Bardia Fard

Email: bfard@acumenlawgroup.com

Bardia Fard concentrates his practice in the fields of commercial and consumer litigation.  Bardia also advises start-up and mid-sized businesses on formation, commercial negotiations and transactions, contract matters, joint ventures, and managing growth.

Prior to co-founding Acumen Law Group, Bardia was an attorney at a commercial litigation firm in Chicago and a law clerk to the Honorable Allen S. Goldberg, Circuit Court of Cook County.  Bardia also acts as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses, including automotive dealerships, start-up software companies, physician practice groups, and insurance agencies.

Bardia has co-authored articles for industry publications, including the Illinois State Bar Association. He is fluent in Spanish and Farsi.

Education

Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D.)

University of Illinois (B.A. in Finance)

Publications

The Misunderstood Limited Liability Partnership: A Comparison to Limited Liability Companies, Illinois State Bar Association Corporation, Securities & Business Law Forum, Vol. 54, No. 4 (March 2009), co-author

Attorney Liability Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Newsletter of the ABA Sec. Bus. Opportunity and Commercial Law Comm. (2^nd Quarter 2009), co-author

You Say Tomato, I say Tomahto: Court Holds Illinois Sureties Act Applicable to Guarantors, Newsletter of the ABA Sec. Bus. Opportunity and Commercial Law Comm. (2^nd Quarter 2009), co-author

Professional Memberships

Illinois State Bar Association

Chicago Bar Association

Chicago Society PNA

Polish American Chamber of Commerce

Bar Admissions

Illinois