Lawrence LaSusa

LaSusa Law Offices, PLC

Lawrence LaSusa Business Law, Commercial Litigation

LaSusa Law Offices, PLC

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Lawrence R. LaSusa is a results driven attorney with a proven ability to create winning, cost effective solutions to complex problems, negotiate and draft contracts, and handle litigation, covering a wide range of business and legal issues, based on his success in the corporate, law firm and government practice. From 1987 to 1990, he served as an Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, concentrating in securities and investment fraud, financial institution regulation and enforcement, and labor and employment law.

From 1991 to 1996, he served as Litigation Counsel for Homart Development Co., a $2 billion commercial real estate development subsidiary of Sears. Mr. LaSusa was responsible for handling litigation covering every aspect of Homart’s business, including joint venture and partnership disputes, land acquisition and zoning matters, environmental and construction issues, labor union and employment matters, bankruptcies, lease and license defaults, and personal injury claims. He had first chair trial responsibility for all litigation matters handled in-house. During his tenure at Homart, he recovered over $11 million through litigation, arbitration, negotiation and alternative dispute resolution, creating a 1000% increase over the prior four-year period. He also served as lead trial counsel in a lawsuit challenging a $9.5 million real estate tax abatement agreement resulting in a judgment for Homart that was affirmed twice on appeals to the Connecticut Supreme Court. In 1993 he received the Chairman’s Award of Excellence for creating and implementing innovative methods to handle litigation, resulting in a 50% decrease in the length of lawsuits and a 50% decrease in annual outside counsel fees.