Two Freeborn Litigators Named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars

Freeborn & Peters LLP announced that Matthew J. O’Hara and Jeffrey A. Rossman, partners in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, have been named 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars in the area of litigation. Freeborn is among only 72 firms with two or more BTI All-Stars this year.

“The firm is extremely proud of Matt’s and Jeff’s achievement in being recognized for this prestigious honor. It is an affirmation of their commitment to delivering outstanding client service,” said Freeborn co-managing partner Joseph L. Fogel. “Matt and Jeff embody Freeborn’s commitment to the highest standards of client service.”

For 18 years, BTI Consulting Group has published its All-Stars list based on independent research with corporate counsel who recommended top attorneys by name and in an unprompted manner. According to BTI, the All-Stars “represent the epitome of client service” and “have an unquenchable thirst to understand their clients better than all other attorneys.” Attorneys and firms cannot self-nominate, self-refer, nor pay to be included in the report. The 2019 All-Stars include 336 attorneys from 152 law firms across the United States.

As co-leader of Freeborn’s Complex Litigation Group, O’Hara concentrates his litigation practice in complex commercial matters in federal and state courts, the firm said in a release. He has tried cases involving antitrust, the federal securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, trade secrets, trademark infringement, breach of contract, contract reformation, unjust enrichment, license agreements, executive employment, the Uniform Commercial Code, fraud, and criminal defense. He also litigates cases involving private shareholder and partnership disputes, legal malpractice, fraudulent transfers, defamation, and other commercial matters. He has represented clients in investigative proceedings before the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. He also is experienced in briefing and arguing state and federal appeals.

The firm said Rossman has trial and appellate experience and has tried and argued cases in federal and state courts across the country. In addition, he counsels clients on litigation, tax and regulatory matters, including acting as national counsel for several large eCommerce companies in which he advises and helps direct and implement national strategy. Rossman also has litigation experience involving state and local tax matters, as well as experience in financial services litigation, including securities class and derivative actions, which include cases alleging accounting irregularities, illegal trading and breaches of fiduciary duty.