John W. Roberts

Jack concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation matters.

Jack has over twenty years of experience in numerous types of commercial litigation matters, with substantial representations of clients in many matters involving environmental litigation, including five trials pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, significant architectural, engineering and construction disputes, business acquisition and transactional disputes, including takeover/merger and acquisition litigation, claims under purchase and sales and indemnity contracts, securities law litigation, insurance coverage on behalf of the insured, and legal issues relating to medical records release and copying.

Jack has tried matters to juries, conducted numerous bench trials as well as arbitration hearings and is familiar with all means of alternative dispute resolution.

Representative Clients

• First Bank and Trust Company of Illinois

Representative Matters

• Real Estate Loan Restructurings
  

  Represented numerous financial institutions in connection with the restructuring of, or litigation regarding, real estate loans secured by mortgages on properties throughout the United States with an outstanding indebtedness substantially in excess of $1 billion in the aggregate

Professional Activities and Honors

• Phi Beta Kappa