Brian I. Hays

Brian focuses on defending clients in high-stakes class action litigation, representing insurance companies, financial institutions, and national corporations. His practice encompasses claims under federal and state antitrust laws, RICO, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), breach of contracts/insurance policies, and other consumer protection statutes. Brian has extensive experience in both state and federal courts, including bench and jury trials, and regularly appears in courts nationwide.

Brian stays abreast of the latest TCPA developments, representing some of the nation’s largest companies in class action litigation and helping them develop robust TCPA compliance programs. He also defends clients in consumer class actions involving breach of contract, fraud, and various consumer protection statutes.

Brian’s antitrust and competition practice includes defending civil antitrust cases and advising on merger analyses and investigations, particularly in the insurance industry. He also represents companies in intellectual property and trade secrets matters, helping them to enforce noncompete and nonsolicitation clauses to protect proprietary business information.

• Represented direct marketers facing class action claims under the TCPA.
• Advised clients on developing robust TCPA compliance programs for direct marketing and independent agents.
• Defends insurance companies against class action claims alleging improper payment reductions through “silent PPOs.”
• Acted as antitrust counsel for a health insurer, securing regulatory approval from more than a dozen states for an $8.7 billion acquisition, facilitating a major industry consolidation.
• Served as liaison counsel for a joint defense group in a putative class action involving more than 100 defendants, addressing antitrust and RICO claims, and achieving a coordinated defense strategy.
• Represented insurance companies and financial institutions in enforcing noncompete and non-solicitation agreements nationwide.
• Enforced consent decrees prohibiting political discrimination in employment for various government entities.

• Daily Journal, Top Verdicts (2023)
• The Deal, Deal of the Year (2019)
• Independent Voters of Illinois – Independent Precinct Organization, Legal Eagle Award (2007 and 2021)