Vedder is an international business-focused law firm serving sophisticated clients of all sizes and industries from offices across the U.S. and in the UK and Asia.

A Business Focused Law Firm With a Global Reach | Vedder

Vedder's litigators are experienced in handling a wide variety of complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate court levels throughout the country, as well as before governmental agencies.

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You can expect world-class service from attorneys with significant experience in arbitration proceedings, hearings before self-regulated industry tribunals and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. In addition to counseling clients with respect to litigation avoidance, our commercial litigators have significant courtroom and trial experience that is rare and unique for a firm of our size. Our overall objective is to work with you to devise and implement a strategic, reasoned approach that takes into account your business needs and long-term objectives.

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Vedder’s litigators handle matters in virtually every substantive area of the law. From straightforward breach-of-contract claims to complex commercial class actions to white collar criminal defense, we have counseled clients and litigated disputes covering an extremely broad range of topics. In addition, the clients for whom we handle litigation matters come from a wide range of industries and operate both nationally and internationally.

Our philosophy is to staff each matter we handle with the minimum number of lawyers needed to achieve an effective, efficient and successful result. Our litigation technical support group employs the latest technology to assist our litigators and clients in managing and manipulating electronic data in a cost-effective manner, consistent with the rigorous requirements of state and federal procedural rules. Moreover, because of the firm’s substantial and broad-based transactional, regulatory and labor/employment practices, we have the internal resources available to involve other attorneys on an as-needed basis. Our support staff is second to none, managing an internal capability to handle even the most complex matters.

Class Action Defense

Consumer Financial Services Litigation

Director & Officer Defense

Environmental

False Claims Act Litigation and Investigation

Restrictive Covenants & Trade Secrets

Vedder Price Shareholders to Present at ALI CLE Accountants’ Liability 2024

Vedder Price Ranked by US News Best Lawyers 2024

Vedder Price Litigation Team Secures Court Victory in California Breach of Contract Dispute

Twelve Vedder Price Practice Areas and 46 Attorneys Distinguished in The Legal 500 United States in 2023

Vedder Price Expands Miami Office with Addition of White Collar Criminal Defense Litigator Adam Schwartz

Vedder Price Wins Significant Superior Court of California Victory

Arlene Gelman Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers

Chad Schiefelbein Quoted in Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

Javier Lopez Highlighted in Law360 Pulse Article “Vedder Price Adds Longtime Kozyak Tropin Litigator in Florida”

Vedder Price Expands Miami Litigation Practice Group with Addition of Shareholder Javier Lopez

Vedder Price Secures Significant Defense Judgment Victory in Illinois Appellate Court Ruling

Javier “Javy” Lopez Selected for 2024 Miami-Dade Bar Circle of Excellence Award

Associate Fleming Ware Named Vice President of The Coalition of Women’s Initiatives in Law – NYC Chapter

Trial Attorney S. Preston Ricardo Joins Vedder Price New York Office

Javier Lopez Featured in Daily Business Review: “Lawyers Scramble as Miami Judge Calls Them to Trial Overnight”

Vedder Price Hires Helen Biggin to Lead New UK Litigation Practice

Arlene Gelman Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy Restructuring & Lawyers

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2025

Complex Commercial and Class Action Trial Attorney Adil M. Khan Joins Vedder Price’s Expanding Los Angeles Office

Former Chief of National Security and Cybercrime Steven J. Dollear Joins Vedder Price

AI “Hallucinations” Can Inflict Real-World Pain

A Glimmer of Hope? Court Vacates $228 Million Judgement From First BIPA Jury Trial

Back to the BIPA Norm—Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider Cothron Decision

Four Vedder Price Practice Areas and Fourteen Attorneys Named to Legal 500’s UK Rankings 2026

Fleming Ware Featured in Law.com’s ‘How I Made Partner’ Series

English High Court Grants Anti Enforcement Injunction to Restrain the Enforcement of an English Court Judgement Abroad

California’s Latest Salvo to Protect Employee Mobility – What Employers Need to Know

“Skyrocketing” Medicare Part B Claims Submissions on Skin Substitutes

Vedder Price Secures Complete Appellate Victory on Behalf of Associated Bank, N.A.

Illinois Supreme Court Places Standing Limits on Plaintiffs’ Ability to Assert Statutory Claims in Illinois State Court

Beware Plaintiffs Threatening the First Amendment – Colorado PTFA Listing Provision Litigation Seeks to Muzzle Freedom of Speech

TCPA Turnstile: Living in a Post-McLaughlin World (TCPA Update Vol. 21)

Cross-State Regulatory Sweep Highlights Growing Legal Risk Around Consumer Data Opt-Outs

Popa v. Microsoft Corporation, et al.: Ninth Circuit Clarifies Article III Standing Requirements and Strengthens Defenses to Internet Privacy and Other Consumer Claims

Fifth Circuit Holds that Drag Show is Expressive Conduct Protected Under First Amendment

CIPA: The “Other” California Privacy Statute You Should Be Worried About

SCOTUS Ruling Tips the Scales in Favor of District Courts, Not the FCC, When it Comes to Interpreting TCPA

New Jersey SLAPPs Back: New Jersey Court of Appeals Eradicates Anti-SLAPP Loophole

Is California cooling to privacy law run amok?

Opening Door to Universal Jurisdiction in Internet Cases, En Banc Ninth Circuit Finds Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Shopify

TCPA Turnstile: TCPA Litigation Continues to Spring to Life in 2025 (TCPA Update Vol. 20)

An Offer You Can’t Refuse: The FTC’s New “Click-to-Cancel” Rule

Illinois Supreme Court: Increased Risk of Harm Arising from a Data Breach Is Insufficient to Confer Standing

TCPA Turnstile: Four Scariest Developments (and a Potential Ray of Light Amid the Fright) (TCPA Update Vol. 19)

E-Tailer Beware: The Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Framework for Enforceability of Digital E-Commerce Agreements

NetChoice Succeeds in Striking Down Utah Social Media Law Under First Amendment

Texas Attorney General Challenges General Motors’s Collection and Sale of Driving Data

BIPA Bellwether: Governor signs BIPA reform bill

Texas and Meta Settle Biometric Data Litigation for $1.4 Billion

FTC Finalizes Broader Changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule

BIPA Bellwether: General Assembly provides relief from “per scan” damages

SEC Joins Chorus of Regulators Requiring Data Breach Notifications

Breach Response: Is 72 hours the new 30 days?

Delay Lifted in CCPA Regulations Enforcement

Illinois Supreme Court: Collection of Biometric Data for Health Care Treatment, Payment, or Operations Is Exempt from BIPA

President Biden Issues Far-Reaching Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

AI Versus Westlaw Copyright Bellwether Hurtles Toward Jury as Summary Judgment Largely Denied

A Rise in DSARs: Why Can Data Subject Access Requests Be Such a Burden?

SEVENTH CIRCUIT FOLLOWS ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT AND FINDS BIPA CLAIMS TIMELY  

SEC Proposes New Requirements to Address Conflicts of Interest in the Use of Artificial Intelligence and Similar Technologies

SEC Proposes Amendments to the Internet Adviser Exemption

Regulatory Scrutiny of “Off-Channel” Communications Continues: 11 Wall Street Firms Agree to Pay the SEC $289 Million in Civil Money Penalties for Recordkeeping Violations

Cybersecurity Sheriffs Continue to Multiply and Crack Down – New SEC Rule Amps Up Public Company Pressure

BIPA Bellweather: Back to the BIPA Norm—Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider Cothron Decision

CCPA Relief at Risk:  California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep

Artificial Intelligencer: New York City Law Tackles AI Bias in Employment

BIPA Bellweather: A Glimmer of Hope? Court Vacates $228 Million Judgement From First BIPA Jury Trial

TCPA Turnstile: Scoping out the TCPA – 2023 Midyear Update (TCPA Case Update Vol. 18)

A Welcome Delay in CCPA Regulations Enforcement

The EU’s “AI Act” Advances

SEC: Practice What You Preach on Privacy

Helen Biggin Authors Article for Fraud Intelligence on Changes to English Privilege Rules

English High Court revisits the application of penalty provisions in the context of default rates of interest

Andrew Robbins to Present on Healthcare FCA Enforcement at HCCA Dallas Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference

Jeanah Park, Chad Schiefelbein, Joshua Elliott and Christopher Rodenbaugh Published in IICLE Business and Commercial Litigation 2026 Edition

S. Preston Ricardo to Co-Chair New York City Bar Trade Secrets Symposium 2026 and Moderate Mega-Verdicts Panel

Henrietta Worthington Authors “The Empowering Consumers Directive: What the Latest EU Rules Mean for Businesses’ Green Claims” for edie

Helen Biggin Authors Article on Aircraft Repossession for Aviation Business Middle East

Susan Niver and Fleming Ware Named to 2026 Crain’s New York Business’ Notable Women in Law List

Recent Decision Provides Roadmap to Compel Arbitration of Claims Asserted by Minors

S. Preston Ricardo to Present at Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Other Competitive Restrictions—The Latest Word!

Bryan Clark to Share Insights on AI, Defamation and the First Amendment

Vedder Expands San Francisco Litigation Practice with Addition of Trial Attorney Dannielle Campbell

Helen Biggin Publishes Article, “Getting Planes Back: How Lessors Navigate Airline Insolvencies” in Logistics Middle East

Arlene Gelman Named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers List

Helen Biggin Authors Article on Landmark Rulings in Aviation and Maritime Insurance for Insurance Day

Blaine Kimrey and Bryan Clark to Speak at MLRC Media Law Conference 2025

Helen Biggin Publishes Article, “Are you covered?” in the November Edition of Airport World

Adil Khan Featured in Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine Cover Story

Vedder Price Chicago Office Adds Rich Tilghman as Litigation Shareholder

Helen Biggin Contributes Article to Air Cargo Week on Greenwashing Litigation

FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Held to Be Unlawful Agency Action and Set Aside

Vedder Price Expands Dallas Office with Addition of Former Federal Prosecutor Andrew S. Robbins

Vedder Price Attorneys to Participate in Chicago Bar Association Seminar Discussion

Vedder Price Defeats TRO Motion from Maverick Real Estate Partners entity Penn Hotel Junior LLC, Against Gadi Ben-Hamo

The FTC Adopts Final Rule Banning Employee Non-Compete Agreements

The FTC’s Game-Changing Ban on Non-Competes Takes Effect September 4 Absent Court Intervention

Complex Commercial Litigation

Insights & Events

Vedder Recognized in Chambers USA 2026

Javier Lopez Quoted and Jeffrey Leavitt Mentioned in Law.com Article

Vedder Prevails in the North Carolina Supreme Court

Helen Biggin Authors Article on War Risks Insurance, Force Majeure and Frustration for Maritime Risk International

Bryan Clark to Present Virtually for ABA Forum on Communications Law

Vedder Secures Complete Victory for 430 Eddy St. Associates, LLC and JW Properties Development, LLC

Tennessee Legislature Passes Restrictive Covenant Bill

Virginia Extends Scope of Employee Non-Compete Ban

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