Terry Moritz

Terry Moritz formed Terry F. Moritz LLC, a boutique litigation and alternative dispute resolution firm, in 2014. Mr. Moritz has more than 45 years of experience litigating a wide variety of complex commercial disputes both in court and ADR settings. Prior to forming his present firm, he was a principal in several significant firms, most recently Goldberg Kohn Ltd., where he founded and built the firm’s litigation practice and served as chair of the Litigation Group for over 25 years. Mr. Moritz is employing the knowledge he has gained as an advocate to resolve disputes more effectively and efficiently through mediation, arbitration and a focused strategic approach to settlement.

Mr. Moritz has worked extensively as an advocate and an arbitrator in the electric energy field, as well as the railroad, construction and financial service industries. He has arbitrated over 60 commercial matters including disputes concerning fossil fuel power plants, renewable energy resources, long-term power purchase agreements, fuel supply and transportation agreements. He has extensive knowledge of the nuclear energy field, and he has successfully tried complex tax disputes involving nuclear generating facilities and telecommunications companies. He has extensive experience representing corporate trustees in disputes involving complex financial instruments and has also represented numerous individuals in their role as members of private and public company boards.

Mr. Moritz is a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), serving on its energy, commercial and joint venture panels, and is certified by the ADR Committee of the Midwest Independent Systems Operator (MISO) and the Midwest Reliability Organization as an energy mediator and arbitrator. He is a charter member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN), Illinois Chapter, and Adjunct Professor of Law at Loyola University School of Law focusing on ADR issues. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and serves as the chair of its Chicago Chapter, and is a board member and panelist for the Forum for International Conciliation & Arbitration (FICA). Mr. Moritz has been a member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) serving on the CPR Energy, Oil and Gas Committee.

Mr. Moritz is a member of the Board of Governors of the Loyola University School of Law Alumni Association and serves on the Board of the Big Shoulders Fund, a major Chicago charitable organization.

Mr. Moritz is admitted to practice in New York and in Illinois and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. He received both his law degree in 1970 and his B.A. in 1966 in English from Loyola University. He has been recognized annually as one of Illinois’ best commercial litigators by the Leading Lawyers Network, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers and was elected to membership in the American Law Institute. Mr. Moritz is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Chicago Bar Association.