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Ken Ulrich is a principal in the firm's Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including securities fraud; directors' and officers' liability and related insurance coverage issues; insurance coverage work for policyholders; breach of contract; fraud, trademark and copyright infringement; accounting malpractice; construction and construction defect; products liability; restrictive employment covenants; and trade secrets. He has represented manufacturing companies, banks, venture capital firms and other financial institutions, publishing companies, professional baseball agents, and a variety of start-up enterprises. He has served as outside general counsel for a consumer goods manufacturer, supervising all legal matters, including contracts and trademark and employment issues; and he has had significant experience supervising outside counsel in numerous jurisdictions. Mr. Ulrich has lectured on issues relating to insurance coverage for intellectual property lawsuits and arbitration proceedings. In addition, he co-authored "Insurance Coverage for Lawsuits: Allocate Responsibility and Avoid Malpractice Claims," ACCA Docket (April 2003); and "When You Find Yourself on the Board of Directors," The Brief (Summer 1990).
Mr. Ulrich is admitted to practice in Illinois, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois and the Eastern District of Wisconsin; and, the U.S Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. He received his law degree in 1987 and his B.A. in 1984 from Northwestern University. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and has served as co-chair of the Advertising Injury Subcommittee of the America Bar Association's Insurance Coverage Committee.
Representative Matters
The following are representative matters Mr. Ulrich has litigated:
Defended a venture capital firm against another venture capital firm in a dispute regarding allocation in excess of $15 million of residual profits and investment rights.
Prosecuted a securities fraud matter involving claims of failure to disclose material facts in connection with the sale of a business in the sports industry.
Represented a corporate director in obtaining coverage pursuant to a bankrupt corporation's directors' and officers' policy.
Defended a group of eight Iowa grain cooperatives in a lawsuit alleging fraud and violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, brought by a group of approximately 70 farmers seeking to avoid obligations under contracts for delivery of grain.
Obtained a substantial recovery for a general construction contractor from an insurance company that had denied coverage in a lawsuit alleging construction defects, by successfully asserting that defects were property damage caused by subcontractor work.
Defended a manufacturer of childcare products in several product liability lawsuits.
Defended a publishing company in a commercial disparagement lawsuit brought by a competitor.
Represented a finance company in a negligence lawsuit against an appraiser of manufacturing equipment.
Represented a construction firm in a multi-million dollar construction lien priority dispute in connection with the construction of an apartment complex.
Represented the Mexican sales representative of a large domestic manufacturing company in connection with a dispute regarding 10 years of commissions for sale of locomotives and diesel engines.
Professional Activities
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Chicago Bar Association
Education
Northwestern University, J.D., 1987
Northwestern University, B.A., 1984
Bar Admissions
Illinois
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Articles
Insurance Coverage for Lawsuits: Allocate Responsibility and Avoid Malpractice Claims.
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