Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine Recognizes Edelson McGuire Partners

CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jay Edelson, founder and managing partner of Edelson McGuire, LLC was recognized by the Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine as a 2012 Illinois Super Lawyer, and his partner, Myles McGuire, was recognized as a 2012 Rising Star for the second year in a row.   These awards are based on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement and are given to no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers per state.

Edelson focuses his practice on plaintiff's-side consumer class action litigation, where he has been appointed lead counsel in numerous high profile cases, including privacy suits against Facebook and Netlfix, the Thomas the Tank lead paint litigation, and cases brought in the wake of the federal bailouts against Chase and Citibank.  His settlements are collectively valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.  In addition to his class action work, Edelson advises start-ups on strategic planning and compliance issues.

In past years, Edelson, who teaches class action law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, has been recognized as a top Illinois lawyer under the age of 40 by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, as a leading Illinois class action attorney by Benchmark Plaintiff, and has been called one of the "most creative minds in the legal profession" by the American Bar Association. 

McGuire has been one of the nation's leaders in prosecuting technology class action lawsuits, including those involving electronic commerce, cellular telephony and wireless media.  He has secured the key federal decisions holding that text messages are covered by the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act, leading to multi-million dollar settlements against companies such as Timberland Co., 20th Century Fox, and Simon & Schuster.  His cases involving unauthorized mobile content fraud have resulted in industry wide reforms and settlements collectively valued at hundreds of millions of dollars. 

About Edelson McGuire:  Edelson McGuire is a national law firm focusing on plaintiff's class action litigation and providing strategic and legal advice to start-ups.  Its attorneys have testified before the United States Senate on class action issues and have been asked to work on federal and state legislation and policy issues involving banking, cellular telephony and consumer privacy.  Their plaintiffs'-side cases and settlements have been collectively valued over one billion dollars and have changed the consumer protection policies of numerous industries. More information on the firm can be found at www.edelson.com.

Contact: Brittany Ray, 312-572-7219, [email protected]

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