Richard G. "Rich" Douglass

Rachel Brown is a partner in the Real Estate Group in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on finance, venture formation, acquisitions and dispositions, and development. She advises borrowers and lenders in all types of real estate based financing transactions including first mortgage loans, construction loans, mezzanine financings, credit facilities, subscription facilities and other structured financings. Rachel also represents clients on workouts, loan sales...

Gregory S. Gistenson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Construction. Gregory S., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Gregory S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeff is an experienced trial lawyer and business advisor in the area of labor and employment law. Jeff advises clients on wage and hour compliance, reductions in force, enforcement of restrictive covenants, employment contracts and separation agreements, employee selection and discipline, WARN compliance, employment policies, internal investigations and business transactions. He has spoken on several employment-related topics, including effective employment documentation, joint employer liabi...

Peter J. McAndrews is a Shareholder at McAndrews and practices in all areas of intellectual property and complex technology law. He has been involved in all aspects of patent litigation, acquisition and counseling, involving a broad spectrum of electrical, biomedical and mechanical technologies. Peter is a US Patent and Trademark Office-to-Appeals Court patent attorney and litigator who helps his clients secure intellectual property rights, make smart decisions with those rights and litigate,...

John M. Dickman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management. John M., who practices law in Chicago, Illinois, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which John M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Doug is a partner in the firm’s Real Estate practice group. He manages complex real estate and financing transactions concerning properties throughout the country for a diverse group of clients, including developers, publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITS), private real estate investment funds, joint ventures and financial institutions. Doug handles transactions involving multifamily apartment projects, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial sites, hotels, governme...

A member of Winston’s Executive Committee and winner of Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” honor for securities and capital markets work in Chicago, Bruce represents clients in a variety of securities and financial matters, advising major corporations on their M&A transactions, debt offerings and other key capital market strategies and governance matters. Please read more here: https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/toth-bruce-a.html

Linda assists clients on a wide variety of employee benefit matters, including the design and ongoing administration of qualified retirement benefit plans and welfare benefit plans. Her practice also focuses on ensuring that retirement plans and health and welfare plans operate in a cost-effective manner that complies with legislative and regulatory changes. She also assists clients with drafting and updating such plans as well as with plan mergers and terminations. She has experience handlin...

Jeffrey A. Zaluda is a partner at Horwood Marcus & Berk and chairs the Trusts and Estates Group. He advises individuals, families, fiduciaries, closely held businesses and business owners with respect to estate planning, business planning, asset protection and preservation, estate and trust administration, tax planning, and estate and trust litigation. Jeff is a technically adept estate planner, comfortable with both the straightforward and the sophisticated. His clients value his ability...

Craig Boggs has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a vast array of labor and employment issues. Craig has extensive experience in successfully prosecuting and defending litigation matters involving temporary restraining orders and injunctions related to non-compete agreements, other restrictive covenants and trade secret misappropriation. Craig also routinely counsels employers on resolving such disputes amicably in advance of litigation and on drafting effective restric...