Scott Schmookler is a Partner in the firm’s Chicago office. Scott’s practice focuses on commercial and construction litigation, insurance coverage, and cyber security.
Cyber Security/Data Breach
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Advising insurers regarding potential exposure for the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or unauthorized disbursement of client funds.
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Representation of international insurer in a series of lawsuits seeking coverage under computer crime policies and cyber policies for loss sustained from hacking and social engineering.
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Representation of national insurer in a $20 million insurance claim arising from the Heartland Payment Systems data breach.
Fidelity/Financial Institution Bond
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Representation of insurers in a $141 million coverage dispute arising from allegations of unauthorized trading.
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Representation of insurers in a $100 million coverage dispute arising from a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Scott Rothstein.
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Representation of insurers in a $200 million coverage dispute arising from a loan fraud perpetrated by Lou Pearlman.
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Representation of insurers in a $25 million coverage dispute arising from a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernie Madoff.
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Representation of insurers in a $20 million coverage dispute arising from extension of credit against fictitious collateral.
Insurance Coverage
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Representation of a U.S. insurer in a $4 million claim under a directors and officers policy arising from the failure to properly supervise lending operations at regional bank.
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Representation of international insurer in a $5 million claim under a malpractice policy arising from the failure to detect financial fraud.
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Representation of domestic insurer in a $10 million claim under a directors and officers policy arising from the failure of a publicly traded financial institution.
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
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Representation of a U.S. insurer in a $4 million claim under a directors and officers policy arising from the failure to properly supervise lending operations at regional bank.
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Representation of international insurer in a $5 million claim under a malpractice policy arising from the failure to detect financial fraud.
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Representation of domestic insurer in a $10 million claim under a directors and officers policy arising from the failure of a publicly traded financial institution.
Commercial Litigation
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Representation of a domestic surety in performance bond dispute arising from improves to the D.C. metro’s Orange and Blue lines;
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Representation of a corporate client in a $30 million fraud and breach of fiduciary duty action against a publicly traded company.
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Representation of a condominium association in an asbestos-related construction dispute.
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Representation of a corporate client in a $2 million breach of contract action against a publicly traded company.
- Author, Computer Crime Coverage: Analyzing coverage for cyber breaches and other computer crimes under commercial crime policies, American Bar Association, Commercial Crime Policy, November 2014
Admissions
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Memberships
- State Bar of Illinois
- American Bar Association
- The Fidelity Law Association
- The Surety Claims Institute
Education
- J.D., Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1996
- B.A., Bradley University, 1993