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Allyson Cady

She / Her / Hers

Associate
Cleveland
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216.363.6214
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Allyson represents clients in complex corporate and commercial litigation matters in state and federal court, as well as before the American Arbitration Association.

Allyson is experienced in all phases of litigation from pre-suit investigation through trial, and if required, appeal. She advises and represents clients in a vast array of industries from large psychotherapy conglomerates to local affiliates of sizeable corporate entities. Allyson regularly represents and advises clients with regard to subpoena responses, government investigations, and general commercial and consumer-related disputes.

In addition to her commercial litigation practice, Allyson represents and advises construction clients in disputes involving liens and breaches of contract.

Before joining Benesch, Allyson served as an extern to Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She also served as a certified legal intern for the Lake County Public Defender’s office where she regularly defended juveniles in cases involving misdemeanor offenses.

Representative Experience

  • Assisted with drafting a successful appellate brief regarding choice of law and claims provisions in a contract between a contractor and subcontractor relating to a large scale project commissioned in Michigan.
  • Second-chaired a bench trial on behalf of a large scale investment bank against claims of usurious interest. Assisted with trial preparation, as well as pre-trial drafting of pleadings, as well as discovery, dispositive, and trial motions.
  • Assisted in defense of Fortune 500 company in Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act litigation. Assisted with drafting of pleadings, discovery, dispositive motions, and trial motions.
  • Successfully negotiated and resolved consumer disputes against a sizeable motor vehicle company and its dealerships.
  • Provide compliance counseling to psychotherapy conglomerate regarding duties in responding to a subpoena, as well as compliance with government investigations.
  • Serve as outside General Counsel to professional association of +52,000 nurse anesthetists. Recently, filed an Amicus brief on behalf of AANA regarding scope of practice and title preservation in the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
  • Litigation
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Cannabis
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law, 2019, J.D.
    • magna cum laude
    • Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Team
    • Health Matrix Journal of Law-Medicine, Executive Articles Editor
  • University at Buffalo, 2016, B.A., Legal Studies
    • summa cum laude
    • Minors in Sociology, Political Science, and Spanish
    • Undergraduate Mock Trial, Member and Captain
  • Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; and Construction Law, 2024
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • American Transportation Law Professionals
Articles and Presentations
April 25, 2023
The FTC Has Not Taken Its Foot Off the Pedal on "Made in the USA" Claims
April 2, 2020
Benesch Women in Construction Spring 2020
April 2019
50 Shades of Data Sharing: How a Uniform Fifty-State Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Can Restore Discretion to Opioid Prescribers and Autonomy to Chronic Pain Patients, 29 Health Matrix 464 (2019)

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August 17, 2023
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Beyond the Office
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Assists with management and operation of the Case Western Reserve School of Law Ault Mock Trial Team and Case Western Reserve Undergraduate Mock Trial Team
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With the L4GG Reproductive Rights Project
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