Since joining Kirkland, Jules has been involved in the following matters:
Securities and Shareholder Litigation
- Representing Abbott Laboratories and/or certain directors and officers in various shareholder matters, including a putative securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation;
- Representing EQT Corporation and certain current and former officers and directors in a securities class action, related individual securities fraud lawsuits and shareholder derivative actions, arising out of EQT’s $6.7 billion acquisition of Rice Energy;
- Representing Everbridge, Inc. and certain of its former officers and directors in securities litigation concerning alleged misstatements regarding Everbridge’s acquisition and integration of other companies;
- Represented founder and former CEO of publicly traded biotechnology company in putative securities class action and shareholder derivative litigation.
Sports Litigation
- Representing Chicago Cubs in misappropriation, infringement, and false advertising case brought against owner of a rooftop across from Wrigley Field.
Class Actions
- Represented Home Partners of America, defending several class actions in state and federal courts around the country in which plaintiffs allege consumer fraud and similar claims arising from HPA’s rent-to-own contracts with tenants/purchasers.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Jules was involved in the following matters:
- Represented packaged bakery foods company and certain directors and officers in putative securities class action;
- Represented energy company and certain directors and officers in securities class action;
- Represented directors of publicly traded company in shareholder derivative litigation challenging share buyback transaction with then-controlling stockholder;
- Represented multinational Fortune 500 company in SEC and DOJ investigations regarding accounting issues;
- Represented broker-dealer in several FINRA arbitrations related to claims of unsuitable investment recommendations;
- Represented biotechnology company against expedited statutory claim by director seeking inspection of corporate books and records;
- Represented consumer reporting agency in dozens of lawsuits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, including in precedent-setting matter before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
