Randall M. Lending
Shareholder
T: +1 (312) 609 7564
F: +1 (312) 609 5005
|
 |
Chicago
|
 |
E:
Randall M. Lending joined Vedder Price in 1988. He is a Shareholder and a member of the firm’s Litigation practice area. He is also Co-Chairman of the firm’s Securities and Broker-Dealer Litigation sub-practice group and a member of the firm’s Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition practice group.
Mr. Lending has extensive jury trial, bench trial, arbitration and class action experience in defending suits alleging securities violations, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, directors and officers liability, business torts and products liability. He also has substantial experience in emergency injunctive proceedings in both US state and federal courts involving restrictive covenants, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition. Mr. Lending also routinely represents shareholders in complex shareholder disputes, as well as buyers and sellers of businesses in disputes arising from the sale of businesses. He regularly defends financial institutions, insurance companies, brokerage firms, investment advisers, hedge funds, manufacturing companies and municipalities in a variety of commercial litigation and arbitration matters, including regulatory enforcement actions brought by the SEC, FINRA and other regulators.
In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Lending regularly advises corporations on how to safeguard corporate assets, including protecting customer relationships and confidential information. Mr. Lending also counsels clients regarding regulatory compliance matters. He is skilled in alternative dispute resolution techniques, including arbitrations and mediations.
Mr. Lending is a member of the United States Supreme Court Bar and the Federal Trial Bar, as well as a member of the Illinois State and Chicago Bar Associations. He is licensed in Illinois and Missouri.
Representative clients include: Bank of Montreal/Harris Bank, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chubb Insurance, Kemper Insurance, Dyson, Telemus Capital Partners, A. Finkl & Sons and Old Dominion Freight Line.
Mr. Lending was selected for inclusion from 2009 to 2012 in Illinois Super Lawyers. Mr. Lending is also highlighted as recommended counsel in the ranking of top attorneys in The Legal 500 US (2009 and 2010 editions).
|
|
 
|
 |
- J.D., Vanderbilt University, 1988 (Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review )
- B.A., with honors and high distinction (the Honors Program), University of Michigan, 1985
- Illinois, 1988
- Missouri, 1989
- US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1988 (including Trial Bar, 1991)
- US Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1997
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2010
- US Supreme Court, 2001
- Member, US Supreme Court Bar Association
- Member, Federal Trial Bar
- Member, Illinois State Bar Association
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
|
