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Jaran
Moten

Jaran Moten is a litigator who represents companies, private equity firms, and other sophisticated clients in complex commercial disputes, mass and toxic tort matters, bankruptcy-related litigation, and high-stakes business conflicts.

Before joining Blanchet LLP, Jaran was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis and later joined Phillips Lytle’s Chicago office. His experience spans technology, pharmaceuticals, medical and dental devices, energy, telecommunications, retail, petrochemicals, packaging, and financial services.

Jaran is known for learning the client’s business, mastering the subject matter, and bringing practical judgment to disputes that do not fit neatly into one category.

Jaran Moten's experience includes:

• Representing Fortune 500 companies in mass and toxic tort matters.
• Representing private equity firms in disputes arising from mergers and acquisitions.
• Representing distressed companies in bankruptcy litigation proceedings.
• Handling sophisticated commercial matters across technology, pharmaceutical, energy, telecommunications, petrochemical, financial services, and other industries.

• Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
• University of Kansas, B.A., with honors

• Illinois
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

• National Black Lawyers, 40 Under 40, Illinois
• Legal Assistance Foundation, Housing Volunteer of the Year

• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Center for Conflict Resolution, Board Member