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Ellen E. Bonacorsi

Senior Counsel

St. Louis

People /

Ellen E. Bonacorsi

Senior Counsel

St. Louis

Ellen E. Bonacorsi

Senior Counsel

St. Louis

T: +1 314 259 2804

Biography

Biography

Ellen Bonacorsi has practiced exclusively in the area of civil litigation since 1979. She has trial experience in federal and state courts, as well as in arbitral forums. Her litigation practice has covered a broad range of practice areas, including general commercial cases, product liability actions, securities cases, and employment actions. Ms. Bonacorsi currently practices primarily in the area of complex commercial litigation. She has been counsel for corporate clients in the defense of national and state class actions; has served as counsel for defendants in shareholder derivative actions; was counsel in a commercial arbitration for former shareholders on post-merger claims that resulted in a multi-million dollar award; and has been involved in internal corporate investigations on behalf of businesses and independent and special committees to boards of directors.

Ms. Bonacorsi has spoken on civil practice and alternative dispute resolution issues in local CLE-accredited seminars. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Missouri Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers and the Defense Research Institute. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner with another law firm in St. Louis.

Civic Involvement & Honors

Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure, 2003-2007
Food Outreach, 2008-2009

Pro Bono Committee (Chair)

Admissions

Illinois, 1981
Missouri, 1979
United States Courts of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits

United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri and Southern District of Illinois