Benjamin B. Folsom is an associate at Foley & Lardner, where he is a member of the Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice.
Mr. Folsom helps clients litigate a variety of complex commercial matters in state and federal courts across the country. Mr. Folsom’s experience includes:
- Commercial foreclosure matters involving retail, office, hotel and multi-tenant properties, including the defense of claims brought against lenders and special servicers
- Litigating breach of contract and UCC sales cases, including a successful motion for summary judgment in a UCC case involving the sale of engines which resulted in a judgment of almost $2 million for our client, in addition to numerous favorable results for our clients
- Zoning and land use litigation, including successfully defeating a constitutional attack brought in state court on an Institutional Planned Development which allowed for the expansion of a hospital’s campus. Condominium Association of Commonwealth Plaza v. City of Chicago et al., 924 N.E.2d 956 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010)
- Successfully moving to dismiss claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act
- Litigating a multi-party product liability/recall matter involving numerous claims made by parties up and down the supply chain
- Defending and successfully resolving personal injury cases, including wrongful death claims
- Successfully bringing and defending motions for change of venue and forum non conveniens
Mr. Folsom also assists clients on a pro bono basis, with a particular focus on representing applicants for asylum before the Immigration Court.
A graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2007), Mr. Folsom received his law degree with high distinction, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He was also an articles editor for the Iowa Law Review. He received his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Macalester College (B.A., 1999).
Mr. Folsom is admitted to practice in Illinois, before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and before the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, and the Eastern District of Wisconsin.