Courtney D. Tedrowe

BIOGRAPHY

Courtney Tedrowe represents corporations, partnerships and LLCs in diverse industries and high net worth individuals in their commercial disputes in courts and other forums nationwide. Examples include:

• Defense of corporate directors and officers against fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims
• Defense of property management companies against commercial and residential property mismanagement claims
• Defense of financial services and computer technology companies against theft of intellectual property, misappropriation of trade secrets claims and unfair competition claims
• Resolution of disputes among members of closely held LLCs, corporations and limited partnerships
• Prosecution and defense of securities fraud and broker mismanagement claims
• Defense and prosecution of claims arising from contracts to sell and/or purchase power, oil and gas.

Courtney is a member of the American Bar Association. He has practiced before the American Arbitration Association and the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to joining Novack and Macey LLP, Courtney practiced at Dewey Ballantine LLP in New York, New York.  Courtney serves the community as a member of the Advisory Board of the Lawndale Christian Legal Center which provides legal services to low-income youth from Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood.

Courtney was born in Hinsdale, Illinois in 1970. He and his wife, Emily, live in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago.

EDUCATION

• Vassar College (B.A. 1992), Cum Laude
• Boston University (M.A. 1997)
• Cornell Law School (J.D. 2000), Cum Laude; symposium editor, Cornell Law Review; Herbert Reif Prize

BAR ADMISSIONS

• Illinois
• New York
• Trial Bar of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS

• “Conceptual Severance and Takings in the Federal Circuit,” 85 Cornell L. Rev. 586 (2000).

REPRESENTATIVE CASES

• Trans Helicopter Service v. Jet Support Services, Inc., No. 03 C 0498, 2004 WL 725700 (N.D. Ill. Mar 30, 2004).  Read more.
• European Dairy Ingredients, b.v., v. JLS International Foods, Inc., No. 02 5700 (N.D.Ill. 2002).  Read more.

MEDIA COVERAGE

• “Small but Mighty” Litigation Boutique Scores Eight Appellate Victories in 2012
• Illinois First District Appellate Court Affirms $7 Million Judgment in Favor of Novack and Macey’s Trust Client
• Novack and Macey LLP Collaborates with LAF to Represent Students in Special Education and School Disciplinary Disputes
• Novack, Tedrowe and Shelby Win for their Client as Putative Class-Action Claim is Dismissed in Federal Court
• Novack and Macey LLP’s Recent Supreme Court Victory Is the Latest in a String of Victories on Behalf of its Clients in Illinois Reviewing Courts
• E-Commerce and You: How E-Mail and Other Online Technology Impact Contract Issues
• Novack and Macey Obtains Arbitration Victory
• Novack and Macey Attorneys Again Selected as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• Novack and Macey Attorneys Are Super Lawyers and Rising Stars!
• Novack and Macey Welcomes Two New Partners
• Novack and Macey Wins Summary Judgment for Jet Support Services, Inc.