Mark Willekes "Will" Cronin

Mark Willekes "Will" Cronin

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Ones to Watch since 2024
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Works at
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP

15 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

Will is a strategic-minded, problem-solving corporate attorney with extensive experience advising real estate clients as well as providing legal guidance for M&A transactions in the manufacturing and insurance industries.

Will focuses his practice on corporate and transactional matters. Will has a wide array of knowledge in structuring corporate and financial transactions, including strategic mergers & acquisitions, credit agreements, venture capital investments and joint ventures. Prior to joining BFKN, Will worked for two years as a student attorney at the University of Chicago Law School’s Housing Initiative Clinic, where he represented non-profit housing developers in a variety of complex lending and purchase transactions that often involved tax credit financing.

Before practicing law, he served as the general manager of WHPK 88.5 FM, one of the oldest public radio stations in the country. Outside of work, he is a board member for the Apparatus Projects, a contemporary arts non-profit in Pilsen where he provides general professional guidance.

Works at
Fox Swibel Levin & Carroll LLP

15 Best Lawyers awards

Locations

Education

  • University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 2021
  • University of Chicago, B.A., graduated 2016

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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