Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Mark DeMonte focuses his practice on assisting clients through all phases of complex federal and state litigation, including discovery, pretrial dispositive motion practice, trial, post-trial, and appeals. Since joining the Firm in 2006, he has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court in cases involving state law breach of contract claims, allegations of fraud, claims arising from state and federal False Claims Acts, and legal actions founded upon the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Mark served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert L. Miller Jr., Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. During this time, Mark assisted in the judicial administration and resolution of complex civil and criminal litigation involving federal and state law, including class actions and cases transferred for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings by the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation.

Mark is a graduate of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Rate School, and dedicates a portion of his practice to assisting utility clients in regulatory proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission and civil litigation before Illinois state and federal courts. He also assists in the counseling of those utility clients on compliance with state laws and regulations.

Areas of Practice

• Trial Practice
• Energy
• Energy Dispute Resolution

Representative Cases

• Miller et al., v. National City Bank et al., Case No. 08-CV-4016 U.S.D.C., (N.D. IL) , (2009)
• Schaefer v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., No. 07 C 2316 (N.D. Ill.); Wexler v. Commonwealth Edison Co., et al., No. 07 C 2318 (N.D. Ill.)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• Illinois

Education

• Ohio State University

Address

77 West Wacker
Chicago, IL 60601-1692

Phones

1.312.269.4232 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com