Rebekah H. Parker

BIOGRAPHY

Rebekah Parker concentrates her practice in commercial litigation. She has represented a wide range of clients, including institutional clients and class action plaintiffs, in disputes involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, fraud, RICO, securities fraud, and unfair business practices. She also has represented debtors and official committees in contested matters and adversary proceedings related to chapter 11 cases.

Ms. Parker received the Wiley W. Manuel award for pro bono legal services in 2008 and 2009 for her work on behalf of special education students, including a trial and appeal she won securing special education services for a student. Prior to joining Novack and Macey, Ms. Parker was an associate at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP, having practiced in both their Los Angeles and New York City offices.  In 2008, Ms. Parker was selected for inclusion in the list of Southern California Rising Stars and in 2013 she was selected as an Illinois Rising Star.

Ms. Parker is a Board member of the Next Generation and a member of the Lawyers’ Committee, both of which support the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.  She is also a member of the Harvard Law School Women’s Alliance of Chicago and the Chicago Council of Lawyers, a public interest bar association.

EDUCATION

• University of Michigan (B.A. 2002), with Highest Distinction
• Harvard Law School (J.D. 2005), Cum Laude; ATLA Regional Mock Trial Champion

BAR ADMISSIONS

• California
• Ninth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Central District of California
• New York
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• Illinois

 

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS

• Co-author, “Smart Evidence: Commercial Litigation.” Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2012.

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

• 17 Attorneys Selected as 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
• IICLE Recognizes Novack and Macey Volunteers as “Exceptional Writers” of Civil-Litigation Materials
• IICLE Publishes 2012 Edition of “SmartEvidence: Commercial Litigation” by Novack and Macey Attorneys Mitch Marinello, Tim Miller and Rebekah Parker
• Developer of Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago, Wins Appeal