People

Emilie O'Toole

Partner

Emilie O’Toole focuses her practice on various commercial litigation matters, including white collar and securities defense matters, product liability actions, and class actions. She represents clients in both federal and state courts across the country. She has experience trying cases in federal court, arguing before the Seventh Circuit, and arguing and drafting a variety of motions in both state and federal court.

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Results
  • Represented the officers and directors of a nationally recognized utility in derivative and class action litigation arising from large-scale wildfires
  • Represented cell phone manufacturer in coordinated actions alleging that cell phones caused plaintiffs’ brain cancer

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Recognitions
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, 2026
  • Named a 2021 Rising Star by the National Immigrant Justice Center
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Community
  • Member, Legal Aid Chicago Ambassadors Board
Credentials
Education
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, JD, cum laude
  • Boston University, BS
Admissions
  • Illinois
Courts / Agencies
  • US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois