Neil G. Nandi
Areas of Focus
Overview
Fortune 500 corporations, privately held companies, and individuals turn to Neil Nandi to represent them in a wide variety of disputes, including complex commercial litigation, class action defense, and government investigations. Neil has litigated antitrust cases, False Claims Act matters, and contract and fraud suits, particularly on behalf of clients in the health care industry.
Career & Education
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Law Clerk, Honorable James B. Loken, 2014–2015 - Massachusetts
Legal Intern, Cyber Crime, Attorney General's Office, 2013 - Department of Justice
Legal Intern, Civil Frauds, 2012
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., summa cum laude, 2009
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2014
- Illinois
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Junior Board Member: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
- Pathfinder: Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2021
Neil's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.22.25
Second Circuit Expands District Court Review of Magistrate Judge Report and Recommendations
In October 2025, the Second Circuit addressed a recurring procedural issue: the standard of review district judges must apply to objections to magistrate judge reports and recommendations (“R&Rs”) on dispositive motions. In Nambiar v. The Central Orthopedic Group, LLP, the Second Circuit clarified that district judges are required to conduct a de novo review of any portion of an R&R to which a party has made timely and specific objections—even when those objections restate arguments previously made before the magistrate judge. This decision resolves confusion stemming from district courts that have limited de novo review to "new" arguments, and it sets clear expectations for how parties should challenge R&Rs going forward.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.28.25
Press Coverage | 03.20.24
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
Representative Matters
- Took and defended depositions, prepared witnesses, and drafted a motion for a preliminary injunction on behalf of a third-party logistics company pursuing trade secret and restrictive covenant litigation.
- Argued and drafted a successful motion to dismiss on behalf of a commercial lending and financing company defending contract-based claims.
- Drafted motions to dismiss and assisted in settlement negotiations in a putative class action alleging Sherman Act violations.
- Investigated allegations in a federal subpoena and drafted presentations to the government on behalf of a pharmacy chain defending against FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute allegations.
- Drafted amicus briefs in multiple federal appellate and district courts on behalf of immigration law professors opposing restrictive immigration policies.
- First-chaired an arbitration hearing and took depositions in a pro bono commercial lease dispute.
Neil's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.22.25
Second Circuit Expands District Court Review of Magistrate Judge Report and Recommendations
In October 2025, the Second Circuit addressed a recurring procedural issue: the standard of review district judges must apply to objections to magistrate judge reports and recommendations (“R&Rs”) on dispositive motions. In Nambiar v. The Central Orthopedic Group, LLP, the Second Circuit clarified that district judges are required to conduct a de novo review of any portion of an R&R to which a party has made timely and specific objections—even when those objections restate arguments previously made before the magistrate judge. This decision resolves confusion stemming from district courts that have limited de novo review to "new" arguments, and it sets clear expectations for how parties should challenge R&Rs going forward.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.28.25
Press Coverage | 03.20.24
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
Recognition
- Law360: Illinois Editorial Board, 2024
Neil's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.22.25
Second Circuit Expands District Court Review of Magistrate Judge Report and Recommendations
In October 2025, the Second Circuit addressed a recurring procedural issue: the standard of review district judges must apply to objections to magistrate judge reports and recommendations (“R&Rs”) on dispositive motions. In Nambiar v. The Central Orthopedic Group, LLP, the Second Circuit clarified that district judges are required to conduct a de novo review of any portion of an R&R to which a party has made timely and specific objections—even when those objections restate arguments previously made before the magistrate judge. This decision resolves confusion stemming from district courts that have limited de novo review to "new" arguments, and it sets clear expectations for how parties should challenge R&Rs going forward.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.28.25
Press Coverage | 03.20.24
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
Insights
Neil's Insights
Client Alert | 3 min read | 12.22.25
Second Circuit Expands District Court Review of Magistrate Judge Report and Recommendations
In October 2025, the Second Circuit addressed a recurring procedural issue: the standard of review district judges must apply to objections to magistrate judge reports and recommendations (“R&Rs”) on dispositive motions. In Nambiar v. The Central Orthopedic Group, LLP, the Second Circuit clarified that district judges are required to conduct a de novo review of any portion of an R&R to which a party has made timely and specific objections—even when those objections restate arguments previously made before the magistrate judge. This decision resolves confusion stemming from district courts that have limited de novo review to "new" arguments, and it sets clear expectations for how parties should challenge R&Rs going forward.
Client Alert | 1 min read | 02.28.25
Press Coverage | 03.20.24
Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
