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Gil Soffer, managing partner of Katten's Chicago office, has made his mark on both sides of white-collar actions. As a former federal prosecutor and senior Department of Justice (DOJ) official, he thoroughly understands the government's enforcement strategies and tactics. As an experienced white-collar defense lawyer and national co-chair of the firm's litigation practice, he devotes his practice to keeping clients out of trouble and navigating them safely through government investigations an...

Meg is co-chair of the firm’s Private Investment Funds Practice and concentrates her practice on private equity fund formations and investments. Meg leads fund formation matters for buyout, debt, secondary, venture, real estate, and other funds. Meg's experience includes structuring and forming private equity, real estate, distressed and mezzanine funds, hedge funds, fund of funds, single investor funds, and secondary funds. She also focuses on representing clients in purchases and sale...

Head of the Securities practice group, Mark Wood is a highly skilled, pragmatic and client-focused practitioner with extensive experience representing public companies and investment banks in a wide variety of ongoing and transactional matters. These include IPOs and other public offerings of equity and debt securities, as well as mergers, acquisitions and other strategic transactions. Mark is also a leading advisor to institutional investors in highly structured private investment in public ...

Ronald Dicerbo is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Intellectual Property. Ronald practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Ronald Dicerbo since 2024. 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 Ronald Dicerbo is held by other lawyers.

Joshua J. Waldbeser is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. Joshua J. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Joshua J. Waldbeser 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 Joshua J. Waldbeser is held by other lawyers.

Mallory Petroli is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships). Mallory practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Mallory Petroli 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 Mallory Petroli is held by other lawyers.

Dane is a partner whose practice focuses on advising public companies and pre-IPO companies, money managers, investment entities, and their respective boards of directors on a suite of legal issues, including securities law and SEC compliance, corporate governance, strategic and capital-markets transactions, restructurings, shareholder activism and engagement, operating in international markets, high stakes litigation, executive compensation, and privacy and data protection. Learn more about ...

Richard R. Winter is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Richard R. practices law in Chicago, Illinois Best Lawyers has recognized Richard R. Winter since 2026. 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 Richard R. Winter is held by other lawyers.

Tom is a Shareholder and Chairs the Patents and Intellectual Property Sections. An experienced attorney most active in patent prosecution, portfolio management and providing opinions of counsel, Tom drafts and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications; renders non-infringement, validity, patentability and inventorship opinions; drafts and interprets license, indemnification, employment and non-complete agreements; prepares and prosecutes trademark and copyright registrations; and counse...

A firm founder, visionary leader, and skilled litigator, Paul Slater handles high-stakes antitrust cases for private and public enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies. He pioneered the opt-out practice, representing companies as individual plaintiffs in industry-wide multidistrict antitrust litigation. This practice enables clients to tailor their claims and maximize their recoveries outside of class action proceedings, which often fail to meet individual client needs. Mr. Slater repres...