Brian O'Connor Watson
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
Recognized since 2022
Chicago, Illinois
Commercial Litigation
Brian gets things done: a nationally ranked lawyer with engineering and business expertise who’s just as comfortable trying cases in the courtroom as he is creating solutions at the negotiation table.
As a trusted advisor, skilled negotiator, and courtroom lawyer, Brian has successfully represented clients through every stage of litigation from pre-suit resolution through hard-fought trials and verdicts to complex appeals and enforcement. Clients praise his responsiveness, work ethic, and team approach.
- E-mail: bwatson@rshc-law.com
- Direct Phone Number: 312-471-8776
- Phone Number: 312-471-8700
- Lawyer Page: https://www.rshc-law.com/attorneys/attorney/brian-o'connor-watson
- 70 West Madison Street, Suite 2900
Chicago, IL 60602
- Gender: Male
- Chicago-Kent College of Law at IIT, J.D., cum laude, graduated 2010
- Purdue University, M.S., Engineering, graduated 2005
- DePaul University, M.B.A., with distinction, Delta Mu Delta, graduated 2004
- Michigan Technological University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, Economics Minor, cum laude, graduated 2002
- Illinois, Illinois State Bar
- Indiana, Indiana State Bar
- Missouri, Missouri State Bar
- Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Bar
- American Bar Association - Member
- Chicago Bar Association - Member
- Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Illinois State Bar Association - Member
- Indiana State Bar Association - Member
- Missouri Bar Association - Member
- Wisconsin Bar Association - Member
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- United States District Court
Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
16 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Commercial Litigation
- The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers® (Commercial Litigation, 2022-2023)
- Illinois Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Defense Law: General, and Products Liability Defense Law, Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2020-2022)
- Top 100 Emerging Lawyers, Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2020)
- Illinois Emerging Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Defense Law: General, and Products Liability Defense Law, Law Bulletin Media Leading Lawyers (2017-2019)
- Chicago's Notable Rising Stars in Law, Crain's Chicago Business (2021)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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