(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

Antitrust, Appellate, Asia, Bankruptcy, Biotech, Pharma & Life Science, Chemicals, Collateralized Debt Obligation, Company Secretarial, Construction & Engineering, Corporate & Securities, Corporate Governance, Derivatives, E-commerce, Emerging Companies, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employee Share Incentives, Employment & Labour, Energy, Environment, Finance, Financial Services, Global Trade, Government, Government Contracts, Health Care, Information Technology, Insurance & Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration, Investment Management, Latin America, Legislative, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Natural Resources, Outsourcing, Pensions, PPP/PFI & Infrastructure, Private Equity, Private Investment Fund, Pro Bono, Professional Practices, Project Finance, Property Rights, Public Law, Rail, Real Estate, Regulated Industries, Restructuring & Insolvency, Securitisation, Tax Controversy & Transfer Pricing, Tax Transactions & Consulting, Telecommunications & Media, Venture & Technology, Wealth Management.

Address

71 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606, (Cook Co.)

Phone

Phone: 312-782-0600
Facsimile: 312-701-7711 Telex: 190404 Cable: LEMAY

Website

http://www.mayerbrown.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Lee N. Abrams (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, February 28, 1935; admitted to bar, 1957, Illinois; 1961, U.S. Supreme Court; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; Various other U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeal. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1955); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., with highest distinction, 1957).Email: Lee N. Abrams

Richard M. Assmus (Partner) born Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; 2000, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2004, District of Columbia; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.S., Mathematics, 1995); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1998).Email: Richard M. Assmus

Laura E. Bader (Partner) born San Francisco, California, September 6, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1988); The University of Edinburgh (LL.M., 1996); The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1996).Email: Laura E. Bader

Robert C. Baptista, Jr. (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, September 14, 1948; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1970); Northern Illinois University (M.A., summa cum laude, 1976); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1982).Email: Robert C. Baptista, Jr.

James R. Barry (Partner) born Normal, Illinois, July 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: DePaul University (B.Sc., Accounting, with high honors, 1982); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1985).Email: James R. Barry

Gregory L. Barton (Partner) born Owensboro, Kentucky, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. State Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., Electrical Engineering, with High Honors, 1980); University of Southern California (M.S., Computer Science, 1981); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1985).Email: Gregory L. Barton

James E. Barz (Partner) born Park Ridge, Illinois, July 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Loyola University Chicago, School of Business Administration (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998).Email: James E. Barz

John C. Berghoff, Jr. (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.).Email: John C. Berghoff, Jr.

Edward S. Best (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, November 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (A.B., 1983); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1986).Email: Edward S. Best

Christian F. Binnig (Partner) born New Haven, Connecticut, November 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; Various other U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeal. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with high distinction, 1982); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985).Email: Christian F. Binnig

Timothy S. Bishop (Partner) born Peterborough, England, March 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1996, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court and Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits; U.S. Court of Claims; U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Oxford, England, Corpus Christi College (B.A., Law, with First Class Honors, 1979; M.A., 1983; Diploma in Law, 1986); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985).Email: Timothy S. Bishop

Michael T. Blair (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Colorado State University (B.S., 1984); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1989).Email: Michael T. Blair

Fred W. Blakeslee, II (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S., Mathematics; B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, 1999); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002).Email: Fred W. Blakeslee, II

Debra L. Bogo-Ernst (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000).Email: Debra L. Bogo-Ernst

Fern C. Bomchill (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, February 25, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois; 1972, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1999; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., 1969); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1972).Email: Fern C. Bomchill

Thomas W. Bottomlee (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, July 31, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1998, Arizona. Education: Indiana University Northwest (B.S.B.A., with distinction, 1984); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1995).Email: Thomas W. Bottomlee

Susan Brice (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, February 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism (B.S.J., with distinction, 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1995).Email: Susan Brice

Jeffrey M. Bruns (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, September 20, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with distinction, 1996); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999).Email: Jeffrey M. Bruns

Richard F. Bulger (Partner) born Sacramento, California, April 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Oregon; 1994, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; U.S. Fifth and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1990); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 1993).Email: Richard F. Bulger

Richard A. Campbell (Partner) born Harvey, Illinois, December 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Mathematics, summa cum laude, 1978); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1983).Email: Richard A. Campbell

Nathaniel Carden (Partner) born Rhinebeck, New York, March 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with High Honors, 1999).Email: Nathaniel Carden

David A. Carpenter (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 1984); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1987).Email: David A. Carpenter

James A. Casey (Partner) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Michigan; 2007, New York. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1989); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995).Email: James A. Casey

Susan Charles (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997).Email: Susan Charles

David A. Ciancuillo (Partner) born Port Chester, New York, April 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Arizona State University (B.S., 1994); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997).Email: David A. Ciancuillo

Gary S. Colton, Jr., (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, March 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1981, United States Tax Court; 1998, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Centre College (B.A., 1976); The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law (J.D., 1978); The University of Houston Law Center (LL.M., 1995).Email: Gary S. Colton, Jr.,

Vincent J. Connelly (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1975, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1972); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1975).Email: Vincent J. Connelly

J. Tyson Covey (Partner) born Peoria, Illinois, September 7, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2000, Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Education: Augustana College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991).Email: J. Tyson Covey

George W. Craven (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, March 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan (1971); University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976).Email: George W. Craven

Paul M. Crimmins (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.S., 1985); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989).Email: Paul M. Crimmins

David S. Curry (Partner) born Bloomington, Indiana, April 9, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1973); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., summa cum laude, 1979).Email: David S. Curry

Robert C. Davis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1994); The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business (M.B.A., 1999); The University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999).Email: Robert C. Davis

Scott J. Davis (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1983, Trial Bar; 1977, Seventh Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1972); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976).Email: Scott J. Davis

Debora de Hoyos (Partner) born Monticello, New York, August 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., with honors, 1975); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1978).Email: Debora de Hoyos

Kevin Desharnais (Partner) born Baldwin, New York, March 11, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1993, New York; 1993, New Jersey; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.S. in Natural Resources, 1988); Pace Law School (J.D., Environmental Law Certificate, 1992).Email: Kevin Desharnais

Julian C. D'Esposito, Jr. (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.S., 1966); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1969).Email: Julian C. D'Esposito, Jr.

Thomas W. Dimond (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan; 1996, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1981); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1990).Email: Thomas W. Dimond

Douglas A. Doetsch (Partner) born Lake Charles, Louisiana, November 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1989, Illinois. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Université De Dakar, Dakar, Senegal (1982-1983); Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1986).Email: Douglas A. Doetsch

Dana S. Douglas (Partner) born Hinsdale, Illinois, March 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; 2003, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2008, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with honors, 1998); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 2001).Email: Dana S. Douglas

Ralph P. Dudziak (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Augustana College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1986).Email: Ralph P. Dudziak

Daniel A. Dumezich (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1995, Indiana; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Western Michigan University (B.B.A., 1982); DePaul University (M.S.T., 1985); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., with highest distinction, 1989).Email: Daniel A. Dumezich

Thomas C. Durham (Partner) born Texarkana, Texas, April 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; Various U.S. Courts of Appeal. Education: Cornell College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1980).Email: Thomas C. Durham

Thomas M. Durkin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, December 26, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 1975); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1978).Email: Thomas M. Durkin

Rebecca S. Eisner (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1993, Georgia (inactive). Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989).Email: Rebecca S. Eisner

Christian W. Fabian (Partner) born Warren, Michigan, March 21, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; 1999, Illinois. Education: Oakland University (B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, 1990); University of Detroit School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994).Email: Christian W. Fabian

Tyrone C. Fahner (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, November 18, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Michigan; 1968, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; 1969, Illinois; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1969, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 1984, Texas; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit; 2002, United States Supreme Court. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., 1965); Wayne State University (J.D., 1968); Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M., 1971).Email: Tyrone C. Fahner

Michael R. Feagley (Partner) born Exeter, New Hampshire, February 1, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; 1974, Massachusetts; 1996, United States Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Third, 1997, Sixth, 1994, Seventh, 1982, Eighth, 1992, and Tenth, 1986, Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1993, the Central District of Illinois, 1992 and the Northern District of Illinois, 1973. Education: Wesleyan University (A.B., cum laude, 1967); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1973).Email: Michael R. Feagley

David N. Bowen (Partner) born University Park, Maryland, February 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida; 1988, U.S. Tax Court; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., summa cum laude, 1980); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1983); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1987); George Washington University (LL.M., Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, with highest honors, 2001). (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization) (Washington, D.C. Office). Practice Areas: Tax Controversies.Email: David N. Bowen

James R. Ferguson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.A.); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D.).Email: James R. Ferguson

Robert F. Finke (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 11, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. Education: The University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction and high honors, 1963); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1966).Email: Robert F. Finke

Sheila Finnegan (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 1, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2002, Trial Bar for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., 1982); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986).Email: Sheila Finnegan

Robert V. Fitzsimmons (Partner) born Bloomington, Indiana, November 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., Statistics and Economics, with distinction, 1982); Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (M.P.P., 1986); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1986).Email: Robert V. Fitzsimmons

Mary C. Fontaine (Partner) born Chicopee, Massachusetts, May 18, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1996, New York. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1981).Email: Mary C. Fontaine

Michael K. Forde (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, February 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1997, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1993); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1996); University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., 1998).Email: Michael K. Forde

J. Paul Forrester (Partner) born Sydney, Australia, December 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, New South Wales, Australia; 1984, New York; 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Sydney (B.A., 1974); University of Sydney (LL.B., 1976); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1985).Email: J. Paul Forrester

Dennis G. Friedman (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 16, 1947; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Various other U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1981).Email: Dennis G. Friedman

Chris M. Gavin (Partner) born Dubuque, Iowa, November 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: The University of Iowa (B.A., 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with highest honors, 1999).Email: Chris M. Gavin

John J. Gearen (Partner) born Wareham, Massachusetts, September 1, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1965); Oxford University (M.A., 1967); Yale Law School (J.D., 1970).Email: John J. Gearen

Hans J. Germann (Partner) born Chatham, Illinois, October 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 2009, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Education: Carleton College (1995); University of Illinois (1998); Tulane University Law School (J.D., 2001).Email: Hans J. Germann

Bettina Getz (Partner) born Davenport, Iowa; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1983, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1990, Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1994, Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; Numerous federal district and appellate courts nationwide on a case-by-case basis. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1976); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1982).Email: Bettina Getz

Michael J. Gill (Partner) born Springfield, Illinois, September 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1977, Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. District Courts for the Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, and the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977).Email: Michael J. Gill

Julie A. Gillespie (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Maryland, Baltimore (B.A., valedictorian, 1993); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1996).Email: Julie A. Gillespie

Marcia E. Goodman (Partner) born Washington, D. C., December 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1980, District of Columbia; 1985, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Courts for the Central District of Illinois, Western District of Michigan, Western District of Wisconsin, and the District of Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: The University of Michigan (A.B., with high honors, 1974); Stanford Center for Japanese Language Studies, Tokyo (1974-1975); The University of Michigan (M.A., Japanese Studies, 1974-1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1980); Tokyo University, Japanese Ministry of Education Fellowship in Law (1980-1981).Email: Marcia E. Goodman

Robert E. Gordon (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 15, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: The University of Michigan (B.S., with high distinction, 1976); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1979).Email: Robert E. Gordon

Barbara R. Grayson (Partner) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City (B.A., honors with distinction, 1998); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001).Email: Barbara R. Grayson

Lawrence R. Hamilton (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Harvard College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1996).Email: Lawrence R. Hamilton

Robert A. Helman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 27, 1934; admitted to bar, 1956, Illinois; 1963, Supreme Court of the United States. Education: University of Illinois (1951-1953); Northwestern University (B.S.L., 1954); Northwestern University School of Law (LL.B., 1956).Email: Robert A. Helman

Michael L. Hermsen (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, August 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Wisconsin; 1995, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.S., 1980); Marquette University (M.B.A., 1982); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., 1986).Email: Michael L. Hermsen

Daniel G. Hildebrand (Partner) born New York, N.Y., June 20, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies, Rome, Italy (1986); Brown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1988); Yale Law School (J.D., 1992).Email: Daniel G. Hildebrand

John T. Hildy (Partner) born Morris, Illinois, February 19, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; United States Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., Finance, with distinction, 1993); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1996).Email: John T. Hildy

Debra B. Hoffman (Partner) born Kenosha, Wisconsin, December 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Ripon College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1986).Email: Debra B. Hoffman

James D. Holzhauer (Partner; Chairman) born New York, N.Y., May 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1980, Washington (inactive); 1984, District of Columbia; 1990, Illinois; Supreme Court of the United States; Numerous U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts. Education: New York University (B.A., 1970); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980).Email: James D. Holzhauer

Joanna K. Horsnail (Partner) born Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, March 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1993); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1996).Email: Joanna K. Horsnail

Dean A. Isaacs (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 7, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986).Email: Dean A. Isaacs

Caryn L. Jacobs (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, March 3, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; 1984, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1993, Trial Bar; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., with distinction, with honors in Humanities, 1980); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983).Email: Caryn L. Jacobs

William V. Jacobsen, Jr. (Partner) born Jackson, Michigan, October 25, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., with honors, 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997).Email: William V. Jacobsen, Jr.

John A. Janicik (Partner) born East St. Louis, Illinois, May 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1979); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1986).Email: John A. Janicik

Gary A. Jungels (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1992); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997).Email: Gary A. Jungels

Marc R. Kadish (Director of Pro Bono Activities / Lit. Training) born Orange, New Jersey, April 15, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New Jersey; 1970, Illinois. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1965); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1968).Email: Marc R. Kadish

Ivan P. Kane (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, August 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with highest honors, 1978); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1981).Email: Ivan P. Kane

Stephen J. Kane (Partner) born Washington, D.C., March 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000).Email: Stephen J. Kane

Jean S. Chin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, New York. Education: Barnard College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1983). Contributing Author to Capatides, A Guide to the Capital Markets Activities of Banks and Bank Holding Companies (1993); and Kravitt, ed., Securitization of Financial Assets. (New York, N.Y. Office). Practice Areas: Banking.Email: Jean S. Chin

Alvin Katz (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, January 18, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction and honors in Economics, 1974); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1977).Email: Alvin Katz

Jennifer L. Keating (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, August 19, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1995); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1998).Email: Jennifer L. Keating

J. Bradley Keck (Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1993); The Ohio State University, Michael E. Moritz College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1996).Email: J. Bradley Keck

Robert A. Kelman (Partner) born New York, N.Y., October 30, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: Middlebury College (A.B., 1968); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1971).Email: Robert A. Kelman

Thomas S. Kiriakos (Partner) born Marshalltown, Iowa, October, 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Iowa (Certificate of Exemption); 1983, Illinois; 1984, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 1998, Supreme Court of the United States. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1978); The University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1981).Email: Thomas S. Kiriakos

Thomas L. Kittle-Kamp (Partner) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; United States Tax Court. Education: Bradley University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988).Email: Thomas L. Kittle-Kamp

Anne Marie Konopack (Partner) born Joliet, Illinois, September 22, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1991); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994).Email: Anne Marie Konopack

Robert J. Kriss (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. Education: Cornell University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1978).Email: Robert J. Kriss

Jonathan D. Kron (Partner) born August 4, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; 1991, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., with High Honors, 1982); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1985).Email: Jonathan D. Kron

Herbert W. Krueger (Partner; Chairman) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1975, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1970); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1974).Email: Herbert W. Krueger

William R. Kucera (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, May 11, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Colgate University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997).Email: William R. Kucera

Angela R. Lang (Partner) born Olney, Illinois, July 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Indiana; 1999, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.S., with Highest Distinction); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., summa cum laude).Email: Angela R. Lang

John F. Lawlor (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, May 22, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1985); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1988).Email: John F. Lawlor

David H. Lee (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1990); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1996).Email: David H. Lee

William A. Levy (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, November 19, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1990, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1988).Email: William A. Levy

Jonathan L. Lewis (Partner) born Birmingham, Alabama, January 3, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; 1999, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with honors in Economics, 1992); University of Maryland (M.P.M., 1993); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1999).Email: Jonathan L. Lewis

Thomas A. Lidbury (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, June 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; 1992, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona; 1998, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1989); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1992).Email: Thomas A. Lidbury

Lori E. Lightfoot (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: American University, Washington, D.C. (Additional coursework, 1983); The University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1984); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1989).Email: Lori E. Lightfoot

Stuart M. Litwin (Partner; Co-Head of Securitization Practice) born Skokie, Illinois, June 17, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., summa cum laude, 1981); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1985).Email: Stuart M. Litwin

Theodore A. Livingston, Jr. (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 21, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; 1973, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; Various other U.S. courts of appeals and district courts. Education: McPherson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1969); The University of Kansas School of Law (J.D., 1973).Email: Theodore A. Livingston, Jr.

Olga A. Loy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 2004, California. Education: Illinois State University (B.A., 1995); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998).Email: Olga A. Loy

Zachary A. Luber (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, September 5, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000).Email: Zachary A. Luber

Wayne R. Luepker (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, May 16, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1971); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1979).Email: Wayne R. Luepker

George A. Luscombe, II (Partner) born Jefferson, Iowa, October 22, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with honors, 1966); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 1969); The George Washington University (LL.M., 1972).Email: George A. Luscombe, II

Daniel W. Luther (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, May 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1987, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1986).Email: Daniel W. Luther

Jamison E. Lynch (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin; 1998, Illinois; 1998, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1998, United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; 1999, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1997, United States Patent & Trademark Office. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1993); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1998).Email: Jamison E. Lynch

Barry N. Machlin (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 14, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1987, District of Columbia; 2000, Illinois; 2000, New York. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985).Email: Barry N. Machlin

Joseph A. Mahoney (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Missouri; 1999, Illinois; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center (Doctor of Pharmacy, Pharm.D., 1988); Saint Louis University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993).Email: Joseph A. Mahoney

David Malinger (Partner) born Evergreen Park, Illinois, March 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1995); Drake University Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1998).Email: David Malinger

Cary J. Malkin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, October 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 2001, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., with distinction, 1971); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1974).Email: Cary J. Malkin

Milos Markovic (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois at Chicago (B.A., 1993); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999).Email: Milos Markovic

Andrew S. Marovitz (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court; 2008, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Education: Amherst College (B.A., with honors, 1986); Yale Law School (J.D., 1989).Email: Andrew S. Marovitz

Brian J. Massengill (Partner) born Washington, D.C., February 1, 1962; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: Indiana University (B.S. in Accounting, 1984); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1995).Email: Brian J. Massengill

Hugh R. ("Rick") McCombs, Jr. (Partner) born Flint, Michigan, July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1979, Trial Bar; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1977, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; 1977, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1968); Boston University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1973).Email: Hugh R. ("Rick") McCombs, Jr.

Howard M. McCue III (Partner) born Sumter, South Carolina, January 4, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Massachusetts; 1975, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1971).Email: Howard M. McCue III

Mark McLaughlin (Partner) born Salem, Massachusetts, April 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (member of Trial Bar); 1992, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1992, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., summa cum laude, 1975); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1978).Email: Mark McLaughlin

Patrick J. McNerney (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, July 24, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.S., 1979); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1982).Email: Patrick J. McNerney

Jonathan C. Medow (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1981, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; Various federal district courts. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981).Email: Jonathan C. Medow

Demetrios G. Metropoulos (Partner) born Saginaw, Michigan, May 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education: The University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1985); Stanford Law School (J.D., 1993).Email: Demetrios G. Metropoulos

Paul E. Meyer (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Creighton University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1987).Email: Paul E. Meyer

Britt M. Miller (Partner) born San Diego, California, September 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1995); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998).Email: Britt M. Miller

Donna E. Morgan (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, February 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1979); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1984).Email: Donna E. Morgan

John E. Muench (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, July 21, 1948; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1976, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: College of the Holy Cross (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1976).Email: John E. Muench

J. Thomas Mullen (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, August 27, 1940; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (B.S.E., 1963); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1967).Email: J. Thomas Mullen

D. Michael Murray (Partner) born Freeport, Illinois, December 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., cum laude, 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1997).Email: D. Michael Murray

Lucia Nale (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.A., summa cum laude, 1986); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1989).Email: Lucia Nale

David Narefsky (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, April 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: State University of New York (B.A., with honors, 1976); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979).Email: David Narefsky

Michael T. Neidigh (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1991); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998).Email: Michael T. Neidigh

Philip J. Niehoff (Partner) born Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, December 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Wisconsin; 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.B.A., with distinction, 1982); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1988).Email: Philip J. Niehoff

John W. Noell, Jr. (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, August 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., cum laude, 1978); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985).Email: John W. Noell, Jr.

Lauren R. Noll (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Miami University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000).Email: Lauren R. Noll

Lennine Occhino (Partner) born Green Bay, Wisconsin, October 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., with honors and distinction in major, 1978); DePaul University (J.D., with honors, 1982); Yale Law School (LL.M., 1987).Email: Lennine Occhino

Ger Patrick O'Donnell (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, May 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1989); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1992).Email: Ger Patrick O'Donnell

Michele L. Odorizzi (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; 1980, United States Supreme Court; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1973); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976).Email: Michele L. Odorizzi

Lisa O'Keefe (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Illinois State University (B.A., 1981); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1991).Email: Lisa O'Keefe

Michael A. Olsen (Partner) born Hindsdale, Illinois, August 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., 1993); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996).Email: Michael A. Olsen

Charles Elphicke (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Nottingham University (LL.B., 1993); Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Finals, 1994). (London, England Office). Languages: English. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Tax Law.Email: Charles Elphicke

Anna M. O'Meara (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois. Education: Loyola University Chicago (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1984).Email: Anna M. O'Meara

Stanley J. Parzen (Partner) born New York, N.Y., February 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan; 1997, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; 2002, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education: Earlham College (B.A., 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1976).Email: Stanley J. Parzen

James P. Patti (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1989); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1994).Email: James P. Patti

George A. Pecoulas (Partner; Co-Chair Firm Finance Practice) born Chicago, Illinois, October 30, 1949; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.A., 1971); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., summa cum laude, 1987).Email: George A. Pecoulas

Bruce F. Perce (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, September 8, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1990, Wisconsin. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1987); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., with distinction, 1993).Email: Bruce F. Perce

Brad L. Peterson (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 29, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (Computer Studies, 1977-1980); University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (M.B.A., cum laude, 1982); Harvard Law School (J.D., with honors, 1988).Email: Brad L. Peterson

Matthew A. Posthuma (Partner) born Columbus, Ohio, June 13, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: The University of Michigan (A.B., with highest distinction, 1991); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1994).Email: Matthew A. Posthuma

Kevin A. Rang (Partner) born Mt. Clemens, Michigan, May 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; 2001, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1990); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995).Email: Kevin A. Rang

Elizabeth A. Raymond (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, July 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, New York; 1988, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); Cambridge University, Clare College (M.A., 1980); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1983).Email: Elizabeth A. Raymond

Charles F. Regan, Jr. (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1999, Trial Bar; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1981); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988).Email: Charles F. Regan, Jr.

Patricia Anne Rexford (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, July 18, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1993, United States Tax Court; 1994, United States Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1994, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 2002, United States Supreme Court; 2006, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Harvard College (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1993).Email: Patricia Anne Rexford

Mary B. Richardson-Lowry (Partner) born June 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1986, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1986, Illinois Supreme Court. Education: San Francisco State University (B.A., International Relations and Speech Communications, with honors, 1981); Texas Southern University School of Law (J.D., 1984).Email: Mary B. Richardson-Lowry

Daniel L. Ring (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio, December 12, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; 1994, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1990); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993).Email: Daniel L. Ring

Howard J. Roin (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 28, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1986, Trial Bar; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Education: Amherst College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1978).Email: Howard J. Roin

Matthew A. Rooney (Partner) born Jersey City, New Jersey, May 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1975, U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with honors, 1974).Email: Matthew A. Rooney

Leonard X Rosenberg (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1992).Email: Leonard X Rosenberg

Andrew S. Rosenman (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois; 1996, Michigan; 2007, California; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Education: The University of Michigan (B.A., 1991); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., with High Honors, 1995).Email: Andrew S. Rosenman

Paul J. N. Roy (Partner) born Biddeford, Maine, April 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1978); Northwestern University (M.B.A., 1981); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1985).Email: Paul J. N. Roy

Stuart M. Rozen (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1978); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981).Email: Stuart M. Rozen

Deborah Schavey Ruff (Partner) born Gary, Indiana, February 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1987, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. and Canadian Patent and Trademark Offices. Education: Purdue University (B.S., Microbiology, 1981); Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D., 1986).Email: Deborah Schavey Ruff

Allan C. (Kelly) Ryan, IV (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1995); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1998).Email: Allan C. (Kelly) Ryan, IV

John R. Sagan (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, July 25, 1950; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin; 1984, New York; 1988, Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1972); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1983).Email: John R. Sagan

Gail C. Saracco (Partner) born October 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1992, District of Columbia. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1987); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990).Email: Gail C. Saracco

Jeffrey W. Sarles (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, May 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A.); University of Chicago (M.A., with honors); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994).Email: Jeffrey W. Sarles

William A. Schmalzl (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 16, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals - Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Circuits; United States Tax Court; United States Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1974); Harvard Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977).Email: William A. Schmalzl

John R. Schmidt (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1964); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1967).Email: John R. Schmidt

Jason K. Schmitz (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University, James Madison College (B.A., with honors, 1996); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999).Email: Jason K. Schmitz

Edward J. Schneidman (Partner) born Quincy, Illinois, September 20, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1980, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S.E., magna cum laude, 1977); Duke University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1980).Email: Edward J. Schneidman

James C. Schroeder (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, July 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Wisconsin; 1988, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Beloit College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1981).Email: James C. Schroeder

David A. Schuette (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, October 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., cum laude, 1982); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1985).Email: David A. Schuette

Ami G. Scott (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: The Ohio State University (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); The Ohio State University (M.B.A., 1994); The University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1997).Email: Ami G. Scott

Sean T. Scott (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2000, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Education: Washington University (B.A., with College Honors, 1997); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000).Email: Sean T. Scott

Zaldwaynaka (Z) Scott (Partner) born Shreveport, Louisiana, August 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1983, Northern District of Illinois; 1986, Federal Trial Bar; 1987, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals; 2009, Federal Court of Claims; 2009, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., Journalism, 1980); Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., 1983).Email: Zaldwaynaka (Z) Scott

Joseph Seliga (Partner) born Oak Lawn, Illinois, May 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Leicester (M.A., Urban History, with Distinction, 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2000).Email: Joseph Seliga

Stephen M. Shapiro (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, May 3, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1991, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (trial bar); U.S. Supreme Court; All U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, Honors with Exceptional Distinction, 1968); Yale Law School (J.D., 1971).Email: Stephen M. Shapiro

Richard W. Shepro (Partner) born Berwyn, Illinois, May 9, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1981, California; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1975); The London School of Economics (M.Sc., 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1979).Email: Richard W. Shepro

Timothy C. Sherck (Partner) born Hamilton, Ohio, February 27, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., cum laude, 1971); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1974).Email: Timothy C. Sherck

Jodi A. Simala (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, August 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: Boston University (B.A./M.A., summa cum laude, 1990); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1993).Email: Jodi A. Simala

Thomas V. Skinner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1987).Email: Thomas V. Skinner

Marc F. Sperber (Partner) born New York, NY., January 10, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Georgetown University - The Robert Emmet McDonough School of Business (M.B.A., 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1992).Email: Marc F. Sperber

Scott M. Stewart (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 5, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; United States Tax Court. Education: Creighton University (B.S., cum laude, 1984); Cornell University (M.B.A., Accounting & Finance, with distinction, 1986); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1989).Email: Scott M. Stewart

J. Robert Stoll (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Indiana; 1981, Illinois; 1990, New York; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of New York, Southern District of California, District of Massachusetts, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh and Ninth Circuits. Education: Haverford College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Columbia University (J.D., 1975).Email: J. Robert Stoll

James E. Tancula (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, August 31, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; 1982, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1992, Texas; 1993, U.S. District of the Southern District of Texas; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District for the Northern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Education: Marquette University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1979); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1982).Email: James E. Tancula

Mark R. Ter Molen (Partner) born Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; 1989, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: Cornell University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Chicago (J.D., 1987).Email: Mark R. Ter Molen

John J. Tharp, Jr. (Partner) born Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, September 18, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1997, District of Colorado; 1999, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Duke University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1982); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990).Email: John J. Tharp, Jr.

Paul W. Theiss (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, April 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois. Education: Amherst College (B.A., 1982); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1985).Email: Paul W. Theiss

Frederick B. Thomas (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, August 13, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1974).Email: Frederick B. Thomas

John M. Touhy (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, April 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1980, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; 1983, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Federal Trial Bar; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2001, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.