Alison C. Conlon

Alison Conlon is a partner in the Litigation Department of Wildman Harrold. She represents clients in a wide range of commercial and tort matters. She has tried cases to resolution in state court, administrative tribunals, and arbitration and has presented and prevailed on a wide variety of motions in federal and state courts. Alison also maintains an active practice counseling clients on distribution channel issues in all 50 states to help clients avoid litigation. Her practice includes such national and international clients as Schneider Electric/Square D, Honeywell International, and CNA. Alison maintains an active pro bono practice and recently served as Chairperson of the firm’s Associates Committee. She has also been appointed to serve on the Northern District of Illinois Local Rules Committee.

Representative Experience:

Won a commercial arbitration award on behalf of a Fortune 500 company against a distributor who claimed wrongful termination and sought more than $66 million in damages. After a four-day evidentiary proceeding, the arbitrator found our client not liable and held the distributor liable for trademark infringement.
Won a commercial arbitration award on behalf of a Fortune 500 company against a distributor who asserted antitrust, deceptive practices, and wrongful termination claims. The claimant sought more than $10 million in damages. After a multi-week evidentiary proceeding, the claimant was awarded nothing and ordered to pay all arbitration costs.
Successfully defended large class action suits in multiple states brought against a Fortune 100 company alleging air, water, and groundwater contamination by TCE, PCE, and vinyl chloride
Currently defending a manufacturing company in a lawsuit where more than 1,000 individual plaintiffs allege personal injuries, property value diminution, and IQ decrement arising out of lead dust emissions from the operation of a smelter in Detroit, Michigan
Currently defending an insurer in multiple consumer fraud and contract actions where policy holders allege they were misled about the terms of policies presented by a former agent
Currently representing a Fortune 100 company in the welding rod multi-district litigation
Successfully negotiated settlements on behalf of a municipality in a lawsuit alleging violation of the First Amendment and due process rights of police officers who claimed they were wrongfully terminated in retaliation for supporting the incumbent mayor’s opponent in the previous election
Won on a motion to dismiss a Voting Rights Act claim brought by a disgruntled resident regarding a proposed referendum
Won a pro bono contested probate hearing on behalf of a paternal uncle seeking guardianship of his four-year-old niece whose parents were killed by a drunk driver
Currently representing, pro bono, a client who alleges that she was terminated based on her disability in violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act

Publications And Presentations:

Co-author, “The MTBE Multidistrict Litigation – Has the Bar Been Lowered for Toxic Tort Claims?”, Mealey’s Pollution Liability Report, April 2007.
Co-author, “New Developments in the Evolving Relationship Between Toxic Tort Liabilities and Environmental Regulations,” Mealey’s Emerging Toxic Torts, March 16, 2007.
Co-author, “Clean or Not? The Unpredictable Interplay Between Regulatory Standards and Common Law Duties in Toxic Tort Cases,” Toxics Law Reporter, BNA, February 2007.
“The Use of Non-Deadly Force: Recent Legal Developments,” Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Forum, May 2003.

Professional Associations:

Member, Northern District of Illinois Rules Committee

American Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association (Co-Vice Chairperson, Torts Committee)

Bar Admissions:

Illinois, 2000

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001 (Trial Bar member)

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2006

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 2007

Personal Information:

Law Clerk, The Hon. Charles P. Kocoras, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2000-2001)

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