Fred Klein is a principal in the firm's Litigation Group. His experience includes trying numerous cases in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels in matters involving real estate, partnership, contract, constitutional, pension, trade secrets, securities fraud, environmental, and corporate control disputes. Mr. Klein has represented clients in numerous industries, including telecommunications, natural resources, commercial real estate, national retailing and trucking. Mr. Klein has tried one to two cases a year to the bench, to juries, or to arbitration panels in his 27-year career. He has also argued many cases before federal and state appellate courts. Representative appellate cases include: - CITGO Petroleum Corp. v. McDermott International, Inc., 368 Ill. App. 3d 603, 835 N.E.2d 563 (1st Dist. 2006)(fire at oil refinery caused $600 million in property damage and business interruption losses, and oil company owner sued manufacturer of defective equipment, who brought third party contribution action against prior owner who constructed refinery; third party action dismissed before trial on grounds of Construction Statute of Repose, and dismissal affirmed by Appellate Court two days after jury verdict in underlying case awarded $387 million against defendant/third party plaintiff)
- BEM I, LLC v. Anthropologie Inc., 301 F.3d 548 (7th Cir. 2002) (dispute over commercial lease and construction project for multi-tenant building; arbitration award after two-week hearing confirmed by District Court and affirmed by Court of Appeals).
- Central States v. Fulkerson, 238 F.3d 891 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 122 S.Ct.54, 151 L.Ed.2d 24 (2001) (reversal of District Court's ruling under ERISA concerning liability of company's owners for "withdrawal liability" from multi-employer pension plan).
- Trident Inv. Management v. Amoco Oil Co., 194 F.3d 772 (7th Cir. 1999) (affirmance of $1.85 million jury verdict in favor of pension plan whose shopping center was environmentally contaminated by gas station, destroying fair market value of property).
- St. George Chicago Inc. v. Murges, 296 Ill.App.3d 285, 695 N.E.2d 503, (1st Dist.), leave to appeal denied, 179 Ill.2d 618, 705 N.E.2d 449, (1998) (reversal of trial court's partial rulings and remand for second jury trial on damages incurred under commercial lease; issues involved valuation of skyscraper office space in Chicago Loop's market).
- Boulevard Bank v. Phillips Medical Systems, 15 F.3d 1419 (7th Cir. 1994) (affirmance of District Court's grant of summary judgment on international guaranty of commercial loan).
- Baja Contractors Inc. v. City of Chicago, 830 F.2d 667 (7th Cir. 1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 993, 108 S.Ct. 1301, 99 L.Ed.2d 511 (1988) (reversal of District Court's preliminary injunction relating to City of Chicago's MBE program, holding that plaintiff's due process rights were not violated by City).
Mr. Klein is admitted to practice in the state courts of Illinois, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Michigan in 1980, and his B.A. in English Literature and European History, magna cum laude, from Tufts University in 1972. Mr. Klein served as a law clerk to the Honorable William T. Hart, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Bar Admissions
Illinois, 1980
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1987
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
Education
The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1980 J.D.
Magna Cum Laude
Tufts University, Medford, Mass., USA, 1972 B.A. Major: English Literature
Magna Cum Laude
Representative Clients
Nextel Communications
Unocal Corporation
Urban Outfitters
Banyan Companies
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