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Mary Rose Alexander, Managing Partner of the firm’s Chicago office, represents Fortune 500 companies in their highest-stakes litigation and trials, often in the most hostile jurisdictions in the US.
A nationally recognized trial lawyer and American Lawyer Litigator of the Week, Ms. Alexander leverages her extensive experience to help clients navigate complex commercial litigation and trials in state and federal courts and arbitration forums across the country involving:
In representing clients, she draws on considerable success defending against multi-state, multi-plaintiff litigation, particularly with energy, manufacturing, and chemical company clients. She is especially skilled in cases involving complicated scientific matters related to chemicals.
Ms. Alexander regularly garners recognition for her trial work from leading industry publications, including Chambers USA, Lawdragon, The American Lawyer, The Legal 500, Crain’s Chicago Business, Benchmark Litigation, and Best Lawyers in America.
Her diverse platform and unique skill set led to her appointment as the firm’s Vice Chair of both the Litigation & Trial and Environment, Land & Resources Departments. Ms. Alexander is also the former Global Chair of the firm’s Women Enriching Business committee.
A sample of the disputes Ms. Alexander has handled includes:
The Daily Journal recognized Latham’s victory in City of Modesto et al. v. The Dow Chemical Co. et al. as one of the “largest and most significant verdicts” in California in 2023.
Four Latham teams were honored as winners of The American Lawyer’s prestigious Litigators of the Week column in 2023. The wins spanned multiple litigation practices and industries, including antitrust, intellectual property, securities, environmental and product liability, technology, and sports, among others.
Latham recognized for securing a defense verdict for The Dow Chemical Co. and PPG Industries Inc. in a quarter century-old environmental litigation.