Karen L. Levine has been included in the 2025 Chambers and Partners USA rankings. This year, Chambers has recognized Ms. Levine as Band 1, the highest band ranking, in the Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth practice area. She was first Chambers ranked in 2024.

Miller Shakman Levine & Feldman LLP is proud to announce that it has been included in the 2025 USA rankings, a prestigious guide to the world’s leading law firms and lawyers. This year, Chambers has recognized the firm’s Commercial Litigation practice. We thank our clients and colleagues for their continued support and congratulate our team for this outstanding achievement.

Mary Eileen Cunniff Wells and Rachel Ellen Simon secured a significant victory following a two-day federal bench trial in a Hague Convention international child abduction matter. Representing the respondent, they successfully obtained a dismissal of the Petition with prejudice.

Edward Feldman, Diane Klotnia, William Katt, and Michaela Kabat won judgment on the pleadings in favor of a large national law firm under the absolute litigation privilege, defeating a claim for tortious interference with contract brought by the adversary of the firm’s former client. The court held that the firm, which advised a client about its rights and obligations under a contract to purchase grain, was immune from suit by the other party to the contract for allegedly advising the client to breach the contract.

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of the federal claims in the lawsuit seeking to enjoin the construction of the Obama Presidential Center. Michael Shakman and Mary Eileen Cunniff Wells represented a group of community representatives as amici curiae in support of the Obama Presidential Center before the district court and on appeal. Link to opinion.

Daniel Feeney, Thomas Staunton, William Katt, MaryEileen Cunniff Wells, and Zoe Jones obtained summary judgment for client Case Farms on all claims brought by the Track1 plaintiffs in the In reBroilers antitrust litigation. Those plaintiffs, which included a national class of direct purchasers of chicken, a class of indirect commercial purchasers, and more than 50 opt-out plaintiffs comprised of grocery chains, food distributors, and restaurants, alleged a nation-wide conspiracy among chicken producers to restrict output. Link to Law360 article

Zachary Freeman and Rachel Ellen Simon secured a victory in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of an insured party wrongfully denied insurance coverage for claims seeking damages under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. Link to opinion.

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Edward Feldman, Diane Klotnia, and William Katt won judgment on the pleadings in favor of a large national law firm against a former client who had sued the firm for alleged negligence in drafting a contract acquiring intellectual property rights to a prominent consumer product brand. The court held that the client was entitled to judgment on three affirmative defenses: in pari delicto, estoppel, and ratification.

Mary Eileen Cunniff Wells was named to Chicago Daily Law Bulletin’s “40 Under Forty: 2022 Illinois Attorneys to Watch.” Selected from more than 1,000 nominations, the annual list features forty of the most accomplished and promising young attorneys practicing in Illinois. (Link)

Karen L. Levine received the “Woman of Achievement” award from the Anti-Defamation League’s Midwest regional office. This select honor is bestowed on outstanding women leaders in the Chicago area who have demonstrated exemplary professional and civic contributions aligning with ADL's mission to combat antisemitism and all forms of hate and discrimination. The awards recognize women who are leaders in their fields, promote understanding among diverse communities, and embody ADL's values through their public service and professional excellence.