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Steve Napolitano is a corporate partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Steve represents private equity funds, family offices and public and private corporations in connection with leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, going private transactions, growth equity financings, senior and mezzanine debt financings, joint ventures, recapitalizations and restructurings. He also has substantial experience representing private equity sponsors, corporations and senior managemen...

Kerry Lin Davidson focuses her practice on labor and employment matters, including employment relations, HR strategies, and traditional labor matters. She has broad experience overseeing legal affairs and complex corporate issues for both public and private organizations. Kerry has deep experience serving in an executive role as general corporate counsel. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, she served as sole leader of both legal and HR/LR functions for a large scrap metal and recycling compa...

Dennis VanDerGinst Dennis VanDerGinst is a personal injury attorney, trial lawyer, and the Founder & CEO of VanDerGinst Law PC. He represents injured individuals and families throughout Illinois, Iowa, and other jurisdictions. For more than 30 years, Dennis has focused his practice on helping people navigate serious injury claims and complex litigation during challenging periods of their lives. Dennis handles a wide range of plaintiff-side personal injury matters, including car accidents,...

Mark Hagedorn advises on a wide variety of intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark and copyright solicitation and IP litigation, licensing and counseling. Appreciated for his honesty and practical legal advice, Mark consistently delivers utilitarian solutions that help his clients resolve disputes and litigation efficiently and economically. Mark offers broad experience in virtually all phases of IP counseling and litigation. He understands and has represented clients invol...

Lawrence A. Eiben is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Lawrence A. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Lawrence A. Eiben since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Lawrence A. Eiben is held by other lawyers.

Jordan Klein’s broad-based trust and estate practice encompasses all aspects of estate planning, trust and estate administration and settlement, wealth transfer, philanthropy and fiduciary counseling services. His clients include corporate executives, families with dynastic wealth, privately held business owners, professionals, fund managers, family offices and private foundations. Jordan has significant experience designing creative solutions to achieve his clients’ estate planni...

Marta Davidson is a dedicated, hard-working attorney with a passion for achieving justice for those harmed by medical negligence. As part of the medical malpractice trial team, Marta has achieved several multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements. For example, Marta second-chaired a trial in Winnebago County with partner Bradley Cosgrove involving the negligent placement of an Unna Boot on a 65-year-old man that resulted in an amputation of his left leg. The jury returned a record $3.157 m...

Shannon McNulty is a partner at Clifford Law Offices, where she leads the firm’s fraud, mass torts, and class actions practice. She represents clients in complex litigation involving fraud and concealment, conspiracy, contract and employment disputes, sexual harassment, environmental matters, and antitrust claims. Before entering private practice, Ms. McNulty spent ten years with the Chicago Police Department, including serving as chief of staff to the first deputy superintendent. Her b...

Karen N. Brandon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Karen N. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Karen N. Brandon since 2027. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Karen N. Brandon is held by other lawyers.

Jeffrey Patt is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Venture Capital Law. Jeffrey practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Jeffrey Patt since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jeffrey Patt is held by other lawyers.