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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...
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...
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...
Jim Morsch assists corporate clients with a wide variety of disputes involving insurance, antitrust and commercial law, as well as class action litigation. A trial lawyer with more than 30 years of experience, Jim litigates cases in state, federal and appellate courts and routinely has matters in...
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...
A partner in the Trusts & Estates Practice, Russell Fishkind focuses his practice on high net worth estate planning, business succession planning, family office consulting, estate administration and probate litigation. Prior to joining the Firm, Russell served as Chair of the Trusts & Estates Team...
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...
Angela C. de Céspedes is a highly skilled attorney with over 20 years of multi-state and international experience in commercial litigation, dispute resolution and arbitration, complex tort, and related corporate, IP, real estate transactions and negotiations. Her practice covers the representation...
Steven Dube works with local, national and international developers, investors and lenders in the acquisition, financing, development and sale of real property throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. A significant portion of Steve's practice involves the structuring and documentation of...
Supporting Ideas Through a Company’s Life Cycle Transforming an idea into a business is a journey filled with excitement and challenges. Building a company requires an effective team who can make difficult decisions with imperfect information. From choosing partners to securing reliable funding...
Roy Bernstein focuses his practice in commercial real estate, real estate finance, leasing and environmental compliance for institutional and private lenders, investors, developers and owners. He has also: Served as counsel on numerous Superfund cases. Represented clients in environmental compliance...
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...
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...