Craig B. Sonnenschein

Counsel

Chicago
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Overview

Craig Sonnenschein’s practice focuses on complex commercial and antitrust litigation, where he has substantial experience litigating cases involving the Sherman Act, business torts and breach of contract, among other types of disputes.

Craig’s legal experience also includes time spent as an in-house attorney for the online travel company, Orbitz Worldwide, where he was in charge of a portfolio of litigation that entailed significant industry implications and enterprise risk, including numerous sales and hotel occupancy tax cases.

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  • Represented a large software producer in a Sherman Act case brought by a former competitor involving streaming media and internet technology.
  • Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in numerous opt-out price-fixing cases brought by retail pharmacists.
  • Represented an international pharmaceutical manufacturer in a putative multibillion-dollar global securities fraud class action relating to withdrawal of a pharmaceutical product.
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Experience

  • Represented a large software producer in a Sherman Act case brought by a former competitor involving streaming media and internet technology.
  • Represented a pharmaceutical manufacturer in numerous opt-out price-fixing cases brought by retail pharmacists.
  • Represented an international pharmaceutical manufacturer in a putative multibillion-dollar global securities fraud class action relating to withdrawal of a pharmaceutical product.
  • Represented a bank in a multibillion-dollar antitrust litigation relating to merchant discount fees.
  • Represented an aircraft lessor that was sued domestically in an international air crash.
  • Represented a debt relief agency in numerous contested matters against the U.S. Trustee in bankruptcy courts across the U.S.

Recognitions and Memberships

Community

  • Youth sports coach

Prior Positions

  • Orbitz Worldwide LLC
    • Vice President and Associate General Counsel (2015)
    • Assistant General Counsel - Litigation (2012 to 2015)
    • Senior Litigation Counsel (2009 to 2012)
  • The Honorable Milton I. Shadur, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois: Judicial Law Clerk (2000 to 2001)

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
  • Illinois

Education

  • J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 2000, cum laude; Northwestern University Law Review, Articles Editor; Order of the Coif
  • B.A., Cornell University, 1995, with distinction in all subjects