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Carmen Contreras-Martinez represents corporate clients who are involved in commercial disputes and/or facing financial difficulties that require them to restructure or file for bankruptcy. The dual nature of her practice as a trial lawyer and bankruptcy attorney positions her to handle cases where...

Igor Pleskov advises clients on real estate transactions, including the acquisition, disposition, financing and leasing of property. He represents major institutions, owners of building portfolios, developers, REITs, lenders and end-users across the United States, including several clients in...

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...

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...

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...

Stephen B. Ravin is a highly seasoned insolvency and bankruptcy attorney, with more than 40 years of experience. He has served as a fiduciary and fiduciaries' counsel throughout his career in both federal and state courts. He also has vast experience representing individual and corporate debtors...

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...

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...

Michelle G. Novick is an experienced insolvency professional with a reputation for thinking "outside the box" and finding practical, efficient solutions to clients' financial and legal problems. Michelle has represented clients on every side of a transaction in corporate bankruptcy proceedings. With...

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...

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...

George Apostolides is a business and bankruptcy litigator who advises clients in the life sciences, cannabis, higher education, manufacturing, retail and technology industries. Drawing on over 25 years of experience, George handles cases in federal and state courts both in Illinois and nationwide...

Candice Kline advises clients on bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters and related litigation. She represents debtors, trustees, official committees, investors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings and out-of-court workouts. Her experience includes managing cases from $10 million to $13...

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...

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...

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 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...

Counsel From the Earliest Stage of Development Through Disposition of Projects Throughout the continuum of financing, acquiring, developing, leasing and selling real estate are a multitude of complexities to address and challenges to overcome—from regulatory hurdles and shifting capital stacks to...