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DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC’s Experience and Representative Cases

Representing institutional investors, individuals, businesses, and public clients,  the firm’s attorneys have 

successfully  prosecuted  and  settled  numerous  complex  cases  and  class  actions,  resulting  in  billions  of  dollars  in 

recoveries for their clients and other class members.  Partners Mark DiCello, Adam Levitt, and Greg Gutzler lead a top‐

notch team of recognized leaders who share a collective depth of experience and steadfast commitment to justice.  

Their tireless advocacy on behalf of their clients is well‐known, recently leading Mike Bowers, Georgia’s former Attorney 

General,  to  characterize a  settlement  obtained  by Adam Levitt and Amy  Keller  on  behalf  of  small  business  owners 

against a major credit card processor as a “work of art,” and “one of the best pieces of legal work I have ever observed.”  

Champs Sports Bar & Grill v. Mercury Payment Systems, LLC, No. 16‐cv‐00012 (N.D. Ga.). 

Based in Chicago, Cleveland, New York, and St. Louis with a nationwide practice, the firm’s attorneys have 

successfully led—and are presently leading—many large class and multidistrict actions, including against industry titans 

such as Apple, Intel, General Motors, Marriott, and Equifax, and representing businesses and investors in arbitrations 

and litigation in multiple courts. 

REPRESENTATIVE MULTIDISTRICT AND CLASS ACTION CASES 

Arnold Black v. Detective Randy Hicks, et al., No. 

108958 (Ct. App. Ohio) 

$50 million jury verdict affirmed for 

victim of civil rights abuses. 

Trial and Appellate 

Counsel 

Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the

people of the State of Michigan v. 3M Company, 

et al., No. 20‐003366‐NZ (Cir. Ct. Kent County) 

Action on behalf of the State of 

Michigan for damages caused by per‐ 

and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals. 

Special Assistant 

Attorneys General 

Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the

people of the State of Michigan v. E.I. du Pont de 

Nemours and Company, et al., No. 20‐cv‐00787 

(W.D. Mich.)

Action on behalf of the State of 

Michigan for environmental damages 

caused by aqueous film‐forming foam 

chemicals. 

Special Assistant 

Attorneys General 

In re Fairlife Milk Products Marketing and Sales

Practices Litigation, No. 19‐cv‐3924 (N.D. Ill.) 

Nationwide multidistrict class action 

involving sales practices of milk 

products. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re American Medical Collection Agency, Inc.,

Customer Data Security Breach Litig., No. 19‐

md‐2904 (D.N.J.)

Data breach affecting millions of 

patients whose personal information in 

laboratory records was exposed by a 

collections company. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In Re: Marriott International, Inc., Customer

Data Security Breach Litigation, No. 19‐md‐

02879 (D. Md.)

Data breach affecting nearly 400 million 

people. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

T.S. Kao, Inc., et al. v. North American Bancard,

LLC, et al., No. 16‐cv‐4219 (N.D. Ga.) 

Nationwide settlement for $15 million 

pending approval for merchants who 

were overcharged for credit card 

processing services. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Intel Corp. CPU Marketing, Sales Practices

and Products Liability Litigation, No. 18‐md‐

02828 (D. Or.) 

Nationwide class action related to 

security flaws in Intel‐manufactured 

CPUs. 

Plaintiffs’ Steering 

Committee 

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In re Apple Inc. Device Performance Litigation, 

No. 18‐md‐02827 (N.D. Cal.) 

Nationwide class action concerning 

device throttling; settlement of up to 

$500 million. 

Plaintiffs’ Executive 

Committee 

In re Polaris Marketing, Sales Practices, and

Products Liability Litigation, No. 18‐cv‐0939 (D. 

Minn.)

Nationwide class action against off‐road 

vehicle manufacturer related to design 

defects impacting driver safety. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Equifax, Inc. Customer Data Security

Breach Litigation, No. 17‐MD‐02800 (N.D. Ga.)

Nationwide settlement for $1.5 billion 

related to data breach impacting 147 

million individuals. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

State of New Mexico, ex rel. Hector H. Balderas

v. Takata Corporation, No. D‐101‐CV‐2017‐

00176 (Santa Fe 1st Jud. Dist., N.M.) 

Consumer protection lawsuit brought by 

state attorney general involving 

defective and dangerous airbags. 

Counsel by Special 

Commission 

Champs Sports Bar & Grill v. Mercury Payment

Systems, LLC, No. 16‐cv‐00012 (N.D. Ga.)

Card processing fee class action 

resulting in nationwide settlement of 

$52 million for small businesses. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

Sloan v. General Motors LLC, No. 16‐cv‐07244 

(N.D. Cal.) 

Excessive oil consumption defect class 

action. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

State of New Mexico, ex rel. Hector H. Balderas

v. Volkswagen Group of America, No. D‐101‐CV‐

2016‐00131 (Santa Fe 1st Jud. Dist., N.M.)

Consumer protection lawsuit related to 

corporation’s use of defeat device to 

circumvent state consumer and 

environmental laws. 

Counsel by Special 

Commission 

In re Volkswagen “Clean Diesel” Marketing,

Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation, 

No. 15‐md‐2672 (N.D. Cal.) 

Vehicle emissions/defeat device class 

action litigation resulting in over $16 

billion in total settlements for 

consumers. 

Plaintiffs’ Steering 

Committee 

In re General Motors LLC Ignition Switch

Litigation, No. 14‐md‐2543 (S.D.N.Y.) 

Ignition switch defect class action.  Executive Committee 

In re Navistar MaxxForce Litigation, No. 14‐cv‐

10318 (N.D. Ill.) 

Nationwide truck emissions control 

system defect class action resulting in a 

$35 million settlement. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

NCUA v. RBS Securities, Inc., No. 13‐cv‐6726 

(S.D.N.Y.) 

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; accepted 

offer of judgment for $129.6 million, 

plus fees 

Represented 

Government Agency 

In re Adobe Systems, Inc. Privacy Litigation, 

No. 13‐cv‐05226 (N.D. Cal.)

Data breach affecting 38 million 

customer accounts. 

Executive Committee 

CMFG Life Ins. Co. v. RBS Sec. Inc., No. 12‐cv‐037

(W.D. Wis.) 

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; recovery 

amounts confidential. 

Counsel for Large 

Wisconsin 

Corporation  

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Roberts v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc., No. 

12‐cv‐1644 (C.D. Cal.) 

Defective dryer class action resulting in 

$35.5 million nationwide settlement. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Imprelis Herbicide Marketing, Sales

Practices and Products Liability Litigation, MDL 

No. 2284 (E.D. Pa.) 

Tree and shrub damage from defective 

herbicide class action resulting in $550 

million settlement. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Sony Gaming Networks and Customer Data

Security Breach Litigation, No. 11‐md‐02258 

(S.D. Cal.)

Data breach case affecting 77 million 

accounts.  

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Michaels Stores Pin Pad Litigation, No. 11‐

cv‐3350 (N.D. Ill.)

Data breach lawsuit concerning 

compromised payment information. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re StarLink Corn Products Liability Litigation, 

No. 01‐md‐1403 (N.D. Ill.)

Biotechnology class action concerning 

contamination of U.S. corn supply with 

unapproved genetically modified trait 

resulting in $110 million settlement. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Genetically Modified Rice Litigation, No. 

06‐md‐1811 (E.D. Mo.) 

Biotechnology mass tort concerning 

contamination of U.S. rice supply 

resulting in aggregate settlements 

exceeding $1.1 billion. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re Porsche Cars Plastic Coolant Tubes

Litigation, No. 11‐md‐2233 (S.D. Ohio)

Nationwide class action involving 

defective engine coolant tubes resulting 

in $45 million settlement. 

Co‐Lead Counsel 

In re: Reebok Easytone Litigation, No. 10‐CV‐

11977 (D. Mass.) 

False advertising class action resulting in 

$25 million, non‐reversionary 

settlement fund. 

Class Counsel 

In re Pharmatrak, Inc. Privacy Litigation, 

No. 00‐cv‐11672 (D. Mass.) 

Internet privacy lawsuit related to 

collection of personal information 

without consent.   

Co‐Lead Counsel 

NCUA v. Barclays Capital, Inc., No. 13‐cv‐6727 

(S.D.N.Y.) & No. 12‐cv‐1631 (D. Kan.) 

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; settled for 

$325 million combined. 

Represented 

Government Agency  

NCUA v. Wachovia Capital Markets LLC,  

No. 13‐cv‐6719 (S.D.N.Y.) & No. 11‐2649 (D. 

Kan.) 

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; settled for 

$53 million combined. 

Represented 

Government Agency  

NCUA v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., No. 13‐cv‐

6705 (S.D.N.Y.) & No. 13‐cv‐2418 (D. Kan.) 

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; settled for 

$225 million combined. 

Represented 

Government Agency  

NCUA v. RBS Securities, Inc., et al., No. 11‐cv‐

2340 (D. Kan.) & No. 11‐cv‐5887 (C.D. Cal.)  

Securities litigation related to residential 

mortgage‐backed securities; settled for 

$1.1 billion. 

Represented 

Government Agency 

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Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., No. 07‐cv‐

543 (E.D. Mo)

Breach of licensing agreement related 

to access to Monsanto’s newest 

patented soybean technology; resulted 

in favorable settlement agreement. 

Represented Large 

Biotechnology 

Corporation 

Gulf Power v. Peabody, No. 06‐cv‐270 (N.D. Fla.) Defending breach of coal supply 

agreement; tried to successful verdict. 

Represented Large 

Energy Company 

Monsanto Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Company Confidential arbitration re licensing fees 

and obligations related Monsanto’s 

patented cotton technology. 

Represented Large 

Biotechnology 

Corporation 

Monsanto Co. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., No. 

2107CC‐01361 (Missouri State Court, St. Louis 

County)  

Licensing dispute related to Monsanto’s 

patented soybean technology; tried to 

successful verdict; received all remedies 

sought, including declaratory judgment 

and injunctive relief. 

Represented Large 

Biotechnology 

Corporation 

Monsanto Co. v. Garst Seed Co., No. 2104CC‐

04999 (Missouri State Court – St. Louis County)  

Breach of contract case.  Won summary 

judgment. 

Represented Large 

Biotechnology 

Corporation 

In re DoubleClick, Inc. Privacy Litigation, 

No. 00‐cv‐0641 (S.D.N.Y.) 

Internet privacy class action.   Co‐Lead Counsel 

Supnick v. Amazon.com, Inc., 

No. C00‐0221P (W.D. Wash.) 

Internet privacy lawsuit related to 

installation of tracking software.  

Co‐Lead Counsel 

Monsanto Co. v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co.

Inc., No. 00‐cv‐00952 (E.D. Mo.)

Patent infringement lawsuit; tried to 

successful $1 billion verdict, the fourth‐

largest patent‐infringement jury verdict 

in U.S. history 

Represented Large 

Biotechnology 

Corporation 

	 	

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DiCello Levitt Gutzler LLC’s Experienced Roster of Attorneys

Acknowledged as Super Lawyers and Leading Lawyers by Law Dragon, and AV‐Rated by Martindale‐

Hubbell, the attorneys of DiCello Levitt are recognized as best in their field by prominent legal publications. In 

addition, the firm’s attorneys have been included in the Law Bulletin’s 40 Under 40 award, National Trial Lawyers 40 

Under 40 list, and the Best Lawyers in America publication.   

Beyond recognition from legal publications, the firm’s attorneys have contributed to the legal community 

through scholarship and speaking engagements, including as a panelist for the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois, 

testifying before the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee on class action practice, and chairing an annual class 

action litigation conference in Chicago. 

   

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Amy E. Keller

Partner	

EMAIL: 

akeller@dicellolevitt.com

EDUCATION

The John Marshall Law School, 

Chicago, Illinois, J.D., Law Review

University of Michigan, 

Ann Arbor, Michigan, B.A. 

PRACTICE AREAS 

• Antitrust Litigation 

• Appellate Litigation 

• Class Action Litigation 

• Commercial Litigation 

• Data Security Litigation 

• Employment Litigation 

• Financial Litigation 

• Human Trafficking Litigation 

• Privacy Litigation 

• Product Liability Litigation 

HONORS 

• Honoree, Elite Women of the 

Plaintiffs’ Bar, ALM and National 

Law Journal (2020) 

• Women Worth Watching, 

Profiles in Diversity Journal 

(2019) 

• Super Lawyer: Rising Star, Illinois 

(2016‐present) 

• National Trial Lawyers, Top 40 

Under 40 (2018) 

• Plaintiff Trailblazer, National 

Law Journal (2018) 

ACTIVITIES 

• American Law Institute 

• Public Justice Foundation 

• Sedona Conference Working 

Group 11 

• Law 360 Editorial Advisory Board

Amy has built a national reputation as a zealous consumer

advocate, directing litigation in nationwide class action cases.

Amy Keller has experience successfully litigating a variety of complex litigation cases in 

leadership positions across the United States.  As the Firm’s Technology Practice Chair, 

which was  recently  recognized as  “practice group  of  the year” for privacy and data 

breach litigation by ALM, Ms. Keller is the youngest woman ever appointed to serve as 

co‐lead class counsel in a nationwide class action.  In the multidistrict litigation pending 

against Equifax related to its 2017 data breach, Ms. Keller represents nearly 150 million 

class  members  and  helped  to  secure  a  $1.5‐billion  settlement.    In  re  Equifax,  Inc. 

Customer Data Security Breach Litig., No. 17‐md‐02800 (N.D. Ga.).  In another case, 

against Marriott, Ms. Keller represents nearly 300 million consumers.  In re Marriott 

International, Inc.  Customer  Data  Security  Breach  Litig., No.  19‐md‐02879 (D. Md.).  

And  in  another,  Ms.  Keller  is  co‐lead  counsel  for  patients  whose  private  medical 

information  was  potentially  exposed  in  a  nationwide  data  breach.    In  re  American 

Medical Collection Agency, Inc., Customer Data Security Breach Litig., No. 19‐md‐2904 

(D.N.J.).    Ms.  Keller’s  numerous  other  leadership  positions  have  also  required 

sophistication in not only understanding complex legal  theories, but also presenting 

multifaceted  strategies  to ensure a favorable  result.  See, e.g., Catalano v.  BMW  of 

North America, LLC, et al., No. 15‐cv‐04889 (S.D.N.Y.) (settlement counsel, nationwide 

settlement providing replacement of certain electrical parts in automobiles); Roberts, 

et al. v. Electrolux Home Prods., Inc., No. 12‐cv‐01644 (C.D. Cal.) (co‐lead settlement 

counsel, $35 million relief).  

Ms.  Keller’s  expertise  spans  a  wide  variety  of  practice  areas  and  topics—including 

consumer  protection, warranty,  product  liability,  and financial fraud  litigation.   Ms. 

Keller’s experience also extends  to  the  development of  briefing and  strategy at  the 

district  and  appellate  court  level  concerning  ascertainability  of  class  members  in 

consumer class actions, personal jurisdiction challenges in multi‐state cases, complex 

damages models, and the enforceability of arbitration clauses in consumer contracts.  

See, e.g., Conagra Brands, Inc. v. Briseño, et al., 138 S. Ct. 313 (2017); Bell v. PNC Bank, 

Nat. Ass’n, 800 F.3d 360 (7th Cir. 2015); and Sloan v. General Motors LLC, 27 F. Supp. 

3d  840 (N.D.  Cal.  2018),  among  others.    A  staunch  advocate for  animal  rights  and 

environmental  protection, Ms.  Keller  also  serves  as  co‐lead  counsel  in  the  pending 

livestock welfare case, In re Fairlife Milk Products Litig., No. 19‐cv‐3924 (N.D. Ill.), and 

as an appointed Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Michigan related 

to litigation against chemical manufacturers and distributors for pollution across the 

state. Attorney General Dana Nessel, on behalf of the people of the State of Michigan 

v. 3M Company, et al., No. 20‐003366‐NZ (Cir. Ct. Kent County); Attorney General Dana 

Nessel, on behalf of the people of the State of Michigan v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and 

Company, et al., No. 20‐cv‐00787 (W.D. Mich.). 

Ms. Keller is an elected member of the American Law Institute, and a two‐time chair 

of the Chicago Bar Association Class Action Committee, where she gave a number of 

presentations  on  topics  impacting  large‐scale  consumer  class  actions,  including 

presentations on emerging legal issues in privacy cases.  Ms. Keller is recognized by 

Illinois  Super  Lawyers  as  a  “Rising  Star,”  and  is  a  board  member  and  Executive 

Committee member of Public Justice, a not‐for‐profit legal advocacy organization.  She 

is a member of the Sedona Conference’s Working Group 11, which focuses on litigation 

issues  surrounding  technology,  privacy,  artificial  intelligence,  and  data  security.  In 

2018, Ms. Keller was named a National Law Journal Plaintiff Trailblazer, and one of the 

“Top 40 Under 40” trial lawyers in Illinois by National Trial Lawyers.  She is also on the 

production team, and is a writer and dancer for the Chicago Bar Association’s annual 

Bar Show, now in its 97th year, and is the President of the Chicago Art Deco Society, 

where she has been recognized for her leadership in landmark preservation efforts.

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Additional Members of the Firm

Our attorneys have the ability to successfully try cases across the spectrum of complex commercial litigation, 

financial fraud and securities litigation, public litigation, class actions, defective drug and device cases, catastrophic 

injuries, and other areas of law.  The firm boasts an impressive roster of additional attorneys.

Mark A. DiCello

Partner	

EDUCATION

Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law, 

J.D. 

University of Dayton, B.A. 

One of the nation’s leading plaintiffs’ attorneys, Mark regularly

acts as lead and co‐lead counsel in major personal injury and

mass tort actions, with substantial recoveries for victims of

injustice.

Mark DiCello has established a national practice representing victims ranging 

from individuals suffering catastrophic personal injuries to classes of plaintiffs 

affected by harmful medical devices, pharmaceutical products, chemicals, and 

automobiles.    In  recent  years,  he  has  been  appointed  co‐lead  counsel  in 

massive multidistrict litigation involving defective pelvic mesh devices and was 

appointed to a plaintiffs’ committee in a products liability litigation over metal 

hip  implants, which  ultimately led  to  over  $12  billion  in  settlements.  Always 

seeking  to  improve  his  craft,  he  has  completed  the  curriculum  of  the  Trial 

Lawyers College. 

Mr. DiCello holds leadership positions in the Association of Plaintiffs’ Interstate 

Trucking Lawyers of America, as well as The National Trial Lawyers.  Mark is 

frequently  asked  to  speak  to  gatherings  of  trial  lawyers,  and  has  addressed 

national  organizations  on  topics  ranging  from  defective  medical  devices, 

medical malpractice, environmental catastrophes, and advanced trial skills. 

Adam J. Levitt

Partner	

EDUCATION

Northwestern University Pritzker 

School of Law, J.D. 

Columbia College, Columbia 

University, A.B., magna cum laude 

Adam operates one of the nation’s leading commercial

litigation practices, achieving billions in recoveries for clients.

A founding partner of DiCello Levitt, Adam Levitt is one of the nation’s leading 

advocates for plaintiffs in commercial litigation, class actions, mass torts, and 

public client cases.  He has extensive experience leading multidistrict and other 

nationwide complex litigation lawsuits, with a substantial focus on deceptive 

trade  practices,  financial  fraud,  sophisticated  technology  issues,  and  new 

approaches to compound legal issues. 

A  leader  in  the  field  of  developing  novel  approaches  to  damages

methodologies, Mr. Levitt has recovered billions of dollars for clients and class 

members.  As co‐lead counsel in three of the largest biotechnology class actions 

in  history,  he  recovered  more  than  $1.7  billion  for  class  members:  In  re 

Genetically Modified Rice Litig. (E.D. Mo.) (securing settlements exceeding $1.1 

billion); In re Imprelis Herbicide, Sales Practice and Products Liability Litig. (E.D. 

Pa.) ($550 million settlement); and In re StarLink Corn Products Liability Litig.

(N.D. Ill.) ($110 million settlement).  Mr. Levitt devised the market loss damages 

model  used  in every  similar  case  since  StarLink.   His  legal writing  related  to 

these  novel  theories  and  damages  modeling  earned  Mr.  Levitt  the  Burton 

Award for Finest  Law Firm Writer (2017) and  the  American  Agricultural  Law 

Association’s Professional Scholarship Award (2017). 

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Greg Gutzler

Partner	

EDUCATION

University of Michigan Law School, 

J.D. 

University of California, Berkeley, 

B.A. 

Greg is a well‐respected litigator, having represented both

corporate clients and consumers in the largest cases in the

country.

Mr. Gutzler is an experienced trial lawyer with a track record of results in high‐

stakes cases, handling all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including 

securities  fraud,  antitrust,  Lanham  Act,  whistleblower,  ERISA,  RICO,  patent 

infringement,  breach  of  contract,  unfair  competition,  and  appraisal 

litigation.  Greg has litigated extensively on both the plaintiff and defense side, 

working  at  his  own  boutique  firm,  as  well  as  one  of  the  nation’s  most 

prestigious  plaintiffs’ firms, and  before  that, as a  partner of an Am  Law  100 

defense firm.  Greg is a  trusted advocate, chosen by clients when  they need 

candid, creative, and aggressive approaches  to create business solutions and 

decisive litigation successes. 

Greg  represents  hedge  funds,  private  equity  funds,  venture  capitalists, 

individuals,  companies,  and  governmental  entities  in  complex  lawsuits  in 

federal  and  state  court,  and  arbitration,  across  the  United  States  and 

internationally.  Greg currently represents a series of hedge funds and private 

equity  investors  in  multiple  commercial  arbitrations  in  the  finance  sectors, 

involving damages in the billions. 

Kenneth P. Abbarno

Partner	

EDUCATION

Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law, 

J.D. 

Canisius College, B.A. 

Kenneth has led multiple million‐dollar trials involving medical

malpractice, products liability, and transportation claims.

Mr. Abbarno’s practice includes a wide range of civil litigation including, but not 

limited  to,  catastrophic  injury  cases,  transportation  industry  litigation,  toxic 

torts,  products  liability,  professional  liability,  employer  intentional  tort,  and 

other  complex  litigation.  He  has  tried  well  over  50  civil  lawsuits,  and  has 

handled cases in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana 

and New York. 

Selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer every year since 2010, Mr. Abbarno is also 

an Inside Business Leading Lawyer, rated by The Best Lawyers in America, and 

named Transportation Lawyer of the Year in Cleveland. He has a Superb Avvo 

rating of 10 out of 10. 

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F. Franklin Amanat

Partner	

EDUCATION

Harvard Law School, J.D. cum laude 

University of Pennsylvania, B.A. 

summa cum laude 

Editor, The Harvard Law Review, 

Volumes 103‐04 

Frank Amanat has almost three decades of litigation expertise,

shepherding the largest single recovery the Department of

Justice has ever obtained in a civil penalty action under FIRREA.		

Frank Amanat is a veteran litigator with over 29 years of experience in a broad

range  of  complex  legal  matters,  with  particular  expertise  in  areas  of 

constitutional and administrative law, as well as class action litigation, complex 

and  mass  torts,  financial  fraud,  regulatory  fraud,  health  care  fraud, 

pharmaceutical litigation, False Claims Act litigation, asset forfeiture, civil rights, 

environmental,  labor  and  employment,  bankruptcy,  and  immigration.  He 

regularly  addresses  legal  issues  of  considerable  complexity  and  importance, 

and litigate, or provide legal advice on, significant questions of constitutional, 

statutory,  and  common  law.  At  DiCello  Levitt  Gutzler,  he  specializes  in 

representing  victims  of  fraudulent  and  illegal  conduct,  as  well  as 

whistleblowers, governmental entities, and other plaintiffs, in a wide range of 

complex litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation, focusing 

on financial and securities fraud, health care fraud, civil rights, mass torts, and 

other commercial litigation. 

Prior to joining DiCello Levitt Gutzler, Frank spent 24 years at the Department 

of  Justice,  including  more  than  two  decades  as  an  Assistant  United  States 

Attorney and then Senior Counsel at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern 

District of New York (Brooklyn), plus stints at the Office of Legal Policy and the 

Office  of  Immigration  Litigation.  From  2013  to  2018,  Frank  served  as  lead 

counsel for the Government in the successful investigation and prosecution of 

Barclays Bank and two of its former executives for fraud in connection with the 

sale  of  residential  mortgage‐backed  securities  (RMBS);  the  $2  billion 

settlement, reached in early 2018, is the largest single recovery the Department 

of Justice has ever obtained in a civil penalty action filed under FIRREA.

Bruce D. Bernstein

Partner	

EDUCATION

The George Washington University 

Law School, J.D.

University of Vermont, B.S., summa 

cum laude 

Bruce Bernstein has successfully handled a wide range of

commercial litigation including suits at all levels, including

before the U.S. Supreme Court.

As a Trial Attorney in the Civil Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice, 

Bruce  investigated,  litigated, and  resolved  complex qui  tam actions asserting 

claims under the False Claims Act.  In addition, on behalf of the United States, 

he  oversaw  the  litigation  of  a  large  action,  pending  in  Germany,  asserting 

securities fraud‐type claims against a multinational automobile manufacturer, 

which was brought to recover losses incurred by the Federal Thrift Savings Plan, 

one of the largest defined contribution plans in the world. In private practice, 

he  successfully  litigated  some  of  the  largest  securities  fraud  actions  ever 

filed.   Bruce  was  a  pivotal  member  of  the  team  that  secured  significant 

decisions from the Third Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court in the securities class 

action  against Merck  &  Co.,  Inc.,  which  arose  out  of  Merck’s  alleged 

misrepresentations  about  the  cardiovascular  safety  of  its  painkiller  drug 

Vioxx.  That action was ultimately resolved for more than $1 billion, which at 

the time of its resolution, was the largest securities recovery ever achieved on 

behalf of investors against a pharmaceutical company. 

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Robert F. DiCello

Partner	

EDUCATION

Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law, 

J.D. 

Northwestern University, M.A. 

University of Dayton, B.A.

A powerful storyteller and trial lawyer, Robert has earned multi‐

million‐dollar recoveries for victims.

Mr. DiCello has extensive experience advocating for  clients in mass  tort and 

class action litigation, in addition to maintaining a growing practice focused on 

curbing  police  misconduct,  government  abuse,  and  catastrophic  injury.  He 

represents victims of police abuse around the country, earning jury verdicts of 

$22  million  in  2016,  $8.7 million  in  2017,  and  $50  million  in  2019 (recently 

affirmed) for various cases involving police misconduct. A powerful storyteller 

before juries, he also frequently represents clients before appellate courts. 

Working in the largest prosecutor’s office in the country out of law school—the 

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office—Mr. DiCello rose to manage as many as 

eight prosecutors in four different courts.  During that time, he tried more than 

40 jury trials, involving major felonies from financial crimes to violent crimes to 

drug offenses. 

He received a master’s degree in music from Northwestern University, and his 

law degree from Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law, where he served as Editor‐

in‐Chief  of  The Cleveland  State  Law  Review.    In  2014,  he  attended  and 

completed the curriculum of the Trial Lawyer’s College. 

Daniel R. Flynn

Partner	

EDUCATION

Indiana University Maurer School 

of Law, J.D., cum laude

Illinois Wesleyan University, B.A. 

Dan has dedicated his career to protecting the

environment and ensuring that people are afforded a safe

and healthful place to work. 

Dan’s work includes the representation of governmental entities, individual 

consumers, and corporate clients—all with one primary goal in mind: ensuring 

the protection of human health and the environment.  His stewardship 

ensures not only that polluters be held responsible for contamination and 

clean‐up, but that corporate entities understand their responsibilities under 

state and federal environmental laws.  As a result of Dan’s advocacy in 

counseling clients on compliance, his corporate clients lead their respective 

industries in environmental stewardship efforts under a number of rules and 

regulations including the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 

(CERCLA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right‐to‐Know Act 

(EPCRA), and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).  Most 

recently, Dan joined a team of other DiCello Levitt attorneys and appointed 

Special Assistant Attorneys General to file lawsuits against polluters in the 

State of Michigan, seeking to hold them responsible for contaminating the 

environment with poly‐ and perfluoroalkyl chemicals, sometimes referred to 

as “forever chemicals.” 

Dan frequently counsels clients on developing and maintaining state‐of‐the‐

art safety and health programs that ensure all employees enjoy safe and 

healthful workplaces, and works closely with both his clients and the 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enhance employee 

safety and health well beyond OSHA’s minimum requirements. 

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Chris Stombaugh

Partner	

EDUCATION

Drake University School of Law, J.D., 

with honors 

University of Wisconsin, B.A. 

Chris uses a multidisciplinary approach to trial advocacy

through the use of cognitive neuroscience.

Mr. Stombaugh concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury, 

wrongful death, medical negligence and product liability. He has been a 

consistent thought leader on applying cognitive neuroscience techniques to 

trial advocacy as a trial lawyer and as a frequent instructor to other trial 

lawyers trial lawyers for most of his 25‐year career. 

His expertise has led to several record setting jury verdicts, often seven and 

eight figures. The Wisconsin native's professional passion is to empower 

deserving people to have their stories heard and cared about by juries in 

courtrooms across America. 

A member of the Wisconsin Association for Justice since 1997, Mr. 

Stombaugh served as the organization's President for the 2014 term. He is 

also a member of the Iowa Association for Justice as well as the American 

Association for Justice. He has been chosen as a Wisconsin Super Lawyer 

every year since 2010 and has a 10/10 Avvo Rating. He speaks regularly to 

state bar and trial lawyer associations nationwide on modern and effective 

trial advocacy. 

John E. Tangren

Partner	

EDUCATION

University of Chicago Law School, J.D. 

University of Chicago, B.A. 

John has gained widespread recognition as an extraordinary

attorney with particular success in nationwide consumer and

antitrust class actions.

John Tangren maintains a national practice in consumer class action litigation, 

with vast experience in the field of automotive defect litigation. Mr. Tangren—

who has  spent  the last decade advocating for plaintiffs—is presently leading 

DiCello Levitt’s efforts in several nationwide class cases, including Sloan v. Gen. 

Motors LLC (N.D. Cal.) and In re Polaris Mktg., Sales Practices, and Prods. Liab. 

Litig. (D. Minn.).

Mr.  Tangren  has  also  successfully  represented  consumer  plaintiffs  on  the 

appellate  level. He  played a  significant  role  in  the  briefing for  two  impactful 

Seventh  Circuit  decisions  in  the  class  action  field:   Messner  v.  Northshore 

University  HealthSystem,  669  F.3d  802  (7th  Cir.  2012),  which  reversed  the 

district court’s denial of class certification and has been cited in over 400 cases 

since  then  for  its  guidance  regarding  class  certification;  and  In  re  Text 

Messaging Antitrust Litigation, 630 F.3d 622 (7th Cir. 2010), which was decided 

on the briefs in an opinion written by Judge Posner. In both cases, Mr. Tangren 

crafted successful narratives regarding highly technical facts (in the health care 

and cellular services contexts) and applied them to complex areas of law (the 

sufficiency of complaint allegations and class certification showings) in such a 

way as to demonstrate to the appeals court why the consumer plaintiffs should 

carry the day. 

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Mark Hamill 

Senior Counsel 

EDUCATION 

Northwestern University Law 

School, J.D., cum laude

Washington & Jefferson College, B.A. 

Mark represents plaintiffs in all aspects of direct and class 

actions. 

Mr.  Hamill  concentrates  on  commercial,  antitrust,  securities,  and  consumer 

cases, often taking a lead role with expert witnesses in finance, accounting, and 

economics topics.  He also serves as eDiscovery counsel in many of his cases, 

leveraging  his  depth  of  experience  in  this  area  as  an  attorney,  and  as  an 

eDiscovery  project manager  serving  Fortune  500  and major  accounting firm 

clients in large‐scale, high intensity projects.   

Prior  to  joining  the  firm,  Mr.  Hamill  represented  Direct  Action  Purchaser 

plaintiffs  in  antitrust  cases,  advancing  their  interests  and  coordinating  with 

counsel in parallel actions.  He also represented shareholders in securities class 

actions at a securities boutique firm in New York, including a Chinese reverse 

merger  case  where  his  deposition  and  class  certification  work  were 

instrumental to achieving a favorable settlement for the class.    

Before taking on eDiscovery projects and plaintiff representations, Mr. Hamill 

practiced law with some of Chicago’s most prominent firms, where he served 

on trial and arbitration hearing teams in antitrust and accounting cases. 

Laura Reasons

Senior	Counsel	

EDUCATION

Chicago‐Kent College of Law, J.D. 

Order of the Coif 

Washington University in St. Louis, 

B.A. 

Laura has over a decade of experience as a labor and

employment attorney in matters ranging from workplace

discrimination matters to counseling on compliance and best

practices.		

Previously representing companies in collective and class action lawsuits under 

the  Fair  Labor  Standards  Act  and  state  wage  and  hour  laws,  Ms.  Reasons’ 

experience  spans  multiple  industries,  including  healthcare  and  hospitality.  

Now, as a plaintiffs’ attorney, Ms. Reasons’ experience has given her a unique 

perspective that translates well into pursuing justice for individual claimants.   

Before joining private practice, Ms. Reasons served as a judicial extern to the 

Honorable George W. Lindberg of the Northern District of Illinois. She also has 

a history of performing pro bono work and community service. Throughout her 

career, she has served as a Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) fellow at Domestic 

Violence  Legal  Clinic,  having  previously  served  on  the  organization’s  young 

professionals board. She has also represented individuals in immigration cases 

pro  bono,  including  asylum  seekers  who  were  persecuted  in  their  home 

countries  for  their  sexual  orientation  and  political  party  affiliation,  DACA 

applicants, and incarcerated individuals. 

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Mark M. Abramowitz

Associate

EDUCATION 

The University of Toledo College of 

Law, J.D. 

University of Guelph, B.A.  

Mark is an emerging leader in national mass tort and

technology litigation.

Mark  M.  Abramowitz  has  established  a  national  profile  in  class  action  and 

mass  tort  litigation,  having  represented  plaintiffs  in  actions  involving 

automotive and Internet technology issues.  He has been selected to serve on 

national  discovery  review  teams  and  participated  in  national  mediations, 

resolving  hundreds  of  cases  and  distributing  millions  of  dollars  to  clients 

injured  by  corporations.    See  In  re  Imprelis  Herbicide,  Sales  Practice  and 

Products Liability Litig. (E.D. Pa.).   

Outside  of  his  own  cases,  Mr.  Abramowitz  actively  investigates  ways  to 

integrate technology into the practice of law.  Regularly consulted on cloud‐

based  systems,  discovery  technology,  the  Internet  of  Things,  and  litigation 

concerning the storage and security of data, Mr. Abramowitz is developing a 

reputation  as  an  authority  on  computing  issues.    See  Electronics  in  the 

Courtroom, 29th Annual accredited CLE (2016); How to manage a mass tort 

inventory, OAJ Annual Convention (2015); Professional Conduct – efiling, 27th 

Annual  CLE  Update  (2014);  Marketing  &  Electronic  Communications,  26th 

Annual Accredited CLE (2013).  

Daniel R. Ferri

Associate	

EDUCATION

University of Illinois College of Law, 

J.D., magna cum laude 

New York University, B.A., cum laude

Daniel litigates consumer class actions, public client cases, and

other complex commercial lawsuits.

 

Mr.  Ferri  represents  clients  in  a  wide  array  of  matters,  litigating  contract, 

patent, trade secret, copyright and antitrust disputes in federal and state courts 

throughout the country.  He currently serves as appointed counsel for the State 

of New Mexico in a variety of matters, enforcing the State’s unfair practices act, 

and also represents individuals in multi‐state class actions involving consumer 

fraud, breach of warranty, and violations of ERISA and RICO. 

An  experienced  litigator  in  technology  issues,  Mr.  Ferri  has  represented 

plaintiffs asserting class claims against Volkswagen arising from the carmaker’s 

“defeat devices” to evade federal and statewide emissions standards.  He has 

also  represented  inventors  and  companies  in  intellectual  property  disputes 

throughout the country, acknowledging the importance of a  trade secrets  to 

advancing a business’s interests and growing.  See, e.g., Research Frontiers Inc. 

v.  E  Ink  Corp.,  Case  No.  13‐cv‐01231  (D.  Del.)  and  Cascades  Computer 

Innovation LLC v. RPX Corp., No. 12‐cv‐01143 (N.D. Cal.). 

A  thoughtful  contributor  to  the  bar’s  ongoing  discussion  of  important  legal 

issues, Mr. Ferri frequently offers legal analysis to fellow practitioners seeking 

clarity on complex subjects.  2019 Survey of Federal Class Action Law: A Circuit‐

by‐Circuit Analysis, American Bar Association (2019); Curing the Ascertainability 

Fallacy—the Ninth Circuit Strikes Back, American Association for  Justice Class 

Action Litigation Newsletter (Winter 2017).  Mr. Ferri is a volunteer with  the 

Chicago Lawyers Committee for Human Rights. 

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Justin J. Hawal

Associate	

EDUCATION

Cleveland‐Marshall School of Law, 

J.D., cum laude 

St. Louis University, B.A. 

Justin fights for individuals who have suffered harm from

negligence, defective products, and civil rights abuses.

Mr.  Hawal  brings  a  passion  for  justice  to  his  work  on  behalf  of  victims  of 

corporate and government wrongdoing. His work has spanned personal injury, 

product liability, and civil rights litigation. He has particular experience in cases 

involving defendants in the pharmaceutical and automotive industries. 

During law school, Justin was selected to join The Cleveland State Law Review

and published a scholarly article on independent tort actions for spoliation of 

evidence under Ohio law. He was also an active member of the civil litigation 

clinic,  through  which  he  represented  an  asylum‐seeking  immigrant  from 

Honduras, among other clients. 

Mary McKenna

Associate

EDUCATION 

University of Mississippi School of 

Law, J.D., cum laude 

University of Illinois, B.A., cum laude

With experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants,

Mary’s trial skills rival those of senior litigators.		

Mary is an experienced litigator in mass  tort and complex litigation, having 

represented  clients  in  a  wide  range  of  matters,  including  serious  personal 

injury, products liability, and environmental litigation. Prior to joining DiCello 

Levitt, Mary began her legal career practicing insurance defense in Virginia, 

thereafter litigating mass toxic tort claims pending in Chicago and the greater 

Midwest.  

Mary’s passion for justice extends beyond the courtroom. She is a member of 

the Shriver Center on  Poverty Law’s Professionals’ Council, which assists  the 

Shriver Center’s fight for economic and racial justice through fundraising efforts 

and  advocacy.  In  law  school,  Mary  was  selected  to  participate  in  the  Lott 

Leadership  Graduate  Exchange  Program  with  Nelson  Mandela  University  in 

South Africa, where she studied societal and racial reconciliation in Mississippi 

and South Africa on local and national levels. She was also an elected student 

senator and an executive board member of the Mississippi Law Journal.

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Adam Prom

Associate	

EDUCATION

The University of Texas Law School, 

J.D. 

Marquette University, B.A

Adam Prom employs his skills as a young trial attorney to

achieve favorable results for his clients.

Beyond his frequent trial work in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Law Division, 

Adam Prom’s practice is focused on representing plaintiffs in complex litigation 

in federal courts across the United States.  

He has been deeply involved in nationwide class actions regarding the use of 

sophisticated  damages  modeling  in  consumer  product  and  vehicle  defect 

lawsuits, where  he  played  a  key  role  in motion  practice  regarding  plaintiffs’ 

expert witnesses, class certification, and summary judgment.  See, e.g., Elward, 

et  al.  v.  Electrolux  Home  Products,  Inc. (N.D.  Ill.);  Ryseweyk,  et  al.  v.  Sears 

Holdings Corp., et al. (N.D. Ill.); and Catalano, et al. v. BMW of North America, 

et  al. (S.D.N.Y.)  (resulted  in  nationwide  settlement).  He  also  represented 

plaintiffs  in  an  ERISA  class  action  concerning  misclassification  of  insurance 

agents.  Jammal, et al. v. American Family Ins. Group, et al. (N.D. Ohio).

Mr.  Prom  has  demonstrated  a  commitment  to  serving  underrepresented 

communities, volunteering as a mentor for high school students at  the Legal 

Prep Charter Academy, a free, open‐enrollment public high school in the West 

Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. 

Prior to joining DiCello Levitt, Mr. Prom served as a judicial extern to a federal 

judge in the Northern District of Illinois and a federal magistrate judge in the 

Eastern District of Wisconsin. 

Brittany Hartwig

Associate	

EDUCATION

Loyola University Chicago School of 

Law, J.D., Certificate in Advocacy 

University of Arizona, B.A.

Brittany has a broad range of experience litigating matter that

concern public entities and complex commercial structures.

Brittany  Hartwig  is  an  associate  in  DiCello  Levitt’s  Chicago  office  with 

experience litigating complex commercial cases and actions involving serious 

injuries. She  represents  individuals,  businesses, and  public entities  in a wide 

range of disputes, protecting their interests in state and federal courts across 

the country. 

Prior  to  joining  the  firm,  Brittany  represented  individuals,  corporations, 

municipalities,  and  nonprofit  organizations  through  all  stages  of  litigation, 

including pretrial, trial, and post‐trial motions. After successfully representing 

the defendant in a federal antitrust bench trial, she led the litigation strategy 

related  to  the appeal and authored  the  subsequent appellee  brief.   She  has 

acted as lead attorney in jury trials involving federal civil rights claims and state 

personal injury claims, obtaining favorable verdicts for her clients in each case. 

Outside of the office, Brittany focuses on giving back to the Chicago community 

and serves on the Executive Board of the Children’s Research Fund Junior Board 

in their philanthropic efforts to support the Anne & Robert H. Lurie Children’s 

Hospital of Chicago and the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute. 

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Robert J. DiCello

Of	Counsel	

EDUCATION

Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law, 

J.D. 

John Carroll University, B.A., cum 

laude 

Robert has been one of the leading personal injury and class

action attorneys in the state of Ohio for the last four decades.

 

A  co‐founder  of  one  of  DiCello  Levitt’s  predecessor  firms,  Mr.  DiCello  has 

amassed more than 45 years of professional experience and an extensive list of 

seven‐  and  eight‐figure  recoveries  for  victims  of  injustice.    He  has  deep 

experience in a wide range of class actions, personal injury cases, complex mass 

torts, and probate matters. Over his long and  successful career, he has won 

multiple appeals before the Ohio Supreme Court. 

Robert put himself through Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law while working as 

a safety director at U.S. Steel Corp.  While in law school, he was selected to join 

The Cleveland‐Marshall Law Review.  He began his legal career as an assistant 

prosecutor in the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office and later become President 

of the Lake County Bar Association.  He formed his own firm in 1978, managing 

it with great success over nearly 40 years until its members founded DiCello 

Levitt. 

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