Steven "Steve" Mevorah

As a founding partner of Barack Ferrazzano, Peter brings his personal success and experience in business to his corporate law practice. Peter’s clients appreciate his deep understanding of them and their businesses and industries, and view Peter as a trusted business adviser as well as their go to legal counsel to get deals done. Peter is a Senior Partner in the firm’s Corporate & Securities and Luxury groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphas...

Devon Beane brings clarity and control to complex patent disputes, guiding clients with a strategist’s mindset and a trial lawyer’s precision. Clients rely on her to deliver results in trial, IPRs, and global IP strategy when the stakes are high. Devon helps companies protect their innovations and resolve complex patent disputes in forums where precision and preparation are critical. She has led litigation teams in federal courts across the country, as well as before the Internati...

Jason Friedl is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Jason practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Jason Friedl 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 Jason Friedl is held by other lawyers.

Jim Cruger, a partner in Perkins Coie’s national Private Equity practice, concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers, acquisitions, formation of private investment vehicles and joint ventures. Jim has represented numerous private equity funds and public companies in transactions during his 28 year career. Public company representation has included Deutsche Post DHL, Leggett & Platt (NYSE), Voyager Learning Company (NASDAQ) and Strategic Hotel Capital (NYSE). Fund representati...

James P. Chivilo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Construction Law. James P. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized James P. Chivilo 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 James P. Chivilo is held by other lawyers.

John has more than 40 years of experience advising hundreds of financial institutions and their boards on mergers and acquisitions, bank regulatory issues, corporate governance, and securities law matters. John is straight-forward, a good sounding board and strategic thinker, meticulous, and personable. John is the founder and former co-chair of Barack Ferrazzano’s Financial Institutions Group and has advised hundreds of financial institutions on strategic, corporate governance and othe...

Todd Maynes focuses his practice on the tax aspects of debt restructurings, bankruptcy and insolvency, and tax litigation. Todd has served as Chair of the Planning Committee for both the University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference and the Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal Tax Institute. He teaches bankruptcy taxation at Northwestern University School of Law and the Law School at the University of Chicago, previously taught advanced income taxation at Chicago-Kent College of Law, and has le...

Tahreem Kalam is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Immigration Law. Tahreem practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Tahreem Kalam since 2027. 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 Tahreem Kalam is held by other lawyers.

For more than three decades, private and public employers have turned to Alan King for sound and practical advice on complex and sensitive employment-related issues and to defend them in individual and class action litigation arising under federal, state, and local employment laws. An experienced trial lawyer, Alan has successfully advised and represented companies in high-stakes employment litigation and investigations across nearly every industry. Alan litigates individual and class action ...

Daniel T. Ryan is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Daniel T. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel T. Ryan 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 ...