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Miguel is a seasoned and trusted business partner, trial lawyer, and compliance professional with nearly 30 years of experience.  He uses his significant in-house experience, including as Head of U.S. Litigation for Mercedes-Benz USA, to assist clients in taking calculated risks to advance their business objectives.  Additionally, having twice served as a general counsel to companies in highly regulated industries, and in particular as a chief compliance officer in the health care industry, he brings a unique lens through which he views and helps clients mitigate enterprise-wide risk. Miguel has represented Fortune 500 corporations, nonprofits, and companies of all sizes in the health care, biopharmaceutical, automotive, and consumer/retail goods industries, to name a few. 

Naturally curious, Miguel uses his background to ask the right questions so clients can find the most appropriate business solutions. And, when absolutely necessary, Miguel is adept at resolving business disputes through trial or arbitration. He has litigated cases across the country in matters involving breach of contract, unfair competition, tortious interference, and theft of trade secrets, among others. He also counsels clients on trademark and brand protection issues, conducts internal investigations, and provides strategic, management-side advice on all aspects of the employer-employee relationship.  

Specifically, Miguel regularly advises clients on workforce issues and has represented management in labor and employment litigation in both state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. He has significant experience defending cases involving wrongful termination, discrimination, executive compensation matters, including severance and related agreements, and reductions in force.  He has served as an editor and co-author for three editions of the “Minnesota Human Resources Manual” published by the American Chamber of Commerce Resources, LLC.  Miguel also routinely conducts complex internal investigations in matters involving workplace, ethics and compliance violations, fraud, corporate mismanagement, and executive misconduct.

Additionally, Miguel understands the importance of a company's “brand” to its  success and ability to maintain its competitive edge. He works to enhance and protect some of the world's most iconic brands. His strategic approach has helped clients expand within existing markets or extend their operations into new markets. And when all other options fail, Miguel uses litigation to help his clients protect their critical intellectual property rights from infringement from competitors, counterfeiters, and other bad actors.  Over the years, his clients have included LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, TAG Heuer, Thomas Pink, Mercedes-Benz USA, and Target Corporation, to name a few.

Having practiced law in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., and Georgia, Miguel has recently immersed himself in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul community. For example, he was appointed (2021, 2023, and 2024) by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith to serve on the Judicial Selection Committee charged with vetting candidates for judicial vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.    

Miguel also served on the board of directors of Minnesota USA Expo 2027, themed “Healthy People, Healthy Planet,” as board secretary and member of the Executive Committee. He also served as chair of its Governance Committee, which was responsible for identifying potential board members and other supporters across the country to assist with the Expo. Minnesota USA Expo 2027 is a nonprofit that was leading the United States’ effort to host the 2027 World’s Fair. The bid, while ultimately unsuccessful, was a significant step toward bringing the Expo (formerly known as the World Fair) back to the United States for the first time in over 40 years.

Passionate about helping children from underserved communities, he has been a champion for educational access, health care equity, and social justice reform by serving on various boards including the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the NJ Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJ LEEP), and St. Paul, Minnesota-based The Sanneh Foundation (TSF), which empowers diverse low-income urban and immigrant youth populations in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area through a range of in- and after-school programs. He also serves as a board member and chair for the Governance Committee of the National Medical Fellowships (NMF), which for over 75 years has been a leader in health equity by providing opportunities and financial scholarships to medical students from diverse backgrounds.

Beyond his community and civic engagement, Miguel has also held a number of high-profile leadership roles within the legal profession, including as the 36th national president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA), 30th president of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ), and as the northern vice chair for the Judicial and Prosecutorial Committee (JPAC) of the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA).

He is also a frequent speaker on topics such as ethical pitfalls for in-house counsel, how to conduct effective internal investigations, and preserving the attorney-client privilege.

Miguel’s work has garnered numerous awards and accolades including "Professional Lawyer of the Year," two "Top Lawyer Under Forty" awards, two "Lifetime Achievement" awards, and a "Top Latino Lawyer" in the United States. Miguel earned his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and his law degree from Rutgers School of Law - Newark, where he was the managing editor of the Rutgers Race and the Law Review. He is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., Georgia, Minnesota, and New Jersey.

Amy represents individuals and entities in litigated matters often concerning disputes such as breach of contract, privacy, construction defects, construction management, and design professional's work. She has experience with both individual and class action litigation in state and federal court. She also practices in the areas of transportation & logistics and insurance coverage.

Amy is lead defense counsel in a BIPA class action and a key member of the defense team in multiple other BIPA class actions. Her BIPA experience includes drafting amended answers and affirmative defenses and motions to dismiss based on novel arguments addressing recent case law developments.  Amy frequently represents BIPA clients in court hearings in both state and federal court.  

Amy earned her law degree from the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law and her B.A., summa cum laude, from DePaul University. While in law school, Amy was a member of the John Marshall Law Review, Trial Advocacy & Dispute Resolution Honors Council, and Moot Court Honors Council.

Amy is a 2018 Construction Lawyers Society of America Fellow and serves on the American Heart Association's Chicago Board of Young Professionals.

Jim has extensive experience and an impressive record of success as a business trial lawyer. He has handled high-profile litigation, provided legal counseling, conducted investigations, and overseen matters related to contractual, regulatory, employment, and internal compliance issues. Jim has worked on a wide range of complex multi-party business and commercial litigation trials, arbitrations, appeals, and investigations. His experience includes both litigating a broad range of disputes and counseling on mitigating potential areas of risk including those related to contracts, business torts, shareholder disputes, directors' and officers' liability, employment matters, fraud, defamation, privacy, compliance, cybersecurity, intellectual property, partnerships, joint ventures, and real estate related disputes, including leases and purchase agreements. Jim also handles corporate investigations and provides his clients with general business counseling on a variety of topics. He has considerable experience prosecuting and defending temporary restraining orders/injunctions and other equitable relief matters.

Jim regularly represents clients ranging from sole proprietors and practitioners to large corporate entities and institutions, both in pursuing claims and in defending and trying or arbitrating lawsuits in various complex commercial litigation matters. He has experience representing technology based companies, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, medical professionals, insurance producers, law and accounting firms and individual lawyers and accountants, against claims and potential claims and with respect to subpoenas for depositions and records, administrative proceedings, criminal matters, and risk management issues. Jim’s successful representations have involved winning cases through dispositive motions and at trial or through arbitration when necessary. He also has experience defending multiple Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) class action clients in various business segments including the manufacturing, software, health care, temporary staffing, technology, and service industries. He also represents BIPA defendants in “mass arbitration” actions where he leads complex litigation/arbitration strategies. In addition to BIPA class actions, Jim has handled class actions asserting false claims act and consumer protection claims.

Jim is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including the Trial Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and has been involved in federal and state court litigation around the country. Jim authors a regular column for Law360 and LexisNexis, where he shares insights on current Commercial Litigation issues.

Jim’s numerous successful representations have earned him recognition, for three consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011), as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, an honor conferred upon less than 2.5 percent of the top Illinois lawyers.

Jim has served, by gubernatorial appointment and Illinois State Senate confirmation, as chairman of the Illinois Department of Employment Security Advisory Board. He has served in that capacity for four different administrations. Jim is a member of Loyola University Chicago’s College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Advisory Council. He also serves at a local high school as an assistant mock trial coach and has served, by mayoral appointment and City Council confirmation through two different administrations, as chair of the city of Park Ridge’s Planning and Zoning Commission and as chair of its O’Hare Airport Commission. He has been elected to several terms as a Chicago Public School System Local School Council representative, and has volunteered in the Chicago Public School System, District 64 School System, the Chicago Greek Orthodox Archdiocese, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), the Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois, and the Park Ridge Police Parent Patrol.

Jim received his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from the Honors Department, in economics from Loyola University of Chicago in 1992 and served as a student representative on the Loyola University Board of Trustees. He received his law degree from Loyola University of Chicago Law School in 1995 where he served as law review executive editor and as an assistant Legal Writing/Moot Court instructor. Jim is fluent in Greek.