Senior Managing Associate

Ross O. Kloeber IV

Commercial Litigation and Disputes
Securities and Shareholder Litigation

rkloeber@sidley.com

Chicago +1 312 853 7067

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ROSS KLOEBER has experience representing both defendants and plaintiffs in a variety of complex civil litigation in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels, with a particular focus on securities, shareholder, and corporate governance issues.

Ross has significant experience related to disputes arising in the mergers and acquisitions context, including purchase price adjustment disputes and claims related to breach of representations and warranties. Ross also has experience litigating issues related to cybersecurity and consumer data privacy as well as government enforcement actions, internal investigations, and compliance counseling. Ross has briefed successful dispositive and discovery motions in federal and state court. He has further experience in both fact development and formal discovery processes, including witness interviews and managing complex document discovery. Ross also has significant experience working alongside transactional teams to develop strategy in anticipation of potential or threatened litigation related to ongoing transactions. In addition, Ross has significant trial experience. His work has involved clients in a variety of industries, but he particular experience with clients in the financial services and life sciences industries.

Ross received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, where he served as a senior editor on the Notre Dame Journal for Law, Ethics, and Public Policy as well as the vice president of the Notre Dame Moot Court Board. Ross earned his B.A. in anthropology from the University of Rochester, where he was also a four-year member of the football team.

Experience

Ross’s recent work includes:

Successfully obtaining dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) of a putative class action lawsuit alleging various consumer data privacy violations against a global pharmacy chain.
Representing a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer in federal qui tam litigation under the False Claims Act.
Representing a major securities clearing house in a civil action involving allegations of insider trading before reaching a favorable settlement.
Representing a private equity firm in opposing an emergency motion for a receivership related to an action for foreclosure on a large commercial real estate property in Illinois state court before reaching a favorable settlement.
Representing a hedge fund in a case involving a variety of breach of contract and unfair business practices claims in federal court.
Representing a Fortune 100 company in multiple state lawsuits alleging violations of various state false claims acts related to the issuance of municipal securities.
Successfully obtaining court-ordered inspection of corporate books and records on behalf of a minority shareholder in connection with a disputed going private transaction.

Served as lead counsel in an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking review under the Administrative Procedure Act of two combat veterans medical retirement and disability rating decisions. Negotiated a voluntary remand to the veterans’ military branches for redetermination, and successfully obtained medical retirement status and increased disability ratings on remand.
Served as lead counsel for an off-duty Chicago Policy Officer in a successful action seeking recovery of damages resulting from a car accident in Illinois state court.
Represented elementary school students in appeals of expulsion.

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