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Michael E. Holden is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Michael E. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Michael E. Holden 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 Michael E. Holden is held by other law...

Dan is a restructuring veteran with over three decades of experience in the workout arena. His practice focuses on representing private equity funds, senior secured lenders and distressed companies in all aspects of bankruptcy and restructuring work across a wide range of industries, including retail, healthcare, energy and automotive. Publications such as Chambers USA regularly recognize Dan as a leading restructuring lawyer, with the most recent edition of the rankings noting that “He...

Howard Schaffner is a senior partner in firm of Hofeld and Schaffner. The Hofeld and Schaffner law firm is been honored to be ranked as a top tier law firm by US News and World Reports and to have received the highest ranking from Martindale Hubble. As a specialist in plaintiff’ s personal injury Mr. Schaffner has achieved multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in well over 150 cases. A few examples include; $39,000,000.00 verdict in a drug product liability case $16,000,000.00 ve...

Brian gets things done: a nationally ranked lawyer with engineering and business expertise who’s just as comfortable trying cases in the courtroom as he is creating solutions at the negotiation table. As a trusted advisor and first-chair trial lawyer, Brian has represented clients through every stage of litigation on both sides of the “v” from pre-suit negotiations through trials and verdicts to appeals and judgment enforcement. Earlier in his career, Brian finished graduate...

William “Bill” Merten is a Partner at Krieg DeVault LLP in Chicago, Illinois. His practice areas include Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law , employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), business succession planning, and executive compensation. Mr. Merten advises corporations, shareholders, directors, and other professionals on the use of ESOPs and related strategies in a range of transactions, including management buyouts, ownership succession transactions, private equity transactions, goi...

John represents large publicly traded and privately held businesses in controversies, transactional matters and tax planning involving state and local corporate income/franchise taxes, gross receipts taxes, sales and use taxes, and other business privilege taxes. He also defends clients in state tax audits and litigation before courts, administrative agencies and departments of revenue throughout the country. In addition to his state and local tax practice, John is also one of the nation&rsqu...

Justine Young Gottshall is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Advertising Law. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which she is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area. Justine has extensive experience counseling clients on privacy, data security, technology, information governance, consumer protection, and digital marketing and advertising issues. She works closely with...

Kerrin Slattery is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. Kerrin is the partner-in-charge of the Health Industry Advisory practice in Chicago. Kerrin maintains a general health industry practice, focusing on the representation of hospitals and health systems and other health industry providers and investors. She has significant experience in all aspects of health law transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, affiliatio...

Brian Richards is Chair of the Firm’s Global Private Equity Practice and is a partner in the Private Equity and M&A practices at Paul Hastings. Brian has 30 years of experience leading complex domestic and international transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions, and growth equity investments in a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, distribution, and services. The volume and breadth of Brian’s experience is rela...

James J. Mazza, Jr. is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law. James J. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized James J. Mazza, Jr. since 2022. 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 James J. Mazza, Jr. is held by other lawyers.