Paul T. Fox has concentrated his practice in commercial litigation for more than 30 years. He regularly represents litigants in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate level, as well as before arbitration panels, mediators and other alternative dispute resolution forums. An experienced trial lawyer, Paul typically tries cases every year. He has been a member of the Trial Bar for the United States District Court in Chicago for the past 20 years. He also teaches trial advocacy at Northwestern University School of Law and at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA). Paul has substantial experience in a wide variety of commercial litigation. He has represented financial institutions and other entities in defending class actions arising under the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), the Real Estate Settlement Practices Act (RESPA), the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act (WARN), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Securities Act Section 10(b)(5) and under state statutory fraud theories in Illinois, Texas, Alabama, California, Maryland, Nevada and elsewhere. He has also defended numerous lender liability and employment discrimination claims. Much of his practice focuses on traditional business disputes involving partnerships, joint ventures, closely held companies and publicly traded companies. These disputes arise out of a wide variety of transactions, including real estate developments, mergers and acquisitions, post-closing adjustment disputes and traditional contract disputes. Paul has also handled many cases involving disputes over negotiable instruments, electronic fund transfers and letters of credit. He has handled cases at the trial and appellate level involving issues arising under virtually every article of the Uniform Commercial Code, as well as more general contract and corporate matters. He is a frequent lecturer on topics including check fraud, class actions, employment discrimination and trial techniques. Paul was one of the two founding shareholders of Greenberg Traurig's Chicago office, and has been instrumental in the expansion of the office. Since opening in 1999, the Chicago office has grown from three lawyers to the substantial presence in the Chicago legal community it is today. Areas of Concentration · Commercial litigation · Banking · Class actions · Lender liability · Workouts · Negotiable instruments and bank collections · Securities litigation · Employment litigation Significant Representations · Quincy Commerce Center v. Maritime Administration, et al., 451 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2006) (Successful defense of challenge to federal auction in which client was successful bidder) · Rendler v. Corus Bank, N.A., 272 F.3d 992 (7th Cir. 2001) (Successful defense of TILA class action) · CCC Information Services, Inc. v. American Salvage Pool Association, 230 F.3d 342 (7th Cir. 2000) (Defended appeal from order regarding subject matter jurisdiction of District Court) · Adreani v. First Colonial Bankshares Corp., 154 F.3d 389 (7th Cir. 1998) (Successful defense of ADEA claim) · Bank Leumi Le Israel, BM v. Lee, 928 F.2d 232 (7th Cir. 1991) (Successful prosecution of guarantee claim in face of lender liability counterclaims) · Dana Corporation v. American Precision Co., 827 F.2d 755 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (Successful defense of patent infringement claim) · United States General, Inc. v. Albert, et al., 792 F.2d 678 (7th Cir. 1985) (Appeal arising out of Fair Housing Act claim brought on behalf of developer against municipality and its officers) · Miller v. Hypoguard, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27095 (SD IL 2006) (Successfully opposed remand motion in class action removed from Third Judicial Circuit in Madison County, IL) · International Casings Group, Inc. v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc., 358 F. Supp. 2d 863 (WD MO 2005) (Successful trial of preliminary injunction to enforce long term output contract for sale of goods) · Canel v. Lincoln National Bank, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12519 (ND IL 1998) (Summary judgment entered in favor of client on negligent misrepresentation theory in class action) · Unytite, Inc. v. Lohr Structural Fasteners, Inc., 768 F. Supp. 665 (ND IL 1991) (Successfully opposed motion to transfer case to defendant's home venue in Texas) · CIT Group Equipment Financing, Inc. v. Alberto, 130 F.R.D. 657 (ND IL 1990); 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 2704 (Bkr ND IL 1990); 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 2507 (Bkr ND IL 1990) (Successful prosecution of claims in secured lending dispute) · First National Bank of Monroe v. Harris Trust & Savings Bank, 649 F. Supp. 1577 (WD WI 1987) (Successful prosecution of motion to remand to Circuit Court for Green County, WI) · In re Pryor Eczel Corp., 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 510 (Bkr ND IL 1990) (Successful prosecution of preference claim) · In re Correa, 58 B.R. 88 (Bkr ND IL 1986) (Successful trial on behalf of financial institution resulting in finding of nondischargeability based on debtors' failure to cooperate, rejecting debtors' defense of substance abuse interfering with ability to cooperate in case) · Hill v. St. Paul Federal Bank for Savings, 329 Ill. App. 3d 705, 768 N.E. 2d 322 (1st Dist. 2002) (Successful defense of class action challenging overdraft fees imposed by financial institution based on UCC Article 4 "order or payment" issue) · Bank of Chicago-Garfield Ridge v. Park National Bank, 237 Ill. App. 3d 1085, 606 N.E. 2d 72 (1st Dist. 2002) (Appeal arising out of representation of participant against lead bank in loan participation resulting in judgment for full amount of client's interest after trial on merits) · Latex Glove Co. v. Gruen, 146 Ill. App. 3d 868, 497 N.E.2d 466 (1st Dist. 1986) (Successful defense of claim against commercial printer over ownership of original "proofs" for color offset catalog) · Orlove v. Novick, 78 Ill. App. 3d 1141, 398 N.E.2d 170 (1st Dist. 1979) (Successful representation of client in overturning contempt finding based on assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege in case of first impression in Illinois) Professional & Community Involvement · Member, American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Business Law Section · Member, Wisconsin Bar Association
- Non-Resident Lawyer Division · Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Committee on Large Law Firms · Jewish United Fund · Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · Ravinia Music Festival · Director, Albany Bank & Trust Co., N.A. · Adjunct Faculty Member, Northwestern University School of Law · Former Chair, Glencoe, Illinois, Nominating Caucus Awards & Recognition · Selected, a Law360 2011 Employment Practice Group of the Year · Selected, Super Lawyers magazine, 2005 - 2012 · Selected by Leading Lawyers Network, 2005 - 2012 · Listed, Strathmore's Who's Who · Rated, AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5 Articles, Publications, & Lectures · Lecturer, National Institute of Trial Advocacy · Frequent Lecturer on various topics, including employment discrimination, Uniform Commercial Code issues, and lending practices and litigation issues · Recent presentations include lecture to the Greater Chicago Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on legal issues involved in check fraud and faculty position at the Midwest Regional Program of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy |