Practice Areas
Katten & Temple’s practice solves problems for individual and corporate clients. We use the legal process to achieve our clients’ goals as efficiently as possible. Our practice includes litigation (trials and appeals), counseling, drafting, dispute resolution, investigations, and regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. Perhaps the highest compliment is the fact that our clients are primarily referred to us by our peers – by other lawyers in our profession.
LITIGATION
Our trial and appellate litigation practice is deep and broad. Since 2008, Katten & Temple has tried cases in state and federal courts from Illinois to Hawaii to Wisconsin. The Firm has represented clients in arbitration and administrative hearings. We have argued appeals in Illinois state and federal courts and filed appellate briefs in federal appellate courts across the country, including the United States Supreme Court. We represent individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants across various industries, including accounting and auditing, construction, consulting, financial services, food processing, health care, manufacturing, real estate, and technology. Our clients’ litigation matters involve an array of issues, including commercial disputes, consumer protection, corporate governance, employment, privacy, products liability, professional practice and liability, securities, and trusts and estates issues.
INVESTIGATIONS AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
We have conducted independent investigations for boards of directors and corporations involving accounting, compliance, and employment issues, and we have represented individuals in connection with those types of investigations. We have represented companies and individuals regulated by state agencies, including state professional licensing agencies for accountants, bankers, brokers, lawyers, and physicians. We have also represented individuals and companies in investigations and enforcement matters conducted by the CFPB, CFTC, FDIC, FINRA, OCC, PCAOB, and the SEC. We have represented clients in a variety of investigations, including in administrative proceedings and federal court litigation concerning Title IX issues at public and private universities.
COUNSELING, DRAFTING and DISPUTE RESOLUTION
We serve as trusted counselors to our clients to address their problems. Because of our vast litigation experience, we are uniquely positioned to counsel clients to minimize disputes and avoid litigation. We counsel and advise regarding compliance, contracts, and corporate governance, and we work to resolve disputes without resort to litigation, including mediation and other negotiations. We also serve small businesses and non-profit corporations as their go-to legal counsel.