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 Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education

Harvard University, J.D., 1979

Stanford University, B.A., with distinction, 1976

Related Capabilities

Financial Institutions Financial Institutions

Employment & Labor Employment & Labor

Business & Commercial Disputes Business & Commercial Disputes

Finance Finance

Consumer Fraud Consumer Fraud

Insurance (Class Actions) Insurance (Class Actions)

Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices (Class Actions) Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices (Class Actions)

Cross-border Employment Issues Cross-border Employment Issues

Class Actions Class Actions

Financial Services Financial Services

Class Actions & Mass Torts Class Actions & Mass Torts

Antitrust Class Actions Antitrust Class Actions

Shareholder Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Shareholder Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions

Food, Ag & Nutrition (Class Actions) Food, Ag & Nutrition (Class Actions)

Employment Class & Collective Actions Employment Class & Collective Actions

Sports (Class Actions) Sports (Class Actions)

Data Privacy, Telecommunications & Collections Data Privacy, Telecommunications & Collections

Investigations Investigations

Regulation, Compliance & Advisory Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Financial Institutions Financial Institutions

Employment & Labor Employment & Labor

Business & Commercial Disputes Business & Commercial Disputes

Finance Finance

Consumer Fraud Consumer Fraud

Insurance (Class Actions) Insurance (Class Actions)

Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices (Class Actions) Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices (Class Actions)

Cross-border Employment Issues Cross-border Employment Issues

Class Actions Class Actions

Financial Services Financial Services

Class Actions & Mass Torts Class Actions & Mass Torts

Antitrust Class Actions Antitrust Class Actions

Shareholder Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Shareholder Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions

Food, Ag & Nutrition (Class Actions) Food, Ag & Nutrition (Class Actions)

Employment Class & Collective Actions Employment Class & Collective Actions

Sports (Class Actions) Sports (Class Actions)

Data Privacy, Telecommunications & Collections Data Privacy, Telecommunications & Collections

Investigations Investigations

Regulation, Compliance & Advisory Regulation, Compliance & Advisory

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Financial Institutions Financial Institutions

Employment & Labor Employment & Labor

Business & Commercial Disputes
Finance
Consumer Fraud
Insurance (Class Actions)
Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices (Class Actions)
Cross-border Employment Issues
Class Actions
Financial Services
Class Actions & Mass Torts
Antitrust Class Actions
Shareholder Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions
Food, Ag & Nutrition (Class Actions)
Employment Class & Collective Actions
Sports (Class Actions)
Data Privacy, Telecommunications & Collections
Investigations
Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Financial Institutions
Employment & Labor