James N. Nowacki, P.C. 
Professional Profile
James N. Nowacki is a partner of Kirkland & Ellis in the Chicago office engaged in a national practice of commercial litigation. He is a senior trial partner with areas of concentration that include construction litigation for owners, developers, contractors and suppliers for complex industrial, transportation, office building and manufacturing projects, as well as professional liability litigation involving architects, engineers and others in the construction field. Mr. Nowacki's focus also includes professional liability defense of attorneys and others in professional practice. He tries jury, bench and arbitration cases involving trade secrets, breaches of commercial contracts, biotech industry disputes and other areas involving complex technology and scientific issues. His practice spans the federal and state courts across the country with work extending as well to Europe, Asia and the Middle East. He has provided contract drafting assistance, advice and troubleshooting on project problems on a host of different client issues, has been chosen by his peers as a top commercial litigator in Illinois and in 1994 received the President's Award from the American Institute of Architects.Representative Matters
Major corporate clients in development, manufacturing, utilities, chemicals and other industries, international and national architectural and engineering firms, law firms and insurers, and venture capital firms.Memberships & Affiliations
President (1997-1998) and Member of District 203 School Board (New Trier)
President (1987-1989) and Member of District 36 School Board (Winnetka) (1983-1991)
Winnetka Schools Foundation (1995-1997)
Other Distinctions
Selected as Leading Illinois Attorney in the area of Commercial Litigation by the American Research Corporation
President's Award, American Institute of Architects, lllinois, 1994Publications
Architect and Engineer Liability: Claims Against Design Professionals, "Alternate Dispute Resolution: Choices for the Design Professional," 3rd Edition, Aspen Publishers, Inc. 2006
American Archivist, "In Search of the Past: A Lawyer's Perspective," 1995
Architects and Engineers Liability: Claims Against Design Professionals, 2nd Edition, Wiley Law Publications, 1995
Architects and Engineers Liability, 2nd Edition, "Alternate Dispute Resolution: The Pros and Cons," Wiley Law Publications, 1995
AIA Illinois News, Spring, 1992 issue, "Cyclops Ravishes Construction Industry"
Specifying Engineer Magazine, June 1983 issue, "Engineer's Economic Loss Defense: New Wine for Old Bottles?"
Seminars
London Seminar on Changing Cities in 2000 and Beyond
Annual Insurers Meetings
PLI on Construction Law and New York Practice Seminar on Damages Law
Courts
United States Supreme CourtSeventh Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
New York Court of Appeals
