BessieFakhri
Associate
Commercial Litigation
bfakhri@seyfarth.com
More About Bessie
Bessie's practice includes complex commercial litigation disputes, including those which involve business torts, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, trade secrets, requests for injunctive relief, unfair competition, and product liability.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bessie worked as an associate at a national litigation firm in Chicago, representing product manufacturers and premises owners in complex civil litigation. In that capacity, she also served as national coordinating counsel liaison for a leading product manufacturer, coordinating pretrial strategy and trial preparation in jurisdictions throughout the country.
- JD, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Cum laude
Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal - BA, Ohio University
Summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
- Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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More About Bessie
Bessie's practice includes complex commercial litigation disputes, including those which involve business torts, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, trade secrets, requests for injunctive relief, unfair competition, and product liability.
Before joining Seyfarth, Bessie worked as an associate at a national litigation firm in Chicago, representing product manufacturers and premises owners in complex civil litigation. In that capacity, she also served as national coordinating counsel liaison for a leading product manufacturer, coordinating pretrial strategy and trial preparation in jurisdictions throughout the country.
- JD, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Cum laude
Managing Editor, Indiana Law Journal - BA, Ohio University
Summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
- Illinois
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois
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03/06/2025
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