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Katherine "Katie" Barrett Wiik is a litigator with more than 17 years of experience handling federal and state appellate matters and litigation disputes. Katie has served as lead attorney in dozens of appeals and secured favorable outcomes for clients before the Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits...

Benjamin Nadell is a real estate and land use attorney who advises clients, particularly in New Jersey, on legal matters starting with the preparation of their site plan application, through the public approval process, and to coordinating resolution compliance and securing construction permits. Ben...

Daniel Rowley is a zoning and land use attorney who advises clients on strategies for navigating the government review process for their development projects. He works with developers, home builders, landowners, and institutions seeking approvals from federal, state, and municipal agencies and...

Bethany Beaver is a member of the Litigation Department in the firm's Chicago office. She maintains a general litigation practice and handles a variety of matters involving complex commercial disputes. While earning her J.D. at The John Marshall Law School, Bethany was a summer associate for the...

Melissa Clarke advises clients in a variety of industries in matters involving environmental permitting, counseling and litigation. She assists with the acquisition, development and siting of pipelines, power plants, solar and wind projects. Melissa negotiates and drafts environmental contractual...

Tara Phelan Carver practices in the area of commercial real estate and commercial loan transactions. She represents both private and institutional clients who rely on her for counsel in local and national transactions, including those involving secured and unsecured facilities, intercreditor...

Michael Burg represents developers, landlords and tenants in real estate matters, including the development approval process, financing, acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, construction and tax planning. His practice has included the purchase of a 350-acre research and office campus and land...

Andrew Bollinger is a member of the Litigation Department in the firm's Chicago office. He maintains a general litigation practice with a focus on defending clients in complex commercial business disputes, white collar investigations, and higher education. While in law school at Temple University...

Javier Rodriguez is a trial lawyer who handles commercial disputes and cases involving creditor's rights, real estate, employment issues and professional liability. He also handles admiralty and tort cases and has experience with cases involving cloud-based technologies. Over the course of his 30...

Dave Falcone concentrates his practice in leasing, commercial real estate transactions, acquisition and disposition matters, land use and zoning approvals and condominium formation and governance. Dave has advised a wide range of clients from local land owners and developers to publicly traded REITS...

Joe Valenti is a trial and appellate lawyer who represents entities and individuals under investigation or in litigation involving government authorities. Clients ranging from financial services companies to government contractors and heavily regulated businesses in the health care, energy...

Allison Burdette advises clients on matters involving investigations by state and federal government agencies, including litigation and regulatory enforcement. Her experience includes negotiating settlements and defending clients in cases involving the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), anti-money-laundering...

Tony Forte concentrates his practice in the area of commercial real estate development and transactions, with an emphasis on site acquisition, land use approvals and permitting, construction, historic preservation, and leasing matters. Most recently, Tony has provided real estate legal counsel to...

Greg Davis concentrates his practice in zoning/land use approvals and real estate litigation. Greg has successfully pursued zoning and land development approvals for a wide variety of clients, including: national and regional developers of warehousing and distribution facilities; an international...

Erik Williams assists clients with commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis on site acquisition, disposition, finance, construction, and leasing matters. He has advised a broad range of public and private clients, from small entrepreneurs to large institutions. Erik also represents...

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...

Ronald D. Menaker handles white collar criminal defense matters. Ronald launched his career in the Cook County Public Defender's Office in 1971. During his 10 years in that office he had numerous assignments, including Chief of the Trial Division at 13th and Michigan. In that capacity, he supervised...

Kathleen M. Gilligan has depth and breadth of experience in acquisition, development, leasing, and disposition of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on representing industrial, corporate, and institutional clients. She has successfully completed numerous complex real estate transactions...

Nancy Burke handles emerging, cutting-edge environmental issues for clients, using her experience to help them tackle these new challenges. She knows how to navigate the quagmire of environmental and safety regulations for client development projects, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate...

Doug Sampson assists with a variety of matters involving commercial litigation, real estate and telecommunications. Doug draws on knowledge from a number of relevant work experiences, including a judicial internship for the Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow in the U.S. District Court for the District of...