Rachel B. Haig

Contract and Business Disputes

• Confidential Arbitration (AAA): Trial counsel for Fortune 100 company in breach of contract arbitration arising from contract amendments negotiated during COVID-19. Zeroed out $100 million claims for a complete defense victory, following a two-week trial.
• Adviser Investments v. Powell (Del. Sup. Ct.; Del. Ch.): Counsel for plaintiff, Adviser Investments, in dispute alleging seller committed fraud in sale of investment advisory business. Representation ongoing.
• Alfieri Frank v. Alfieri (N.J.; AAA): Counsel for plaintiff, trustee of a family real estate trust, in dispute alleging breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, and fraud related to mishandling of trust and LLC interests in $1 billion+ real estate empire. Representation ongoing.
• Confidential Private Equity Portfolio Company: Advised on and achieved favorable settlement of dispute between private equity sponsor and portfolio company founders.
• DaVita v. Baxter (Denver, Co.): Trial counsel for Baxter in breach of contract litigation alleging Baxter failed to supply sufficient peritoneal dialysis therapy. Reduced Baxter’s potential damage exposure by 97% at summary judgment and won dismissal of treble damages claim. Favorable settlement following bench trial..
• Right Field Rooftops LLC v. Chicago Baseball Holdings LLC (N.D. Ill.; 7th Cir.): Represented Chicago Cubs in breach of contract, defamation, and antitrust action in connection with Wrigley Field expansion. Successfully defeated temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction request and Court dismissed all counts with prejudice; Seventh Circuit affirmed.
• Dyson v. Syncreon (N.D. Ill): Counsel for Dyson in breach of contract litigation against a third-party logistics provider involving fraudulent inducement, fraud, and breach of contract claims and counterclaims. Settled favorably.
• CF Industries Sales, LLC v. International Raw Materials, Ltd. (N.D. Ill.): Counsel for CF Industries Sales, LLC in breach of contract litigation relating to fertilizer storage and sales. Settled favorably.

Other Recent Trial Victories

• Martin v. Actavis, et al. (N.D. Ill.): Trial counsel for Actavis, Inc. (n/k/a Allergan) in successful defense of litigation alleging injuries from Androderm®, a testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) drug. In August 2021, after less than one hour of deliberation, a seven-person jury returned a unanimous defense verdict following a two-week trial. 
• Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Litigation (multiple jurisdictions): Representing BP in multi-state litigation and government investigations alleging fraudulent misrepresentations and non-disclosure of material information to regulators related to State trust funds for environmental cleanup. Obtained complete defense verdict after jury trial in South Carolina state court. Also won multiple summary judgment victories and favorable dispositive rulings in similar suits filed in Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, South Dakota, and Utah. Managing the continued coordinated defense against other suits and government investigations nationwide, most brought by State AGs.

Employment Litigation

• AbbVie v. Williams (Ill. Cir. Ct.): Won temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for AbbVie Inc. against former employee who secretly joined competing pharmaceutical company. After a week-long evidentiary hearing, the court granted AbbVie’s requested preliminary injunction in full barring defendant’s employment at competitor.
• Confidential Employment Litigation: Defended a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company in employment litigation alleging retaliation in violation of the state of Connecticut's free speech statute. 

Class Actions

• ZoomInfo Right of Publicity Class Actions (N.D. Ill; N.D. Ohio; 6th Cir.): Counsel in three putative class actions in the Northern District of Illinois and the Northern District of Ohio under right of publicity statutes and common law claims related to ZoomInfo and its subsidiary Datanyze’s online database of business contact information; secured complete dismissal of the Ohio action.
• Falkner v. IBM (N.D. Ill.): Represented IBM in class action by motorists challenging the constitutionality of City of Chicago red light cameras and the City’s contract with IBM. Complete dismissal of all claims at pleading stage.

Bankruptcy-Related Litigation

• In re Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC (Bankr. S.D. Tex.): Litigation counsel for Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC and affiliates in their pre-arranged Chapter 11 cases. The Company successfully completed its restructuring of over $5.5 billion of funded indebtedness in under five months. 
• Paragon Litigation Trust v. Noble Offshore plc et al. (Bankr. D. Del.): Counsel for the Paragon Litigation Trust in a fraudulent transfer action to recover more than $2.6 billion based on Noble’s spin-off of Paragon. Case settled following defendant filing for bankruptcy.

Assistant Site Editor of Morningstar.com, Morningstar, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2009–2010

Product Consultant, Morningstar, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2008–2009