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| | Address | | 203 North La Salle Street, Suite 1900 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601-1293 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | | DLA Piper practices in the following areas of law:
Advertising, Promotion and Trade Practices; Aerospace and Defense; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization; Biosciences; Business and Technology; Class Action Litigation; Communications; Construction; Copyrights; Corporate Governance and Protective Practices; Corporate and Securities; Domain Name Practice; Drug and Medical Device; Electronic Commerce and Privacy; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Energy; Environmental; Federal Affairs and Legislative; Finance; Finance, Financial Services and Bankruptcy; Franchise and Distribution; Franchise and Distribution-International; Franchise and Distribution-Litigation; Franchise and Distribution-Technology; Government Contracts; Government Controversies; Governmental Affairs, Land Use and Development; HIPAA Privacy and Security; Health Care; Homeland Security; Information Technology; Insurance and Reinsurance; Insurance and Surety Litigation; Intellectual Property; International Commerce and Litigation; Iraq Reconstruction; Labor and Employment Law; Leasing; Legislative Financial Services; Litigation; Lodging and Timeshare; Medical Malpractice Defense; Mergers and Acquisitions; Multifamily Housing and Community Development Law; Nonprofit Organizations; Outsourcing; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Pesticide; Private Client Services; Product Liability and Toxic Torts; Professional Liability; Project Finance; Public Finance; REITs and Real Estate Securitization; Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Securities Litigation; Sports Facilities Development; State Legislation and Public Policy; Tax; Tax Policy and Legislation; Technology Transfer; Trademark Litigation; Trademarks; Transportation; Venture Capital and Emerging Companies; White Collar; Workout Experience. | Firm Profile:
DLA Piper has approximately 3,700 lawyers in 25 countries and 64 offices throughout the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. It has leading practices in corporate, finance, human resources, litigation, real estate, regulatory and legislative, tax, and technology, media and communications. | | Firm Size: 1492 |
Other Office Locations of DLA Piper
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
East Palo Alto, California, U.S.A.
La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Sacramento, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Diego, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Reston, Virginia, U.S.A.
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Stanley J. Adelman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1968, Wisconsin; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., with honors, 1964; J.D., 1967). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Wisconsin National Moot Court Team, 1965-1966. Editor, Wisconsin Law Review, 1965-1967. Member of Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1985—. Past President and Member, American Inns of Court (Markey-Wigmore). Member, The Lawyers Club of Chicago. Member: Chicago Council of Lawyers (Committees on: State Judiciary; Federal Judiciary; Ethics and Professional Responsibility). Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Stanley J. Adelman | | Karl M. Ahlm (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1993); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Email: Karl M. Ahlm | | Ross J. Altman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1978); George Washington University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Ross J. Altman | | Richard W. Ashley III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1995, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1988); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1994). Order of John Marshall. Staff Editor, Law Review. Member: Chicago, New York State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Taxation. Email: Richard W. Ashley III | | James L. Beard (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1976); Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with highest honors, 1980). Member, Illinois Institute of Technology Law Review, 1979-1980. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Business Law. Email: James L. Beard | | Michael L. Ben-Isvy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1990); Northwestern School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael L. Ben-Isvy | | Adam T. Berkoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Wisconsin and Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.A., with honors, 1991); Marquette University Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: Iron Cross Society; Golden Key. Executive Editor, Marquette Law Review. Co-Author, Chapter, "Condo Hotels," Hotel Investments: Issues and Perspectives, Educational Institute, American Hotel & Lodging Association (2006). Adjunct Professor, DePaul University Real Estate Center. Speaker: "Condo Conversions - Is The Party Over?" The Wall Street Transcript, Conducting Due Diligence In The Purchase and Sale of Commercial Real Estate (May 23, 2006); "Hotel Condominiums," Chicago Mortgage Attorneys Association, Chicago, Illinois (January 18, 2006); "Mixed-Use Properties: Working Condo Hotels Into the Equation," The Symposium on Financing, Developing and Operating Condo Hotels, Miami, Florida (September 7-8, 2005); "The Great Conversion from Office to Condominiums: The Impact on Commercial Real Estate Firms," BOMA Conference, Anaheim, California (June 27, 2005); "Own vs. Lease: 501(c)3s and Commercial Condominiums," Union League Club of Chicago (May 25, 2005); "Urban Mixed-Use Development," Commercial Property News Mixed-Use Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (October 28, 2004); "Current Condominium and Developer Issues," Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois (June 12, 2003). Member: Chicago Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Adam T. Berkoff | | Mark A. Berkoff (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1983); University of Chicago (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Litigation; Creditors Rights; Trial Practice. Email: Mark A. Berkoff | | Stuart M. Berkson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1979-1980. A.I.C.P.A. Elijah Watt Sells Gold Medalist, 1977. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1977. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Law; Taxation. Email: Stuart M. Berkson | | Jason L. Booth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1995); Harvard University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jason L. Booth | | Daniel S. Brennan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys. Practice Areas: Construction; Litigation. Email: Daniel S. Brennan | | Michael G. Brennan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Universite Catholique de l'Ouest, Angers, France; University of Notre Dame (B.A., with high honors, 1974); Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland; DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1979). Member, De Paul International Moot Court. Founding Chairman of Franchising and Distribution Law Subcommittee, International Young Lawyers Association; Former Vice Chairman of Intellectual Property Committee, Inter-Pacific Bar Association; Chairman of International Franchising Committee, International Bar Association. Listed in International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Domestic and International Business Law; Franchising and Licensing. Email: Michael G. Brennan | | Timothy W. Brink (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1992, U.S. District Court, Central of California; 1994, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.S.E., summa cum laude, 1987; M.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1991). General Motors Scholar. Author: "Use It or Lose It: Collateral Estoppel May Bar Debtors from Suing Bankruptcy Professionals for Malpractice," Bankruptcy Court Decisions, April 1999; "Discretions and Indiscretions: The Seventh Circuit Rules on §328(c)," American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, March 1998; "Value Capturing Devices to Resolve Valuation Disputes Between Unsecured Creditors and Equity Security Holders," Southwest Bankruptcy Law Institute, 1994. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Finance; Financial Restructuring. Email: Timothy W. Brink | | Hal M. Brown (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., B.A., 1964; J.D., cum laude, 1967). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities Law; Public and Private Securities Offerings; Business Law; Real Estate; Capital Markets. Email: Hal M. Brown | | Peter C. B. Bynoe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1976); Business School, Harvard University (M.B.A., 1976). Life Trustee, Goodman Theatre, 1984—. Trustee, Rush University Medical Center, 1992—. Director, CORE Center for the Prevention, Care and Research of Infectious Diseases, 1996—. Director, Rewards Network, 2002—. Director, Covanta Holding Corporation, 2004—. Director, Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, 1993-2005. Board of Directors/Member, Chairman, Commission on Chicago Historical and Architectural Landmarks, 1985-1997. Director, Uniroyal Technology Corporation, 1992-2002. Overseer, Harvard University, 1993-2002. Director: Economic Club, 1993-2000; Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, 1995-2000; Trans Africa Forum, 1995-1997. Chairman, Chicago Planning and Development Commission, 1997-2004. Director: JACOR Communications, Inc., 1997-1999; Blue Chip Broadcasting, 1999-2002; divine interVentures, inc., 2000-2001. Member: Chicago Art Institute Alliance; Commercial Club of Chicago, 1997-2000. Commercial Real Estate Broker, 1982. Member: Chicago, Cook County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Transactions: Negotiated new stadium/arena deals for the Cincinnati Reds and Bengals, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Brewers, Washington Redskins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and the Denver Nuggets. Practice Areas: Sports; Entertainment. Email: Peter C. B. Bynoe | | William J. Campbell, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1980, U.S. Courts of Appeals, Second, Fifth and Ninth Circuits; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). [Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1970-1982, Active Duty, 1973-1976; Lt.]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: William J. Campbell, Jr. | | Diana Chafey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1990); Valparaiso University (J.D., 1994). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Regulation; Reinsurance; Corporate Law. Email: Diana Chafey | | William Choslovsky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1995, Alaska; 1997, Colorado. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1990); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: Decalogue Society. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation. Email: William Choslovsky | | Louis S. Cohen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1978); Northwestern University (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development and Finance; Sports Law. Email: Louis S. Cohen | | Joseph E. Collins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joseph E. Collins | | Merle Teitelbaum Cowin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Order of the Coif. Member, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1976-1978. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Real Estate Finance; Workouts; Banking Law. Email: Merle Teitelbaum Cowin | | Jesse A. Criz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Accountancy, 1995); Loyola University Chicago (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Capital Markets; Business Taxation; Corporate. Email: Jesse A. Criz | | John T. J. Cusack (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1986, Illinois. Education: Drew University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); George Washington University (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development Law; Finance Law; Real Estate Finance; Business Law; Real Estate Capital Markets. Email: John T. J. Cusack | | Gregory R. A. Dahlgren (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1979); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1982). Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1979. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Taxation (Federal, State and Local) Law; Real Estate; Capital Markets. Email: Gregory R. A. Dahlgren | | Byron S. Delman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1961, Illinois and Indiana. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1958; J.D., 1961). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance Law. Email: Byron S. Delman | | Peter J. Donoghue (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1986); Duke University (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Peter J. Donoghue | | Brian K. Doyle (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1986); Loyola University (J.D., 1993). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Transactions; Bankruptcy. Email: Brian K. Doyle | | Mary Kay Gara Dreyfus (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.F.A., highest honors, 1987); John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Bronze Tablet Scholar; Order of John Marshall; Staff Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1993-1995. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Mary Kay Gara Dreyfus | | Janice L. Duban (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1974); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Recipient, West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Janice L. Duban | | Gina L. Durham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1996); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Order of the Coif. Article and Notes Editor, DePaul Business Journal. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Gina L. Durham | | Steven E. Ehrlich (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., in Accountancy with honors, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1985. Email: Steven E. Ehrlich | | Michael H. Elam (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Indiana and Illinois. Education: Macalester College (B.A., 1976); Colorado College; Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; Indiana University (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Instructor, Indiana University School of Law, 1980. Physical Scientist, U.S. EPA, 1976. Attorney, Senior Attorney, Branch Chief, Deputy Regional Counsel, Region V, U.S. EPA, Chicago, Illinois, 1998-1989. Special Assistant AA for Enforcement, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C. (Co-Chairman, Environmental Law Practice Group). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Environmental; Natural Resources; Real Estate Transactions; Corporate; Litigation; International. Email: Michael H. Elam | | Peter M. Ellis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); The Ohio State University (J.D., 1998). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation(60%); Franchise Distribution(30%). Email: Peter M. Ellis | | Mark I. Feldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois (B.S.I.E., with high honors, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Listed in: Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Trademarks, 2007); International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers, 2003-2004; Guide to the World's Leading Trade Mark Practitioners, 2002-2006; Leading Lawyers, 2003-2006; Illinois Super Lawyers, 2005-2006; 2005 Who's Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers. Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (President 2005-2006; President-Elect, 2004-2005; Board of Managers, 1995-1997; Appointed to the National Public Advisory Committee for Trademark Affairs, 1997-2000); American Intellectual Property Law Association (Chairman, Franchise Law Committee, 1995-1997). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law(100%). Email: Mark I. Feldman | | Lawrence J. Fey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1979); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Washington University Law Quarterly, 1985-1986. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Lawrence J. Fey | | Albert E. Fowerbaugh, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., Economics, with honors, magna cum laude, 1986); University of Michigan (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Albert E. Fowerbaugh, Jr. | | Harold W. Francke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with special honors, 1974); University of Illinois (J.D., 1979). Member, National Moot Court Team. Practice Areas: General Real Estate; Land Use; Annexation; Zoning; Public Sector Financing; Real Estate Litigation. Email: Harold W. Francke | | Elizabeth H. Friedgut (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1989, Illinois. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1980). With United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C., 1980-1987. Practice Areas: Housing and Urban Development Law; Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Elizabeth H. Friedgut | | Deborah L. Gersh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1980); University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; George Washington University (J.D., honors, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. (Chair, Chicago Corporate and Securities Group). Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Health Care Law; Corporate Law. Email: Deborah L. Gersh | | Mark A. Gershon, P.C. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1983; J.D., 1986). Co-Author: Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual (Lexis Law Publishing 1997) and Chapter 12, Land Use and Development Controls in Basic Real Estate Volume II, I.I.C.L.E. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Real Estate Development Law; Electric Power; Energy Project Development; Land Annexation; Environmental Land Use; Zoning Law; Public Authority Finance. Email: Mark A. Gershon, P.C. | | Michael S. Gershowitz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1993); Northwestern University (J.D., 1997). Author, "Waiver of the Plea-Statement Rules," Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 86:4, Summer, 1996. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Michael S. Gershowitz | | Thomas F. Geselbracht (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Marquette University (A.B., 1976); University of Chicago (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Justice Seymour Simon, Illinois Supreme Court, 1979-1981. Principal Author, Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual Lexis Law Publishing, 1997. Co-Author, Condemnation of Property: Practice and Strategies for Winning Just Compensation, Wiley Law Publication, 1994. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness, 1985-1996; Vice-Chair, 1996; Director, Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., 1985—; Secretary-Treasurer, 1996; Vice-Chair, 1997; Chair, 1998. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice; Real Estate. Email: Thomas F. Geselbracht | | Andrew R. Gifford (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Homerton College, Cambridge University; University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, 2001. Law Clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Buckley, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1998-2000. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Arbitration. Email: Andrew R. Gifford | | Richard E. Ginsberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1988); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1991). UCLA Law Review. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Venture Capital; Partnership Formation. Email: Richard E. Ginsberg | | Allen J. Ginsburg, (P.C.) (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1973, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1968). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1966. Practice Areas: Acquisitions, Divestitures and Mergers Law; Franchise Law; Franchise Relations Law; Hotel and Resort Law; Resort Timeshares. Email: Allen J. Ginsburg, (P.C.) | | Joshua M. Glazov (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1999, Illinois. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1992); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Timeshare. Email: Joshua M. Glazov | | David Glickstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and California. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., with honors, 1963); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1966). Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review, 1965-1966. Teaching Fellow, Stanford University School of Law, 1966-1967. Member: Chicago Bar Association; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: David Glickstein | | Larry S. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1968); University of Illinois (J.D., 1971). Member, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1969-1971. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Larry S. Goldberg | | Edward S. Goldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1983); University of Chicago (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Staff Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1985-1986. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1983. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Commercial Leasing Law. Email: Edward S. Goldman | | Robert H. Goldman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Real Estate Development Law. Email: Robert H. Goldman | | Stephen M. Gordon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (M.B.A., 1986; B.A., with high honors, 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1985. Practice Areas: Taxation; REITS; Real Estate Securitization; Corporate Law; Partnership Law; Real Estate; Capital Markets. Email: Stephen M. Gordon | | Ross Green (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Chicago (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Real Estate Development Law. Email: Ross Green | | David V. Hall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Southern California (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: David V. Hall | | Errol R. Halperin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1964; J.D., 1967); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1968). Member, De Paul Law Review, 1966-1967. Assistant Branch Chief, Legislation and Regulations Division, Office of the Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1968-1972. Legislation Attorney, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress, 1977-1979. Practice Areas: Corporate Mergers; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Taxation (Federal, State and Local) Law; Real Estate (Property) Law; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Structuring and Taxation of International Transactions; Real Estate; Capital Markets. Email: Errol R. Halperin | | Gregory W. Hayes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Northern Michigan University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1996); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 2002). Member, Michigan Law Review, 1994-1996. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Real Estate; Capital Markets. Email: Gregory W. Hayes | | Brendan P. Head (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Private Equity; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Brendan P. Head | | Stuart Hershman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Recipient: Regents-Alumni Scholarship; Angell Scholarship. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Franchise Law; Antitrust Law. Email: Stuart Hershman | | John H. Heuberger (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1977, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1970); University of Miami (J.D., 1973); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1971. Attorney, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1974-1976. Trustee, Village of Deerfield, Illinois, 1993-2001. Practice Areas: Business Law; Public/Private Partnerships; Securities Law. Email: John H. Heuberger | | Jennifer D. Homer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1987; LL.M. in Taxation, 1996); Drake University (J.D., 1995). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Banking Law; Secured Lending; Aircraft Finance and Leasing. Email: Jennifer D. Homer | | Paul Homer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1951, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1947); Northwestern University (J.D., 1951). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Northwestern Law Review, 1950-1951. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Decalogue Society of Chicago. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; General Litigation. Email: Paul Homer | | Leroy G. Inskeep (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif. Member and Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, 1972-1973. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Leroy G. Inskeep | | Samuel B. Isaacson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Pennsylvania; 1983, Illinois; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Appellate Moot Court Board, 1981-1982. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; The Lawyer's Club of the City of Chicago. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Samuel B. Isaacson | | Richard Blake Johnston (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.M.E., 1986); University of Nebraska (M.B.A., 1989); Loyola University (J.D., 1997). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property. Email: Richard Blake Johnston | | Howard E. Kane (Partner) admitted to bar, 1952, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1949); Northwestern University (J.D., 1952). Order of the Coif. Editor, Illinois Law Review, 1951-1952. Member: American College of Real Estate Lawyers (former Governor); Anglo-American Real Property Institute (former Chairman). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Real Estate Development Law; Commercial and Transactional Law. Email: Howard E. Kane | | Sandra Y. Kellman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with high honors, 1973); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Note and Comment Editor, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Property Law; Real Estate Development; Landlord and Tenant Law; Project Finance; Power Plant Development; Hospitality Industry. Email: Sandra Y. Kellman | | Jonathan D. King (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1986); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1989). Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Northwestern University School of Law, 1992-2000. Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense. Email: Jonathan D. King | | Richard F. Klawiter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: St. Olaf College (B.A., 1985); Harvard University (M.A., 1987); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1990). Associate Editor, Stanford Law Review. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Richard F. Klawiter | | Robert W. Kleinman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1968); Boston University (J.D., 1971). Note Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1970. Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Robert W. Kleinman | | Matthew S. Klepper (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: North Central College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Order of the Coif. Named Outstanding Political Science Major, North Central College. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Matthew S. Klepper | | Ian S. Kopelman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Knox College (B.A., cum laude, 1971); University of Iowa (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: "Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America, 2000. Author of numerous papers including: Chapter in book, "The Problem with QDROs," Profit Sharing Council Journal p. 13, Sept./Oct., 1995; "Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 New Rollover and Withholding Plans," Trusts & Estates, p. 8, November, 1992; "Section 410 (b) Minimum Coverage Rules," Profit Sharing Handbook, February, 1990; "Coping With 410 (b)," Profit Sharing Council Journal, July 1988; "New Limitations Applicable to Defined Contribution Plans," in Profit Sharing in the Eighties 44, 1988; "Disposition of Retirement Plans on an Athlete's Retirement," The Sports Lawyer, Summer 1988; "The Problems Involved in Qualified Domestic Relations Orders," Profit Sharing Council Journal, April, 1986; "Overview of Top Heavy Plans Under TEFRA," Profit Sharing Council Journal, January 1983; "Favorable Determination Letters and Vesting," Profit Sharing Council Journal, January 1982; "A Capsule View of Retirement Plans," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 1982; "Fiduciary Responsibilities Under ERISA: What Every Business Person Needs to Know, (Book: Inside the Minds: Employee Benefit Law). Member, Advisory Committee, Leading Lawyers of Illinios, 2004—. Selected Illlinios "Super Lawyer," Chicago Magazine 2005. Frequent Speaker and Adjunct Professor of Law at the John Marshall Law School. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Employee Benefits Committee, 1985-1986), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; WEB, Inc.; Midwest Benefits Conference (Chairman, Legal and Legislative Committee, 1991-1993); Profit Sharing Council of America (Legal Counsel and Executive Office Member, Board of Directors, 1997-2005; Legal and Legislative Committee, 1991—, Communications Committee, 1988-1991); Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, 1982—); Society for Human Resource Management. (Chair, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group). Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Email: Ian S. Kopelman | | Robyn Koyner (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, Illinois. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1996); University of Michigan (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Robyn Koyner | | Michael P. Kuppersmith (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1987, California; 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1984). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California; Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate Law. Email: Michael P. Kuppersmith | | Forrest B. Lammiman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin; 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Puget Sound Christian College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); Vanderbilt University (M. Div., 1969); Yale University (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1975); University of Iowa (J.D., with high distinction, 1983). Order of the Coif. Contributing Editor: "Insolvency & Bankruptcy" Volume of the Fletcher Cyclopedia of Law of Corporations. Member, Board of Directors, American Board of Certification, 1992-2003. Co-Author: "Five Ways to Prevent the BAPCPA from Abusing Executive Compensation in Chapter 11," Bankruptcy Court Decisions, Vol. 49, Issue 7 (Jan. 22, 2008); "Bargaining Away a Seat At the Table: Are Assignments of Voting Rights Enforceable?," Bankruptcy Court Decisions, Vol. 48, Issue 19 (Sept. 18, 2007); "Main Case' is Where Insurer's Principal Place of Business is Located," Bankruptcy Court Decisions, Vol. 47, issue 2 (2006); "Risks for Insurers Facing Asbestos Disease Claims in Chapter 11," Declarations, Winter 2007; "Discretion and Indiscretions: The Seventh Circuit Rules on Sec. 328(c)," ABI Journal, March 1998. Presenter: Issues of Legal Ethics under the Bankruptcy Code at several seminars, including presentations at the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, the Wisconsin State Bar Insolvency Section and the Mid-South Commercial Law Association; Fourth Annual Distressed Debt Investing Forum, on issues relating to Directors and Officers Liability in the Context of Restructuring and Bankruptcy. Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Litigation); Turnaround Management Association; American Board of Certification (Member: Board of Directors, 1992-2003; National Certification Board For Bankruptcy Attorneys); Vanderbilt Divinity School Board of Visitors. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law and Litigation; Business Reorganizations; Insurance Insolvency Litigation; Securities Litigation; Fraud Litigation. Email: Forrest B. Lammiman | | Stephen A. Landsman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Wharton School of Finance at University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Order of the Coif. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance Law. Email: Stephen A. Landsman | | Ty D. Laurie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1983); University of Michigan (J.D., 1986). Chair, Zoning Board of Appeals, Village of Glenview, 1996-2002. Member: American Bar Association (Chair, Design Division, 1996-1999, Member, Governing Committee, 2001-2004, Publications Chair, 2004, Chair-elect, 2005-2006, Chair, 2006-2007, Forum on the Construction Industry; Co-chair, Technology Subcommittee, Construction Litigation Committee, 1997-1999); American Bar Foundation; American College of Construction Lawyers; American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator and Mediator). Practice Areas: Construction Law(85%); Alternative Dispute Resolution(5%); Arbitration(5%); Mediation(5%). Email: Ty D. Laurie | | Robert J. LeDuc (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1999, Massachusetts. Education: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (B.B.A., 1992); New York University (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Federal Income Tax. Email: Robert J. LeDuc | | Norman M. Leon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Boston University (B.A., 1988); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1992). Comments Editor, Brooklyn Law Review. Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Member: American Bar Association (Forum on Franchising) . Practice Areas: Antitrust; Trade Regulation; Litigation; Franchise and Distribution. Email: Norman M. Leon | | Ronald M. Lepinskas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of Chicago Law Review. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Ronald M. Lepinskas | | Jason W. Levin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1980; J.D., 1983). Associate Member, 1981-1982 and a Managing Editor, 1982-1983, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Intellectual Property; Information Technology. Email: Jason W. Levin | | Peter A. Levy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1971); University of Chicago (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Time Sharing Law. Email: Peter A. Levy | | Susan Grob Lichtenfeld (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois and U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with special honors and distinction, 1974); Washington University (J.D., 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Assistant Editor, Washington University Urban Law Annual, 1976-1977. Practice Areas: Finance. Email: Susan Grob Lichtenfeld | | Janet A. Lindeman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Gettysburg College (B.A., 1984); St. John's University (J.D., 1987). Senior Scholars Seminar. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Janet A. Lindeman | | Roger L. Longtin, (P.C.) (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1967); University of Illinois (J.D., 1973). Editor of the Attorney General's Report for the Illinois State Police Journal, 1975-1976. First Amendment and Commercial Speech under the U.S. Constitution. Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois assigned to the Special Prosecutions Unit, 1973-1976. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Actions; Regulatory Law; Privacy Law; First Amendment Law. Email: Roger L. Longtin, (P.C.) | | Gerald B. Lurie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1966); DePaul University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Trial Practice. Email: Gerald B. Lurie | | David G. Lynch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.A., 1971); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, University of Illinois Law Forum, 1973-1974. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: David G. Lynch | | Robert S. Markin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1984). General Counsel and Chief of Staff, Chicago Board of Education, 1995-1997. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Government. Email: Robert S. Markin | | Christina L. Martini (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.S., Industrial Engineering, with University Honors (highest distinction), 1991); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Note and Comment Editor, Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, 1993-1994. Author: "Medical Waste Regulation in the U.S.: a Dire Need for Recognition and Reform," Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business, Fall 1993. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; International Trademark Association; Brand Names Education Foundation. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Advertising Law; Promotion Law; Trade Practices; Copyrights; Domain Name Practice; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation. Email: Christina L. Martini | | Adrianne C. Mazura (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1973); Wayne State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978). Member, 1976-1977 and Note & Comment Editor, 1977-1978, Wayne State Law Review. Co-Author: "Drug Testing in the Workplace," BNA, 1989. Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Secretary, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2006-2007. Named Illinios Leading Lawyer, 2004 and Super Lawyer, 2005, 2006, 2007. Member, ALI ABA Advisory Panel on Employment and Labor Law, 2006-2007. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor Law); Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Litigation; Trial Practice. Email: Adrianne C. Mazura | | Andrew W. McCune (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Washington University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1986); University of Chicago (J.D., 1989). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Andrew W. McCune | | Sally J. McDonald (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1986); Duke University (J.D., 1990). Member, Executive Committee, Moot Court Board. Authored Chapter in 1996 and 2000 Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Employment Discrimination Handbook. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Board of Managers, 1999-2001; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law. Email: Sally J. McDonald | | Keith W. Medansky (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1984); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Member: American Bar Association; Intellectual Property Association of Chicago (Co-Chair, Trademark Committee); Brand Names Educational Foundation. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation; Trademarks; Trademark Litigation. Email: Keith W. Medansky | | Adam M. Meek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1988); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Adam M. Meek | | David E. Mendelsohn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, England and Wales; 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University College of London, Faculty of Laws, London, England (LL.B., with honors, 1985); Lancaster Gate College of Law, London, England (with honors, 1986); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1991); Insurance School of Chicago (ARe., 1994); Insurance Institute of Americas (Certificate of Completion of Insurance Reinsurance Regulation, 1996). Publication: "Contracts, Regulatory and Coverage Issues of Global Import," The Euromoney Global Insurance Handbook, 2005; "Everybody Will Benefit from Spitzer," Insurance Day, February 11, 2005; "US Primary Risk Broker and Reinsurance," The Euromoney Global Insurance Handbook, 2004; "Terrorism and Security Issues: Management Responsibility," D&O Advisor (Summer 2003); "'Know-Your-Customer' Laws Come to Real Estate," USA Patriot Act, Real Estate Chicago (September 2002); "The Best Laid Y2K Plans...," Gen. Reins. Year 2000 (August 1999); "Y2K: A Reinsurance Perspective," 9 Mealey's Litig. Rep., Reinsurance No. 15, 17-37 (1998), reprinted as "Insurers, Reinsurers Grapple with Y2K Issues," Y2K Counselor, April 1999 at 5 Beware Common Account Reinsurance, 8 Mealey's Litig. Rep., Ins. Insol. No. 9 (1997); "The Year 2000 Software Problem: Reinsurers Beware," RAA Executive Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 11 (1997); "The Year 2000 Software Problem: The Most Ominous Legal Concern Facing Businesses Today," Insurance Specialist Vol. 2, Iss. 5 (1997) at 40; "The Year 2000 Software Problem: Reinsurers Beware," Mealey's Litigation Report Vol. 8, No. 4 (June 25, 1997); "Viatical Settlements and the Elderly: An Emerging Market," (unpublished 1996); "Insurer Receiverships," Longman's INT'L INS. LAW & REG. (D. Campbell ed., 1995); "Caught Between Rocks and Hard Places: The Plight of Reinsurance Intermediaries Under U.S. and English Law," 16 Mich. J. Int'l L. 485 (1995), reprinted in 8 Nat'l Ins. L.Rev. 79 (1996); "Derivatives in Insurer Receiverships," (unpublished 1995); "Insurance Company Receiverships: What Does the Future Hold?," ABA National Institute on Solvency Concerns with Foreign Insurers and Reinsurers/Recent Developments/U.S. Reform Efforts (1994); "Insurance Futures Contracts and Options: The Long and Short of It (excerpts only)," Financial Reinsurance & Futures Newsletter No. 32 (April 1994). Contributing Author to Reinsurance and Claims chapters of RECEIVER'S HANDBOOK FOR INSURANCE COMPANY INSOLVENCIES (1st and 2d eds. 1992, 1994); "Re Insurance Antitrust Litigation," 2 Ins. Law & Practice 112 (1992); Illinois, International Business Series, Legal Aspects of Doing Business in North America and Canada (Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, (Fall 1992, 1993) (3 part article); Franchise UPDATE 15 (Parts I-III) (1992) "Valuation of Contingent Claims and the Application of Set-Offs in Reinsurance Insolvencies," (5 part article), Ins. Law & Practice (Parts I-III) (1991) (Parts IV, V) (1992); "Cross-Border Insurance Insolvency: The Search for a Forum Concursus," 12 U. Pa. J. Int. Bus. Law 303 (1991), reprinted in Ins. Law & Practice (2 parts) (1992); "Onset of an Offset Revolution: The Application of Set-Offs in Insurance Insolvencies," 95 Dick. L. Rev. 449 (1991), 8 J. Ins. Reg. 446 (1990), reprinted in 5 Nat'l Ins. L. Rev. 813 (1992), and VI INSURANCE LAW ANTHOLOGY 107 (1992); "Launching an International Franchise Program, International Franchising: An In-Depth Treatment of Business and Legal Techniques," (Y. Gramatidis and D. Campbell ed. 1991); "Amreco: A Step Towards International Rehabilitations," 7 J. Ins. Reg. 388 (1989). Contributing Author, Receivership Matters (Rudnick & Wolfe's semi-annual insurer receivership newsletter). Contributing Author, Health Care (Rudnick & Wolfe's health care law publication). Member: The Law Society, England and Wales; Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Center for International Legal Studies; National Futures Association (Arbitrator). Practice Areas: Insurance and Reinsurance; Insurance Insolvency; Corporate; Transactional; Regulatory; Information Management; Technology; Compliance. Email: David E. Mendelsohn | | Lee I. Miller (Firm Joint CEO) admitted to bar, 1973, Maryland; 1976, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1969); Georgetown University (J.D., 1973). Firm Joint CEO, DLA Piper US LLP. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Lee I. Miller | | Nicholas R. Minear (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., with highest distinction, 1977); Stanford University (J.D., 1981). Adjunct Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law. Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Law. Email: Nicholas R. Minear | | David N. Missner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 2004, Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (A.B., 1963); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1966). Listed in: Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers For Business, 2006. Author: "Representing the Creditor with a Secured Claim," and "Chapter 11-Representing the Debtor," published Bankruptcy Practice, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1985, 1990. Lecturer, Bankruptcy Reorganization, IICLE, 1983-1990 and Chicago Bar Association, 1996. Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Los Angeles, California, 1966-1968. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization. Email: David N. Missner | | Alison M. Mitchell (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., 1990, cum laude). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Alison M. Mitchell | | Anita T. Molano (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Ohio; 1980, Illinois. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1973); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1976). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Health Care. Email: Anita T. Molano | | Richard J. Morey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana (B.A., 1993); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1996). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate Franchise; General Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard J. Morey | | Steven V. Napolitano (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1981); London School of Economics and Political Science (Graduate work, 1982); Boston University (J.D., 1985). G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law. Associate Editor, American Journal of Law and Medicine. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Association for Corporate Growth. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Steven V. Napolitano | | Theodore J. Novak, (P.C.) (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, Colorado. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1962); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1967). Lamda Alpha (Ely Chapter). Co-Author: Illinois Zoning, Eminent Domain and Land Use Manual and Condemnation of Property: Practice and Strategies for Winning Just Compensation. Also Co-Authored "Land Use and Development Controls" Basic Real Estate, Vol. II; "Landowner Strategies in the Face of Condemnation," National Law Journal, and "Invitation to Abuse of Discretion: Aesthetic and Automatic Reviews," Land Use & Zoning Digest (Nov. 1990). Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, teaching a course in Land Use, Zoning and Condemnation, 1998—. Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, teaching a course in Land Use, Zoning and Condemnation, 2000—. Member, Board of Trustees, Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Executive Advisor, Metropolitan Planning Council. Member, Board of Directors, Children's Memorial Hospital. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL). Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law; Zoning Law; Land Use; Condemnation; Government Affairs; Hospitality; Lodging and Timeshare; Energy; Public Utilities; Project Finance. Email: Theodore J. Novak, (P.C.) | | Michael C. O'Neil (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Brooklyn College (B.A., with high honors, 1986); DePaul University (J.D., with honors, 1989). Member, 1987-1989 and Article and Note Editor, 1988-1989, DePaul Law Review. Practice Areas: Litigation; Privacy Law; Insurance. Email: Michael C. O'Neil | | Micah R. Onixt (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., English, 1994); University of Illinois (B.S., Biology, cum laude, 1995); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Executive Lead Articles Editor, Loyola Law Journal. Member, Golden Key Honor Society. Newsletter Editor and Planning Board Member, Intellectual Property and Computer Law Committee, Young Lawyer's Division. Publication, Romer V. Evans: a Positive Portent of the Future, 28 Loy. U. Chi. L.J. 593 (1997). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Society. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities. Email: Micah R. Onixt | | Jeffrey N. Owen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1976); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Associate Candidacy Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Real Estate (Property) Law. Email: Jeffrey N. Owen | | Anne M. Pachciarek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1979); Northwestern University (J.D., 1982). Member: Chicago and American (Member, Employee Benefits Committees) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Anne M. Pachciarek | |
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