Juha Laitinen

James J. Lukas, Jr. is Co-Chair of the Chicago Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation with a particular emphasis on patent litigation and related client counseling. He has experience with complex patent litigation cases in federal district courts throughout the country, including both enforcing patent rights and defending against charges of infringement on behalf of clients. He has first-chaired trials and claim constructio...

Donald F. Kochersberger is a Member of the firm and has been with BLSW since 2005. His practice emphasizes complex litigation matters, including shareholder, member and partner disputes, contracts, business tort, unfair practices, restrictive covenant and non-compete agreements, employee theft and misconduct cases, and customer and vendor disputes. Mr. Kochersberger has served as counsel for a number of local, regional and national companies, as well as individuals engaged in business dispute...

John W. Paradee is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Land Use and Zoning Law and Litigation - Land Use and Zoning. John W., who practices law in Dover, Delaware, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John W. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

J. Christopher Pracht is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs, Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs and Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. J. Christopher, who practices law in Anderson, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which J. Christopher is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practi...

Jeffrey S. Gross is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants. Jeffrey S., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2009. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jeffrey S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Amy K. Recla is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor Law - Management. Amy K., who practices law in Tampa, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Amy K. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Charlie Roach primarily focuses his practice on business immigration and employee drug and alcohol testing. He has extensive experience representing and advising employers in all areas of immigration, including temporary employment visas, labor certifications, permanent residency ("Green Cards"), immigration compliance and employment eligibility verification (Form I-9) issues. He provides counsel on immigration issues related to employment decisions, company policies and procedures, mergers a...

Roberta “Bobbie” D. Pichini has built her legal career around her unwavering dedication to representing seriously injured babies, children, and adults. As a Medical Malpractice Lawyer, in the past 30 years, she has honed her litigation skills in the area of obstetrical malpractice, representing brain-injured children, patients who have suffered from a delay in diagnosis of cancer, emergency room errors, patient abuse by medical professionals, and surgical negligence. Bobbie also p...

Nicole A. Eichberger is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - ERISA and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Nicole A., who practices law in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicole A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

For nearly forty years, Randy Squires has tried lawsuits in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere. His experience base is broad: a five year apprenticeship with a pioneer construction litigation boutique (where, among other things, he built the firm’s construction labor practice); twenty years with Davis Wright Tremaine, a large regional, now national firm, the last ten as chair of the firm’s Litigation Group; and nearly ten years as a founding member, including two years as CEO, of...