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| | Address | 77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100 | | Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
| | | Reviser of the Virginia Law Digest for this Directory. | McGuireWoods LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Accountants Liability, Administrative Law, Advertising Law, Affordable Housing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Americans with Disabilities Act, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Asbestos Litigation, Asset Based Finance, Automotive Products Liability, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Business Acquisitions, Business Divestitures, Business Law, Business Litigation, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Capital Markets, Charitable Giving, Class Actions, Coal Mining, Cogeneration; College and University Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Communications and Media, Complex Commercial Litigation, Computer Contracts, Confidentiality Agreements, Construction Equipment Liability, Construction Litigation, Consumer Finance, Content Licensing, Contracts, Copyright Licensing, Corporate Control Contests, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Investigations, Corporate Law, Corporate Reorganization, Covenants Not to Compete, Creditors Rights, Criminal Taxation, Digital Signatures, Domain Name Infringement, Domain Names, Drug and Medical Device Defense, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, E-Commerce, Education Law, Electric Utilities, Emerging Growth Companies, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Litigation, Employment Breach of Contract, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Energy, Energy Acquisitions, Energy Project Development, Energy Regulation, Entertainment Law, Environmental Administrative Law, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Land Use, Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Real Estate, ERISA, Executive Compensation, False Advertising, Family Business Law, Fiduciary Litigation, Finance, First Amendment Law, Franchises and Franchising, Gas Utilities, Government Investigations, Government Relations, Health Care, High Technology Contracts, Hospital Administration, Hospital Law, Hostile Takeovers, Immigration Law, Independent Power, Insurance Litigation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Licensing, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Portfolio Management, Intellectual Property Procurement, Intellectual Property Rights, International Arbitration, International Mergers and Acquisitions, International Taxation, International Trade, Internet Licensing, Joint Venture Litigation, Joint Ventures, Labor and Employment, Labor Relations, Land Use, Latex Allergy Litigation, Lead Poisoning, Leasing, Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Leveraged Buyouts, Litigation, Litigation Management, Lobbying, Local Taxation, Marketing Law, Media Law, Merger Reorganization, Mergers and Acquisitions Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Motorcycle Products Liability, Municipal Law, Music Law, Natural Gas, North American Energy Trade, Oil and Gas Law, Partnership Law, Partnership Litigation, Partnership Taxation, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Patents, Petroleum Trading, Products Liability, Products Liability Insurance Coverage, Project Finance, Promotion Law, Proprietary Rights, Proxy Contests, Public Finance, Public Utility Law, Railroad Law, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Leasing, Regulatory Law, Resorts and Leisure, Securities, Securities Litigation, Securities Regulation, Securitization, Software Copyright, Software Licensing, Software Protection, Spin-Offs, Sponsorship Law, Sports Law, Sports Licensing, Sports Marketing Law, State Taxation, Structured Finance, Sweepstakes, Takeovers, Tax Audits, Tax Credits, Tax Exempt Organizations, Tax Litigation, Taxation, Technology Licensing, Telephone Utility Regulation, Toxic Tort Class Actions, Toxic Torts, Trade Regulation, Trade Secrets, Trademark Registration, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates Taxation, Union Labor Law, Utility Law, Utility Regulation, Vaccine Injury, Web Site Development, White Collar Crime, Wrongful Termination. | | Year Established: 1834 | Firm Profile:
Whether assisting a Fortune 50 giant or a small start-up, our focus is on building relationships that drive results. Our clients' businesses and industries are as important to us today as they were when we began in 1834, proven by the fact that many of our client relationships have lasted for decades. With 900 lawyers working from 17 strategically located offices worldwide, McGuireWoods serves public, private, government and nonprofit clients from such industries as automotive, banking and financial services, chemicals, energy resources, food processing, general manufacturing, government, health care, insurance, real estate, retailing, sports and entertainment, technology and telecom, and transportation. | | Firm Size: 900 |
Other Office Locations of McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
Almaty, Kazakhstan
| | PARTNERS | | Richelle L. Aschenbrenner (Partner) born Miami, Florida, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1991); Loyola University Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1994); DePaul University (LL.M., 1998). Practice Areas: Executive Compensation; ERISA; Employee Benefits. Email: Richelle L. Aschenbrenner | | Scott Becker (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 2000, Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1986); Harvard University (J.D., 1989). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois. Author: Book, "Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Legal and Regulatory Issues,"; Book, "The Physician's Managed Care Success Manual"; Book, "Health Care Law: A Practical Guide". Co-Editor, Mathew Bender Health Law Monthly. Managing Editor of Outpatient Surgery Business and Legal News. Author of more than 50 articles related to regulatory and transitional issues. Adjunct Professor of Corporate Health Care Law, Chicago Kent Law School. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Securities. Email: Scott Becker | | Patrick E. Brady (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois; 1984, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1976); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1983). Order of John Marshall. Awarded the John N. Jewett Scholarship and The Arba N. Waterman Scholarship and The Graduate School Scholarship. Member, Taxation Committee, Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 1991—. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Financing. Email: Patrick E. Brady | | Edwin E. Brooks (Partner) born Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Alma College (B.A., 1982); DePaul University (J.D., 1986). Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University Law School. Practice Areas: Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Restructuring and Insolvency; Automotive and Manufacturing; Health Care. Email: Edwin E. Brooks | | Michael A. Chabraja (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1989); University of Illinois (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Michael A. Chabraja | | Jeffrey C. Clark (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: University of Toledo (B.A., 1988); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1991). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Trial Practice; Hospital Risk Management; Hospital Liability. Email: Jeffrey C. Clark | | Geoffrey C. Cockrell (Partner) born Marion, Indiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Wheaton College (B.A., 1993); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997). Author: "Batson Reform: A Lottery System of Affirmative Selection," Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, Volume 11, Issue 1. Practice Areas: Capital Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital; Securities and Corporate Finance. Email: Geoffrey C. Cockrell | | Craig R. Culbertson (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1977); Loyola University (J.D., 1980). Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Castle Energy Corporation, 1993-1996. General Counsel, iTRACS Corporation, 2000—. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Banking Law; Corporate Finance; Emerging Growth Companies; Technology Law; Energy; Project Finance; Securities. Email: Craig R. Culbertson | | Keith A. Dorman (Partner) born Elmhurst, Illinois, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Augustana College (B.A., 1979); University of Illinois (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Mortar Board. Member, Leading Lawyers Network, 2005-2006. Illinois Super Lawyer, Employment Law, 2005, 2006 and 2008. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Discrimination; Labor Law; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; Trade Secrets; Non-Compete Agreements and Enforcement. Email: Keith A. Dorman | | Kenneth K. Dort (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh, Ninth and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky; U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, District of Oregon; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1983); University of Chicago (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Information Technology; Complex Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Intellectual Property; Trademark Protection; Trade Secrets; Trademark Licensing; Software Licensing. Email: Kenneth K. Dort | | Scott P. Downing (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1988); University of Chicago (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, The Business Lawyer, 1993-1994. Co-Author: Protecting Your ASC: A Legal Handbook. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate. Email: Scott P. Downing | | Linda B. Dubnow (Partner) born Rochester, Minnesota, 1963; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona and U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1995, Illinois; 1996, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1985); Boston University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Appellate; Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Consumer Financial Services. Email: Linda B. Dubnow | | Heather Lynn Fesko (Partner) born Hammond, Indiana, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; 2000, Illinois. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1993); Indiana University (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Regulation; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Privacy; Health Care Regulation; Health Law(100%). Email: Heather Lynn Fesko | | Paul E. Fisher (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: Rockford College (B.A., 1969); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Partner, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe, 1981-2001. Senior Attorney, The First National Bank of Chicago, 1975-1981. Associate, Greenberher Krause and Jacobs, 1973-1975. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Acquisitions; Leasing; Letters of Credit; Loan Workouts; Foreclosures; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Banking; Project Finance; Affordable Housing; Tax Credits; Capital Markets; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Land Use; Public and Private Partnerships; Resorts and Hospitality; Real Estate Transactions; International Investment; International Taxation. Email: Paul E. Fisher | | Kara M. Friedman (Partner) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1989); Loyola University of Chicago (J.D., 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health Care; Certificates of Need; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Licensing. Email: Kara M. Friedman | | Donald J. Gibson, Jr. (Partner) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Loras College; Loyola University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). General Counsel, Boulevard Bancorp, Inc., 1990-1994. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Lending; Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Corporate. Email: Donald J. Gibson, Jr. | | Scott L. Glickson (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1972); Northwestern University (J.D., 1975). Selected Publications/Presentations: "Techday 2000: Strategic Leveraging of University Intellectual Property and Technology," University of Illinois at Chicago (May 2000); "When Should Your Company Consider Using Joint Ventures?" Creating and Structuring International Joint Ventures, Fulcrum Information Services (September 1999); "Commercializing Your Invention," National Innovations Workshop, sponsored by The Illinois Coalition in Cooperation with the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and the Illinois Small Business Information Resource Center (April, 1997); "Preparing a Company for Venture Capital Financing or an IPO," co-sponsored by Gordon & Glickson, William Blair Capital Partners and Price Waterhouse (November, 1996). Member: The Illinois Coalition, Board of Directors, 1997—; Computer Law and Security Report, Correspondents Panel, 1997—; M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of Chicago, 1990-1998; Midwest Entrepreneurs' Forum, 1998—; North/Northwest Suburban Entrepreneur Round Table, Board of Directors, 1989— and Chair; Chicago Software Association, 1996—; Internet Executives Club, Advisory Board, 2000—; Chicago Streaming Media Alliance, Advisory Board, 2001—; American-Israel Chamber of Commerce of Chicago, Board of Directors and Chair of Information Technology Industry Committee, 1995—; American Electronics Association, Executive Committee and Chair of Midwest Region Information Technology Committee, 1995-1997. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Business Formation; Commercial Law; Securities; Information Technology; Computer Law; Internet Law. Email: Scott L. Glickson | | Stephen Gold (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio; 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Internet Law; Computer Law; Information Technology; New Technology. Email: Stephen Gold | | Larry R. Goldstein (Senior Counsel) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1970); University of Michigan (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Larry R. Goldstein | | Richard T. Greenberg (Managing Partner of Chicago Office) born Brooklyn, New York, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District Illinois and Eastern District Wisconsin. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1974); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Professional Liability; Corporate Governance; Insurance; Reinsurance. Email: Richard T. Greenberg | | David L. Hartsell (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; 1986, Illinois; 1997, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Research Attorney, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1983-1984. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Class Action Defense; Professional Liability; Consumer Litigation. Email: David L. Hartsell | | Michael T. Hepburn (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Connecticut (B.S., 1990); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Information Technology; Internet Law; Computer Law; Corporate Law; Outsourcing. Email: Michael T. Hepburn | | Gail Chaney Kalinich (Partner) born Mattoon, Illinois, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1984; J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Sexual Harassment; Internal Employment Investigations; Constitutional Law; Civil Rights. Email: Gail Chaney Kalinich | | Kimberly J. Kannensohn (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1987); Harvard University (J.D., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa. Practice Areas: Health Care Regulation; Health Care Reimbursement; Health Care Fraud; Physician Contracts. Email: Kimberly J. Kannensohn | | Benjamin D. Kern (Partner) born Bloomington, Indiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1992); Cornell University (M.B.A., 1996; J.D., 1997). Author: "Whacking, Joyriding and War-driving: Roaming Use of Wi-Fi and the Law," 21 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L. J. 101-163 (2004); "Roaming in the USA: Using Open Wi-Fi Connections under US Law," 2 Computer Law Review International 33-38 (2006). Co-Author: "Privacy and Outsourcing: Selected Regulatory Topics," Practicing Law Institute - The Outsourcing Revolution 2003; "Negotiating Effective Service Level Agreements," Journal of Healthcare Information Management 17:2, p. 9-10, 2003. Faculty, "E-Commerce in Illinois: Legal and Business Issues," National Business Institute Seminar, 2001. Speaker: "The Legality of Itinerant Wi-Fi Use: Roam at Your Own Risk?" Chicago Bar Association Computer Law Committee, 2004; "Getting the Dough in 2005: Financing Early Stage Companies," American Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Conference, 2005; "Why Not Wi-Fi? Legal Responses to the Growth of Public Wireless Networks," Virginia State Bar Intellectual Property Section Fall CLE Weekend Seminar, 2006. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Information Technology. Email: Benjamin D. Kern | | Jacquelyn F. Kidder (Partner) born Darien, Connecticut, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Connecticut (B.A., 1978); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1981). Executive Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1981. Member, Gavel Society, 1981. Member, Order of John Marshall. Author: "Derivative Immunity Under Sec. 1983: Conspiracies Between Immune Judicial Officials and Private Persons," John Marshall Law Review, Vol. 14, Fall 1980. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Jacquelyn F. Kidder | | Sally Doubet King (Partner) born Galesburg, Illinois, 1951; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1973); Illinois State University (M.A., 1974); DePaul University (J.D., 1989). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits Litigation; Executive Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; ERISA; COBRA; Employee Benefits; Retiree Medical Benefits; Health and Welfare Benefits; Fiduciary Law. Email: Sally Doubet King | | Mark A. Kromkowski (Partner) born South Bend, Indiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1998). Executive Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1997-1998. Author, "Collateral Order Doctrine as Applied to Discovery Request: The Third Circuit's Kelly v. Ford Motor Co. (In re: Ford Motor)," 73 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1119, 1998. Founder and President, The Irish Forum, 1997—. Practice Areas: Private Equity; Corporate; Fund Formation; Limited Partnership Interests; Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; SBIC; Securities. Email: Mark A. Kromkowski | | Henry deVos Lawrie, Jr. (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., 1964); Northwestern University College of Law (J.D., 1967). Former Partner, Gardner, Carton & Douglas. Former Partner, Hopkins and Sutter. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Henry deVos Lawrie, Jr. | | Michael R. Lieber (Partner) born Indianapolis, Indiana, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Bates College (B.A., 1992); Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law; Automotive Products; Recreational Products; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Michael R. Lieber | | Richard E. Lieberman (Partner) born Akron, Ohio, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Ohio; 1975, Illinois. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1968); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1971). Listed in: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, 2002—; Chambers USA's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2004, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, 2006. Author: "Personal Foul: Coach Joe Moore vs. Notre Dame," Academy Chicago Publishers (2001); "Litigation Strategies In Defending Wrongful Discharge Suits," Employee Relations Law Journal, 718, Spring, 1986. Co-Author: "Comparable Pay: A Management Perspective," Solving EEO Problems, 177, 1980. Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1971-1973. Trial Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1973-1974. Trustee, Goodman Theatre of Chicago. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Cincinnati Law School. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Employment Litigation; Trade Secrets; Defamation; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Richard E. Lieberman | | Leslie D. Locke (Partner) born Buffalo, New York, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1975). Phi Kappa Phi. Co-Managing Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1974-1975. Email: Leslie D. Locke | | William Michael Long (Partner) born Decatur, Illinois, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1981); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986); DePaul University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Member: Chicago Estate Planning Council; McGuireWoods Council 2003-2004; Chicago Leading Lawyers Network; Metlife Preferred Estate Planning Attorneys; Chicago Center for Disability and Elder Law (pro bono). Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Tax Law (Chairman 1994); Trust Law. Practice Areas: Business and Corporate Law; Estate and Gift Taxation; Probate; Trust and Estate Administration. Email: William Michael Long | | Michael P. Lusk (Partner) born Monroe, Louisiana, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Kentucky; 1999, Illinois. Education: University of Louisville (B.S.B.A., 1986; J.D., 1995). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Brandeis Society. Managing Editor, Journal of Family Law, Vol. 33. Listed in "Who's Who Among Law Students." Author: "Chapter 6 Sale of Stock," Business Law Series IV: Mergers and Acquisitions, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 2005 (as part of that publication wrote in "plain" English a complete form of Stock Purchase Agreement). Speaker, "The Role of Lawyers in Bank Lending Transactions," to representatives of the Bank of China, 2004. Assisted in drafting the 1998 Amendments to Kentucky's Limited Liability Company Act and Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Real Estate. Email: Michael P. Lusk | | Amy B. Manning (Partner) born Des Moines, Iowa, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Monmouth College (B.A., 1989); University of Chicago (J.D., 1992). Winner, University of Chicago Hinton Moot Court Competition, Justice Antonin Scalia presiding. Recipient: Thomas P. McAulroy Award for Outstanding Appellate Advocacy With Highest Distinction; 2006 National Association of Women Business Owners Corporate Woman of Achievement Award; Departmental Honors for Research Thesis: The Teratogenic Effects of Alcohol Upon Raticus Albinicus Norwegicus. Vice-Chairman, Chicago Bar Association Antitrust Law Committee, 2006. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Antitrust; Class Action Defense; Health Care Litigation; Civil RICO; Biotechnology; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; International Arbitration. Email: Amy B. Manning | | Rachel Williams Mantz (Partner) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin and Illinois. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1994); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Mergers; Acquisitions; Securities; Corporate Finance. Email: Rachel Williams Mantz | | Richard J. Mason, P.C. (Partner) born Syracuse, New York, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1973); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1980); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1977). Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1984—. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Farm Legal Assistance Foundation, 1985-1988. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Bankruptcy Litigation; International Insolvency. Email: Richard J. Mason, P.C. | | Mark J. McGuire (Partner) born Middletown, Connecticut, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Michigan; 1983, Illinois; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: Southern Connecticut State College (B.A., 1974); St. Louis University (J.D., 1980). General Counsel, The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co., North Shore Gas Co. Counsel, ANR/Michigan Consolidated Gas Company, 1980-1985. Assistant General Counsel, Peoples Energy, 1985-1993. Partner, Jenner & Block, 1993-2002. Member, Midwest Energy Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Acquisitions; Cogeneration; Federal Energy Regulation; Oil and Gas Law; Public Utility Law; Energy; Corporate. Email: Mark J. McGuire | | Richard L. Menson (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1973, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Ripon College (A.B., 1965); Northwestern University (J.D., 1968); George Washington University (LL.M., Taxation, 1973). Partner, Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 1977-1998. Member: Legal and Legislative Committee, ProfitSharing/401k Council of America; American Benefits Council. Fellow, American College of Employee Benefit Counsel. Member, Board of Directors and Legal and Legislative Committee, ProfitSharing/401k Council of America. Charter Fellow, American College of Employee Benefit Counsel. Member, International Pension and Employee Benefit Lawyers Association. [JAGC, U.S. Army, 1968-1973]. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Employee Benefits Litigation; ERISA; COBRA; Employee Contracts; ERISA Litigation. Email: Richard L. Menson | | John J. Michels, Jr. (Partner) born Ft. Monroe, Virginia, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Tennessee; 1992, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia; 2003, Illinois. Education: U.S. Air Force Academy (B.S., 1977); Duke University (J.D., 1985). Editor, Air Force Law Review, 1989-1991. U.S. Air Force Trial Attorney, 1985-1991. Instructor, Federal Labor and Employment Law, United States Air Force JAG School, 1989-2003. Author: "The Long Reach of the NLRA," Legal Times, June 1996; "Declaring a Truce by Other Means," Legal Times, May 12, 1997; "The Anthrax Vaccine Controversy," Virginia Lawyer, December 2001. Co-Author with Rodney A. Satterwhite, "Employment Issues in Communications Technology," June 1998. Member: Board of Governors, Military Law Section, Virginia State Bar, 1996-2002; Labor and Employment Law Committee, American Bar Association, 1994-2006; Association of Graduates (USAFA), 1977—. [Officer, USAF, 1977-1991; USAFR, 1991-2003; Lt. Col., USAFR Retired]. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; ERISA Litigation; Sports Law; Military Law. Email: John J. Michels, Jr. | | Peter A. Milianti (Partner) born Des Plaines, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Labor Law. Email: Peter A. Milianti | | Arthur B. Muir (Partner) born Denver, Colorado, 1946; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Pennsylvania (A.B., 1968; M.B.A., 1972); Northwestern University (J.D., 1976). Illinois Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Control Division, 1977-1979. [U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Real Estate Finance; Debt Finance; Leveraged Buyouts. Email: Arthur B. Muir | | Donald C. Pasulka (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1989, California. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1983); Harvard University (J.D., 1986). Email: Donald C. Pasulka | | Michael R. Phillips (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Tenth Circuits; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1994). Associate Editor, 1992-1993; Contributing Editor, 1993-1994, Michigan Law Review. Recipient, American Bar Association, John R. Brown Award, 1994. Author: "The Constitutionality of Employer-Accessible Child Abuse Registries: Due Process Implications of Governmental Occupational Blacklisting," 92 Michigan Law Review, 139. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael R. Phillips | | John F. Pollick (Partner) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Adjunct Professor of Bankruptcy Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law (1992-1995; 1999-2005; 2007). Practice Areas: Secured Lending; Business Transactions; Bankruptcy. Email: John F. Pollick | | Robert J. Pristave, P.C. (Partner) born Fullerton, California, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1964); Northwestern University (J.D., 1967). Practice Areas: Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Health Care Regulation. Email: Robert J. Pristave, P.C. | | Richard J. Rappaport (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1943; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court; 1993, Florida; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Education: Loyola University (B.S., 1966); Loyola University, School of Law (J.D., 1967). Associate Editor, Recent Decisions, Illinois Bar Journal, 1966-1967. Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1967-1969. Co-Chairman, ALI-ABA Course of Study, Potential Liability of Local Governments under Federal Antitrust and Civil Rights Laws, Atlanta, 1978; San Diego, 1980; Tampa, 1982. Co-Author: American Bar Association's Section of Antitrust Law Monograph on the Noerr-Pennington Doctrine, 1993. Practice Areas: Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Business Litigation; Contract Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Richard J. Rappaport | | David L. Rieser (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1981, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1986, Federal Trial Bar; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1977); Washington University (J.D., 1980). Appointed by Governor Edgar to the Illinois Site Remediation Advisory Committee, March, 1998—. Author: Illinois State Coordinator, "Brownfields Law & Practice," 2002—; "Proportionate Share Liability and its Impact on Real Estate Transaction," Illinois Real Estate Journal, Feb. 1, 1999; "Practical Approach to Brownfields: A Brief Overview of 'TACO' and the 'SRP'," Illinois Bar Journal, May 1998; "Crack New Markets, Seek Development Opportunities," Crains's Small Business, Chicago Edition, Vol. 5, p.9, June 1997; "New Site Remediation Regulations Changes Rules for Environmental Professionals," Illinois Engineer, June/July 1997; "Brownfields Bill Promotes Sweeping Changes," 16 NIU L.Rev. 621, Summer 1996. Practice Areas: Hazardous Waste Regulation; Brownfields; Superfund; Underground Storage Tanks; Environmental Compliance; Environmental Corporate Law; Environmental Transactions; Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act. Email: David L. Rieser | | James B. Riley, Jr. (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1976); George Washington University (J.D., 1979). Co-Chairman, Health Care Department, McGuireWoods LLP., Certified Public Accountant, Illinois. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Law. Email: James B. Riley, Jr. | | Jeffrey E. Rogers (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: Loyola University (B.A., 1972); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1976). Member, National Moot Court Team. Author: Manual for Staff Attorneys, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit, Revised Edition, 1977. Co-Author: Chapter on Criminal Sentencing in Antitrust Counseling and Litigation Techniques (Matthew Bender, 1990); Revised Manual for Staff Attorneys, U.S. Court of Appeals for 7th Circuit (1977). Instructor, Appellate Advocacy, 1985 and Trial Advocacy, 1986, U.S. Department of Justice, Attorney General's Advocacy Institute. Staff Attorney, 7th Circuit, 1976. U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, 1978-1987. Recipient, Awards: U.S. Department of Justice, Special Commendation Award, 1987; U.S. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award (1986). Email: Jeffrey E. Rogers | | Lawrence R. Samuels (Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, New York; 1976, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1968); Harvard University (J.D., 1971). Member of the Board of the National Chamber Foundation. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation. Email: Lawrence R. Samuels | | Patricia F. Sharkey (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1952; admitted to bar, 1980, Oregon; 1981, Illinois; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1974); University of Oregon (J.D., 1980). Mayer, Brown & Platt, 1988-2007 (Environmental Practice Area). Attorney and Regulatory and Legislative Liaison, Illinois Pollution Control Board, 1980-1985. Clerkship: Illinois Attorney General's Environmental Control Division, 1978; Clerkship, U.S. Attorneys office, District of Oregon, 1978-1980. Reported Cases: Reported Cases: Mashni v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago and Barbara A. Stanely, et al., 362 Ill. App.3d 730, 841 N.E.2d 60 (1st Dist. 2005); Mashni v. Board of Election Commissioners of the City of Chicago and Barbara A. Stanely, et al., Mashni Corp. v. Laski and Barbara Stanely, et al., 351 Ill. App. 3d 727, 814 N.E.2d 879 (2004). Practice Areas: Environmental Law(95%). Email: Patricia F. Sharkey | | Stuart Smith (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Nebraska, Illinois and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska; 1973, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S. Ch.E., 1969; J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. [U.S. Army]. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Trials; Appellate Practice; Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Dispute Resolution. Email: Stuart Smith | | Patricia K. Smoots (Partner) born Oak Park, Illinois, 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1981); DePaul University (J.D., 1986). Author: "Members of the City Council vs. Taxpayers for Vincent: The Constitutionality of Prohibiting Temporary Sign Posting on Public Property to Advance Local Aesthetic Concerns," 34 De Paul Law Review 197, 1984. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; Creditors; Insolvency. Email: Patricia K. Smoots | | Joel H. Spitz (Partner) born Wausau, Wisconsin, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Wisconsin and Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, Northern District of Indiana, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan, Northern District of Texas and District of Oregon. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1987); Marquette University (J.D., 1990). Adolph I. Mandelker Scholar. Executive Editor, Marquette Law Review. Member, National Sports Law Institute Journal. Author: Note, "Punitive Damages-Recovery of Compensatory Damages as a Prerequisite, Tucker v. Marcus," 142 Wis. 2d 425, 418 N.W. 2d 818 1988, 72 Marq. L. Rev., 609 (1987); Comment, "The Transent Rule of Personal Jurisdiction: A Well Intentioned Concept that has Overstayed Its Welcome," 73 Marq. L. Rev. 181 (1989). Practice Areas: Age Discrimination in Employment; Employment Litigation; Family and Medical Leave Act; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Americans with Disabilities Act; Restrictive Covenants. Email: Joel H. Spitz | | Marta A. Stein (Partner) born Akron, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1985); Ohio State University (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Banking Litigation; Business Law; Life and Health Insurance. Email: Marta A. Stein | | Jeffrey C. Torres (Partner) born Wailuku, Hawaii, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, District of Columbia; U.S District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1989); Pacific Lutheran University (M.B.A., 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., 1996). Lamba Legal Defense and Education Fund; Cooperating Attorney Network. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Jeffrey C. Torres | | Kevin J. Young (Partner) born Peoria, Illinois, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois; 1998, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1982); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1986). Justice, Moot Court Board. First Place, Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition. Publications: "After Deprizio—Will Waiver of Subrogation Survive?" IBA Law Watch, Illinois Bankers Association, 1992; "Internet Privacy: It's Not Just For B2C Anymore," eBiz Chronicle.com, September 6, 2001; "Spam: Should It Be Taken Off The E-mail Menu?" DM Enewsletter, a publication of the National School Supply and Equipment Association, 2002; "Open Source Software: Is It Really Free?" The John Marshall Law School, Center For Intellectual Property Law, News Source, Spring 2003. Speaker: "Perfecting Security Interests in Copyrights and Trade Secrets," Law Seminars International, Security Interests in Intellectual Property, June 9, 2003; "Collateral Documents, Credit Support and Third Party Documents, Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documentation in Illinois," Lorman Education Series, November 2, 2003; Illinois Business Law Series, Vol. IV: Mergers & Acquisitions, Chapter 5, Sample Asset Purchase Agreement With Commentary (IICLE 2005). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Financial Services; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Kevin J. Young | | RETIRED PARTNERS | | James T. Harrington (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois; 1968, Indiana; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Member, Board of Editors, Notre Dame Lawyer, 1966-1967. Law Clerk, The Honorable George N. Beamer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, l967-1969. Associate and Partner, Rooks, Pitts & Poust, l969-1987. Partner: Ross & Hardies, l987-2003; McGuireWoods LLP, 2003—. Vice President and Secretary, Mid-America Legal Foundation. Chairman, Board of Advisors, IIT Stuart School of Business, Masters in Environmental Management. Past Chairman, Board of Directors, Illinois Safety Council. Frequent author and speaker on environmental law. Fellow, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation; Air Pollution; Environmental Administrative Law; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Water Pollution; Environmental Permitting. Email: James T. Harrington | | David N. McBride (Retired Partner) born Knox, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1955, Illinois; 1983, Wisconsin. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1954; J.D., 1955). Member, Board of Editors, Notre Dame Lawyer, 1954-1955. Email: David N. McBride | | Philip P. McGuigan (Retired Partner) born New York, N.Y., 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, Utah; 1998, Illinois. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1966); University of Minnesota (J.D., 1969). Selected Publications and Presentations: "Information Technology Outsourcing - A Handbook for Government, Second Edition," International City/County Management Association; "Effectively Managing the Overall Due Diligence Process," The Complete Course on Conducting Bulletproof Due Diligence, Fulcrum Information Services (2001); "Accurately Valuing the Target Company's Worth" (Roundtable), Computer Service and Support Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Forum, Fulcrum Infornmation Services (2000); "Internet Gambling, Fantasy Sports and Sweepstakes," World Computer Law Congress and Computer & Telecommunications Law Update (1999); "Internet Gambling," Computer Law & Security Report (March-April 1998); "Venture Financing for Rising Technology Companies," co-sponsored by Gordon & Glickson, Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. and GeoCapital Partners (1997). Practice Areas: Venture Capital; Corporate Finance; Commercial Law; Securities; Healthcare Information Technology; Corporate Law; Technology Licensing; Mergers and Acquisitions; Government Outsourcing. Email: Philip P. McGuigan | | Bruce J. McWhirter (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1931; admitted to bar, 1955, Illinois and District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1952); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1955). Phi Beta Kappa. | | Thomas R. Mulroy (Retired Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1968); Loyola University School of Law (J.D., 1972). Partner: Mulroy Scandaglia Marrinson Ryan, 2001-2003; Jenner & Block, 1976-2001. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chicago, 1972-1976. Member: Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 1976-1989; Board of Directors, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1987-1991; Committee to Evaluate Federal Judges, 1989. Chairman, Judicial Evaluation Committee, Appellate Division. Chairman, McGuireWoods' Commercial Litigation Department, Chicago office. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Thomas R. Mulroy | | Russell M. Pelton (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Illinois; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Claims; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1960); University of Chicago (J.D., 1963). Wilmette, Illinois Board of Education, 1973-1980; General Counsel: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1983-2007; General Counsel: Delta Dental Plan of Illinois, 1980-1995. Chairman: Wilmette, Illinois Zoning Board of Appeals, 1989-2000; Chairman: Plaza Club Board of Governors, 2002-2007. Board of Governors: Mid-America Club, 2007—. [Captain, JAG, U.S. Air Force, 1963-1966]. Email: Russell M. Pelton | | Gary L. Starkman (Retired Partner) born Chicago, Illinois, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth and District of Columbia Circuits. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1968); Northwestern University (J.D., 1971). Chairman, Article Editors, Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science, 1970-1971. Co-Author: "Cases and Comments on Criminal Procedure," Foundation Press, 6th Edition, 2003. Assistant U. S. Attorney, Chief Appellate Division, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1975. Counsel to the Governor of Illinois, 1977-1981. Director, Northwestern University School of Law Alumni Association, 1982-1985. Member, District Court Admissions Committee, Northern District of Illinois, 1983-1994. Chairman, Illinois Racing Board, 1990-1996; Director, International Association of Racing Commissioners, 1991-1994. Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Federal Civil Practice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Gary L. Starkman | | David F. Sterling (Staff Attorney) born Joliet, Illinois, 1936; admitted to bar, 1961, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1958; J.D., 1961). Beta Gamma Sigma. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review, 1961. Illinois Certified Public Accountant, 1958. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Marital Agreements; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills. Email: David F. Sterling | | Robert E. Wangard (Retired Partner) born Kennan, Wisconsin, 1941; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1966); University of Illinois (J.D., 1969). Staff Member, 1967-1968, and Articles Editor, 1968-1969, University of Illinois Law Review. Author: "Pre-Acquisition Agreements in Mergers and Acquisitions," International Financial Law Review Special Supplement: United States, A Legal Guide, June 1998; "Negotiated Mergers and Acquisitions," International Financial Law Review Special Supplement: A Legal Guide to Corporate Activity and Inward Investment, October 1995. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Illinois Law School, 1999—. Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; International Mergers and Acquisitions; International Business Law; Foreign Investment in the United States; Corporate Finance; Business Law; Strategic Alliances. Email: Robert E. Wangard | | COUNSEL | | Tammy L. Adkins (Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Class Action Defense; Antitrust and Trade Regulation. Email: Tammy L. Adkins | | Alison Vratil Mikula (Counsel) born Kansas City, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., 1999); University of Michigan (M.H.S.A., 2004; J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Alison Vratil Mikula | | Emily C. Tremmel (Counsel) born Albany, New York, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: Indiana University, Bloomington (B.S., 1989; J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Health Care; Life Sciences. Email: Emily C. Tremmel | | ASSOCIATES | | Karl R. Anderson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1996); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2003; LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Practice Areas: Fiduciary Litigation; Fiduciary Advisory Services; Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates. Email: Karl R. Anderson | | Deborah Beerman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1999); University of Illinois (J.D., 2003). Email: Deborah Beerman | | Jeannil Boji (Associate) born West Bloomfield, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Emory University (Double B.A., 2003); University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Jeannil Boji | | John D. Bonini (Associate) born Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Bradley University (B.S., 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: John D. Bonini | | Daniel Philip Bubar (Associate) born Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Taylor University (B.A., 2001); University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: Daniel Philip Bubar | | Elizabeth Bedore Campbell (Associate) born Palos, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2002); University of Illinois (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Regulation; Physician Practices; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Fraud; Health Care Legislation; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions; Medical Antitrust; Pharmacy Law; Real Estate. Email: Elizabeth Bedore Campbell | | Charles A. Cavallo, III (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1993); Northwestern University (M.B.A., 2003; J.D. 2003). Practice Areas: Corporate Governance; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Private Equity; Banking. Email: Charles A. Cavallo, III | | Adam M. Damerow (Associate) born Traverse City, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2002); Pace University (M.S.T., 2004); Loyola University (M.B.A., 2007); Loyola University School of Law, Chicago (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Private Wealth Services; Trusts and Estates. Email: Adam M. Damerow | | Bradley R. Daniels (Associate) born Glasgow, Montana; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.S., 1999); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use. Email: Bradley R. Daniels | | Paul W. Doerscheln (Associate) born Evanston, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 1995-1997. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Environmental Litigation; Toxic Substances. Email: Paul W. Doerscheln | | Lara A. Duda (Associate) born Lincoln, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 2008, Illinois. Education: University of Nebraska at Lincoln (B.J., 1997; B.A., 1997); DePaul University (M.S., 2001; J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Lara A. Duda | | Donald A. Ensing (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1998). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk, Hon. F. A. Little, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1998-1999. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. Email: Donald A. Ensing | | Sage Fattahian (Associate) born Tehran, Iran, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1998); John Marshall Law School (J.D., 2002; LL.M., Employee Benefits, 2004). Member: Chicago (Co-Chair, YLS Employee Benefits Committee, 2006—) and American Bar Associations. Languages: Farsi. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Sage Fattahian | | Misti H. Floyd (Associate) born Jackson, Tennessee, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Austin Peay State University (B.S., 1999); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member, Moot Court Honor Society. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Tort Defense. Email: Misti H. Floyd | | Robert P. Gal (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois. Education: New York University (B.S., 1992); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Banking; Finance; Corporate. Email: Robert P. Gal | | John Charles Gardner (Associate) born Madison, Wisconsin, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois and Wisconsin. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 2000); Marquette University (J.D., 2004). Senior Note and Comment Editor, Marquette Law Review, 2003-2004. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Government; Noncompete Litigation; Wrongful Termination. Email: John Charles Gardner | | Lindsay M. Goodman (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., 2001; M.S.T, 2002); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Business Tax; Employee Benefits. Email: Lindsay M. Goodman | | Samantha C. Gordon (Associate) born Brawley, California, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1997); Northwestern University (J.D., 2000). Member, Northwestern National Trial Team, 1999-2000. [U.S. Army Reserve, 1993-1999]. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Samantha C. Gordon | | Jason S. Greis (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1998); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions; Government and Nonprofits; Health Care; Life Sciences. Email: Jason S. Greis | | Susan Groh (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Illinois Wesleyan University (B.A., 2003); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Susan Groh | | Adam A. Grove (Associate) born St. Charles, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 2002); Northwestern University Law School (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Technology. Email: Adam A. Grove | | Steven D. Hamilton (Associate) born Kalamazoo, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2006, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 2002); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: Steven D. Hamilton | | Lindsay K. Hansen (Associate) born Urbana, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 2001); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Government Affairs. Email: Lindsay K. Hansen | | Blair B. Hanzlik (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., 1998); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. Email: Blair B. Hanzlik | | Dionne Hayden (Associate) born Matteson, Illinois, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S.B.A., 2002); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Dionne Hayden | | James J. Hendrickson II (Associate) born Mankato, Minnesota, 1973; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: St. John's University (B.A., 1995); University of Michigan (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination. Email: James J. Hendrickson II | | Ryan Scott Higgins (Associate) born Park Ridge, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2007, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 2003); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care Corporate Law; Health Law; Health Care Litigation; Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Ryan Scott Higgins | | Zachary C. Jackson (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 2000); Washington University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Zachary C. Jackson | | Amy R. Jonker (Attorney) born Grand Rapids, Michigan; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Calvin College (B.A., 1994); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Class Action Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Consumer Financial Services. Email: Amy R. Jonker | | Elissa Boysen Koch (Associate) born Hershey, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 2000); University of Southampton, Southampton, England (M.Sc., 2002); Loyola University (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Health Care Regulation; Health Care Corporate Law. Email: Elissa Boysen Koch | | Christine Coith Kommer (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Illinois. Education: Duke University (B.A., 2002); Northwestern University (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Christine Coith Kommer | | John A. Leja (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1991); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Construction Litigation; Patents; Consumer Finance; Class Action Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: John A. Leja | | Gary Y. Leung, Jr. (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. |
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