With offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco,
Wilmington and multiple offices in Ohio, Benesch is a firm known for
representing companies in high-stakes,
complex commercial
disputes.
Referencing
the firm’s expansion of its bench in and beyond the Cleveland and Columbus markets,
one peer
confirms, “They’ve been growing.”
Benesch’s litigation practice group has increased by nearly 40% over the last five years with services that include class action, private equity, product liability, securities, real estate, energy, and intellectual property litigation.
In the Cleveland office, Gregory Phillips litigates complex business and commercial cases for companies and individuals. He is the lead attorney
representing IMG Worldwide, a global sports, fashion, events, and media company. IMG has been Arnold Palmer’s agent since 1960 and in that capacity received commissions on licensing deals it had negotiated for him. After Palmer’s death, IMG stopped receiving the commissions on the licensing revenue streams it procured. The case is ongoing.
Also in Cleveland, Eric Zalud focuses his practice primarily upon commercial litigation, transportation,
logistics, and e-commerce. He is co-chair of the firm’s transportation and
logistics practice group. One of his clients describes him as
“extremely competent” in commercial
litigation. Zalud
represents Cargill, a processor and manufacturer of food products, in a motor vehicle accident case pending in Cook County, Illinois. Cargill was not involved in the motor vehicle accident, but was the manufacturer of the cargo that was being transported by a separate trucking company. The plaintiffs filed a complaint of negligence against Cargill for the loading of the cargo. The team won an early summary judgment, but the case
remains ongoing.
In Chicago,
David
Rammelt
focuses his trial practice on complex business litigation, class actions, intellectual property, and sports litigation. He leads the team in defending SmileDirectClub, a telehealth company, in a lawsuit alleging false advertising and fraud. The case remains pending and is being actively litigated.
Nicholas Secco serves as chair of the trial group and maintains an active litigation practice. In a high-profile, multiphase case, he defended Gould Electronics, which operated a lead smelter outside of Los Angeles.
The State of California seeks cleanup costs for the former battery recycling smelter in east Los Angeles as well as for 8,000 to 10,000 residential properties within a 1.7-mile radius of the plant. Secco successfully disputed the impact zone of airborne lead, reducing Gould Electronics liability by roughly $800 million.
Also in Chicago,Scott Humphrey chairs the trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and unfair competition practice group. His recent practice has involved a large-scale trade secrets dispute for a nationwide insurance company.
