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Band 3

Litigation: General Commercial

Illinois

2 Years Ranked

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Andrew Vail is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who counsels individuals, businesses, and other institutions on their matters of importance.

Andrew’s commitment to excellence in serving his clients has been well recognized, including by Illinois Super Lawyers and Chicago Magazine, which have named Andrew in their “Best of the Best” lists of the top 100 lawyers in Illinois. He is a Fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. He was profiled by Crain's Chicago Business as a Notable Gen X Leader in 2022 and by The National Law Journal as a Litigation Trailblazer in 2021, among other industry recognitions. Andrew served as special prosecutor in 2021-2022, appointed by the Honorable Erica Reddick, Presiding Judge, Cook County, Criminal Division.

He is passionate about pro bono service and is a committed leader in the community. Andrew has served as the General Counsel for the United Way Metropolitan Chicago since 2020, and was the recipient of the Chicago Bar Foundation and Chicago Bar Association’s 2021 Edward J. Lewis II Pro Bono Award.

In 2021-2022, Andrew served as the Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Strategic Planning Committee, which comprised lawyers and judges from a diverse cross section of the legal, business public service and not-for-profit community. That work culminated in the authorship of a new strategic plan for the CBA. He previously served on the CBA's Board of Managers, along with chairing its Civil Practice committees.

He currently serves on the boards of The Legal Aid Society, The Mikva Challenge, and Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions. He is a member of the Leadership Greater Chicago (LGC) Signature Fellows Program, Class of 2020.

Andrew is Co-Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Hospitality Practice and Trade Secret and Restrictive Covenants Practice. He is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Pro Bono Committee.

He lives in Chicago with his wife, Ashley, young son, and baby daughter.

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Litigation: General Commercial - Illinois
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Band 3

Andrew Vail focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration, with experience handling complex contract, real estate and trade secret related disputes.

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