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Scott Solberg is one of the four founding partners of Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP. His practice involves complex commercial litigation and counseling across diverse subject matters, including antitrust, securities litigation, commercial torts, contracts and products liability. Representative cases that Scott has worked on include: Defending CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a former owner of The Uno-Ven Company, in a series of lawsuits brought by Uno-Ven’s franchised gasoline dealers after its decision to stop marketing gasoline under the 76 brand. See Draeger Oil Co. v. Uno-Ven, 314 F.3d 299 (7th Cir. 2002) (affirming summary judgment for Uno-Ven), and Stop-n-Go v. Uno-Ven, 184 F.3d 672 (7th Cir. 1999) (affirming summary judgment for Uno-Ven). Defending Union Carbide Corporation against illegal dividend and unjust enrichment claims brought by its former subsidiary, Ucar Carbon Company, seeking in excess of $300 million in allegedly illegal dividends paid by the plaintiff to Union Carbide. See Ucar v. Union Carbide Corporation, 2004 WL 137073 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (dismissing all claims against Union Carbide). Representing various defendants, including Corn Products Corporation, Andersen LLP, and Hollinger Inc., in federal securities fraud class actions and related shareholder derivative lawsuits. Representing corporations, accounting firms and individuals in connection with grand jury investigations and related investigations by the Department of Justice and/or the Securities and Exchange Commission. Representing The Bank of New York in antitrust litigation brought by United Airlines, Inc. alleging that The Bank of New York and U.S. Bank N.A. violated Section 1 of the Sherman Act by collectively negotiating against United to restructure existing aircraft lease and financing arrangements and by taking steps to repossess the leased aircraft. See UAL v. U.S. Bank N.A., 406 F.3d 918 (7th Cir. 2005). Defending McGladrey & Pullen LLP in a series of state court lawsuits brought by individual taxpayers whose tax shelters were disallowed by the Internal Revenue Service. Representing Land O’ Lakes and other former shareholders of a bankrupt East Chicago, Indiana refinery in CERCLA litigation against the EPA, the bankruptcy trustee and the former owner of the refinery site. See In re ECI, 173 B.R. 363 (N.D. Ill. 1994). Pro bono representation of the City of Chicago, and later the National League of Cities and the United States Conference of Mayors as amici curiae, in a lawsuit brought by the City against manufacturers and distributors of assault weapons. Scott also serves on the board of Metropolitan Family Services and the advisory board of the Legal Aid Society of Chicago. Before founding Eimer Stahl, Scott was a partner in Sidley & Austin’s Chicago office. He is a 1990 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law, with an undergraduate degree from Augustana College. | 