Russell Mangas

Russell's experience includes representing:

• A leading financial services technology company in successfully prosecuting and settling a trade secret misappropriation claim against a former employee
• A Fortune 100 financial services company in obtaining the complete dismissal of conspiracy and aiding and abetting claims related to loans the company had made to a Ponzi scheme
• A global-leading metals and mining company and its directors and officers in achieving a favorable settlement of a class action lawsuit that alleged breach of fiduciary duty claims against the directors and officers related to the company’s acquisition by a private foreign company
• The managing partner of a leading hedge fund against defamation claims
• A private equity firm in achieving a temporary restraining order that prevented the former owners of an acquired operating company from looting the assets of the company
• A leading, international dairy-food manufacturer in achieving a total victory in defense of false advertising allegations made against the company
• A Canadian salon chain in obtaining a favorable settlement against former employees who breached non-compete agreements
• A multi-billion dollar containerboard manufacturer in achieving successful settlement of an antitrust class-action in the Northern District of Illinois
• A private equity partnership in recovering millions in damages caused by the seller’s fraud in Delaware
• A financial institution in its defense of TILA and FTCA claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission
• Multiple pro bono clients as lead counsel:
  • Appealed and argued three criminal appeals to the Seventh Circuit and achieved a reversal of a criminal sentence in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme conviction
  • Won a complete arbitration award for an individual civil plaintiff in a tort claim
  • Achieved successful settlement of an individual civil plaintiff’s tort and contract claims