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![Dennis Brennan Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Brennan_Dennis_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=xuun7iCw)
Dennis Brennan helps companies navigate the legal risks they face when they enter into mergers and acquisitions, purchase agreements and other major transactions. Dennis represents clients in the insurance industry, such as carriers, brokers, TPAs and agencies, as well as clients in other industries...
![Richard D. Leigh](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Leigh_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=GZYC2XYC)
Richard Leigh is a business lawyer who concentrates his practice on complex commercial transactions. Richard works closely with clients and their management teams to draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including contracts for purchase and sale of goods, distribution and supply...
![Leah D. Leyendecker](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Leyendecker_Leah_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=Q85PqgxA)
Leah Leyendecker focuses her practice on commercial transactions driven by intellectual property, intangible assets and technology. Her experience includes reviewing, drafting and negotiating complex technology-related license and master services agreements, SaaS agreements, technology development...
![Julian Montero](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Montero_Julian_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=P9J5GwoU)
With more than 20 years of experience, Julian Montero represents clients in their general business and transactional matters, including corporate structuring, business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions and finance matters and he regularly advises foreign investors on...
![Robert A. McKenzie](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-09/McKenzie_Robert_A_LinkedIn.jpg?h=0afe7b08&itok=1ms2UfRU)
Robert A. McKenzie focuses his practice on business, taxation, litigation and aviation. He also serves as chief legal officer and executive sponsor of behavioral health at Fast Pace Health. As chief legal officer, he leads the organization's in-house legal team and advises its officers and board of...
![Alfred Coleman Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Coleman_Alfred_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=vq2SeCXZ)
Al Coleman is an award-winning corporate partner who is sought after for his work handling major transactions, including for high-profile clients. Kevin Warren, former chief operating officer for the Minnesota Vikings and current commissioner of the Big 10 Conference, says "Al has always provided...
![Scott D. Patterson](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Patterson_Scott_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=D9syiIDh)
Scott Patterson centers his practice on negotiating contracts for procurement and licensing of complex technology. He has helped numerous clients to structure effective RFPs and negotiate agreements for a wide range of enterprise information systems, cloud/SaaS services, telecommunications systems...
![Guzel Sadykova Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Sadykova_Guzel_LinkedIn.jpg?h=e88f149d&itok=GztJZFQn)
Guzel Sadykova handles a wide variety of corporate work, including assisting with mergers and acquisitions, purchases and sales of equity and assets, and other key business deals. Guzel also works with both borrowers and lenders on various financing deals, including transactions involving secured...
![Paige M. Berry Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Berry_M-Paige_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=jRjVYlLk)
Paige Berry is an experienced insurance regulatory attorney who concentrates her practice on the regulatory, compliance and corporate aspects of the insurance industry. She provides advice to members of the insurance industry and assistance to businesses in self-insurance and risk management...
![Patricia Varona Garcia](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Varona-Garcia_Patricia_LinkedIn.jpg?h=a7b36234&itok=NU8s2B9s)
Patricia Varona Garcia is a member of the Transactional Department in the firm's Chicago office. She focuses her practice on general corporate matters and deals. While earning her J.D. at The John Marshall Law School, Patricia was a summer associate for the Firm. She was also a PILI intern for the...
![Maxwell Bremer Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Bremer_Maxwell_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=N6jcO0ef)
Max Bremer advises entrepreneurs and established companies on key transactions throughout the business life cycle, from formations and financings to mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Max works with clients in a variety of industries, including health care IT, medical devices, data analytics...
![Douglas M. Ramler](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Ramler_Douglas_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=834uXVRX)
Doug Ramler's focus is on helping entrepreneurs, managers and boards build their companies. He advises high-growth start-up and emerging companies on business formation, technology commercialization, finance, governance, contracts and strategic matters. With 30 years of experience, Doug is able to...
![Erik L. Kantz](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Kantz_Erik_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=IJ--c0xr)
Erik Kantz focuses his practice on middle-market businesses and emerging companies. Having served in both the business and litigation groups of the Firm, Erik takes a business approach to the practice of law, helping clients design and implement strategies and organizational structures that promote...
![Richard T. Frazier](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Frazier_Richard_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=HKrUheSt)
Richard Frazier advises clients on legal issues involving health law and the tax code. Clients include hospitals and related entities, ancillary health care providers, and joint venture arrangements. He has been actively involved in the planning and implementation of numerous hospital mergers and...
![Julia Taylor](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2024-06/Taylor_Julia_LinkedIn.jpg?h=4e0e1cc0&itok=It6v0y_P)
Julia Taylor advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities and corporate finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. Public and private companies, both international and based in the United States, rely on Julia to assist them from pre-deal structuring and planning and due...
![Ira M. Shepard](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Shepard_Ira_LinkedIn.jpg?h=15cce482&itok=XYgMk_oj)
Ira Shepard has practiced labor and employment law, representing management, on a nationwide basis for more than 50 years. He has worked as a counselor, negotiator and litigator in a broad range of industries and now focuses on working with clients in the higher education and advertising industries...
![Mark I. Gruhin](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gruhin_Mark_LinkedIn.jpg?h=915cd633&itok=g3bjzJcQ)
Mark Gruhin is a business lawyer who has been practicing law for more than 40 years. In addition to his legal practice, he has co-founded and been involved in several start-up businesses, including Careerbuilder.com. Mark has an extensive amount of general corporate experience in venture capital...
![Jeffrey H. Gelman Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gelman_Jeffrey_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=E02PZb-4)
Jeff Gelman brings nearly four decades of experience in the real estate industry crafting, structuring and closing deals for developers, investors, lenders and asset managers. Whether he is advising clients on an acquisition, financing, or development project, Jeff starts by understanding their...
![Jay Reilly Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Reilly_Jay_LinkedIn.jpg?h=40c24adf&itok=ONANoM5H)
Jay Reilly represents biotech, medical device and diagnostic companies, as well as universities and nonprofits, in strategic transactions in the life sciences industry, particularly complex collaborative arrangements and technology acquisitions and dispositions. Jay has extensive experience...
![Michael A. Gold](/sites/default/files/styles/card_410x307_/public/images/2022-08/Gold_Michael_LinkedIn.jpg?h=818fce8b&itok=zHUuQROw)
For more than 25 years, Michael Gold has assisted clients in a wide variety of industries in corporate and transactional matters. He is a trusted advisor to general counsel, senior management and boards of directors across the country. Michael is a "closer" with a record of negotiating complex...