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Seven partners, forty-one lawyers.
A partner leads every matter and takes your calls. Associates do the work that should cost less, under that partner’s supervision, and you will know their names from the first week.
Margaret co-founded the firm in 2011 after nine years as a federal prosecutor in Chicago. She tries commercial cases for plaintiffs and defendants, and she is the partner other partners ask to read a contract before it is signed.
In practice
24 years
Admitted
Illinois · N.D. Ill. · 7th Cir.
Education
J.D., NorthwesternB.A., Notre Dame
Before the firm
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois
Representative experience
Lead trial counsel for a regional freight carrier; $18.4M jury verdict after a nine-day trial (N.D. Ill.).
Won a defense verdict for an industrial controls maker on warranty claims, affirmed by the Seventh Circuit.
Defeated an earn-out claim of $22M against a software buyer at the pleadings stage (Del. Ch.).
Tried 21 felony cases to verdict as a federal prosecutor, including two multi-defendant fraud trials.
Tomasz has sold more than sixty founder- and family-owned companies, most of them to private equity buyers with larger legal teams. He was a CPA before law school and still reads the financial model before the purchase agreement.
In practice
29 years
Admitted
Illinois · New York
Education
J.D., University of MichiganB.S., Accountancy, University of Illinois
Before the firm
Partner, corporate group of a 1,200-lawyer national firm
Representative experience
Sale of a third-generation food manufacturer to a PE-backed platform for $212M, with a family rollover stake.
Sale of a Midwest HVAC services company to a strategic acquirer for $86M.
Company counsel on an $18M Series B for a Chicago health-data company.
Outside general counsel to eleven family businesses through ownership transitions.
Owen handles contract, partnership and shareholder disputes, usually for the side that has been told it cannot win. He is in court most weeks and in arbitration most months.
In practice
17 years
Admitted
Illinois · N.D. Ill.
Education
J.D., Loyola University ChicagoB.A., University of Wisconsin
Before the firm
Litigation associate and counsel at a Chicago trial boutique
Representative experience
$9.6M arbitration award, including fees, for a packaging supplier in a price-escalation dispute (JAMS).
Negotiated a $31M buyout for minority owners frozen out of a family distribution business (Cook County).
Obtained a preliminary injunction enforcing a supply agreement for a food-grade chemicals producer.
Represented a franchisee group against its franchisor in a 14-location termination dispute (AAA).
Danielle advises employers and executives on agreements, restrictive covenants and workplace investigations. Having run employment law in-house, she writes advice that a busy HR team can act on the same day.
In practice
15 years
Admitted
Illinois · Wisconsin
Education
J.D., University of IllinoisB.A., Washington University in St. Louis
Before the firm
Senior employment counsel at a national retailer with 30,000 employees
Representative experience
Temporary restraining order within 36 hours against a departing sales team for a chemicals distributor.
Defended a manufacturer against a former CEO’s $6.2M severance claim; award for our client on every count (AAA).
Rebuilt non-compete and non-solicit agreements for a 1,400-employee staffing company after the 2022 Illinois amendments.
Led workplace investigations for three boards into complaints against senior executives.
Marcus represents companies and executives in grand jury, SEC and DOJ matters, and leads independent reviews for boards. Prosecutors in Chicago know him, which tends to shorten the first conversation.
In practice
22 years
Admitted
Illinois · N.D. Ill. · 7th Cir.
Education
J.D., University of ChicagoB.A., Morehouse College
Before the firm
Eleven years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Chicago, including as deputy chief of a fraud section
Representative experience
Represented two executives through a fourteen-month grand jury investigation of a device distributor; closed with no charges.
Counsel to the audit committee of a Nasdaq-listed industrial supplier in an SEC revenue inquiry; closed without enforcement.
Independent board investigation of allegations against a family manufacturer’s CEO, reported in four months.
Responded to a search warrant at a healthcare billing company and negotiated the scope of the seizure the same day.
Helen handles acquisitions, leasing and development across Chicagoland. She has negotiated leases on both sides of most major office buildings in the Loop and knows which landlord concessions are real.
In practice
31 years
Admitted
Illinois
Education
J.D., DePaul UniversityB.A., Marquette University
Before the firm
Real estate partner at a LaSalle Street firm for eighteen years
Representative experience
$47M purchase, financing and 140,000 sq ft build-to-suit lease for a software company’s Fulton Market headquarters.
Acquisition and financing of three Class A warehouses in the I-55 corridor for $120M.
Planned-development approval for a 22-storey mixed-use project in the West Loop.
Headquarters lease renewals for four companies with more than 100,000 sq ft each in the Loop.
Arjun writes and negotiates software, data and licensing agreements, and defends companies in trade secret and biometric privacy cases. He trained as an engineer and reads the product documentation before the contract.
In practice
12 years
Admitted
Illinois · California
Education
J.D., UC BerkeleyB.S., Computer Engineering, Purdue University
Before the firm
Product counsel at a Chicago software company
Representative experience
Biometric privacy class action against a 60-location fitness chain dismissed with prejudice (Cook County).
BIPA compliance programs for more than forty Illinois employers using fingerprint and face timeclocks.
Enterprise license and data agreements for a health-data company ahead of its $18M Series B.
Trade secret claim against a former engineer who took source code to a competitor; settled with return and an injunction.
