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Richard “Rich” Topaz represents developers, owners, operators, landlords, tenants and other businesses in real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing and leasing. When clients are purchasing and selling commercial properties, Rich supports them by drafting and negotiating...
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...
Jim Gkonos focuses his practice of almost 40 years on insurance and reinsurance regulatory matters, contract and treaty interpretation and reinsurance disputes. As a former division general counsel of a large domestic property and casualty carrier, Jim has significant experience with the regulatory...
Silvia Shin, a partner in the Public Finance Practice, focuses on finance matters of states, municipalities, and their authorities, school districts and 501(c)(3) organizations. Silvia advises issuers, underwriters, borrowers and purchasers in connection with the structuring, issuance, offering...
Tom Goodwyn advises clients on purchasing, selling, financing and leasing commercial real estate. He represents lenders, developers and investors of industrial, office, multi-family housing and hospitality properties across the country. He also counsels clients on land use and zoning matters, either...
Barry R. Katz represents entrepreneurs, individuals, limited liability companies and corporations with the sale, acquisition, leasing and financing of properties both in Chicago and across the country. With nearly 40 years of experience closing complex real estate deals, Barry is able to identify...
Erin Westbrook assists clients in the food, beverage, agribusiness and cannabis industries with matters involving their intellectual property and business disputes. Her experience includes counseling and litigation involving trademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets and contracts, and she...
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...
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...
Joel M. Hurwitz counsels corporations, partnerships, financial institutions, families and individuals in finance, estate and real estate transactions. Prior to becoming a mostly transactional attorney, Joel was a commercial litigator winning cases in the Illinois Supreme Court and appellate courts...
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...
Amy Kline is a commercial litigator whose practice is focused on the representation of insurers and reinsurers in complex civil litigation. She is co-chair of the firm's Insurance Group and a member of the Executive Committee. Amy has extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state...
Jay Tarshis's practice focuses on estate planning and administration, taxation, and general corporate law. His estate planning practice is concentrated on inter-generational wealth planning for family business owners and high net worth individuals. Jay frequently addresses business succession issues...
Michael Joyce assists clients with litigation, including a wide variety of commercial disputes and insurance matters. His commercial litigation experience includes high-stakes contractual disputes, intellectual property and software cases, trade secret misappropriation and other injunction matters...
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...
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...
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...
With experience in sophisticated real estate transactions, land development, asset management, business expansion and industrial assets, Christine Ciarlo's legal background encompasses many areas of business and real estate law. Christine has a particular focus on acquisitions, dispositions and real...
Madeline Remish handles both commercial litigation and labor and employment litigation for corporate clients in state and federal courts, including claims of employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, and wage and hour violations. Her practice also includes matters involving employment...
Krystal Bordoni-Cowley assists with legal issues connected with commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, purchase and sales agreements and development projects. She also reviews and drafts leases, mortgages and financing documents.