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| Name: |
Barry E. Fields |
 |
| Law
Firm: |
Kirkland
& Ellis LLP |
| Address: |
200 E. Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601
|
| Phone
Number: |
312.861.2081 |
| Email: |
bfields@kirkland.com |
| Specialty
Areas: |
Commercial litigation, products liability litigation, mass tort litigation, and computer consulting malpractice litigation |
| Licenses: |
Licensed to practice in the State of Illinois |
| Education
and Honors: |
B.A., Bellarmine College (1988); J.D., University of Chicago (1991) |
| Professional
Background: |
Barry
E. Fields is a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.
He has been with the firm since 1992. Before joining Kirkland
& Ellis, Mr. Fields clerked for the Honorable Boyce F. Martin,
Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Mr. Fields was graduated from Bellarmine College, summa cum
laude, in 1988 with a B.A. degree in chemistry. He received
his J.D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1991.
Mr. Fields has extensive litigation experience in a wide range
of matters. His practice areas include products liability, mass
tort, computer consulting malpractice, securities fraud, fraud,
commercial, and civil rights litigation. He has handled cases
in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan,
Nebraska, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. |
| Major
Clients: |
Motorola,
Inc.; General Motors Corporation; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP;
BP Products North America Inc.; City of Chicago |
| Public
Service/Community Affairs: |
Member, U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois' Rules Advisory Committee; Member, University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee; Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School |
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Memberships and/or Corporate Directorships: |
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