Partner
Lucia Nale
Professional Liability, Consumer Litigation & Class Actions, Product Liability & Mass Torts
Overview
Lucia Nale, a Litigation & Dispute Resolution Partner in our Chicago office, is a member of Mayer Brown’s firm-wide governing Partnership Board and founded and serves as a chair of the firm’s Consumer and Class Action practice. Lucia focuses her practice on complex commercial and consumer litigation on behalf of financial services and other industry clients, with a particular emphasis on defending banks and mortgage lenders in consumer class actions and enforcement matters, lender liability litigation, and the provision of related regulatory and compliance advice. Lucia was ranked by Chambers USA for Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Litigation) in 2021 and 2022. One client commented, “I am really impressed by her. She is brilliant and is regarded as one of the top consumer finance litigators in Chicago and in the country." Lucia was recognized in 2018 by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Chicago’s Notable Women’s Lawyers for her precedent setting results fending off class actions. Lucia is currently on the Mortgage Bankers Association's Legal Issues & Regulatory Compliance Committee.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago, BA, summa cum laude
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, JD, magna cum laude
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Admissions
- Illinois
Courts
- US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board Member, Chicago Area Foundation for Legal Services, supporting organization of the Chicago Community Trust