Practice Areas

The attorneys at Emry Murdoch have extensive experience handling complex commercial disputes, contested transactions, financial industry regulations, consumer protection regulations, the protection of proprietary information and intellectual property, and antitrust matters.  Our attorneys have handled class actions, trials, arbitrations and mediations involving claims of these types throughout the country.  Our ability and experience enables us to achieve the best result possible for our clients.    

The attorneys at Emry Murdoch are recognized leaders in condemnation and eminent domain matters in both state and federal court.  Our attorneys have a wealth of experience representing public agencies and governmental units in their efforts to make public improvements.  In addition, we have in-depth experience with construction related disputes and have represented both owners and contractors.

The attorneys at Emry Murdoch have extensive experience in insurance law.  They have successfully represented insureds in coverage litigation and have provided monitoring counsel services to insurers worldwide. Our attorneys have represented numerous domestic and international insurance carriers and captive insurance companies regarding complex claims, insurance coverage issues, reserve recommendations and program management. They have represented insurers of some of the world's largest law firms, insurance brokerages and accounting firms.  Our attorneys' experience includes the representation of insurers regarding claims throughout the United States and also insurance coverage disputes under foreign law.

In our counseling role, the attorneys at Emry Murdoch have provided strategic counsel to the world's leading insurers and their insureds.  In addition to analyzing and monitoring claims, the attorneys at Emry Murdoch interpret coverage documents, provide policy wording advice, advise on potential exposures and work with insureds and their insurers to develop strategies to effectively and efficiently resolve claims.  

The attorneys at Emry Murdoch have successfully represented defendants in professional liability claims and have provided monitoring counsel services to insurers worldwide in connection with professional liability claims.  Our attorneys' monitoring counsel services have a particular focus on insurance brokers, lawyers, accountants, and pension consultants liability insurance matters. Our attorneys also have experience as monitoring counsel for hospital professional liability programs, and have both monitored and defended architects and engineers' errors and omissions claims.

The attorneys at Emry Murdoch devote a significant amount of their time to pro bono and public interest matters.  They have been widely recognized for their contributions, including the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Service.  The attorneys at Emry Murdoch volunteer on numerous local charitable boards and organizations.