Philip Whistler is an attorney in Ice Miller's Litigation Group. He focuses his practice on complex litigation and arbitration involving commercial contracts, corporate governance, trade regulation and securities and finance.
Philip has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© in four different litigation categories; Antitrust, Commercial, Banking and Finance, and Municipal. In three of these – Antitrust, Banking and Finance, and Municipal – he has been named a Best Lawyers® Litigator of the Year. He is a "Litigation Star" in Benchmark Litigation and consistently receives the top “Band One” rating in Commerical Litigation in Chambers & Partners America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Representative engagements include:
1. Represented a county economic development commission in litigation over a $140 million tax incentive package for construction of a $1 billion steel mill.
2. Obtained an eight-figure settlement on behalf of the Indiana Department of Insurance in suit against former officers, directors, and investment advisors of a failed insurance company.
3. Successfully defended a regional bank in customer litigation relating to interest rate swaps.
4. Represented a regional bank's securities affiliate in a 100-plus claimant FINRA case involving a failed mutual fund.
5. Defended a major oil company in antitrust and franchise litigation brought by a group of franchisees.
6. Represented broker/dealers and other registered entities in FINRA arbitrations, state and federal securities regulatory actions, and investigations involving a variety of issues such as customer suitability claims, auction rate securities, municipal advisors, and due diligence.
7. Represented a manufacturer of implantable cardiac defibrillators in jury trial of $200+ million patent infringement suit.
8. Represented a wholesale wine industry group in a constitutional challenge to Indiana statutes regulating internet sales of wine.
9. Represented a bearing manufacturer in 2-week jury trial on supply contract.
10. Represented Butler University in suit to recover priceless collection of historic ballet costumes and music scores.
11. Represented the donor of a $25 million gift to a not-for-profit foundation that spent the money contrary to the donor's intent; succeeded in having the Board of Directors of the foundation removed and having a Receiver appointed.
12. He has also represented numerous closely held and public companies and their officers and directors in litigation involving derivative claims and corporate governance.
Philip joined Ice Miller in 1978 after graduating with honors from Harvard Law School where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisors. He is also an honors graduate of Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in history. Between college and law school, he worked for the Metropolitan Development Commission of the City of Indianapolis.
Reported and Representative Cases
- Clark Floyd Landfill, LLC v. County of Clark, Indiana, 2019 WL 1282053
- Daw v. Hancock County Assessor, 2019 WL 1198821
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 483 F.Supp.2d 734; 2007 WL 925115
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION; 2007 WL 1411923
- Wallace v. International Business Machines Corp., 467 F.3d 1104, 2006-2 Trade Cases P 75,480, 80 U.S.P.Q.2d 1956, ,C.A.7 (Ind); 2006 WL 3231415
- Kentuckiana Medical Center LLC v. Clark County, Ind., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 2006-1 Trade Cases P 75,230; 2006 WL 146625
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, F.Supp.2d 1021; 2006 WL 517611
- Wallace v. Free Software Foundation, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 2006-1 Trade Cases P 75, 291; 2006 WL 2038644
- Wallace v. International Business Machines Corp., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, Slip Copy, 2006-1 Trade Cases P 75,317; 2006 WL 1344055
- Estate of Verdak v. Butler University, 856 N.E.2d 126, Ind. App; 2006 WL 3166141
- Hotseller v. Pfizer, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION; 2005 WL 756224
- City of Austin Police Retirement System v. ITT Educational Services, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION; 2005 WL 280345
- Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. v. St. Jude Medical, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION; 2005 WL 1070681
- City of Austin Police Retirement System. ITT Educational Services, Inc.,UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 388 F.Supp.2d 932; 2005 WL 2278123
- Wallace v. Free Software Foundation, Inc., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 2005-2 Trade Cases P 75, 060; 2005 WL 3239208
- RWJ Companies, Inc. v. Equilon Enterprises, LLC., UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION; 2005 WL 3544295
- Butler University v. Estate of Verdak, 815 N.E.2d 185, Ind. App.; 2004 WL 2110825
- Marwil v. Farah, CASE NO. 1:03-cv-0482-DFH , UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION , 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23140
- Fanimation Design & Mfg. v. Emerson Elec. Co., IP 01-0842-C-M/S , UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION , 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6475
- CMG WORLDWIDE, INC. v. 4 M ENTERPRISES, CAUSE NO. IP 00-0375 C-M/S, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20558
- HAS, Inc. v. Bridgton, Inc., CAUSE NO. IP 98-167-C H/G, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7083
- HAS, Inc. v. Bridgton, Inc., CAUSE NO. IP 98-0167-C H/G, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21777
- Centillion Data Sys. v. Ameritech Corp., CAUSE NO. IP 98-1748-C-Y/F, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 193 F.R.D. 550; 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21834
- Eveready Battery Co. v. Zinc Prods. Co., Case No. 4:98CV514 RWS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI, EASTERN DIVISION, 21 F. Supp. 2d 1060; 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15277
- HAS, Inc. v. Bridgton, Inc., CAUSE NO. IP 98-0167-C H/G, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22872
- Deans v. Tutor Time Child Care Sys., IP 97-828-C-B/S, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 982 F. Supp. 1330; 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18428
- Frontier Corp. v. Telco Communs. Group, CAUSE NO. IP 97-0433-C H/G, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 965 F. Supp. 1200; 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11785; 1997-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) P71,896
- Resuscitation Techs. v. Continental Health Care Corp., CAUSE NO. IP 96-1457-C-M/S, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3523
- Roller Bearing Co. of Am. v. Emerson Power Transmission Corp., Civ. No. 3:95-CV-2583 (EBB), UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22339
- Blackburn v. Sweeney, No. 94-2737, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 53 F.3d 825; 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 9963; 1995-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) P70,980; 1995-2Trade Cas. (CCH) P71,153, 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 14772
- Huff v. Biomet, No. 43A03-9503-CV-69, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, THIRD DISTRICT, 654 N.E.2d 830; 1995 Ind. App. LEXIS 1008; 2 Wage & Hour Cas. 2d (BNA) 1554
- Harold Wright Co. v. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., No. 94-1782, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 49 F.3d 308; 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 3916
- Hammes v. AAMCO Transmissions, No. 93-3884, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 33 F.3d 774; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 22955; 1994-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) P70,695, May 11, 1994, Argued, August 24, 1994, Decided, Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied October 20, 1994, Reported at: 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 29368
- B-Dry Owners Ass'n v. B-Dry Sys., No. 49A02-9309-CV-506, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, SECOND DISTRICT, 636 N.E.2d 161; 1994 Ind. App. LEXIS 772
- Henson v. CSC Credit Servs., No. 93-3441, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 29 F.3d 280; 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 17030; 29 Fed. R. Serv. 3d (Callaghan) 546
- Blackburn v. Sweeney, Civil No. 4:93cv0050AS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, HAMMOND DIVISION, 850 F. Supp. 758; 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5382; 1994-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) P70,744
- Henson v. CSC Credit Servs., CAUSE NO. IP 92-637-C, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 830 F. Supp. 1204; 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12700
- FDIC v. Bierman, Nos. 91-2893, 91-2941, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 2 F.3d 1424; 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 20459; 127 A.L.R. Fed. 703
- Wright-Moore Corp. v. Ricoh Corp., Nos. 92-1060, 92-1140, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 980 F.2d 432; 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 29708, Rehearing Denied1992, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 32451
- Griffin v. Munco Assoc., Supreme Court No. 29S00-8912-CV-923, SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA, 589 N.E.2d 220; 1992 Ind. LEXIS 119
- First Nat'l Bank v. Logan Mfg. Co., No. 66S03-9106-CV-494, SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA, 577 N.E.2d 949; 1991 Ind. LEXIS 130; 18 A.L.R.5th 999
- Wright-Moore Corp. v. Ricoh Corp., CIVIL NO. F 86-35, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, FORT WAYNE DIVISION, 794 F. Supp. 844; 1991 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20475
- Farmers State Bank v. Clark Equipment Co., No. 50A03-9106-CV-168, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, THIRD DISTRICT, 582 N.E.2d 452; 1991 Ind. App. LEXIS 2114
- Wright-Moore Corp. v. Ricoh Corp., Nos. 89-2784, 89-2854, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 908 F.2d 128; 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 11914, Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied August 28, 1990. Reported at: 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 15259
- Alexander v. Lynch Corp., No. IP 86-36-C, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA, INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION, 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13993; 12 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1822
- Morrison v. Murray Biscuit Co., No. 85-2825, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 797 F.2d 1430; 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27697; 1986-2 Trade Cas. (CCH) P67,210
- Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Co., No. 84-3108, UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT, 791 F.2d 532; 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25254; 1986-1 Trade Cas. (CCH) P67,104
- Boucher v. Exide Corp., No. 91A02-8602-CV-56, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, SECOND DISTRICT, 498 N.E.2d 402; 1986 Ind. App. LEXIS 3029
- Dunkelbarger Constr. Co. v. Watts, No. 1-785 A 183, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, FIRST DISTRICT, 488 N.E.2d 355; 1986 Ind. App. LEXIS 2294
- Husted v. McCloud, No. 683 S 209, No. 1-1181 A 320, SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA, 450 N.E.2d 491; 1983 Ind. LEXIS 880
- Husted v. Gwin, No. 1-782 A 173, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, FIRST DISTRICT, 446 N.E.2d 1361; 1983 Ind. App. LEXIS 2767
- Husted v. McCloud, No. 1-1181 A 320, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, FIRST DISTRICT, 436 N.E.2d 341; 1982 Ind. App. LEXIS 1244
- Indiana Ins. Co. v. Federated Mut. Ins. Co., No. 1-480A 101, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, FIRST DISTRICT, 415 N.E.2d 80; 1981 Ind. App. LEXIS 1218
- Fenley Farms, Inc. v. Clark, No. 1-1279A 349, COURT OF APPEALS OF INDIANA, FIRST DISTRICT, 404 N.E.2d 1164; 1980 Ind. App. LEXIS 1472; 76 Ind. Dec. 228
- Kuhn v. Kuhn, No. 480S89, SUPREME COURT OF INDIANA, 273 Ind. 67; 402 N.E.2d 989; 1980 Ind. LEXIS 643
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (ICLEF) on Complex Litigation, Oct. 7, 2008