Thomas P. Cimino, Jr.

Shareholder

T: 312-609-7784 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Thomas P. Cimino, Jr. joined Vedder Price in 1996 as a shareholder in the firm's Litigation Practice Area. He has broad experience in complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract, securities fraud, shareholder disputes, patent, trademark and copyright infringement, creditors' rights, bankruptcy litigation and business torts. Mr. Cimino has appeared in both state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the United States.

Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Cimino was a member of the firm of Phelan, Cahill and Quinlan, Ltd., in Chicago. He gained experience in a wide variety of complex cases, including shareholder derivative actions, securities litigation and trademark and patent infringement.

Mr. Cimino has spoken and authored articles on Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Issues, Developments in Securities Litigation, Bankruptcy Litigation, Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Federal Rules of Evidence, and Discovery of Electronic Data.

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• Securities Litigation Trends
• The Seventh Circuit Weighs In on the PSLRA
• United States Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Regarding Scope of SLUSA Preemption
• Securities Litigation Trends

• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Securities Class Actions
• Securities Litigation
• Subprime Lending and Mortgage Task Force
• Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition

• J.D., magna cum laude, Loyola University, 1987
• B.A., summa cum laude, Loyola University, 1984

• Illinois, 1987
• U.S. District Court: Northern District of Illinois, 1987 (Trial Bar member)
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, 1991
• Central District of Illinois, 1994
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wiscosnin, 2001
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, 2002

• Member, Seventh Circuit Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Chicago Bar Association