Colleen Baime Partner - Baker & McKenzie LLP DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAWYER OF THE YEAR Colleen Baime is a partner in the Chicago office and a highly regarded litigator licensed in both Illinois and California. She focuses her practice on complex litigation matters defending clients against a broad array of liabilities, including contract disputes, product liability, civil conspiracy, fraud, misrepresentation, securities litigation, environmental claims, and general commercial litigation. Practice Focus An experienced trial lawyer, Colleen has personally tried over a dozen cases to verdict, guiding major corporations through all aspects of high-stakes disputes. She has also served as the supervising trial counsel responsible for developing, directing and approving litigation strategy and the presentation of evidence in over 30 trials. In addition, Colleen counsels clients in litigation avoidance, risk management, and resolution strategies. She routinely negotiates the favorable resolution of matters using data analytics to drive innovative and advantageous outcomes that reduce transaction costs and avoid the expenditure of trial resources. Beyond her litigation work, Colleen has also briefed and argued multiple cases to the Illinois appellate courts and briefed appeals to the California courts of appeal. While in law school, Colleen served as an editor of the Stanford Law & Policy Review and was a member of the Stanford Law Review. Admissions Illinois~United States California~United States ABOUT COLLEEN BAIME “Colleen has personally tried over a dozen cases to verdict, guiding major corporations through all aspects of high-stakes disputes.” Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2023 66 USA
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