Jeffrey L. Widman
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Jeffrey L. Widman
312.980.3807
jlwidman@shawgussis.com

Aggressively and successfully representing his clients at trial and on appeal, drives the practice of Jeffrey Widman. With a diverse practice and a broad range of clients, Jeffrey represents several Fortune 500 companies, printing companies, cable operators, venture capital firms, automobile dealers, manufacturers, retailers and hotels. His commercial litigation practice covers the breadth of business disputes, including contract claims, trade secret issues, U.C.C. issues, fraud claims, officer and director liability and labor and employment disputes. In the bankruptcy arena, Jeffrey has tried numerous cases on behalf of debtors, trustees and creditors, including fraudulent conveyance claims as well as disputes over the validity and priority of claims. He also represents companies and owners in shareholder disputes involving breach of fiduciary duty claims. Examples of his experience include:

  • Obtained a jury verdict in excess of $600,000 in favor of a client seeking damages for breach of a mail processing agreement, while successfully defeating the defendant’s multimillion dollar counterclaim.

  • Successfully defending a private cable operator in an action brought by a major cable company to enjoin our client from providing cable service to a 470 unit apartment complex.

  • Representation of a bankruptcy trustee of an aluminum manufacturing company resulting in a $2.7 million judgment against the debtor’s former CEO on fraudulent conveyance and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

  • Defending a retaliation claim brought by a former employee who claimed he was discharged for purported whistleblowing activities. Jeffrey obtained summary judgment for the client and successfully defended the company on appeal.

  • Counsel to an asset management and liquidation firm which obtained a $1.1 million judgment in a dispute over the entitlement to certain assets being held by the Trustee for the estate of a former retailer.

  • Litigation counsel to an automobile dealer resulting in a favorable judgment against a telecommunications company for common law fraud and violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

    • J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1994; A.B., University of Michigan, 1989.