Emily Nicklin

Emily Nicklin has served as trial counsel in various professional liability, product liability, breach of contract, securities fraud, ERISA, mining and municipal law cases in state and federal courts. Known for her "commitment and dedication to winning that is unparalleled," Emily has been selected as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Litigation/General Commercial by Chambers USA every year from 2003-2009. The National Law Journal named Emily as one of America's Top 50 Women Litigators in their December 17, 2001 issue. In March 2002, Emily was recognized as one of Chicago's 30 Tough Lawyers by Chicago Magazine. She was also selected as a leading practitioner in the field of commercial litigation in The International Who's Who of Commercial Litigation Lawyers by Law Business Research and is listed as a "Recommended" attorney in Global Counsel's 2003/04 Dispute Resolution Handbook. In March 2004, Emily was profiled in the Crain's Chicago Business article, Rainmaker Represents A-List Clients. Trial counsel for Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young LLP in various federal and state court cases around the country on claims of professional liability and breach of contract in connection with audit, tax and consulting services, including areas of technology and business re-engineering. Trial counsel for Dow Corning in breast implant litigation in California. Trial counsel for Navistar in multi-district litigation concerning retiree health benefits, leading to landmark corporate restructuring and successful resolution of potential claims by unions and retirees. Trial counsel for Morgan Stanley and PricewaterhouseCoopers in class litigation concerning Title VII pattern and practice sex discrimination claims.