Mitigating Supply Agreement Risks: Structuring Defense, Indemnity, and Insurance Provisions

Ms. Roach focuses her practice on litigating unfair competition, intellectual property, trade secret misappropriation, distribution and antitrust matters, and providing advice and guidance to clients concerning distribution, franchise, antitrust and unfair competition issues and the protection of intellectual property. She has trial experience in both federal and state courts, and has drafted numerous agreements related to product distribution in the United States and internationally.

Mr. Gordon focuses his practice on bankruptcy reorganization and litigation, creditors’ rights, loan restructuring and workouts, foreclosure, and commercial and real estate litigation. He represents lenders, corporations, creditors’ committees, trustees, individual creditors, lessors, lessees, debtors and landlords, both inside and outside of bankruptcy. Mr. Gordon has broad experience in federal, state and bankruptcy courts throughout the United States.

Mr. Ridings' practice focuses on antitrust and anti-corruption related matters. He has successfully tried numerous criminal and civil trials that have alleged various antitrust, RICO, and other corruption-related violations. Outside of the court room, Mr. Ridings has defended companies and individuals in investigations and proceedings brought by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, European Commission, and the Canadian Competition Bureau, among others.

Mr. Fishman, an associate in the Business Litigation group, has broad litigation experience in both state and federal court in areas including commercial claims, product liability, class action defense, medical malpractice and insurance coverage. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Mr. Fishman was an associate for a national insurance coverage firm and a nationally recognized litigation firm. While attending law school, he served as a judicial extern for Judge Eve Reilly of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division.