Connor Doughty
Connor Doughty represents clients in complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on pharmaceutical and medical device clients in product liability litigation.
Connor represents pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in individual, class action, and multidistrict litigation across numerous state and federal courts. His experience covers various facets of pre-trial litigation, including strategic legal research and analysis, discovery and e-discovery, dispositive motion practice, and depositions and expert discovery.
In addition to his work in life sciences litigation, Connor is a member of multiple Tucker Ellis teams that serve as national counsel in products liability litigation for Fortune 500 companies. Connor also has experience defending various corporations in employment practices litigation, as well as lawsuits under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
Away from work, Connor enjoys cooking through his latest cookbook, catching Cubs games at Wrigley Field, and exploring his Chicago neighborhood with his family.
- Education
- University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2021); Order of the Coif; Rickert Award for Excellence in Legal Writing; Notes Editor, Elder Law Journal; Harno Scholar; CALI Awards for Federal Courts, Constitutional Law, Legal Research, Secured Transactions, Family Law, State and Local Government Law, Elder Law, and Negotiation Strategies and Skills
- University of Kentucky (B.A., summa cum laude, 2017); Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society
- State Admissions
- Illinois, 2021
- Federal Admissions
- United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Obtained dismissal of multiple cases through timely dispositive motion practice, including for failure to state a claim, untimely and improper service, statute of limitations, and the nullity doctrine
- Leads Plaintiff Fact Sheet and Defendant Fact Sheet team for a large pharmaceutical manufacturer in multidistrict litigation
Publications
- “The Ins and Outs of Plaintiff Fact Sheets in Multidistrict Litigation,” DRI’s For the Defense (October 2023)
- “Illinois Supreme Court Holds Five-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to All BIPA Claims,” Tucker Ellis Client Alert (February 2023)
- “Overtime Exemption Rules Are Changing (Again): Here’s How You Can Prepare for Them,” Pay It Forward, American Payroll Association (August/September 2022)
- The Silent Generation: Removing Barriers to Addressing Intimate Partner Violence Among the Elderly, 29 Elder L. J. 181 (2021)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2026)
- Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars® (2026)
- Chicago Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
