Overview
Sammi focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts and arbitral forums across the country, including matters involving defamation, breach of contract, business torts, and closely held business disputes.
Sammi represents companies, executives, and individuals through all stages of litigation and arbitration, from pre-suit counseling through trial. In her defamation practice, she has represented high-profile individuals and large corporations in all phases of reputational disputes, from cease-and-desist letters and retraction demands to litigating defamation claims through trial. Sammi is currently part of the team representing a voting machine company in multiple lawsuits arising from defamatory statements made after the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election, including a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News.
Sammi currently serves on Benesch’s Hiring Committee, is a founding member of Benesch’s Jewish Employee Resource Group and previously served on the Young Leadership Division Board of the Jewish United Fund (JUF) of Chicago.
