Litigation: General Commercial
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
Band 5
Contact number
+1 312 360 6000Chambers Review
Smith, Gambrell & Russell possesses a strong commercial litigation offering, with experience spanning legal malpractice, tax and intellectual property related disputes. The firm's client base includes notable names in the financial services, consumer products and technology sectors.
Work Highlights
- Smith, Gambrell & Russell represented ABB and Kuhlman Electric Corporation in a jury trial against Travelers Insurance, seeking coverage in connection with environmental contamination litigation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"All the lawyers are knowledgeable, matters are appropriately staffed and their commercial awareness is strong."
"All the lawyers are knowledgeable, matters are appropriately staffed and their commercial awareness is strong."
Notable Practitioners
Gia Colunga has a broad base of commercial disputes capabilities, with experience handling contract, business torts and employment-related litigation.
"She provides wonderful client service, with a true willingness to understand business concerns."
"Gia is very client service oriented."
"She is a very commercially savvy, trusted adviser who provides robust and easy-to-understand work product, sensible legal strategy and evaluates risk in a reasonable manner."