Diverse and collaborative commercial litigation experience

Jessica Heckinger Nowak guides clients on a wide variety of commercial litigation issues. She has experience with disputes on issues such as licensing, actions seeking to enforce restrictive employment covenants, trade secrets, breach of contract, breaches of fiduciary duties, intellectual property and trademark, patent, employment, securities litigation and litigation related to real estate transactions. Jessica has handled matters in federal, state, appellate and bankruptcy courts, as well as arbitration hearings. With clients ranging from some of the world’s largest corporations to privately held companies and individuals, her litigation work covers areas such as:

• Health care and medical devices
• Intellectual property (IP)
• Employment
• Real estate disputes

Jessica works collaboratively with her clients on every matter, developing a deep understanding of their needs, goals and operations to maximize her ability to effectively and efficiently represent them while minimizing disruption to their business.

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• DePaul University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006)
  • DePaul University Law Review, member
  • Phi Delta Phi Honors Society

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.S., with highest distinction, 2003)
  • Bronze Tablet recipient