Mark R. Ter Molen

Bill has almost 40 years of experience in bankruptcy litigation. Bill is a calming and relaxed force while being a committed advocate for his clients. Bill is the senior member of Barack Ferrazzano’s Bankruptcy & Creditor Rights Group. In recent years Bill has focused his practice on representing secured debt holders and landlords in Chapter 11 cases and other insolvency proceedings. Bill has litigated a broad variety of cases in the bankruptcy courts, including stay relief, adequat...

Susan Daley is a partner with Perkins Coie and has more than 20 years of experience in the areas of executive compensation, securities and employee benefits. She is currently President of the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Chair of the Federal Securities Law Subcommittee of the Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation, and a member of the BNA Pension & Benefits Advisory Board. She is a former Chair of the Ill...

Howard has always understood that business involves risk. Howard works with his clients to understand their business, their goals, and their level of risk tolerance. That understanding enables him to craft solutions that work for his clients. It is one reason why he has represented many of his clients for decades. For more than 40 years, Howard has served as a trusted lawyer and adviser to clients ranging from some of the world’s largest and best-known real estate, tech, software, and o...

Heather’s experience includes the representation of healthcare providers, including hospitals, health systems, specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, multi- and single-specialty medical practices, and a wide variety of healthcare entrepreneurs. During the past several years, Heather has devoted the majority of her time and effort to matters related to hospitals, health systems and group medical practices. With experience that is both broad and deep, Heather represents healthca...

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...

Dan Laytin is a litigation partner in Kirkland’s Chicago office. His practice is principally concentrated in the areas of antitrust and other complex litigation. Dan has been recognized as a leading antitrust practitioner by Chambers every year from 2006 to 2022; by The Legal 500 U.S. for antitrust in 2007, 2010, 2012–2014, 2016–2022, and for appellate: supreme court in 2017; and by The Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News and World Report, Best Lawyers® from 2013 to 2023....

Co-chair of the firm’s U.S. Complex Commercial Litigation Practice, Samantha is a trial lawyer who concentrates her practice on complex commercial and patent litigation. Samantha has spent her career litigating complex commercial and patent cases for Fortune 500 companies. She has represented clients in a variety of industries, including agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, and insurance, and has litigated breach of contract, trade-secret-th...

Matthew J. Richards is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law. Matthew J. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Matthew J. Richards since 2015. 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 Matthew J. Richards is held by other lawyers.

Diana Z. Bowman is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. Diana Z. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Diana Z. Bowman since 2025. 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 Diana Z. Bowman is held by other lawyers.

Russell D. Knight is a Chicago divorce lawyer for business owners and the spouses of business owners. He is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 for Family Law. He founded the Law Office of Russell D. Knight in Chicago in 2009 and has practiced only family law for more than a decade. He is licensed in Illinois (2006) and Florida (2018), and his affiliated Florida firm, the Law Office of Russell Knight, serves clients in Naples and Southwest Florida. His practice centers on divo...