Ross Corbett
Associate
Ross helps clients navigate business disputes, consumer class actions, and government investigations. Clients benefit from his experience as a judicial clerk and a former university professor, and they trust him to present complex ideas with clarity.
Key Matters
- Defending an international financial institution in several putative nationwide consumer fraud class actions concerning various account fees, including garnishment fees and overdraft fees.
- Representing a major dietary supplement manufacturer in several putative nationwide consumer fraud class actions concerning its products’ contents and labeling.
- Obtained dismissal of a consumer fraud claim against a major retailer threatened with a potential nationwide class action over how much “true” aloe was in its products.
- Defending a hospital in a putative consumer fraud class action concerning its Medicare billing practices.
- Assisting a major technology firm in investigating and combatting an international criminal fraud targeting its customers.
- Bringing a constitutional and administrative law challenge on behalf of licensees in the electronic gambling industry.
- Representing a financial consulting firm in various lawsuits arising from its M&A services.
- Seeking indemnification for breach of representations and warranties following a business acquisition on behalf of a pet supply company.
- Defending a professional services firm from allegations of secondary liability under state “blue sky” securities laws in related federal and state cases.
- Representing an auditing firm against claims of malpractice and fraud in connection with its audit opinions.
Ross’s pro bono activities include obtaining asylum for detained refugees, representing Illinois prisoners held in extreme isolation, representing a Chicago legal aid service from which a litigant sought discovery, and managing an internal investigation on behalf of a Chicago nonprofit organization.