Ian H. Fisher

Ian H. Fisher

Chicago, IL recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2021
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454 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Biography

Ian H. Fisher represents commercial clients ranging from small entrepreneurs to Fortune 100 companies. Ian has successfully litigated cases involving real estate, antitrust, trade secret misappropriation, restrictive covenant, consumer, contract, and business tort disputes.

Ian has substantial experience defending against class action and navigating multidistrict litigation proceedings. He has successfully defended on appeal many of his trial court victories. He is skilled at identifying strategies that align with his clients’ business goals. Having served as a general counsel for both a law firm and a small company, Ian has a unique understanding of in-house counsel’s perspective.

Ian counsels clients on a wide range of issues central to their business needs, including Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) compliance, insurance policies and claims, risk mitigation, and restrictive covenants. Ian chairs the firm’s Biometric Privacy Practice Group, helping clients navigate these complex matters as they arise, especially under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”).

Illinois Super Lawyers has repeatedly named Ian to its ranks, declaring him one of its “Top 100 Attorneys” for multiple years. For more than 17 years, the Leading Lawyers Network has named Ian as a “Leading Lawyer” in both Commercial Litigation and Class Action/Mass Tort Defense, and he has been ranked more recently as a “Leading Lawyer” in Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition Law. He is also rated AV Preeminent® 5/5 by Martindale-Hubbell, its top rating for ethical standards and legal ability.

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Overview

  • Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1994
  • Grinnell College, B.A., graduated 1991

  • Illinois, 1994

  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including its Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Illinois, 1994
  • Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1994
  • Grinnell College, B.A., graduated 1991
  • U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (including its Trial Bar)
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Privacy and Data Security Law
Awards:
  • Ranked by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial (2024)

  • Honoree, Legal500, United States Chicago Elite, Commercial Disputes (2025)

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, 2021
  • Illinois Super Lawyers®, 2005, 2010-20
  • Top 100, Illinois Super Lawyers®, 2010-16
  • Leading Lawyers, Commercial Litigation (2005-20), Class Action/Mass Tort Defense (2005-20), Trade Secrets /Unfair Competition Law (2018-20), Leading Lawyers Network
  • “Forty Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch, Chicago Lawyer, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, 2008
  • AV Preeminent® 5/5, Martindale-Hubbell

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