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| | Address | | 131 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 2400 | | Chicago, Illinois 60603-5577 | | (Cook Co.) | | | |
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| Seyfarth Shaw LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Advertising and Marketing; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust and Trade Regulation; Bankruptcy; Banks and Banking; Business Law; Class Actions; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Communications and Media; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Construction Law; Contracts; Copyrights; Corporate Law; Debtor and Creditor; Employee Benefits; Entertainment and the Arts; Environmental Law; Finance; Franchises and Franchising; Government Contracts; Health Care; Immigration and Naturalization; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Internet Law; Investments; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Litigation; Media Law; Divestitures; Occupational Safety and Health; Patents; Products Liability; Real Estate; Securities; Taxation; Toxic Torts; Trade Secrets; Trademarks; Trusts and Estates; Unfair Competition; White Collar Crime; Workers Compensation; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. | | Year Established: 1945 | | Firm Size: 741 |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Brussels, Belgium
| | PARTNERS | | John H. Anderson (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: Williams College (B.A., cum laude, 1972) Phi Beta Kappa; John Marshall Law School (J.D., highest honors, 1976). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: John H. Anderson | | David S. Baffa (Partner) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1990); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: David S. Baffa | | James Baird (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Wisconsin; 1972, Illinois. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1965); University of Wisconsin (J.D., 1968); George Washington University (LL.M., with highest honors, 1970). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2004-2007; Chair, Finance Committee, 2006-2007); National Public Employer Labor Relations Association; Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association; Illinois State Chamber of Commerce; National Employment Law Institute (Member, Advisory Board); College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: James Baird | | Edward W. Bergmann (Partner) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Tenth Circuits. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1963); Cornell University (J.D., with distinction, 1966). Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Illinois Hospital Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Fair Labor Standards Act. Email: Edward W. Bergmann | | Daniel M. Blouin (Partner) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1985); Loyola University (J.D., 1988). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Electronic Retailers' Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Daniel M. Blouin | | Michael E. Blount (Partner) born 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1980, Illinois; 1981, District of Columbia. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1971); University of Houston (J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Barons. Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1977-1978. Legal Assistant to the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1978-1979. Member: Chicago, American (Member: Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, 1981—; Section of International Law) and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Michael E. Blount | | Eric E. Boyd (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., with honors, 1981); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety; Administrative Law; Litigation. Email: Eric E. Boyd | | Jerome F. Buch (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Loyola University of Chicago (B.B.A., 1979); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1982). Member: Chicago, DuPage County, Illinois State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jerome F. Buch | | J. Kelly Bufton (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1977); University of Chicago (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers; Pension Real Estate Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Leasing; Land Use. Email: J. Kelly Bufton | | Scott A. Carlson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, 1987); Southern Illinois University (J.D., summa cum laude, 1st in class, 1995). Adjunct Professor, The John Marshall School of Law, LLM Program in Information Technology and Privacy Law; Leader, eDiscovery Practice. Member: Kane County and Illinois State Bar Associations; International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists (IACIS) (Former Faculty Member); High Technology Crime Investigation Association. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy (1987-1991 Active Duty, 1991-1995 Reservist)]. Practice Areas: Litigation(20%); eDiscovery Consulting and Litigation(80%). Email: Scott A. Carlson | | Philip V. Carter (Partner) (Retired). | | Mark Casciari (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern (including Trial Bar) and Central Districts of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa); Boston College (J.D., cum laude). Member: American Bar Association (Member: Labor and Employment Section, Employee Benefits Committee; Litigation Section); Federal Bar Association; Seventh Circuit Bar Association. Practice Areas: ERISA Benefits Litigation; Employment Litigation; Class Action Defense. Email: Mark Casciari | | David C. Christian, II (Partner) born 1974; admitted to bar, 1998, Missouri; 1999, Kansas, 2001, Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Kansas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Eighth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Rockhurst College (B.S.B.A., 1995); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi (President, Jefferson Inn Chapter, 1996-1997). Member, Order of the Barristers. Champion and Final Round Best Speaker, Kaufman Securities Law Moot Court Tournament, Fordham Law School, New York, New York, 1998. Co-Author: with Professor Ned W. Waxman, "Federal Powers After Seminole Tribe: Constitutionality Bankrupt," 47 Drake Law Review 467 (1999). Member: American Bankruptcy Institute; Turnaround Management Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy. Email: David C. Christian, II | | Louis S. Chronowski Jr. (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1990); DePaul University (M.B.A. 1995); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1999). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Forum on Franchising). Practice Areas: Litigation; Franchise Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Louis S. Chronowski Jr. | | Brent I. Clark (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Illinois. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., with honors in History, with distinction in Economics, 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., 1986). Speeches: Environmental Avoits (June 1994); Managing Environmental Inspections (Exec. Enterprises July 1994); Redocine Environmental Liability, Community Right to Know (November 1994); Environmental and OSHA Compliance for Manufacturers (Tool Manufacturers Association, Jan., 1993); Effective OSHA Compliance, March 1994; The Legal Aspects of Managing Disasters (Feb., 1993); Developments in Superfund Litigation Strategies (Region V Environmental Law Conference, Executive Enterprises, Inc., May, 1991); OSHA Compliance and Managing OSHA Inspections and Litigation (National Forging Industry Association, April, 1991, February, 1992); Hazardous Waste Operations (Conference on OSHA Recordkeeping and Training Requirements, Executive Enterprises, May, 1992). Article: "Accidents, Injuries and Illnesses: Avoiding OSHA's Wrath," (Landscape Contractor, October 1992). Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety. Email: Brent I. Clark | | R. Theodore Clark, Jr. (Partner) born 1940; admitted to bar, 1965, Illinois. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., 1962); University of Michigan (J.D., 1965). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Co-author, "Determination of Appropriate Bargaining Units in the Public Sector," 51 Oregon Law Review 151, 1971; "The Practical Differences Between Public and Private Sector Collective Bargaining," 19 UCLA Law Review 867, 1972; "Labor Relations Law in Public Sector," Michie, 4th Ed. 1991. Author: "Public Employee Strikes: Some Proposed Solutions," 23 Labor Law Journal 111, 1972; "Public Sector Strikes: An Empirical Analysis," 2 Journal of Law and Education 217, 1973; "The Scope of the Duty to Bargain in Public Employment," Labor Relations Law in the Public Sector (ABA Section of Labor Relations Law, 1977); "Problems in Public Sector Collective Bargaining: A Management View," in Proceedings of New York University 32nd Annual National Conference on Labor 179, 1980; "A Guide to the Changing Court Rulings on Union Security in The Public Sector: A Management Perspective," 2 Journal of Law and Education, 71, 1985; "Privatization, Outsourcing, and Subcontracting in the U.S. Public Sector," Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Arbitrators, June 1998; "A Management View of Nonunion Employee Arbitration Procedures," in Labor Arbitration Under Fire, James Stern & Joyce Nojita, eds. 1997; "The Use of Economic Analysis in Postal Service Interest Arbitration, IRRA, 1997. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: R. Theodore Clark, Jr. | | Philip L. Comella (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Illinois. Education: Beloit College (B.A., cum laude, 1978); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Articles Editor, George Washington Journal of Int'l Law & Economics. Author, "Global Warming and the Coming Regulation of CO2 Emissions," in Inside the Minds: Winning Legal Strategies for Energy Laws (2006); "New Legislation Extends Energy Tax Credits to Landfill Gas," Seyfarth Shaw LLP, One-Minute Memo (Nov. 10, 2004). Speaker and Author, "Environmental Issues and Liability Considerations in Acquiring or Selling in the Privately Held Company" (PLI 1998-2007). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Banco Panamericano, Inc. v. Chastang Landfill, Inc., 430 F.2d 884 (7th Cir. 2005), cert. denied. Oct. 2, 2006. Practice Areas: Environmental Litigation and Toxic Torts(50%); Landfill Gas(30%); Construction Litigation(20%). Email: Philip L. Comella | | Theodore E. Cornell III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., cum laude, 1972); Northwestern University (J.D., with honors, 1975). Director, Daniel Murphy Scholarship Foundation. Member, Chicago Heart Walk Board, American Heart Association. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Theodore E. Cornell III | | Michael A. Cox (Partner) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois and U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2005, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Drake University (B.A., cum laude 1995); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class Action Defense. Email: Michael A. Cox | | James L. Curtis (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and Northern District of Illinois. Education: Albion College (B.A., 1987); Loyola University (J.D., 1990). Member: American Bar Association; American Trucking Association; Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety; Litigation; Complex Litigation. Email: James L. Curtis | | Douglas A. Darch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1973); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1980). Author: "Implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act In a Union Workforce," Contributing Editor to Updates to The Developing Labor Law (BNA). Senior Editor, Updates to Age Discrimination in Employment (BNA). Contributing Editor, Updates to Age Discrimination in Employment Papers for ABA Mid Winter meetings. Speaker: American Arbitration Association Program, "Negotiating a Labor Agreement" on "Costing The Labor Agreement"; Loyola University-Chicago Conference "Labor Law and Collective Bargaining in the New Millennium"; New York University's Conference on Labor Law "Dubuque Packing and the Duty to Bargain—Labor's New Partnership with Management." Member: Chicago (Member and Former Chair, Labor and Employment Committee), Illinois State (Member and Former Chair, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section Council; Former Member, Labor and Employment Section Council; Member, ERISA Section Council) and American (Developments Under NLRA) Bar Associations. [U.S. Navy 1973-1977, Lt. Surface Warfare]. Reported Cases: Terracon, Inc., 339 NLRB #35 (2003), aff'd 361 F.3d 395 (7th Cir); Kinney v. Federal Security, 272 F.3d 924 (7th Cir.); Dubuque Packing Co., 303 NLRB 386; Kyles v. Guardian Security, 222 F.3d 289 (7th Cir), following remand, 84 F.E.P. Cases (BNA) 928 (D.C. Ill.); Safety Kleen, 279 NLRB 1117; Thompson, et al. v. WMI Medical Waste, affirmed w/o pub. dec. Wisc. Ct App.; Pease, et al. v. Local 707, aff'd 386 F.3d 819 (7th Cir.). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Douglas A. Darch | | Christopher J. DeGroff (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; 1998, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1996). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Christopher J. DeGroff | | Joshua L. Ditelberg (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Massachusetts; 1993, District of Columbia; 1997, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987; M.A., 1987); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Law Clerk to Judge Ralph B. Guy, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1992-1993. Law Clerk to Justice Joseph R. Weisberger, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1991-1992. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Subcommittee on Practice and Procedure Under the National Labor Relations Act); Labor and Employment Relations Association (Chicago Chapter President); Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Business Advisory and Planning Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor/Employment Aspects of Transactions; Workforce Reductions. Email: Joshua L. Ditelberg | | Kenneth R. Dolin (Partner) born 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Illinois (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University (M.I.L.R., 1981); New York University (LL.M., in Labor Law, 1987). Harno Scholar. Author, "The Supreme Court's Rejection of Excluding 'Ordinary Professional or Technical Judgment' as Independent Judgment When Directing Employee: Does Kentucky River Mean Lights Out For Mississippi Power?," 18 The Labor Lawyer 365 (Winter/Spring 2003); "Recent Developments and the Likely Effect of Changes at the National Labor Relations Board," (Lead Author) 54 Labor Law Journal 5 (Spring 2003); Lead Author: "Termination of Grievance Proceedings When Employees File Discrimination Charges," 13 Employee Relations Law Journal 249, Autumn, 1987; "Drafting Affirmative Action Plans and Practice Before the Office of the Federal Contract Compliance Programs," IICLE, Employment Discrimination, 2000; "Representation Case—Substantive Matters," IICLE, The Labor Law Handbook, 2002; "Recent Developments in The Area of Affirmative Action," Labor Law Journal, March, 1991; "Effects Bargaining—A Survey of the Rights and Obligations of Employers," 10 The Labor Lawyer 269, 1994. Associate Editor, Chapter 13 ("The Duty to Bargain"); Editor, The Developing Labor Law (4th Edition, 2002 Supplement, BNA); Associate Editor, The Developing Labor Law (4th Edition 2001, BNA). Adjunct Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law, 1990—. Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, New York, 1982-1984. Columnist on current labor law issues for the National Law Journal, 2000—. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Development of the Law Under The National Labor Relations Act, Section of Labor and Employment Law, 1985—). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Kenneth R. Dolin | | Arthur Don (Partner) born 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., with distinction, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Mutual Fund Services, 1991-1997. Recipient, Wm. Jennings Bryan Moot Court Award, 1977. Author: "A Decade of Regulation: Protecting Investors While Permitting Investment," The Journal of Mutual Funds Services, 1996; "Fundamental Decisions: Setting A Mutual Fund's Investment Program," The Journal of Mutual Fund Services, 1995. Chairman, Chicago Bar Association Subcommittee on Investment Company Law, 1999-2001. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate. Email: Arthur Don | | Gregg M. Dorman (Partner) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1981); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1984). Member, University Club of Chicago. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate(25%); Shopping Center Development, Sale/Purchase, Leasing and Operation(75%). Email: Gregg M. Dorman | | Paul S. Drizner (Partner) admitted to bar, 1988, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1985); Loyola University of Chicago School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Taxation. Email: Paul S. Drizner | | William F. Dugan (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1992); University of Notre Dame School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member, Society for Human Resources Management. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; Human Resources Association of Greater Oak Brook (Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: William F. Dugan | | Anne Duprey (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); Washington & Lee University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Seventh Circuit and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law. Email: Anne Duprey | | Diane V. Dygert (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.S., Industrial and Labor Relations, 1984); University of Michigan (J.D., 1987). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Diane V. Dygert | | William J. Factor (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: University of Chicago (A.B., 1983); DePaul Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1990). Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re GGSI Liquidation, Inc., 313 B.R. 770, 43 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 151 (Bankr.N.D.Ill., Sep 01, 2004); In re Rasberry, 264 B.R. 495, 46 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 939 (Bankr.N.D.Ill., Jul 10, 2001); In re Resource Technology Corp., 254 B.R. 215, Bankr. L. Rep. P 78,292 (Bankr.N.D.Ill., Oct 25, 2000); In re Montgomery Ward Holding Corp., 2000 WL 33712303 (Bankr.D.Del., Dec 11, 2000); Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Wintz Properties, Inc., 155 F.3d 868, 22 Employee Benefits Cas. 1880 (7th Cir.(Ill.), Sep 08, 1998); In re Chavin, 150 F.3d 726, Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,736 (7th Cir.(Ill.), Jul 22, 1998); In re Sardo Corp., 1996 WL 532315 (Bankr.N.D.Ill., Sep 19, 1996). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bankruptcy Chapter 7; Bankruptcy Chapter 11; Bankruptcy Collections; Bankruptcy Fraud; Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Mediation. Email: William J. Factor | | William J. Fairbanks (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1974); University of Illinois (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: William J. Fairbanks | | Owen Fairweather (1913-1987). | | Brenda Hofman Feis (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar. Education: Duke University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Brenda Hofman Feis | | Michel J. Feldman (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.B.A., 1965; J.D., cum laude, 1968). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Northwestern Law Review, 1967-1968. Recipient, National Accounting Honorary and Honorable Mention for National Elijah Watt Sells Award, 1965. Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1965. Speaker: Art of Venturing Program - Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Participant in Stanford Law School's Program for Directors of NASDAQ Companies. Trustee, The Adler Planetarium 1986—. President, Avanti Communications, A Privately held telecommunications company, 1976-1981. President, Chicago Chapter of Association for Corporate Growth, 1996-1998. Founding Member, Director and Lecturer at the Entrepreneurship Institute, Chicago Chapter, Director, Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE). Practice Areas: Mergers and Acquisitions(50%); Securities(10%); Corporate(40%); Tax Law. Email: Michel J. Feldman | | Ira Fierstein (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., magna cum laude, 1974); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Board of Editors, Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy. Author: "Landlords: Beware of Noxious Use Restrictions," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 2008; "Allocating Construction Obligations in Leases," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 2007; "Opportunities For Landlord Abound When Tenant Exercises Renewal Option," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 2006; "Special Issues in Retail Leasing," Law Seminars International Seminar on "Advanced Commercial Leasing" 2006, 2007, 2008; "The Pitfalls for Landlords to Avoid in Leases Involving New Construction," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, 2005; "Proposed Revisions to the ADA's Physical Accessibility Guidelines Released," Retail Law Strategist, 2004; "It's Just a Phase - Issues and Answers for Landlords When Phasing A Project," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 2004; Author of six chapters in the 2003 Lease Negotiation Handbook published by the International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE) and the American Bar Association (ABA); "Five Deadly Sins: Lease Clauses A Landlord Should Refuse to Negotiate Under Any Circumstances," Commercial Law & Strategy 2003; "Mechanics' Lien Claims: How Can A Landlord Avoid 'Getting Stuck With the Bill'?" Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy 2002; "Criteria for Analyzing the Suitability of Buildings and Lease Forms for Carrier Hotels," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, 2001; "The Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Letters of Intent In Leasing Transactions," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, 2000; Note, "Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy," Crafting Lease Clauses, Volume II, 1999; "Lease Termination on Tenant Default," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, 1999; "Strategies for Lease Modification Following Tenant's Default," Commercial Leasing Law and Strategy, 1998, Shopping Center Legal Update, 1998; "Lease Negotiations: Landlord's Demand for Specialty Provisions in Anticipation of Major Tenant Defaults," Current Topics in Shopping Center Law, 1997. Frequent Lecturer, Law Seminars International and ICSC Law Conferences. Member: International Council of Shopping Centers. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Development; Shopping Center; Telecommunications; Landlord-Tenant Law. Email: Ira Fierstein | | Noah A. Finkel (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh, and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1991; J.D., 1994). Law Clerk to the Hon. Nancy G. Edmunds, United States District Judge for U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1994-1995. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor Section, Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Noah A. Finkel | | Fredric H. Fischer (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1973, Illinois; 1992, Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1964); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1967); New York University (LL.M., Labor Law, 1968). Attorney, National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"), Division of Advice in Washington, D.C. (advising the NLRB Regional Offices throughout the country on complex and novel legal issues). Trial Attorney/Prosecutor and Investigator, NLRB Chicago Regional Office. Co-Editor-in-Chief (Management), "How to Take a Case Before The NLRB," BNA (2005-2008). Co-Author: "The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA): A Panacea for the Potential Disintegration of Organized Labor," HR Advisor (Thomson/West, 2007); Co-Author, "Closing Time: The Obligations of Purchasers and Sellers Under the NLRA," HR Advisor (West, 2005); "The WARN Act's Unforeseeable Business Circumstances Exception," HR Advisor (West, 2002); Chapter Editor, "How To Take A Case Before The NLRB," BNA, 7th Edition (2001) and Supplements (2002-2005); "Labor, Employment Law and Litigation, Its Impact on Employee Terminations" and "Discharge for Contractual 'Just Cause'," Employee Termination Handbook - Legal and Psychological Guidelines for Employers (Executive Enterprises Publishing Co., Inc., 1981); "The New Immigration Law," Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 27, No. 24 (Spring, 1997); "Union Representation and Unfair Labor Practices," Illinois Employment Law and Regulations (Apland, 1991); "Immigration and Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)," Federal Employment Law and Regulations (Apland). Associate Editor, Buffalo Law Review, 1966-1967. Law Note Publications: 15 Buffalo L. Rev. 931 and 15 Buffalo L. Rev. 747 (1966). Author: "Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)," Federal Employment Law and Regulations. Co-Author: "Corporate Transactions, Restructuring and Workforce Reductions: Immigration Considerations", IICLE Books (2008—anticipated publication). Member: New York State, Illinois State and American; (Co-Chair, Management, ABA National Media Subcommittee, 2001-2005; Co-Chair, Management, ABA Committee on New CLE Initiative, 1998-2000; Co-Chair, Management, ABA Committee on Practice and Procedure Before the National Labor Relations Board, 1996-1998; Co-Chair, Midwest Region Management, ABA Committee on Practice and Procedure Before the National Labor Relations Board, 1992-1996). Advisory Panel, National Labor Relations Board, Management Spokesperson, 1996-1998. Illinois Super Lawyer, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009. Board Member and Secretary, Streetwise, Inc.(501(c)(3) Chicago-based enterprise for training and assistance to the homeless). Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Inducted 1998; 7th Circuit Credentials Chair, 2003-2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Fredric H. Fischer | | Robert P. Flanagan (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987); IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; IRS Great Lakes Area Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Council. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Robert P. Flanagan | | James R. FortCamp (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., Finance, honors, 1984; J.D., 1987). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award; Judge James C. Connell Award. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Tax. Email: James R. FortCamp | | Paul E. Freehling (Partner) born 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1959; LL.B., 1962). Immediate Past Editor, ISBA Administrative Law Newsletter. Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association; Chicago Mercantile Exchange; National Futures Association; CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Distinguished Neutral and Mediator, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. Selected by Illinois State Bar Association as 2006 Attorney Laureate. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and Federal (Circuit Vice President, and 1st Vice President-President Elect of Chicago Chapter) Bar Associations; Chicago Council of Lawyers; Seventh Circuit Bar Association; Association for Conflict Resolution; American Law Institute; American Arbitration Association; American Judicature Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Illinois State Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation(85%); Alternative Dispute Resolution(15%). Email: Paul E. Freehling | | Jeffrey D. Friedman (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 1989); DePaul University (J.D., 1996). Member: American Bar Association (Member, Section on: Real Property, Probate and Trust); Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association (Member, Section on: Real Property). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate; Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Business Law; Conveyancing; Easements; Homeowners Association Law; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Land Trusts; Planned Unit Development Law; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Exchanges; Real Estate Investment; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Partnerships; Real Estate Title; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements; Community Association Law; Condominium Association Law; Condominium Development; Conservation Easements; Condominium Law; Commercial Conveyancing; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate Sales; Industrial Real Estate Law; Retail Development; Shopping Center Acquisitions; Shopping Center Development; Shopping Center Law; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing; Industrial Leasing; Office Leasing; Retail Leasing; Shopping Center Leasing; Property Law. Email: Jeffrey D. Friedman | | Joan E. Gale (Partner) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (A.B.); DePaul University (J.D., with honors). Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Joan E. Gale | | Christopher A. Garcia (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1984); Cornell University Law School (J.D., 1993). Former Member, Board of Directors, National Association for Down Syndrome. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Premises Liability; Negligent Security; Americans with Disabilities Act. Email: Christopher A. Garcia | | Durward J. (James) Gehring (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., magna cum laude, 1974); University of Chicago (J.D., with honors, 1977). Law Clerk to Hon. Bernard M. Decker, U.S. District Court, Northern Division, Illinois, 1977-1978. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Durward J. (James) Gehring | | Raymond I. Geraldson (Partner) (Retired). | | George H. Gerstman (Partner) born 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S. in E.E., 1960); George Washington University (J.D., cum laude, 1963). Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property. Email: George H. Gerstman | | Jay A. Gitles (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., 1984); Northwestern University (J.D., 1987). Author: "Consents To Sublease - Issues To Consider From The Subtenant's Perspective", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, September 2008; "Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Broker Agreements", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, November 2006 and "Letters of Intent to Lease", Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, November 2005. Speaker: "Landlord versus Tenant - The Letter of Intent Battle"; "Eminent Domain: A Legal Look at the Kelo Ruling and Impact on Commercial Real Estate", SIOR Chicago Chapter, October 25, 2005. Co-Author, "Eminent Domain: A Legal Look At The Ruling," Heartland Real Estate Business, August 2005. Author: "Lease Termination Agreements: Get Out Quickly, But Carefully," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, April 2005; "Avoid Oversights In Lease Amendments," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, May 2004; Book Chapter, "Preconditions To Exercise of Options," Lease Negotiation Handbook, published in 2003 by AECRE and the American Bar Association (ABA). Co-Author, Book Chapter, "Avoiding Battles of Attrition In CAM Negotiations," Crafting Lease Clauses - Meeting Shopping Center Landlord and Tenant Objectives, published in 2003 by the International Council of Shopping Centers ("ICSC"). Author: "Know The Risks Before Signing Wireless Rooftop Leases," Real Estate Chicago, September 2001; "Streamlining The Negotiating Process By Using Either Flat CAM or Gross Leases," Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, August 2000. Speaker: "Recent Trends in Telecommunications Site Leasing," Chicago Bar Association - Real Property Law Committee, April 26, 2000; "Avoiding Battles of Attrition in CAM Negotiations," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, October 22, 1999. Instructor: "Leases: Landlord and Tenant Relationships," BOMA / Chicago Commercial Real Estate Law Course, Summer 1999. Speaker: "Lease Option Clauses," ICSC Chicago Retail Leasing Symposium, June 9, 1999; "Wireless Telecommunication Site Leasing," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, October 30, 1998. Author: "Wireless Telecom Sites Create Opportunity For Landlords (Two Parts)," The BOMA Chicago Report, September and October, 1998. Speaker: "Telecommunication Leases," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Palm Desert, California, October 24, 1997; "Current Trends In Commercial Lease Negotiations," Institute of Real Estate Management, Chicago Chapter, June 25, 1997; "Common Area Maintenance Clauses," ICSC U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Orlando, Florida, October 26, 1996. Author: "The Rezoning Amendment Process," Realty & Building, February 10, 1996; "Commercial Real Estate Lease Analysis (Two Parts)," Realty & Building, July 10, 1993 and February 12, 1994. Note and Comment Editor, 1986-1987 and Staff Member, 1985-1986, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Author, Note, "Fourth Amendment Reasonableness of Surgical Intrusions," Winston v. Lee, 105 S. Ct. 1611 (1985), 76 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 972 (1985). Board of Editors, Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy, 2000—. Director, Northwestern University School of Law Fund Board, 2002—. Board Chairman, 2008— and Chairman, 2006-2008, John Henry Wigmore Club. Co-Chair, International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE) Fall Forum, Chicago, Illinois, November 9, 2007. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Real Property Law Committee); International Council Of Shopping Centers (ICSC); International Association of Attorneys and Executives in Corporate Real Estate (AECRE). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leases; Real Estate; Zoning and Land Use; Business Law. Email: Jay A. Gitles | | William I. Goldberg (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Illinois. Education: Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1959); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1962). Phi Beta Kappa. Counsel to the Governor of Illinois, 1973-1977. Advisory Commission with the Attorney General of the State of Illinois (Executive Committee), 1991-1994. Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee regarding proposed mediation rule for the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Division, 2005. Member: Chicago, Illinois State, Seventh Circuit and American (Litigation Section) Bar Associations. [Honorable Discharge, U.S. Army Reserve, 1968]. Reported Cases: Kipnis v. Mandel Metals, 318 Ill.App.3d 498, 741 N.E.2d 1033 (1st Dist. 2001); Appelbaum v. Appelbaum, 355 Ill.App.3d 926, 823 N.E.2d 1074 (1st Dist. 2005); International Insurance Company v. Sargent & Lundy, 242 Ill.App.3d 614, 609 N.E.2d 842 (1st Dist 1993); American Fidelity Fire Insurance Company v. General Railway Signal Company, 184 Ill.App.3d 601, 540 N.E.2d 577 (1st Dist), app. denied, 127 Ill.2d 611, 545 N.E.2d 104 (1989); General Railway Signal Company v. James P. Corcoran, 921 F.2d 700 (7th Cir. 1991), opinion on remand, 757 F. Supp. 911 (N.D. Ill. 1991); General Railway Signal Company v. Engeleiter, 969 F.2d 519 (7th Cir. 1992), opinion on remand, General Railway Signal Company v. James P. Corcoran, 807 F. Supp. 1361 (N.D. Ill. 1992); Stanton v. Republic Bank of South Chicago, 144 Ill.2d 472, 581 N.E.2d 678 (1991); Management Support Associates v. Union Indemnity Insurance Company, 129 Ill.App.3d 1089, 473 N.E.2d 405 (1st Dist. 1984). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation; Partnership and Shareholder Disputes. Email: William I. Goldberg | | Neal T. Goldstein (Partner) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., 1984); Loyola University (J.D., 1989). Certified Public Accountant, Illinois, 1984. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Health Care. Email: Neal T. Goldstein | | Deborah C. Gordon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1993); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 2000). Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Author: "Healthcare Finance: A Primer," estimated publication date in 2008, American Health Lawyers Association. Contributing Author: Illinois Jurisprudence "Health Law", 2005. Author and Speaker: "Health Care Compliance," American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 2005; "Overview of the Illinois Hospital Report Card Act," Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council webcast presentation, March 2004; "I Can Do It Better: A Guide to Management Buyouts," The Exponent, April 2003; "Financing Long-Term Care Facilities," American Health Lawyers Association, February 2002; "Legal Considerations in Seeking Equity Financing," The Corporate Lawyer, August 2001; "Planting the Seeds for Start-up Money," E*Prairie Midwest Technology Business News, June 2001; "Beyond Your Investment: Management Compensation and Cooperation," Venture Forth, Spring 2001; "Merging or Selling a Medical Practice," Journal of Medical Practice Management, March/April 1999; "A Practical Guide to Merging or Selling a Medical Practice," Health Finance Report, January 1999; "Insurance Restrictions on Provider Risk Assumption," Health Law Monthly, May 1997. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association; University of Chicago Women's Business Group; Turnaround Management Association; Women Health Executives Network; Chicago Health Executives Forum; Health Finance Management Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate; Finance. Email: Deborah C. Gordon | | Adam Greetis (Partner) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1994); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits(100%). Email: Adam Greetis | | Geoffrey F. Grossman (Partner) born 1935; admitted to bar, 1959, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., 1956); Northwestern University (J.D., 1959). Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Tax; Estate Planning; Corporate; Partnerships; Limited Liability Companies. Email: Geoffrey F. Grossman | | Timothy F. Haley (Partner) born 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, Illinois. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1973); University of Virginia (J.D., 1978). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Timothy F. Haley | | Linda J. Haynes (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1987); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits(100%). Email: Linda J. Haynes | | J. Scott Humphrey (Partner) born 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Wittenberg University (B.A., 1993); John Marshall Law School (J.D., Dean's List, 1997); Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., 2002). Fellow: Chicago Bar Association College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Chicago Bar Association (Member, Insurance, Business and Trial Techniques Committees); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Trade Secret Misappropriation; Complex Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: J. Scott Humphrey | | Eugene Jacobs (Partner) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1969); New York University (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Executive Employment Agreements. Email: Eugene Jacobs | | Marc R. Jacobs (Partner) born 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin. Education: Reed College; University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1982); Boston University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Recipient, Bernard E. Farr Prize and Award, 1985. Edward Hennessey Distinguished Scholar; G. Joseph Tauro Scholar. Speaker, 1996 and 2005 National Academy of Arbitrators Annual Meeting. Member, Board of Directors: Jewish Vocational Service of Chicago, 2001—; Temple Sholom of Chicago, 2001—. Practice Areas: Labor Relations Law; Employment Law. Email: Marc R. Jacobs | | Jeffrey Jahns (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Illinois. Education: Villanova University (A.B., 1968); University of Chicago (J.D., 1971). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law(60%); Construction Law(30%); Business Law(10%). Email: Jeffrey Jahns | | Mark L. Johnson (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1987; J.D., 1990). Phi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1988-1990. Board of Directors, Rainbows. Member: Chicago, Federal and American Bar Associations; Builders Association of Greater Chicago (Member, Legal Advisory Council); The Lawyer's Club. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Intellectual Property Law. Email: Mark L. Johnson | | Robert H. Joyce (Partner) (Retired). | | Gary S. Kaplan (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1984, New York, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia and Eighth Circuits; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, honors in Political Science, 1978); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1983). Senior Editor, The Railway Labor Act (BNA). Recipient, Neighborhood Action Group Pro Bono Recognition Award, 1992-1994. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law and Litigation; Member, Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law). Reported Cases: Lekas v. United Airlines, 282 F.3d 296 (4th Cir. 2002); Huff v. UARCO Inc., 122 F.3d 374 (7th Cir. 1997); Carry Companies of Illinois v. NLRB, 30 F.3d 922 (7th Cir. 1994); Powell v. AT&T Communications, Inc., 938 F.2d 823 (7th Cir. 1991); Sladek v. Bell System Management Pension Plan, 880 F.2d 972 (7th Cir. 1989); McGuire v. United Airlines, 179 L.R.R.M. 2939 (D. Neb. 2006); Kroning v. Resurrection Health Care, 32 Empl. Ben. Cas. (BNA) 2647 (N.D. Ill. 2004). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Gary S. Kaplan | | Joel H. Kaplan (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1966); University of Chicago (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Joel H. Kaplan | | Edward J. Karlin (Partner) born 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Illinois. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 1974); Northwestern University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Edward J. Karlin | | Jeffrey C. Kauffman (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1990, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Albion College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act," published in Labor and Employment Issues in Transactions, Business Restructuring, and Workforce Reductions, (Ill. Inst. for Cont. Leg. Ed., 2005). Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Jeffrey C. Kauffman | | Charlene M. Kelly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northern Illinois University (B.S., Applied Mathematics, 1984; M.B.A., 1992); DePaul University College of Law (J.D., 1999). Dean's Scholar. Recipient, Federal Taxation CALI Award. Member: Chicago (Chair, Employee Benefits Committee 2004-2005), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Stock Plan Professionals; Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation; Executive Compensation Taxation; Cash Balance Plans; Deferred Compensation. Email: Charlene M. Kelly | | Mary Kay Klimesh (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; 1992, Illinois. Education: Trinity University (B.A., 1977); University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Mary Kay Klimesh | | Jennifer A. Kraft (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Minnesota (inactive); 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1993); University of Minnesota (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Member: Chicago Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits. Email: Jennifer A. Kraft | | Ronald J. Kramer (Partner) born Elmhurst, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1992, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1988); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; State and Local Government Law; Member of Council and Co-Chair, Government Operations Committee) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Ronald J. Kramer | | Alvin L. Kruse (Partner) born 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1968). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Northwestern University Law Review. Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law. Email: Alvin L. Kruse | | Andrew R. Laidlaw (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1972). Member, Barristers. Author: "Antitrust Problems," Labor Law for the General Practitioner, Illinois Institute for CLE, 1996; "Robinson-Patman Act," Antitrust for the General Practitioner, Illinois Institute CLE, 1977. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Antitrust Committee and Securities Law Committee, 1982—). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Andrew R. Laidlaw | | Andrew F. Lampert (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1997, New Jersey (inactive); 1998, Illinois. Education: Tufts University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, 1996). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Andrew F. Lampert | | Daniel F. Lanciloti (Partner) born 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1997, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Knox College (B.A., 1989); Valparaiso University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Intellectual Property; Trade Secrets; Restrictive Covenants; Commercial Transactions. Email: Daniel F. Lanciloti | | Joseph R. Lanser (Partner) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Southern Illinois University (B.S., 1995); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2000); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., with honors, 2001). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago; High Technology Crime Investigation Association. Practice Areas: Intellectual Property Law; Litigation. Email: Joseph R. Lanser | | Richard B. Lapp (Partner) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1981); University of Wisconsin School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Recipient, Dean's Academic Achievement Award. Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel A. Manion, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Author, "A Call for a Simpler Approach: Examining the NLRA's Section 10(j) Standard," 3 Univ. Pa. Journal of Labor and Employment law 2001; "Remedial Gap at the NLRB Following the Demise of the Nonmajority Bargaining Order," 1985 Wis. L. Rev. 1193. Member: Chicago, Seventh Circuit and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Dispute Resolution; Litigation; Business Law; Committee on Class and Derivative Actions) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Richard B. Lapp | | Bart A. Lazar (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois; 1988, New York. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1982); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1986); New York University (LL.M., Trade Regulation, 1987). Instuctor: Copyright, Trademark, Promotion and Privacy Issues, IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law and Kellogg, Northwestern University, School of Management. Author: "Mickey and Vicky," IP Law and Business, May 2003; "Privacy Issues in the Workplace: A Post-Sept. 11 Perspective," Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 2002; "Employee Privacy: Most Employers Need to Comply with HIPAA Health Care Privacy Regulations," E-Commerce Law & Strategy, May/June 2002; "Fundamental Issues in Copyright and Trademark Licensing," The Licensing Journal, August 2001; "New Laws Affect the Transfer of Information Across the Atlantic," The Corporate Lawyer; January 2001. Lecturer: "Battling Cybercrime," Chicago Crime Commission, November 2002; "Trademark and Copyright Licensing Issues," Practicing Law Institute, November 2002, 2001, 2000; "HIPAA Compliance-Managing Employee Health Data," Food Marketing Institute General Counsel Conference, June 2002; "Privacy Issues in the Workplace," ACCA-Boston, March 2002; "Privacy Issues in Promotions and Marketing," Promotion Marketing Association Annual Law Conference, December 2001; "Privacy Litigation Developments," Privacy By Design 2001, December 2001; "Privacy Strategies for Global Business," The Privacy Challenge: Chicago-Kent College of Law; April 2001; "What Marketers Need to Know About Privacy," Chicago Association of Direct Marketing, February 2001. Member: International Trademark Association, Promotion Marketing Association, Lawyers for Creative Arts. Reported Cases: Pferdes v. International Sporthorse Registry, Inc., 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19448, 1999 WL 1206640 (N.D. Ill. 1999). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Privacy; Advertising and Marketing; Trademarks; Copyrights; Internet. Email: Bart A. Lazar | | Sang-yul Lee (Partner) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1990); University of Illinois - Institute of Labor & Industrial Relations (A.M., 1995); University of Illinois (J.D., 1995). Listed in: "40 Illinois Attorneys Under Forty to Watch," 2007; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association "Best Lawyers Under 40," 2006. Hearing Board Member, Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Illinois College of Law. Member: American Bar Association; International Bar Association; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; Korean American Bar Association. Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board. Languages: Korean. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; International Corporate Law; Litigation. Email: Sang-yul Lee | | H. Debra Levin (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Illinois. Education: Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Employee Benefits; Non-Profit Organizations Law. Email: H. Debra Levin | | Michael R. Levinson (Chair, National Litigation Department) admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal, Seventh and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar. Education: Claremont Mckenna College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1979); University of Chicago (M.B.A., 1997). Selected: Illinois Super Lawyer; Illinois Leading Lawyer. Author: "Stop and Go Secrets," IP Law and Business (2003); "In-Term Uses of Trademark Remedies in Franchise Relationships," Franchise Law Journal (2003); "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act," Section of Intellectual Property Law Newsletter, (2002). Co-Author: "Restrictive Covenants/Post-Employment Restraints," Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Treatise on Intellectual Property Law (2005, 2008); "Law Firm Security," National Law Journal (2004). Speaker: "What Lawyers Look For in an Expert Witness, Hiring and Working with Experts, Effective Expert Testimony," LSI Conference Chicago, Illinois, 2007; "Protecting Trade Secrets," NC General Counsel Forum, Vernon Hills, Chicago, 2006. Co-Chair, "Calculating and Proving Patent Damages," LSI Conference Chicago, Illinois, 2003, 2004, 2005. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations; American Intellectual Property Law Association; CPR Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation(50%); Intellectual Property(50%). Email: Michael R. Levinson | | Mark A. Lies, II (Partner) born 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; U.S. Court of Claims. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1968); DePaul University (J.D., 1974). Member: American National Standards Institute, Member Z244 Committee (1998—) ; Better Business Bureau of Chicago/Board of Directors (2005—) ; National Demolition Association, Adjunct Member (2001—); National Fire Prevention Association, Adjunct Member (1992—); Outdoor Advertising Association of America (2001—); Union League Club of Chicago, President (2001-02); Village of LaGrange, Police and Fire Commission (1998—); Workplace Violence Prevention Guidelines Committee, American National Standards Institute, ASIS (2005—). [Commissioned Officer U.S. Navy/Vietnam Veteran 1968-1974]. Practice Areas: Environmental Health and Safety; Litigation. Email: Mark A. Lies, II | | Steven R. Lifson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Illinois (J.D., 1987); John Marshall Law School (LL.M., in Taxation, with honors, 1993). Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; ESOP Association; National Center for Employee Ownership. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Steven R. Lifson | | Ronald L. Lipinski (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Kalamazoo College (B.A., 1972); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with high honors, 1976). Member: Illinois State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Electronic Document Management; E-Discovery; Employment Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Ronald L. Lipinski | | Bradford L. Livingston (Partner) born 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Illinois; 1988, Wisconsin; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois, including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1976); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member: Chicago, Illinois State, American and International Bar Associations; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Bradford L. Livingston | | Walter P. Loomis (Partner) (Retired). | | Richard M. Lyon (Partner) (Retired). | | Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois; 2007, New York; 2008, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1978); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Member: Illinois State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(75%); Litigation(25%). Email: Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. | | Ameena Y. Majid (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1994); Loyola University (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Tax Qualified Retirement Plans; Welfare Benefit Plans; Executive Compensation and Incentives. Email: Ameena Y. Majid | | Richard P. McArdle (Partner) born 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. Education: Cleveland State University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1987); Case Western Reserve University (M.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1993). Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Richard P. McArdle | | Condon A. McGlothlen (Partner) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Illinois. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A., with honors and high distinction, 1984); University of Wisconsin-Madison (J.D., with honors, 1987). Order of the Coif. Author: "Layoffs and Litigation," House Counsel (May/June 2001); "New Rule May Jeopardize Settlement and Separation Agreements," ACCA Docket (July/August 2001); "Bragdon v. Abbott: The Supreme Court's First Take on the Americans With Disabilities Act," Employee Relations Law Journal (Spring, 1999). Member: Chicago and American (Labor & Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Condon A. McGlothlen | | Ellen E. McLaughlin (Partner) born 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois including Trial Bar; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). Chambers USA rated attorney, Legal 500 and Leading Lawyer and Super Lawyer designations. Member: Chicago and American (Member, Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections) Bar Associations; National Employment Law Institute (Faculty and Advisory Board). Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Attorneys. Member, Editorial Board: Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Guide, Thompson Publishing; The Leave & Disability Coordination Handbook, Thompson Publishing. Guest Lecturer; American Bar Association; National Employment Law Institute; Society for Human Resource Management; Corporate Counsel Institute; American Arbitration Association; American Hospital Association; Illinois State Chamber of Commerce; Illinois State Bar Association; Hotel Human Resources Association of Chicago; Hotel Employers Labor Relations Association; Metropolitan Chicago Health Care Council. Co-author: "A Client's Guide to the ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation," The Journal of the American Corporate Counsel Association; "Training Becomes Important Step to Avoid Liability," The National Law Journal; "The Family and Medical Leave Act" chapter in Federal Employment Laws and Regulations and Employment Discrimination - How to Comply, both R.A. Apland publications. Author: "Physicians and the ADA: Examining Current Policies," Medical Staff Leader; "Status of Staff Physicians Uncertain under the ADA," Quality Management Update; "Physicians and the ADA," Hospitals Magazine. Co-authored comments to the EEOC's proposed regulations for the ADA and comments to the DOL's proposed regulations for the FMLA on behalf of national employer coalitions. Widely recognized as one of the nation's foremost ADA and FMLA experts. Fellow: College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Class Actions; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Sexual Harassment. Email: Ellen E. McLaughlin | | Kristin Edell Michaels (Partner) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988); Northwestern University (J.D., 1991). Member: Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Kristin Edell Michaels | | Robert J. Mignin (Partner) admitted to bar, 1973, Illinois; U.S. District Court, Central and Northern Districts of Illinois; U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Knox College (B.A., cum laude); University of Illinois (J.D.). Member: Chicago, Illinois State, American (Member, EEO and Labor Law Sections) and International (Officer of Committee) Bar Associations; Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Robert J. Mignin | | Peter C. Miller (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Illinois. Education: Marquette University (B.A., 1987); DePaul University (J.D., 1990). Chair, Employee Benefits Practice Group. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Executive Compensation. Email: Peter C. Miller | | Michael D. Miselman (Partner) born 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Illinois. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., high distinction and high honors in History, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Condominium Law; Real Estate. Email: Michael D. Miselman | | Ian H. Morrison (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Missouri; 1996, Illinois; U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern and Central Districts of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., with honors, 1992); Washington University (J.D., 1995). O |
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