Todd Gale
Senior Counsel
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The essence of litigation is confrontation—clients retain lawyers to confront issues that have become disputes. But not every disagreement needs to escalate into a bare-knuckle brawl.
Todd Gale helps his clients get the outcome they need by focusing on the bigger picture and leveraging the perspective earned by his experience to identify a resolution that works for them and their business.
Todd’s clients engage his services when they face complex litigation and need to chart a course forward. He helps them identify what they need and how litigation might get them there. Often, finding a solution includes determining what the other side needs to resolve the dispute.
Some situations demand a fight. From securing critically important injunctions to obtaining judgements and defending them on appeal, Todd understands how to turn his strategic perspective into results.
“ In every fight about money, emotions get involved. I help my clients think about the big picture, decide what they really want and need to resolve a dispute, and guide them to a practical solution. ”
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- University of Notre Dame School of Law, J.D., Law Review
- Michigan State University, B.A.
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Bar Admissions
- Illinois
- California
- District of Columbia
- Michigan
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
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- Recognized in Illinois Super Lawyers® for Business Litigation, 2018-Present
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Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Recipient of an AV® Preeminent™ Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Named an Illinois Super Lawyer for General Litigation by Law & Politics, 2007-2012
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- James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy, Evanston, Illinois, Advisory Council
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Division Counsel, Commercial Litigation, Abbott Laboratories
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Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
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Areas of client focus
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