Robert Rabin is a commercial litigator handling highly visible and complex lawsuits. A business advisor to clients, Robert pursues strategic problem solving of all kinds. He avoids or ends litigation using creative resolutions that efficiently achieve client goals.

A trial lawyer for three decades, Robert represents many of corporate America’s largest financial institutions, title insurance companies, service companies, publicly traded companies, and privately held businesses. In every scenario, Robert unearths an in-depth understanding of his clients’ business and objectives. He uses this insight to formulate and implement legal solutions, applying proactive and result-oriented approaches to mitigate risk and eliminate issues that could lead to unnecessary problems or lawsuits.

Robert has a long track record of great results representing companies of all sizes, achieving favorable outcomes in trials and appeals. His expansive experience includes lien foreclosures, lien priority, defects in title, mortgage rescue fraud, secured creditor defalcation, fraudulent conveyances, construction-related defects, prejudgment attachment and advanced special remedies for creditors.

Having completed a judicial clerkship in 1993 with the Hon. Dom J. Rizzi of the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, Robert has since amassed significant trial and appellate experience and prevails on appeal for clients in Illinois’ state and federal courts.

In addition to his work as a commercial litigator, Robert serves as a strategic business partner and counselor for startups through multi-level international organizations. He provides thoughtful, proactive counsel on agreements, day-to-day operations, strategic transactions, and partnership and corporate governance disputes.

experience

Representative Matters:

  • Matter of Aguirre, 37 F.4th 427 (7th Cir. 2022).
  • Maron v. American Enterprise Bank, 2022 WL 807379 (7th Cir. March 16, 2022)
  • Azar v. FY Developments, LLC, 2016 IL App (1st) 151932-U
  • Leja v. Sirack, 387 Ill. App. 3d 1174 (2009)
  • Bell Leasing Brokerage, LLC v. Roger Auto Service, Inc., 372 Ill. App. 3d 461 (2007)

  • DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 1990
    • American Jurisprudence Award, Corporate Finance, 1989
  • Tulane University, B.A, History, 1987

Admissions

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District, Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit

  • Chicago Bar Association, Member, Commercial Litigation Subcommittee