PARTNERS OF FIRM
Keith R. Anderson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1979); George Washington University (J.D., 1982). Editor-in-Chief, George Washington Journal of International Law and Economics, 1981-1982. Law Clerk to Hon. Norma Holloway Johnson, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1984. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Corporate Transactions; Corporate Law.Email: Keith R. Anderson
Bradley J. Andreozzi (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1980); University of Chicago (J.D., 1983). Reported Cases: AUSA Life Ins. Co. v. Ernst & Young, 206 F.3d 202 (2d Cir. 1998) and 991 F.Supp. 234 (S.D.N.Y. 1997); Kronfeld v. Trans World Airlines, 832 F.2d 726 (2d Cir. 1987) and 631 F.Supp. 1259 (S.D.N.Y. 1986); In re Corporacion de Servicios Medicos, 805 F.2d 440 (1st Cir. 1986); Kolbeck v. LIT America, 939 F.Supp. 240 and 923 F.Supp. 557 (S.D.N.Y. 1996); Avery v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., 746 N.E.2d 1242 (Ill. App., 5th Dist. 2001). Practice Areas: Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Bradley J. Andreozzi
Cathy Kiselyak Austin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1989, Iowa. Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (S.B., 1976); Yale University (J.D., 1980). Chairman, Keokuk Zoning Board of Adjustment, 1990-1997. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Copyrights; E-Commerce; Technology Law; Privacy Law; Trade Secrets; Technology Joint Ventures.Email: Cathy Kiselyak Austin
Warren von Credo Baker (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois and U.S. Disrict Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1970); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1975). President, Andover/Abbot Regional Association, 1990. Executive Committee, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chicago Campaign. Practice Areas: Domestic and International Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Employment Relations; Contracts; Securities; Business Torts; Products Liability; Higher Education; Antitrust; Health Care; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Internal Investigations; General Corporate Law.Email: Warren von Credo Baker
Michael E. Barry (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1990, Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1975); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1978). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Antitrust; Business Law; Business Dispute Resolution; Litigation.Email: Michael E. Barry
Richard P. Blessen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Valparaiso University (B.A., 1983); University of Illinois (J.D., 1986). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Real Estate.Email: Richard P. Blessen
Jeffrey R. Blumberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2000). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Managed Funds Association. Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Jeffrey R. Blumberg
W. David Braun (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1975); Notre Dame London Centre for Legal Studies (1973-1974); University of Munich (1978-1979). Co-author: with Dr. L. Ritter and F. Rawlinson "European Competition Law: a Practitioner's Guide," 2nd. ed. Kluwer, 2000. Trial Attorney, Midwest Field Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1975-1978; Attorney, Office of Policy Planning, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1979-1981; Trial Attorney, Foreign Commerce Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1981-1984. Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich, Germany, 1978-1979. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Corporate Law; International Trade.Email: W. David Braun
Jennifer R. Breuer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1988); Northwestern University (J.D., 1995). Strategy consultant to the worldwide pharmaceutical biotechnology and medical device industries at the Wilkerson Group (now IBM Consulting) New York, New York, 1988-1992. Member: Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care Regulation; Corporate Compliance; Privacy; Medicare; Health Care Reimbursement; Health Law Fraud.Email: Jennifer R. Breuer
Crystal Pruess Bush (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1976); Harvard University (J.D., 1979). Member: Chicago Bar Association; Chicago Mortgage Attorneys' Association; Chicago Real Estate Executive Women. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Brokerage Law; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Crystal Pruess Bush
Charles L. Byrum (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (A.B., 1966); Northwestern University (J.D., 1969). Member: Chicago (Real Property Law Committee) and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing.Email: Charles L. Byrum
Darren S. Cahr (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993). Author: "March Madness: Dual Use Trademarks, Reverse Confusion and First Amendment," Selected Legal Papers. Member: American Bar Association; Promotion Marketing Association of America. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Trade Regulation; Litigation.Email: Darren S. Cahr
Troy M. Calkins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1988); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1991). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Employee Benefits; Securities.Email: Troy M. Calkins
Dennis J. Carlin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.B.A., 1963); DePaul University (J.D., 1967); Georgetown University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1971). Beta Alpha Psi; Pi Gamma Mu. Editor-in-Chief, DePaul University Law Review, 1967. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1963. Member and Lecturer, Advisory Committee, NYU Annual Institute on Federal Taxation, 1978-1983; National Real Estate Development Center, 1991-1995; National Institute of Tax Professionals, 1991; National Institute on Real Estate Taxation, 1991-1992. Lecturer, ALI-ABA Seminar, Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate, 1987-1991. Vice Chairman of the Board, Council for Jewish Elderly. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Committee on Federal Taxation, 1982-1983), Illinois State (Member, Federal Taxation Council, 1977-1979, 1985-1986) and American (Member, Section of Taxation, Committee on Real Estate Taxation, 1977) Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Reorganization; Business Successions; Closely Held Business Law; Taxation.Email: Dennis J. Carlin
Timothy R. Casey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Trial Bar. Education: John Carroll University (B.A., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1981). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Debtor and Creditor.Email: Timothy R. Casey
Rachel B. Cowen (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Rachel B. Cowen
Barbara A. Cronin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1967); DePaul University (J.D., 1982). Member, De Paul University Law Review, 1981-1982. Instructor, Employee Benefits Law, Roosevelt University Paralegal Institute, 1991-1993. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans; Non-Qualified Benefits; Welfare Benefits; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Barbara A. Cronin
Michael F. Csar (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); King's College; Cambridge University, Cambridge, England (B.A., 1974); Yale University (J.D., 1977). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Chicago District Council, Urban Land Institute; Building Owners and Managers Association; National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Partnership.Email: Michael F. Csar
John Dames (Partner) admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: Washington Univ. (B.A., 1966); Indiana Univ. (M.A., 1968); Loyola Univ. (J.D., 1971). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation.Email: John Dames
Daniel J. Delaney (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1986); University of Chicago (J.D., 1989) Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Securities; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel J. Delaney
William V. Essig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Yale Univ. (B.A., 1992); Northwestern Univ. (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: William V. Essig
Lawrence W. Falbe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1991); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: Lake County, DuPage County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment.Email: Lawrence W. Falbe
Glenn E. Ferencz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1973); University of Michigan (J.D., 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1973. Member: American (Member, Section of Taxation) Bar Association. Practice Areas: Taxation; Tax Planning; Corporate Law; Corporate Tax Planning; Partnership Law.Email: Glenn E. Ferencz
Quin R. Frazer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: St. Pius X Seminary (A.A., 1965); Mount St. Paul College (B.A., 1968); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1975). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Exempt Organizations; Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Family Wealth Transfer.Email: Quin R. Frazer
Kevin L. Freeman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1991); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1994). Board Member: Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals, 1998; Illinois Property Tax Appeals Board, 2003; American Cancer Society, 2004; Public Interest Law Initiative, 2003; Cook County Commission on Human Rights, 1996-1998; Street-Level Youth Media, 2002-2004; Parkways Foundation YPO, 2002-2004. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Fellow: Leadership Greater Chicago, 2005-2006. Member: The Economic Club of Chicago, 2004. Firm Pro Bono Committee, 2003. Commissioner: Committee on Character and Fitness, 1997-2002. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Kevin L. Freeman
David A. Frey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Wisconsin. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1979); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1995). [U.S. Navy, 1979-1986; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1986-2002; CDR]. Practice Areas: Patents; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: David A. Frey
Mark E. Furlane (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1979, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central College (B.A., 1971); George Washington University (J.D., 1974); University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business (MBA, 1982). Author: "Mediation, Arbitration and Other ADR Techniques-Recent Developments in Litigation Avoidance"; "The Glass Ceiling, Affirmative Action, Pay Equity and Workplace Diversity-A Legal Analysis of Where They Are and Where They Are Going," Presented at The 5th Employment and Labor Law Institute for Corporate Counsel. Listed in Who's Who in America, Illinois Leading Attorneys. Member: Chicago (Member, Employment Law Committee, 1979; Vice-Chair, 1993-1994; Chair, 1994-1995) and Federal (Member, Labor and Employment Law Committee; Board Member, 1999) Bar Associations; Center for Disability and Elder Law (Board Member, 2000; Chairman, Pro Bono Committee); Public Interest Law Initiative (Board Member, 2001). [Capt., U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 1971-1981; Active Duty, 1974-1979]. (Chairman, ERISA and Fiduciary Practice Group). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Law; Employee Benefits Law; Employment Litigation; Executive Employment Law; Management Labor Law.Email: Mark E. Furlane
Edwin A. Getz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Carleton College (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., 1982); Washington University (J.D., 1985). Articles Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law, 1984-1985. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Computer Law Committee); Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; International Trademark Association; Lawyers for the Creative Arts. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patent Infringement; Information Technology; E-Commerce; Online Intellectual Property Enforcement; Domain Name Infringement; Trademarks; Trademark Infringement; Data Privacy.Email: Edwin A. Getz
William L. Goldbeck (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1980); Loyola University (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Best Brief, Illinois State Bar Association Moot Court Competition, 1997. Recipient: Chief Justice Edward D. White Scholarship Award; West's Corpus Juris Secundum Awards for Contracts 2, Torts 2 and Property 1. Senior Article Editor, Annals of Health Law, 1995-1996. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: William L. Goldbeck
Stephanie Dodge Gournis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1990; J.D., 1993). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Stephanie Dodge Gournis
Roy M. Harsch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Iowa; 1973, Illinois. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 1968); University of Iowa (M.S., 1973; J.D., 1972). Lecturer, Environmental and Administrative Law, Illinois Continuing Legal Education, 1975-1978. Member: Chicago (Member, Environmental Law Committee, 1974; Chairman: Legislative Subcommittee, 1976-1977; Seminar Committee, 1977-1978; Committee Chairman, 1978-1979) and Illinois (Member, Environmental Law Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Environmental Permitting; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Litigation.Email: Roy M. Harsch
Laurie A. Holmes (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 1994, District of Columbia; 1996, Virginia; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Manhattanville College (B.A., 1984); Georgetown University (J.D., 1992). Associate Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1991-1992. Law Clerk to the Honorable Truman A. Morrison III, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Laurie A. Holmes
Ira M. Kalina (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); University of Chicago (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Licensing; Technology Licensing; Content Licensing; Software Development; Open Source; Hotel, Resort and Gaming Technology; Internet; Internet Law; E-Commerce; Web Site Development; Technology Transfers; Health Care Information Technology.Email: Ira M. Kalina
David N. Kay (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, London, England as Barrister; 1990, Illinois. Education: Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England (B.A.); IIT Chicago-Kent School of Law (J.D., 1989); King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Cert. Arabic, 1981). Recipient, OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in her Birthday Honors List in recognition of his services to British business interests and the British Community in the United States, 2003. Hon. Society of Gray's Inn, London. Chairman and Director, British American Chamber of Commerce for the Midwest, Inc. Honorary Legal Advisor to H.M. Consul General, Chicago, Illinois. Chambers of Christopher Morcom QC, Hogarth Chambers, 5 New Square, Lincoln's Inn, London, England. Member, Panel of Arbitrators: American Arbitration Association; London Court of International Arbitration. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Commercial Bar Association, England; International Bar Association. Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Law; International Corporate Law; Intellectual Property.Email: David N. Kay
Patrick J. Kelleher (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, 6th, 7th, 8th and 10th Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1990); Northwestern University (J.D., 1993). Publications with Hon. Paddy H. McNamara, Voir Dire in Civil Case (1995, update 1998). Law Clerk to Hon. Paddy H. McNamara, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1994-1996. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Antitrust.Email: Patrick J. Kelleher
Alan S. King (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1985); University of Illinois (J.D., 1988). Notes Editor, Illinois Bar Journal. Member: Chicago, Cook County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Sports Law.Email: Alan S. King
Bennett W. Lasko (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1983); Harvard University (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1987-1988. Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago Department of Law, 1988-1991. Reported Cases: Isquith v. Caremark International, 136 F.3d 531 (7th Cir. 1998); Magma Power Co. v. Dow Chemical Co., 136 F.3d 316 (2d Cir. 1998); In re Cendant Corp. Sec. Litig., 81 F.Supp.2d 550 (D.N.J. 2000); In re Silicone Gel Breast Implants Prod. Liab. Litig., 887 F.Supp. 1455 (N.D. Ala. 1995); Chrysler Corp. v. Blackmon, 841 S.W.2d 844 (Tex. 1992). Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Auditors Malpractice; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation.Email: Bennett W. Lasko
Howard J. Levine (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; 1983, Illinois. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1973; M.B.A., 1975); University of Miami (J.D., 1978). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1977-1978. Member: Chicago (Member, Employee Benefits Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Executive Compensation Law; ESOP Law.Email: Howard J. Levine
David M. Matteson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: Occidental College (B.A., 1974); Loyola School of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Futures Law; Hedge Funds.Email: David M. Matteson
George C. McKann (Partner) admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., with high honors, 1963); Northwestern University (J.D., 1966). Member: American (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities) and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.Email: George C. McKann
Michael E. Mermall (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1982); University of Chicago (M.A., 1983); Washington University (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Environmental Law.Email: Michael E. Mermall
Joyce L. Meyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1975); DePaul University (M.B.A., 1987); DePaul College of Law (J.D., 1990). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; Qualified Retirement Plans.Email: Joyce L. Meyer
Kathleen M. Murphy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: St. Xavier College (B.A.); Loyola University-Chicago (M.A.; J.D.). Member: American Bar Association; American Association of Exporters and Importers (Member, Board of Directors); Customs and International Trade Bar Association; Joint Industry Group (JIG); Midwest Importers Trade Association; Women in International Trade. Practice Areas: International Trade; Customs Law; Antidumping; Customs Seizures; Export Compliance; Export Regulation; GATT; Import and Export Law; North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. Foreign Trade Zones; World Trade Organization; Corporate Law.Email: Kathleen M. Murphy
Gordon B. Nash, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1966); Loyola University (J.D., 1969). Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1978. Chief, Special Prosecution Division (1978). Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division (1977). Instructor, John Marshall Law School, 1976. Chairman, State of Illinois Board of Ethics, 1980-1986. Member, Board of Governors, Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988-1989. Board of Directors, Chicago Bar Foundation, 1983-1985 and 1987-1990. Member: Chicago (President, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; The Chicago Inn of Court (President, 1996-1997). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Law; Criminal Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Securities.Email: Gordon B. Nash, Jr.
Mark D. Nelson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982); Wake Forest University. Member, Illinois Hospital Association Task Force on AIDS, 1986-1988. Member: Illinois State Bar Association; Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law.Email: Mark D. Nelson
Neil S. Olderman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Pennsylvania; 1992, District of Columbia; 1993, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1985); Catholic University (J.D., 1990). Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care Transactions; Health Care Corporate Law.Email: Neil S. Olderman
Anita J. Ponder (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Fisk University (B.A.); University of Florida (J.D.). Practice Areas: Corporate; Regulated Technology Transactions.Email: Anita J. Ponder
Michael D. Rosenbaum (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Wisconsin, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1987). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1985. Member: State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Health Benefits.Email: Michael D. Rosenbaum
Kimberly K. Rubel (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1990); University of Chicago (J.D., 1995). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities); American College of Investment Counsel. Practice Areas: Corporate; Finance; Securities; Securities Offerings.Email: Kimberly K. Rubel
David A. Rubenstein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1980); University of Michigan (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law.Email: David A. Rubenstein
William R. (Randy) Rucker (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, Florida; 2002, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit. Education: University of Alabama; John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: International Trade; Customs Law; Antidumping; Customs Seizures; Export Compliance; Export Regulation; GATT; Import and Export Law; North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. Foreign Trade Zones; World Trade Organization.Email: William R. (Randy) Rucker
Jesse H. Ruiz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1995). Symposium Editor, University of Chicago Law School Roundtable, 1994-1995. Commissioner, Illinois Board of Admissions to the Bar Character and Fitness Committee, 1998. Member, University of Chicago Law School Visiting Committee, 2001. President, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, 2000-2001. Selected as one of the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, July 2003. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Governance; Commercial.Email: Jesse H. Ruiz
Brian C. Rupp (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office;. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 1984; J.D., 1990); Marquette University (M.S., 1986). Patent Counsel, Samsung Display Devices and Samsung Aerospace Industries, 1995-1998. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Brian C. Rupp
Barnett P. Ruttenberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1967); University of Illinois; Northwestern University (J.D., 1972). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions.Email: Barnett P. Ruttenberg
James L. Sawyer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Union College (B.A.); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D.). Practice Areas: International Trade; Customs Law; Corporate Law; Antidumping; Customs Seizures; Export Compliance; Export Regulation; GATT; Import and Export Law; North American Free Trade Agreement; U.S. Foreign Trade Zones; World Trade Organization.Email: James L. Sawyer
Jeffrey M. Schwartz (Partner) admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1992). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate Reorganization; Creditors' Rights.Email: Jeffrey M. Schwartz
Michael J. Sheehan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Ohio; 1987, Illinois. Education: Hillsdale College (B.A., cum laude, 1981); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1984). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Wake Forest Law Review, 1982-1984. Author: "Employment Discrimination-Good Faith As A Defense In Title VII Actions-Stoller v. Marsh," Wake Forest Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 2, April, 1983. Co-author: "Employment-At-Will Doctrine in Illinois: The Effect of Employee Handbooks," 76 Illinois B.J. 268 (1988). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Michael J. Sheehan
Stephanie B. Shellenback (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1979); Emory University (J.D., 1982). Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1981-1982. Member, Commercial Real Estate Executive Women - CREW Chicago, 1994. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(100%).Email: Stephanie B. Shellenback
John A. Simon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1986, Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.S., 1982); Loyola University (J.D., 1985). Member, Cook County Judicial Advisory Council, 1995. Member: The Florida Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Commercial; Toxic Torts; Labor and Employment; Appellate Practice; Real Estate Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Defense.Email: John A. Simon
Sanford M. Stein (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1970); George Washington University (J.D., 1974). Commissioner, Lake County Regional Planning Commission, 1991-1996, 1999. Board Member: Uptown Community Development Corporation, 2003; Highland Park School District Board of Education, 1981-1983. Registered Lobbyist, Illinois, 1991. Contributing Author: "Land Use Law Handbook," Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2004-Update; "Legal Ethics for Environmental Lawyers: Real Problems, New Challenges and Old Values," William & Mary Environmental Law Review, Williamsburg, VA, Spring 2002. Practice Areas: Land Use and Development; Environmental; Legislation and Government Affairs; Litigation.Email: Sanford M. Stein
K. Bruce Stickler (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Texas; 1972, Illinois. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Clinical Faculty Member, St. Louis University Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Center for Health Services Education and Research. Healthcare Advisory Board Member, DePaul University, College of Law. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys, 1991-1994. Member: Chicago, Illinois State (Chairman, Labor Law Section Council, 1983) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; National Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor Law; Employment Law; Health Care Law.Email: K. Bruce Stickler
David B. Sudzus (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Benedictine Univ. (B.A., 1987); Northwestern Univ. (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Medical Device; Complex and Multi-District Litigation.Email: David B. Sudzus
Barry W. Sufrin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1970; J.D., 1974). Member: Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; American Intellectual Property Law Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Barry W. Sufrin
Kathleen J. Swan (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1980); University of Miami (J.D., 1985). Chairman, Screening Committee, Springboard 2003. Member: Springboard Forum Committee, 2001, 2003; Judy Barr Topinka's Committee on the Status of Business in Illinois. Treasurer of Illinois. Former Member: Chicago Chapter, National Hemophilia Foundation; Young Alumni Visiting Committee, University of Miami School of Law. Member: National Association of Women Business Owners (Former Chairman). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance.Email: Kathleen J. Swan
Douglas B. Swill (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1986); Washington University (J.D., 1989); Loyola University School of Law (LL.M., 1990). Loyola University School of Law Fellowship in Health Care Law. Assistant State's Attorney, State Attorney's Office of Cook County, Federal Litigation and Hospital Divisions, 1990-1993. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Joint Ventures; Health Care Contracts; Hospital and Physician Alliances and Arrangements.Email: Douglas B. Swill
Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., 1965); London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England (M.S., 1967); Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Northwestern Law Review, 1977-1978. Law Clerk to Honorable Walter J. Cummings, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1978-1979. Trustee and Executive Committee, Illinois Institute of Technology; Executive Committee and Past Chairman, Board of Governors, Metropolitan Planning Council; Vice Chairman, Chicago Shakespeare Theater; Board of Overseers, IIT-Kent School of Law. Member: American Bar Foundation; Computer Law Association; Software and Information Industry Association. Practice Areas: Communication and Media; Internet Law; Computers and Software; Computer Law; Information Technology.Email: Priscilla A. (Pam) Walter
Robert J. Wilczek (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, Michigan. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1965); University of Notre Dame (LL.B., 1968). Note and Book Review Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1967-1968. Trustee, Chicago Cultural Foundation, 1995; Trustee, St. Patrick High School, Chicago, 1996. Member, Notre Dame Law School Advisory Council, 1997. Director, Australian-American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago, 1991-1998; Director, Pacific Dunlop Holdings Inc., 1986-2000; Director, Southcorp Holdings (USA) Inc., 1995. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Business Law and International Law). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Corporate Governance; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Strategic Alliances.Email: Robert J. Wilczek
David L. Wolfe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1973); University of Michigan (J.D., 1976). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1973. Speaker/Author, Numerous Employee Benefits Topics. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Law; Retirement Plans; Health Care; Executive Compensation; ERISA Litigation; Deferred Compensation.Email: David L. Wolfe
Howard P. Zweig (Partner) admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: Cooper Union (BS., 1978); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1981). Member, 1979-1981 and Associate Editor, 1980-1981, Minnesota Law Review. Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Higher Education; Zoning, Planning and Land Use.Email: Howard P. Zweig
OF COUNSEL
L. Edward Bryant, Jr. (Senior Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1963; J.D., 1967). Rated #1 by Chambers USA, Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers, from their inception. Chairman: IICLE course on Health Law '74; frequent IICLE health law faculty; NU Law School Health Law Symposium, 1985-1986. Lecturer on health law, NU Kellogg School of Management and Loyola Law School, 1986-1992. Catholic Health Association Legal Advisory Committee. Named one of the nation's top health lawyers National Law Journal, 1985; Top health lawyers Chicago Lawyer, 1991. Co-founder: American Society of Hospital Attorneys, 1969. Co-founder, 1976 and President, 1979, Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys. Founder of the firm's Health Law Department, 1979. Firm's Management Committee, 1980-1989. Firm's Practice Council Chairman, 1995-1997. Chairman of the Firm's Practice Council, 1985-1987. Director and Chairman, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, 1997-2004. Director, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Member: American Health Lawyers Association; Illinois Association of Health Attorneys. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Administrative Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations.Email: L. Edward Bryant, Jr.
P. Kevin Connelly (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1972); Loyola University (J.D., 1975). Adjunct Professor, Labor and Employment Law, Loyola University School of Law, 1977-1997; 2001. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: P. Kevin Connelly
David L. Hanson (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois; 1963, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1982, Florida. Education: Harvard College (A.B., 1959); Yale Law School (J.D., 1962). Member: Chicago (Member, Probate Practice Committee; Chairman, 1977-1978; Chairman, Probate Rules and Forms Committee, 1992), Illinois State (Member, Trusts and Estates Section and Federal Taxation Section) and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Probate; Taxation; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.Email: David L. Hanson
Richard J. Kissel (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Seventh and District of Columbia Circuits; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois, Eastern District of New York and District of Kansas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1958; J.D., 1961). Chairman, Environmental Affairs Committee of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, 1972-1976. Member, Visiting Committee, Northwestern University Law School Alumni Association, 1996-1999. Member, Committee on Courts for the 21st Century, Cook County. Member: Chicago, Lake County and Illinois State Bar Associations. Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Cleanup; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Insurance; Environmental Litigation.Email: Richard J. Kissel
COUNSEL
Kendra M. Allaband (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Contracts; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Labor Relations.Email: Kendra M. Allaband
David S. Almeida (Counsel) admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2005, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York. Education: Salisbury University (B.A.); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: David S. Almeida
John Anton Berg (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Miami University of Ohio (B.A., 1994); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Author: "Venue, Federal Civil Practice," licle, 2000. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: John Anton Berg
Noreen H. Cull (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Loyola Univ. (B.S., 1992); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1995). Law Review. Law Clerk, Honorable George M. Marovich, Northern District of Illinois. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Noreen H. Cull
Charles A. Freeman (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1959); DePaul University (J.D., 1963). Pi Gamma Mu. Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Labor Relations; Management Labor Law.Email: Charles A. Freeman
Veena K. Jain (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1994). Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Veena K. Jain
Charles D. Katz (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 2006, Illinois. Education: Union College (B.A., 1981); Fordham University (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Municipal Finance; Affordable Housing; Community Development; Municipal Bonds; Finance; Corporate Law.Email: Charles D. Katz
Joan A. Koenig (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; 1998, Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: Ripon College (B.A., 1986); Northwestern University (J.D., 1994). Former Manager, Office of Export Compliance and Member, Customs Administration Group, General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. Member: Export Committee, Trade Support Network; Chicago Chapter, Women in International Trade. Member: State Bar of Michigan; Society for International Affairs. Practice Areas: International Trade; Customs Law; Export Compliance; Export Regulation; Foreign Trade Sanctions; Import and Export Law; International Trade Regulation.Email: Joan A. Koenig
Arthur M. Scheller III (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1983); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Arthur M. Scheller III
Dawn E. Sellstrom (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1988); Loyola University, Chicago (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Dawn E. Sellstrom
Lori L. Shannon (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Elmhurst College (B.S., 1994); DePaul University (J.D., 1997). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Mu Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, De Paul Law Review, 1995-1996. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1994. Member, Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society, 1994. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Lori L. Shannon
Brian Edward Spang (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: College of William and Mary (A.B., with honors, 1994); University of Illinois (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk, U.S. Magistrate Judge Roger B. Cosbey, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, 1997-1999. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Brian Edward Spang
Steven M. Wagner (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.A., 1976); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1979). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Corporate Trusts; Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Reorganization.Email: Steven M. Wagner
ASSOCIATES
Kathleen O'Connor Adams (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Drake University (B.S.B.A., 1994); DePaul University (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans.Email: Kathleen O'Connor Adams
Terri Ahrens (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2005, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1999); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Terri Ahrens
Erik J. Anderson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 2004); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Erik J. Anderson
Luc Attlan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Luc Attlan
Heather A. Bailey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and District of Colorado. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., Communications, 1992); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2001). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Heather A. Bailey
Jeffrey Baravetto (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 2003); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Jeffrey Baravetto
Mark Bergner (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Missouri (B.S.E.E., summa cum laude, 1985; M.A., Psychology, 1994); St. Louis University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Patents; Copyright; Trademarks; Licensing.Email: Mark Bergner
Carrie A. Beyer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Iowa State University (B.S., 2000); University of Illinois (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Rights; Intellectual Property Prosecution.Email: Carrie A. Beyer
Michael S. Booher (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Illinois; 2002, South Dakota. Education: University of Minnesota (B.S., 1994; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Golden Key. Law Clerk, Minnesota Attorney General's Office, 1996-1997. Associate, Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, St. Louis, Missouri, 1998-2001. Assistant City Attorney, City of Rapid City, South Dakota, 2002-2005. Associate, Barker Wilson Reynolds & Burke, 2005-2006. Member: State Bar of South Dakota. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Michael S. Booher
Nicole M. Bulman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Dayton (B.E.E., 1988); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Licensing; Patent Litigation; Patent Prosecution; Trademarks.Email: Nicole M. Bulman
Russell J. Chibe (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Valparaiso Univ. (B.S., 2001); Colorado State Univ. (M.S., 2003); Northwestern Univ. School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Russell J. Chibe
Robert G. Cimo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1994); Georgetown University (J.D., 2000). Member: American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: Robert G. Cimo
Cason C. Clements (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1999); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts.Email: Cason C. Clements
Richard S. Cozza (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1992); John Marshall Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Richard S. Cozza
Kathleen T. Cunningham (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1995); University of Illinois (J.D., 2002). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use.Email: Kathleen T. Cunningham
Alice D. Czyzycki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S., 1987); Northwestern University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Electronic Intellectual Property.Email: Alice D. Czyzycki
Neeta Daga (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Loyola University of Chicago law School (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Neeta Daga
Maria A. Diakoumakis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.S., 2003); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy.Email: Maria A. Diakoumakis
Melissa Skylas Dillenbeck (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Melissa Skylas Dillenbeck
Erik K. Eisenmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., Spanish and International Relations, 2003); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Human Resources Law; Labor and Employment.Email: Erik K. Eisenmann
Charles W. Farnsworth (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, New York. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 1998); New York University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities.Email: Charles W. Farnsworth
Kelly A. Fetzer (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.); Loyola University (J.D.). Practice Areas: Hedge Funds; Investment Management; Investment Advice.Email: Kelly A. Fetzer
Kelly Gawne (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 2000); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2007). Member: Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: Kelly Gawne
Thomas D. Gianturco (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Duke University (B.A., Economics, 2003); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Thomas D. Gianturco
Amy L. Graves (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: University of California, Irvine (B.A., summa cum laude, 2000); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Employee Benefits Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Amy L. Graves
Nicolas Guzman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 2006); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2009). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: Nicolas Guzman
Megan Glunz Horton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Health Benefits; Non-Qualified Benefits; Qualified Retirement Plans.Email: Megan Glunz Horton
Gregory Hose (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 2002); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Gregory Hose
Melissa January (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2005, Florida. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1999); Loyola University Chicago (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Managed Care.Email: Melissa January
Justin O. Kay (Associate) born 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 2000); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Justin O. Kay
Jae En Kim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Ewha Womans University (B.A., 2004); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Jae En Kim
Jennifer J. Kolton (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A.); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities.Email: Jennifer J. Kolton
Kristianne Kossler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with high honors, 2001); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Kristianne Kossler
Noah Lauricella (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: Denison University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2004); Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Noah Lauricella
Puja Leekha (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Northwestern Univ. (B.S., 1997); Washington Univ. (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: Puja Leekha
Elizabeth V. Lopez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with honors, 2002; M.A., U.S. History, 2003); Northwestern University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Elizabeth V. Lopez
Simona F. McConnell (Associate) born Albuquerque, New Mexico; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Simona F. McConnell
Michael I. Metz-Topodas (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1995); Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Michael I. Metz-Topodas
Sarah Bassler Millar (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2001). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits.Email: Sarah Bassler Millar
Douglas C. Murray (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1997); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Private Placement; Securities; Corporate Law.Email: Douglas C. Murray
Monica Novak (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); National-Louis University-Chicago (M.Ed., 2003); Harvard Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation.Email: Monica Novak
Cristin M. Obsitnik (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2004, California. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1993); Loyola University, Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., with honors, 2005). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Cristin M. Obsitnik
Amy Palmer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2004); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Amy Palmer
Cynthia Park (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2003); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Government and Regulatory Affairs.Email: Cynthia Park
Jasmine S. Patel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property.Email: Jasmine S. Patel
Stephen R. Patterson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1992); University of Illinois - Chicago (M.P.A., 1995); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Development; Tax Increment Finance; Economic Development; Economic Incentive; Property Rights; Public Policy; Government Relations; Liquor Licensing.Email: Stephen R. Patterson
Andrew Raby (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A. in English); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: Andrew Raby
Lee Roach (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Virginia. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: Dartmouth College (B.A.); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Lee Roach
Pamela Rovello (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., with honors, 2003); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Dean's List. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Pamela Rovello
Antonia K. Scholz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 2005; J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law.Email: Antonia K. Scholz
Annapurna Singh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.A.); Loyola University School of Law, Chicago (J.D.). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Annapurna Singh
Terence P. Smith (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Scranton (B.A., 1990); Loyola University Chicago (Master of Sciences, Industrial Relations, 1997); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with honors, 2000). Member: Chicago Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation.Email: Terence P. Smith
Anika A. Steffen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.S., with honors, 2004); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Human Resources Law.Email: Anika A. Steffen
Aruna Subramanian (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 2005); Loyola University of Chicago Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2009). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Aruna Subramanian
Yesenia Villasenor-Rodriguez (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association (Member: International Law Section; Environmental Law Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Brownfields Redevelopment; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; Environmental Business Law; Environmental Compliance.Email: Yesenia Villasenor-Rodriguez
B. Todd Vinson (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Tennessee; 2001, Illinois. Education: Univ. of Florida (B.S., 1994); Vanderbilt Univ. (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Products Liability.Email: B. Todd Vinson
Joshua J. Waldbeser (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Economics and Finance, 2000); John Marshall School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004; LL.M., Employee Benefit Law, 2008). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation.Email: Joshua J. Waldbeser
Krista L. Watson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1996); University of Minnesota (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Property Management; Real Estate Development.Email: Krista L. Watson
Lionel W. Weaver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1997); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Commercial Law; NASD Arbitration; New York Stock Exchange Arbitration; Securities Litigation.Email: Lionel W. Weaver
Adam S. Weinstock (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 2002); University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 2008); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Corporate and Securities.Email: Adam S. Weinstock
Andrew E. Weissman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Finance.Email: Andrew E. Weissman
Michelle Welsh (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. Court of International Trade. Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (B.A., 2001); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Member, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition Team. Recipient, CALI Excellence for Future Award in European Union Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Customs Law; Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Michelle Welsh
Daniel W. Werly (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., 2006); Georgetown University Law School (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Daniel W. Werly
Kelly T. Whelan (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2003; J.D. 2005). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Kelly T. Whelan
Christopher B. White (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 2004); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities.Email: Christopher B. White
David L. Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 2005); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Investment Management.Email: David L. Williams
Alex W. Zabrosky (Associate) admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1975); Leningrad State University, Leningrad, U.S.S.R., St. Petersburg, Russia (Cert., 1974); George Washington University (J.D., 1978). Staff Associate, Journal of International Law and Economics, 1977. Author: "Consulting Law Update: Consulting Firm Hit for $1.6 Million in Damages," IMC Times, Summer, 2002; "Understanding the Legal ABCs of RIFs," Consultants News, July, 2001. Co-Author: with Richard Hodgson, "LLPs In Great Britain," Consulting to Management, June, 2002; with George C. Glover, Jr., "Consulting in Canada," Consulting to Management, September, 2001. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Sections on: Corporate, Business and Banking Law, 1978; International Law, 1977) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; International Business Law; Corporate Law; Investments; Foreign Investment.Email: Alex W. Zabrosky
Fatema Zanzi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 2000); Loyola University School of Law, Chicago (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Fatema Zanzi
Ethan G. Zelizer (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 2000); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Ethan G. Zelizer
Daniel R. Zoller (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S.B., with honors and high distinction, 2006); College of William & Mary School of Law (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Employee Compensation.Email: Daniel R. Zoller
CONTRACT ATTORNEY
Beata K. Spuhler (Contract Attorney) born Chicago, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. Court of International Trade; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: DePaul University (B.A., 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: International Trade; Customs Law.Email: Beata K. Spuhler