Elizabeth E. Babbitt

Elizabeth is an accomplished trial lawyer, business litigator, and counselor.  She has significant experience leading large and small corporations, public utilities, and municipalities through complex litigation and disputes.  Elizabeth has a unique depth of experience representing clients in civil rights, class action, and employment litigation.  She is one of the lead attorneys representing the City of Chicago in the litigation, negotiation, and ongoing implementation of the Chicago Police consent decree and has expertise regarding police practices, use of force, crisis intervention, and police reform measures. 

Elizabeth also regularly advises businesses regarding matters relating to employment discrimination, unfair business practices, trade secrets, restrictive employment covenants, and breaches of fiduciary duties.  Beyond the litigation context, Elizabeth provides sophisticated advice to businesses regarding compliance on equal access and equal employment issues in the workplace.  Prior to joining Taft, Elizabeth was a federal law clerk for the Honorable John W. Darrah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

"Chapter 5: Problems in Contract Formation," Contract Law (2020 edition) published by IICLE, co-author with Paul Coogan.