December 11, 2008
One-hundred-one Schiff Hardin LLP attorneys have been named to the 2009 Illinois Leading Lawyers Network effective January 1, 2009. Appointment to this list is the result of thousands of contacts that the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network makes with Illinois lawyers asking them which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended qualify as Leading Lawyers.
These Schiff Hardin attorneys and Illinois Leading Lawyers practice category listings are:
John F. Adams — Closely & Privately Held Business; Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions
Barry S. Alberts — Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Defense
Robert I. Berger — Commercial Litigation; Construction
Scott Bieber — Trust, Will & Estate Planning
David C. Blickenstaff — Commercial Litigation; Trust, Will & Estate Planning
Chris L. Bollinger — Computer & Technology; Intellectual Property
Max G. Brittain Jr. — Employment: Management; Labor: Management
Harmon A. Brown — Tax: Individual and Trust, Will & Estate Planning
James E. Brown — Public Utilities
Antony S. Burt — Commercial Litigation; Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Professional Malpractice Defense
Kevin J. Byrne — Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property
Matthew C. Crowl — Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Government/Municipal/Lobbying/Administration
Patricia Dondanville — Corporate Finance; Public Utilities
Stephen J. Dragich — Closely & Privately Held Business; Mergers & Acquisitions
Michael W. Drumke — Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
Peter V. Fazio Jr. — Corporate Finance; Public Utilities; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance; Telecommunications
Robert C. Feldmeier — Commercial Litigation; Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance
J. Mark Fisher — Banking & Financial Institutions; Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial
Mark C. Friedlander — Construction; Professional Malpractice Defense, including Legal/Tech/Financial
Matthew Galo — Corporate Finance; Securities & Venture Finance
Eugene J. Geekie Jr. — Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial; Creditor's Rights/Commercial Collections
Lawrence M. Gill — Closely & Privately Held Business; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance; Tax: Business
Stuart L. Goodman — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance
Walter C. Greenough — Commercial Litigation; Securities & Venture Finance
David A. Grossberg — Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance
Frederick L. Hartmann — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance
Sondra A. Hemeryck — Commercial Litigation; Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition
Douglass C. Hochstetler — Intellectual Property
David R. Hodgman — Tax: Business; Tax: Individual; Trust, Will & Estate Planning
Patricia Brown Holmes — Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar
Allan Horwich — Securities & Venture Finance
Barry Hyman — Commercial Litigation; Public Utilities: Gas/Water/Electric
Steve E. Isaacs — Coporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Ventures Finance
Janet M. Johnson — Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance
Trevor B. Joike — Intellectual Property
James M. Kane — Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Real Estate: Commercial
Andrew A. Kling — Corporate Finance; Securities & Venture Finance
Brian D. Kluever — Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance
Joseph J. Krasovec III — Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Defense
Donald J. Kreger — Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Public Finance
Ruth E. Krugly — Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative
Dennis J. LaGory — Insurance/Insurance Coverage/Reinsurance
Thomas P. Luning — Antitrust; Commercial Litigation
Paul M. Lurie — ADR: Commercial Litigation; ADR:Commercial Real Estate, Environmental & Construction; Construction
John C. Martin — Commercial Litigation
Catherine M. Masters — Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
David S. McCarthy — Corporate Finance; Securities & Venture Finance
Michael L. Meyer — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Securities & Venture Finance
Robert J. Minkus — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance
Paula J. Morency — Antitrust; Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Franchise & Dealership
Ralph A. Morris — Employment: Management; Labor: Management
Gary L. Mowder — Banking & Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Publicly Held Corporations; Securities & Venture Finance
Joseph J. O'Hara Jr. — Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
Roger Pascal — Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; Intellectual Property; Publicly Held Corporations
Guenther M. Philipp — Land Use, Zoning, & Condemnation; Real Estate: Finance
Scott E. Pickens — Banking & Financial Institutions; Securities/Venture Finance
Carol R. Prygrosky — Personal Injury Defense: General; Products Liability Defense
Robert H. Riley — Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; Toxic Torts Defense
Kenneth M. Roberts — ADR: Commercial Real Estate, Environmental & Construction; Construction
Peter L. Rossiter — Banking & Financial Institutions; Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations
Carl A. Royal — Corporate Finance; Securities & Venture Finance
Ronald S. Safer — Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar
Henry W. Sledz Jr. — Employment: Management; Labor: Management
David M. Spector — Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance; Personal Injury Defense
Frederick J. Sperling — Arts, Entertainment & Sports; Civil Rights & Constitutional; Commercial Litigation
Clay A. Tillack — Franchise & Dealership; Intellectual Property
Thomas R. Wechter — Tax: Business; Tax: Individual
Mark C. Zaander — Banking & Financial Institutions