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As institutions of higher learning face increasingly public regulation from the Department of Education as well as state and other federal agencies, plaintiffs’ lawyers have taken note and begun to file class actions with increasing frequency. These claims tend to follow current events. Whether they...

Casey Grabenstein handles complex commercial litigation for clients nationwide across an array of industries. His litigation experience includes class actions involving securities, consumer fraud, and ERISA, including defeating class certification in multiple cases for a leading insurance company...

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...

Christie McGuinness focuses her practice on commercial litigation and disputes involving force majeure and white collar and government enforcement. Christie represents clients in a wide range of industries in cases alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty as well as disputes arising...

Rohit Kapuria focuses his practice in general corporate and securities law, representing both public and private companies in connection with mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of securities and SEC disclosure, and corporate governance. His corporate/securities practice also...

Stanley Kull concentrates his practice in federal, state, and local tax planning for corporations, partnerships, and individuals. This includes partnership taxation, tax issues affecting real estate developers and investors, business and succession planning, corporate reorganizations, S corporations...

Matthew Young represents clients who are involved in commercial lending and real estate disputes, as well as intellectual property litigation. Businesses and government entities, among others, rely on him to handle matters ranging from allegations of fraud and negligence to unfair competition and...

Teresa "Terri" R. Tracy represents management in labor and employment litigation and related legal matters. Her experience includes issues involving wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour, class action, union organizing campaigns, grievances and arbitrations, and collective bargaining...

Ronald "Ronnie" Fieldstone draws on more than 45 years of legal experience to advise clients on sophisticated commercial and real estate transactions. His focus includes matters involving corporate, real estate, securities and tax law. His advice is also shaped by insights arising from his...

Marc Citron counsels a broad range of commercial enterprises on real estate deals and other business transactions that are key to their growth and evolution. During his more than 45 years of legal practice, Marc has advised clients ranging from real estate developers, retailers and the hospitality...

David Shear's practice focuses on condominiums, commercial and residential real estate, community associations, construction, financing, and representing developers in project closings. David is an authorized agent of Old Republic Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and First...

Richard Hayden helps clients involved in major development projects navigate the complex legal landscape they face in securing government approvals. A sampling of the marquee projects he has worked on include repurposing a major urban retail mall stretching over four blocks, state and local...

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...

Alan Poppe is an advisor to a wide range of clients, both large and small, helping them to resolve their business disputes and counseling them on litigation avoidance and risk management. His practice focuses on complex commercial and tort litigation, with an emphasis on civil fraud, products...

Jon Singer is a litigator and business lawyer who serves as a trusted advisor to companies on legal issues affecting their operations. Jon represents publicly-traded and privately-held international, national, and local businesses in trials and on appeal in state and federal courts across the...

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...

Lisa Koblin assists employers with labor and employment disputes, including litigation of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, unpaid wage and class action claims in state and federal courts as well as mediation. She provides counseling on employee handbooks and policies, non-compete agreements...

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...

Michael Jacobson is a skilled litigator who counsel clients on a wide variety of complex commercial disputes. This broad perspective allows him to tailor his advice to the specific organizational risks they face and tailor a strategy to suit their business goals. Michael handles litigation ranging...

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...