Michael D. Freeborn is a trial lawyer based in Chicago, Illinois. For
38 years he has
been representing companies before judges and juries in state
and federal courts.
His practice has been concentrated in six
areas -- antitrust, commercial, employment, environmental, product liability and
securities
litigation.
Michael was recently honored as one of ten lawyers who, during the last decade, "raised the bar" in the Illinois legal profession.
The Law Bulletin Publishing Company -- which publishes Chicago Lawyer, Illinois Jury Verdicts, the Lawyers Handbook and numerous other publications -- surveyed Illinois lawyers to determine whom they thought had made extensive contributions to the profession in the last ten years.
"From the courtroom, to complicated transactions, each attorney selected made an impact on the legal profession, as we know it," said the company. An excerpt of the publication is available here.
Earlier, Michael was named by Leading Lawyers Magazine to "The Top 100 Attorneys in Illinois," based on peer review. He has been recognized repeatedly in editions of Illinois Super Lawyers.
He is the only lawyer in
history to win a jury trial for a company in a
"fraud on the market" securities class action,
despite evidence that directors and officers of the company were selling shares
prior to a disappointing earnings announcement. Grassi v. Information
Resources, Inc., 63 F.3d 596 (7th Cir. 1995).
The
defendant's successful use of a "shadow jury" during trial of the case
was featured in a front page
article
of the National Law Journal on May 21, 2001.
He is a founding partner of Freeborn & Peters,
one of America's leading law firms to business. It is a Chicago-based
firm
with approximately 120 lawyers engaged in practice nationwide --
