Resource Financial Corp. v. Iwerks Entertainment, Inc. (AAA Arbitration, Chicago, Illinois) (lead counsel for investment banking firm at arbitration hearing on its claims for breach of engagement agreement); E.P. Opportuntity Fund, L.L.C. v. eUniverse, Inc. (AAA Arbitration, Chicago, Illinois) (represented hedge fund in AAA arbitration involving claims of securities law violations and breach of a registration rights agreement); Effikal Int’l, Inc. v. Field Controls, L.L.C. (E.D. Mich.) (member of trial team defending manufacturer from claims of trade dress infringement, which obtained judgment as a matter of law at the close of plaintiff’s case).

Daniel A. Shmikler
312-641-3200
dshmikler@sperling-law.com

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