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| | Address | | 360 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1005 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601 | | (Cook Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| Giordano & Neilan, Ltd. practices in the following areas of law:
Energy and Telecommunications Law. | | Year Established: 1996 | Firm Profile:
Giordano & Neilan, Ltd. is Chicago's first law firm devoted to representation of clients on energy and telecommunications matters. The firm was founded in 1996 by Patrick N. Giordano, previously a partner at the national law firm of Foley & Lardner and supervisor of the Public Utilities Division for then Cook County State's Attorney Richard M. Daley. Giordano & Neilan, Ltd. provides representation on regulatory, litigation, transactional and legislative matters pertaining to all aspects of the energy and telecommunications industries. | | Firm Size: 5 | Representative Clients:
Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago; CB Richard Ellis, Inc.; Sears Tower; Shorenstein Realty Services, L.P.; Chicago Public Schools; Draper and Kramer, Inc.; U.S. Equities, Inc.; Tempel Steel Co.; Deutsche Financial Services Corp.; Gamesa Energia S.A.; MB Real Estate, Inc.; Handy Industries. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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| | Patrick N. Giordano (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 16, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Oregon; 1980, Illinois. Education: Tufts University (B.A., 1974); Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1979). Partner, Foley & Lardner, 1989-1996. Supervisor, Public Utilities Division, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, 1981-1989. Chairman, Legislative/Regulatory Committee, Chicago Area Clean Cities Program, 1993-1996. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Energy and Environment Committee, 1988-1989), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Oregon State Bar. Reported Cases: County of Cook v. Midcon Corp., 773 F.2d 892 (7th Cir. 1983), People ex rel. Hartigan v. Illinois Com. Comm., 148 Ill. 2d 348 (1992); Business and Professional People v. Illinois Com. Comm., 146 lll.2d 175 (1991); Business and Professional People v. Illinois Com. Comm., 136 Ill. 2d 192 (1989); People ex rel. Hartigan v. Illinois Com. Comm, 117 Ill. 2d 120 (1987); Central Illinois Light Co. v. Illinois Com. Comm., 255 Ill. App. 3d 876 (1993); City of Chicago v. Illinois Com. Comm., 233 Ill. App. 3d 992 (1992); Bloom Township High School, et al. v. Illinois Com. Comm., 309 Ill. App.3d 163 (1999). Practice Areas: Electric Power; Energy Regulation; Energy Competition; Energy Contracts; Cogeneration; Energy Deregulation; Energy Marketing; Energy Project Development; Alternative Energy; Energy Facility Siting; Independent Power; International Energy Law; Wholesale Power Contracts; Broadcast Regulation; Telecommunication Regulation; Telecommunication Competition; Telecommunication Contracts; Electric Utilities; Electric Utility Regulation; Telephone Utilities; Telephone Utility Regulation. Email: Patrick N. Giordano | | Paul G. Neilan (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, May 9, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Columbia University (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1983). Recipient, Ann Barber Outstanding Service Award. Author: "Illinois RPS Off To Slow Start In 2005," in North American Windpower, Jan. 2006; Chapter 4, "Subordination Agreements," and Chapter 5, "Participations, Syndications and Assignments," in Advanced Commercial Finance and Creditors' Rights in Illinois, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1993; "Secured Lender Wins on All Counts in Fraudulent Conveyance Attack," in The Secured Lender, May/June 1994. Member: Chicago (Chairman, Commercial Finance and Transactions Committee, 1993-1994) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Telecommunications Law; Telephone Utilities; Energy Deregulation; Energy Contracts; Business Transactions; Commercial Loans; Secured Transactions; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Paul G. Neilan | | OF COUNSEL | | Lawrence Weiss (Of Counsel) born New Kensington, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1975, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Illinois). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1971); University of Georgia (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member and Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1973. Author: "The International Legal Implications of Weather Modification Activities," 4 Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 159, 1974; "The Role of The NRC in Export Licensing," Atomic Energy Law Journal, 1977; With William O. Doub, "International Nuclear Commerce in the Age of Interdependence," Vanderbilt Law Review, 1979; "Cogeneration and Small Power Production Manual", Fairmont, 1997; Wheeling and Transmission Manual, Fairmont, 1998. Attorney, Federal Energy Administration, 1974-1975. Assistant to the Commissioner, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1975-1977. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Electric Power; Cogeneration; Energy Competition; Energy Contracts; Energy Regulation; Federal Energy Regulation; Wholesale Power Contracts; Energy Deregulation. Email: Lawrence Weiss | | ASSOCIATE | | Arthur Z. Handelman (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts, August 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Connecticut College (B.A., 1984); Emory University (J.D., 1988); Loyola University Chicago, School of Law (LL.M., Health Law, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Entertainment. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Civil Litigation Section). Reported Cases: Maddox v. Rozek 203 11. Dec. 125, 639 N.E. 2s 164, 111. App. 1st Distr. 1994. Practice Areas: Energy Deregulation; Energy Contracts; Electric Utilities; Electric Utility Regulation; Telecommunications Law; Telephone Utilities; Health Law; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Arthur Z. Handelman |
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