People: John H. Anderson, Partner

John H. Anderson

Partner

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5848
Fax: (312) 460-7848

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Biography

Mr. Anderson is a partner practicing commercial civil litigation. His experience includes state and federal bench and jury trials and appeals. He has represented diverse clients in all aspects of real estate, trade secret, contract, UCC, corporate shareholder dispute, license relationship, warranty, and non-compete agreement litigation.

Mr. Anderson has significant experience in real estate and lender related litigation, including foreclosures, receiverships, disputes among lien claimants, and the exercise of secured creditor remedies. Mr. Anderson has served temporarily as outside general counsel for a bank with $4 billion in assets.

Mr. Anderson also has had extensive experience in construction-related litigation, including cases involving the Dow Jones world headquarters, the Omni Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina, the Illinois Department of Revenue Building, major high-rises, the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, and large residential and condominium projects.

Education

J.D., John Marshall Law School (1976)
summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

Admissions

Illinois

Courts

United States Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Affiliations

American Bar Association
Chicago Bar Association
Illinois Bar Association

Representative Engagements

Bank of America, N.A. v. 108 N. State Retail LLC, 2010 WL 1255063 (III. App. 1st Dist. 2010) (affirming appointment of receiver)
I.C.S. Illinois, Inc. v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., 2010 WL 2486769 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 2010) (affirming dismissal of class action over MBE/WBE set aside requirements)
GE Business Financial Services, Inc. v. Schiffman, 2010 WL 380699 (N.D. III. 2010) (denying guarantors’ motion to dismiss action)
Citadel Group Ltd. v. Washington Regional Medical Center, 2008 WL 5423553 (N.D. Ill. December 29, 2008) (denying defendant's Section 1404 motion to transfer).
Citadel Group Ltd. v. Washington Regional Medical Center, 536 F. 2d. 757 (7th Cir. 2008) (reversing lower court ruling that it did not have jurisdiction over Arkasnas defendant).
Affordable Housing Preservation Foundation v. Williams, 375 Ill. App. 3d 305, 872 N.E.2d 562 (1st Dist. 2007) (suit over control of corporation).
Meister v. Mensinger, 2005 WL 1528256 (N.D. Ill. 2005) (granting motion to remand shareholder suit because it asserted individual, not derivative claims).
Greenberg, et al., v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., Groot Recycling & Waste Services, Inc., Onyx Waste Services, Midwest, Inc., Homewood Disposal Service, Inc. and Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. d/b/a National Waste Services and d/b/a BFI Waste Services, Appeal No. 1-05-0736 (Ill.App.Ct. 1st Dist. 2005) (affirming dismissal of class action against waste haulers for the six county Chicago area).
Freeland v. HPA Asset, LLC, 2002 WL 745978, 35 Fed. Appx. 874 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (claim for breach of license agreement and patent infringement).
Board of Directors of Bloomfield Club Recreation Association v. Hoffman Group, Inc., 295 Ill.App.3d 279, 692 N.E.2d 825 (2d Dist. 1998), aff’d., 186 Ill. 2d 419, 712 N.E. 2d 330 (1999) (case of first impression finding that warranty of habitability does not apply to common areas of a condominium association).
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Cross, 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 3188 (N.D. Ill 1998) (temporary restraining order granted in action to enforce non-compete agreement).
In Re: White Trailer Corp., 222 B.R. 322 (N.D. Ind. 1998) (dispute over whether patent was acquired under an agreement for an asset purchase from a bankruptcy estate).
Gregg v. Sr. Investors, Ltd., 966 F. Supp. 746 (N.D. Ill. 1997) (consultant's claim against limited partnership and general partners).
Vernon Hills III Limited Partnership v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, 287 Ill. App. 3d 303, 678 N.E.2d 374 (2d Dist. 1997) (in case of first impression successfully argued that estoppel does not apply to extend time for liening contractor to file suit after receipt of notice under §34 of the Illinois Mechanics Lien Act).
Brown v. 1995 Tenet Paraamerica Bicycle Challenge, 931 F. Supp. 592 (N.D. Ill. 1996) (personal jurisdiction upheld in Illinois).
The Northern Trust Company v. VIII S. Michigan Association, 276 Ill. App. 3d 355, 657 N.E.2d 1095 (1st Dist. 1995) (successful defense of lender liability action and leading case on standing of investors to sue for derivative claims and duty of good faith and fair dealing in the lender context).
In re VIII South Michigan Associates, 175 B.R. 976 (N.D. Ill. 1994) (motion for sanctions against expert witness).
Driskill Investments, Ltd. v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., Inc., 1990 WL 143261 (N.D. Ill. 1990) (successful defense of claim for attorneys’ fees and under indemnification provision of settlement agreement).
Continental Insurance v. Page Engineering Company, 783 P.2d 641 (Wyo. 1989) (in a case of first impression, successfully argued for adoption of the economic loss rule in Wyoming).
Dribeck Importers v. G. Heileman Brewing Co., 883 F. 3d 569 (7th Cir. 1989) (beer importer not entitled to indemnification under settlement agreement).
Steinberg,Interim Trustee for Pioneer Development Corp., v. First National Bank of Blue Island , 91 B.R. 468 (N.D. Ill. 1988) (upheld award of punitive damages in fraudulent conveyance action).
In re Marriage of Russell A. Firestone, Jr. and Jane White Firestone, 158 Ill.App.3d 887, 511 N.E.2d 895 (2d Dist. 1987) (successfully argued against application of final Kentucky judgment by the doctrine of res judicata).
Donald E. Barliant v. Follett Corporation, 138 Ill. App. 3d 756, 483 N.E.2d 1312 (1st Dist. 1985) (successful defense of class action charging publisher with breach of contract, fraud, and deceptive trade practices alleging that seller added charges to invoices for delivery of books without notifying buyers).
In re Pioneer Development Corp., 47 B.R. 624 (N.D. Ill. 1985) (successfully argued against abstention by bankruptcy court).
Steinberg v. Esposito, 33 B.R. 812 (N.D. Ill 1983) (appeal of temporary restraining order entered by bankruptcy court).
Sunstream Jet Express, Inc. v. International Air Service Co, Ltd., 512 F.Supp. 1227 (N.D. Ill.), aff’d., 734 F.2d 1258 (7th Cir 1984) (personal jurisdiction over California defendant).
Doris Fuller Childs, et al. v. National Bank of Austin, 658 F.2d 487 (7th Cir. 1981) (suit by trust beneficiaries establishing that trustee improperly profited from a conflict of interest).