Litigator of the Week Runners-Up

Gabor Balassa, T.J. McCarrick, Amarto Bhattacharyya, Christine Shang, Anne Hudson, Elisabeth Logan, Landen Haney, Victoria Rackley and Robert Wolfe were recognized as runners-up for The American Lawyer Litigation Daily's "Litigator of the Week" for their work for United Airlines. 

"... Another Kirkland trial team, led by Gabor Balassa, T.J. McCarrick and Amarto Bhattacharyya, helped United Airlines fend off a bid by American Airlines to block the reallocation of gates at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. After American sued to block the move in mid-July, the case raced through expedited fact and expert discovery to a seven-day preliminary injunction hearing before Circuit Judge Thaddeus Wilson of Cook County’s Chancery Division. Last week, the judge handed a complete win to United Airlines, allowing the airline to gain five additional gates at O’Hare on Oct. 1. The Kirkland team included Christine Shang, Anne Hudson, Elisabeth Logan, Landen Haney, Victoria Rackley and Robert Wolfe. The City of Chicago, United’s codefendant in the case, was represented by Samantha Caravello, W. Eric Pilsk, Caitlin McCusker and Paul Caintic of Kaplan Kirsch."