Eric Dorkin is a member of the firm's Litigation Section in the Chicago office. Mr. Dorkin litigates a wide range of substantive areas, with significant experience in environmental and media litigation. He also handles complex debtor-creditor and fraudulent conveyance litigation. Mr. Dorkin has first chair trial and arbitration experience and has twice successfully argued before the United States Courts of Appeal obtaining reversals of lower court decisions.
Mr. Dorkin is an acknowledged leader in the firm's pro bono service. He served as articles editor of the Iowa Law Review, and his article on the 1994-95 Mexican financial crisis is an often cited authority on the economic impact of large institutional investors.
Reported Cases
- Nabulwala v. Gonzales, 481 F.3d 1115 WL 837289, C.A.8, March 21, 2007.
- Herndandez v. Cowan, 200 F.3d 995, 2000 WL 10253, C.A. 7 (Ill).
- Filippo v. Lee Publications, Inc., 485 F.Supp.2d 969, 35 Media L. Rep. 1646 (N.D. Ind., 2007)
Other Published Decisions
- Filippo v. Lee Publications, Inc., Slip Copy, No. 2:05 CV 64, 2007 WL 2713236 (N.D. Ind. Sept. 12, 2007)
- Menard, Inc. v. Wells Mfg. Co. et al., Slip Copy, No. 03 C 8313, 2007 WL 2688445, (N.D. Ill. Sept. 11, 2007)
- Voss v. Waste Management of Illinois, Inc., et al., No. 05 C 1510, 2006 WL 1235789, 62 ERC 2053 (N.D. Ill. May 4, 2006)
- Dohm v. Gilday, No. 02 C 9056, 2004 WL 1474581 (N.D. Ill. June 29, 2004)
- U.S. v. Hale, No. 03 CR 11, 2004 WL 1123796, 32 Media L. Rep. 1606, (N.D. Ind. April 14, 2004)