Matthew A. Bills
Principal
PHONE: 312.704.7756
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EDUCATION
Western Illinois University (B.B., summa cum laude, 1999)University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2002)
- Lectures Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 2001 - 2002
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP
Judge James F. Holderman, U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2002-04)PRACTICE AREAS
Commercial LitigationBAR ADMISSIONS
- State of Illinois
- United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
PUBLICATIONS
Let Us Pray?: The Constitutionality of Student-Led Graduation Prayer After Santa Fe v. Doe, 2002 U. Ill. L. Rev. 149 (2002).Matt Bills' practice encompasses a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, enforcement of arbitration awards, insurance coverage, and defamation. Matt also has extensive experience with false claims/qui tam litigation, corporate internal investigations, and employment matters.
Among other matters, Matt has represented IBM in disputes involving complex software implementations (e.g., Bus. Sys. Eng'g, Inc. v. Int'l Bus. Machs. Corp., 547 F.3d 882 (7th Cir. 2008) (affirming summary judgment (reported at 520 F. Supp. 2d 1012 (N.D. Ill. 2007)) in favor of IBM)), hardware installations, and executive compensation; CNA in a claim for coverage under a crime/financial institutions bond and in numerous commercial general liability insurance coverage matters; a wind energy developer in a dispute over ownership of a wind energy farm; a private equity firm in a post-acquisition stock purchase agreement breach of representations and warranties action; and a large corporation in defending against negligence and intentional tort claims.
Matt is a member of the Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Committee.