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Katten is a firm of first choice for clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services in the United States and abroad. Our nationally recognized practices include commercial finance, corporate, environmental, financial services, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, and trusts and estates. Our approximately 650 attorneys serve public and private companies, including one-third of the Fortune 100, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. We provide full-service legal advice from locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai.

We forge partnerships with our clients based on our uniquely flexible and entrepreneurial culture. Knowing the law is not enough: we understand our clients’ business objectives and address their legal needs in a manner that is consistent with the “big picture.” Our clients see us as trusted advisors and we demonstrate our value every day in the successful results we earn.

Katten is deeply committed to diversity and we are frequently honored for our diversity program. We value the talents and perspectives of our diverse teams of attorneys, building stronger solutions for our clients and a better workplace for everyone.

Through our pro bono program, our attorneys and other legal professionals give their time, resources and talent to serve individuals and organizations in need, to engage in important national litigation and to partner with local legal service providers to ensure access to the justice system. We understand that by enriching the lives of those around us, we grow as a firm and as individuals. With our Katten Cares program, we have invested millions of dollars and thousands of hours in making a positive impact on our communities through sponsorship of local community service programs and the charitable activities of our attorneys and staff.

Katten is intensely focused on ensuring that we offer the best services to our clients and, in turn, sharing our support with community organizations.

 

Partner and Co Chair, Broker-Dealer Regulation
Leveraging considerable experience, Wayne Aaron helps broker-dealers, other market participants and their management stay ahead of ever-changing financial services regulatory requirements.…
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Partner
Kristin J. Achterhof concentrates her practice in the area of intellectual property litigation and counseling. She is a first-chair trial attorney in matters pending in federal and state…
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Associate
Zachary Arons advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families on a wide array of domestic and international tax issues, business planning, wealth succession, and trust and estate…
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Partner
Designers, apparel manufacturers and other clothing businesses seek out Karen Artz Ash, national co-chair of Katten’s Intellectual Property department and co-head of the Trademarks and…
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Of Counsel
Mal Barasch was a member of the firm of Rosenman & Colin LLP from February 1968 through January 2000. He founded the firm’s Trusts and Estates department and served as its Chairman…
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Partner
Craig A. Barbarosh handles major insolvency engagements throughout the country. Chambers USA notes that he is "masterful in helping [clients] navigate the waters" of bankruptcy and "is an…
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Associate
Jose Basabe is an Associate at Katten's New York City office. He advises clients across all industries, including financial services, retail, manufacturing, new and emerging technology and…
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Partner
Richard P. Bauer is co-head of Katten's Patents practice and concentrates on patent prosecution, validity and infringement opinions, intellectual property licensing and client counseling.…
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Associate
Ife Benjamin concentrates his practice on litigation with a particular focus on white collar and internal investigations. He has experience in navigating clients through government…
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Partner
Peter Bogdanow is the attorney of choice for clients looking to execute growth plans and exit strategies in the middle market. He frequently helps private equity funds acquire companies on…
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Attorney
Neil V. Carbone concentrates his practice in trust and estates law, with a focus in estate planning, administration and litigation, including issues pertaining to taxation, business…
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Associate
Anne M. Carpenter concentrates her practice on environmental and white collar law, with an emphasis on civil and criminal environmental enforcement including investigations.
Prior to…
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Counsel
Katherine Chambers represents clients in complex commercial and class action litigation, including breach of contract, fraud, securities laws, consumer protection and product defect cases.…
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Partner
Lily Chinn is a strategic advocate and litigator for her corporate and individual clients, providing counsel on the intersection between workplace safety, environmental, natural resources,…
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Associate
Bonnie Lynn Chmil concentrates her practice in litigation. She has represented clients in a wide range of matters involving commercial contracts, lender liability, trusts and estates,…
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Special Counsel
Lisa Christensen serves as special counsel in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. Her practice focuses on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation,…
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Partner
From derivatives products to cryptocurrencies, Dan Davis helps clients navigate ever-changing regulatory requirements. Drawing on his years of experience as General Counsel at the Commodity…
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Partner
Ken Davis helps his health care clients design, structure and grow their businesses. He represents physicians, hospitals, ancillary service companies and other health care and e-health…
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Special Counsel
Gary DeWaal focuses his practice on financial services regulatory matters. He counsels clients on the application of evolving regulatory requirements to existing businesses and structuring…
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Staff Attorney
Dagatha Delgado helps clients get the most out of cutting-edge innovations and address the privacy, data protection and cybersecurity challenges that arise from an ever-changing digital…
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Partner
Guy C. Dempsey Jr. concentrates his practice on derivatives and structured products and on bank regulation. He advises clients on derivatives transactions of all types across all asset…
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Special Counsel
Alessandra Denis concentrates her practice on business litigation.
During law school, Alessandra was an editor of the Michigan Journal of Gender and Law.
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Katten's nationally recognized Environmental and Workplace Safety team represents major companies in a wide range of industry sectors, including oil and gas, energy (onshore and offshore),…
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Partner
Jonathan Evans works with lenders, underwriters, issuers and borrowers on a range of different public and private asset-backed finance transactions. His clients include private equity funds…
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Our Financial Services Practice advises a broad spectrum of domestic and international fund managers, trading advisors, banks, brokerages and proprietary trading firms in all aspects of…
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Partner
Christine N. Fitzgerald is co-head of Katten’s Los Angeles Real Estate practice. She practices in transactional real estate law, including all aspects of real estate financing, acquisitions…
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Special Counsel
David Florman helps clients achieve industry-aware, cost-effective and sustainable results in a wide variety of matters involving health care regulation and reimbursement. He also works…
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Partner
Kevin M. Foley has extensive experience in commodities law and advises a wide range of clients, both in the United States and abroad, on compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act and the…
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Special Counsel
Michael Foley represents broker-dealers, investment advisers and other financial services industry participants with respect to a broad spectrum of legal and regulatory matters arising…
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Associate
Kit Fowler helps his clients with tax planning, structuring and efficiency. Kit has worked on a range of matters for UK and international clients prior to joining Katten, including the UK…
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Partner
Prachi Gokhale helps clients in the structured finance market identify and meet their unique needs. As a trusted legal advisor to a range of market participants, Prachi works to ensure her…
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Partner
David L. Goldberg represents corporate and individual clients in a wide range of securities litigation and regulatory enforcement matters, including class actions, broker-dealer litigation…
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Partner
Doron S. Goldstein's practice primarily deals with intellectual property, information technology and advertising, marketing and branded entertainment transactions and counseling, including…
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Special Counsel
Mark Goldstein focuses his practice on advising investment advisers, mutual funds and private investment funds. Mark has more than 25 years of experience advising clients on compliance and…
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Partner
Jason Gorczynski structures, negotiates and closes real estate deals to bolster his clients' bottom lines. A recognized leader in real estate law, Jason takes a business-first approach to…
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Partner
Julie L. Gottshall serves as the Chicago head of the Employment Law and Litigation practice. She practices nationally in the area of employment law, providing litigation representation and…
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Partner
Megan Hardiman draws on her broad regulatory background to advise clients on complex health information privacy issues, tax-exempt organization compliance issues, including maintaining tax-…
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Associate
Jessica Harrell centers her practice on a variety of complex civil litigation matters, with a focus on complex commercial, financial and employment litigation. She is dedicated to providing…
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Partner
Anna-Liza Harris is co-head of Katten's Structured Finance and Securitization practice and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She advises clients on tax issues related to debt…
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Christopher Harrison has over 25 years’ experience advising financial institutions, funds and corporate and government entities on complex capital markets and leveraged finance transactions…
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Senior Associate
Katya Harrison is a Senior Associate at Katten's London office. She brings diverse banking and finance experience, as well as a broad range of capabilities in syndicated lending markets and…
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Associate
Matthew Hartzler is an associate in the Intellectual Property practice.
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Senior Associate
Mark Johnson advises across the full spectrum of insolvency and restructuring matters, both contentious and non-contentious, in the UK and cross-border. He represents insolvency…
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Associate
Michael R. Justus is a trademark and advertising attorney. He helps clients create, protect and promote global brands.
He maintains a comprehensive trademark practice, including US and…
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Partner
An accomplished trial attorney and litigator, Vikas served nearly nine years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the US Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. As the deputy…
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Associate
Alexander Kim is an associate in the Financial Markets and Funds practice.
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Tim Kirby leads deal teams through a broad array of complex corporate and securities transactions, including initial public offerings, private placements of high-yield, secured and…
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Partner
Andrew G. Klevorn is an experienced antitrust and commercial trial lawyer. He plays a principal role in antitrust grand jury investigations, class actions and other civil and criminal…
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Partner
Tye Klooster counsels high-net-worth families on how best to preserve their legacies and transfer wealth to future generations. A fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates…
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Associate
Shelby Klose concentrates her practice in corporate matters, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and securities transactions. Shelby also advises…
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Associate
Loren "Lo" Lee focuses her practice on litigation and enforcement matters in the financial services industry. Lo is also dedicated to pro bono service and protecting the rights of…
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Associate
Sarah J Lee is an Associate at Katten's Los Angeles office. She focuses her Employment Litigation and Counseling practice on wage and hour PAGA and class actions and single plaintiff…
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Partner
Lawrence D. Levin is co-head of the Chicago Securities practice. Companies turn to Larry for assistance with securities registration, regulation and compliance issues, as well as…
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Associate
Leonard Licht is an associate in the Financial Services practice. He advises a broad range of financial market participants, including investment managers to private funds and investors in…
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Partner
Susan Light focuses her practice on financial services regulatory matters. She counsels broker-dealers, hedge funds, investment banks and financial services clients on enforcement issues…
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Associate
Ryan Lilley represents a wide array of companies and underwriters in corporate matters. He has strong transactional experience in areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and…
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Partner
Jonathan L. Marks concentrates his practice in the areas of business litigation, anti-fraud counseling and litigation, white collar criminal defense, compliance, internal investigations and…
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Partner
Richard D. Marshall focuses his practice on the representation of financial institutions and employees subjected to investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Department of…
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Associate
Cynthia Martens is an Associate at Katten's New York office. She helps clients navigate nuanced trademark and copyright questions, with a special focus on the fashion and beauty industries…
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Partner
Laura Keidan Martin is the national head of the firm’s Health Care practice and a member of the firm’s Board of Directors. She counsels health care industry participants including health…
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Associate
Dr. Martin Masar has varied experience in patent prosecution and litigation, with emphasis in the scientific fields of chemistry, pharmaceutical arts, nanotechnology and biotechnology. He…
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Partner
David Matthews concentrates his practice on structured finance and securitization transactions. He represents US government-sponsored enterprises (GSE), captive finance companies, specialty…
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Associate
Jamie Noonan concentrates her practice on litigation and enforcement matters with a focus on federal securities laws and the financial services industry.
Diligence in every step of the…
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Partner
James Normile concentrates his practice in the area of public finance. With more than 30 years of experience, Jim has served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, bank counsel and…
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Associate
Neal Patel advises clients on executive compensation and employee benefits matters related to mergers, acquisitions and other corporate-related transactions.
Commitment to client service…
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Partner
Timothy J. Patenode is the head of Katten's Chicago Real Estate Litigation practice and serves as Deputy General Counsel to the firm’s Chicago office. Tim is an accomplished commercial…
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Partner
Joe Payne, a partner in Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, is a commercial litigator. He acts primarily for commercial clients across a range of sectors, including real estate and financial…
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Associate

A detailed and thoughtful writer, Andrew Pecoraro focuses his practice on appellate litigation, dispositive motions and government investigations. Committed to the highest level of client…
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Associate
Emma Phillpot is an associate in the Litigation practice.
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Associate
Stanley Polit concentrates his practice in transactional, corporate and regulatory aspects of financial services matters. Stan is able to provide legal services to a wide variety of clients…
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Partner
Scott A. Resnik is co-head of Katten’s New York Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and head of the firm’s New York White Collar Defense, Internal Investigations and Compliance…
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Partner
Mark J. Reyes concentrates his practice in corporate and securities matters, including representing issuers and investors in public offerings and private placements of equity and debt…
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Partner
Nancy Rich is a Partner at Katten's Chicago office. She provides practical guidance to clients confronting environmental and safety legal issues, whether they arise in litigation,…
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Partner
For more than 30 years, Stuart Richter has represented financial services firms and other companies in class actions and other complex commercial litigations. He has served as lead counsel…
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Partner
Neil Robson, a regulatory and compliance partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, focuses his practice on counseling hedge and private equity fund managers and other investment advisers on…
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Associate
Alexa Rollins is an associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice.
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Partner and Co-Chair, Structured Finance and Securitization Department
As co-head of Katten's highly ranked structured finance and securitization practice, Howard Schickler offers clients insights formed from more than 25 years of experience representing…
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Associate
Jillian Schurr concentrates her practice on patent issues within the pharmaceutical industry. She represents a range of pharmaceutical companies in both inter partes review and complex…
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Associate
Andrew "AJ" Schuyler represents clients in a broad range of litigation issues, including employment matters before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. As a core member of…
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Partner
Amanda Segal, head of Katten’s Distressed Debt and Claims Trading practice, advises clients from a broad range of industries who originate, restructure and invest in distressed assets,…
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Brett Seifarth focuses his practice on aviation finance. He has significant experience advising representing manufacturers, commercial banks, operating lessors, equity participants, finance…
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Partner
Shira Selengut is a seasoned advisor providing comprehensive and strategic counsel on a wide spectrum of employment, employee benefits and executive compensation matters. With a practice…
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Associate
Dodie James is an associate in the Insolvency and Restructuring practice.
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Partner
Joseph Topolski represents issuers, underwriters, placement agents and investors in asset-backed securitizations and other structured finance transactions. He has extensive experience with…
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Partner
Edward A. Tran is a partner in the Corporate practice at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, where he focuses on corporate and corporate real estate matters, including joint ventures,…
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Structuring transactions and tax planning frequently are the most economically significant aspects of value-added lawyering. Constant changes to the tax laws and evolving fact patterns…
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Associate
Ethan Trotz advises independent directors, secured lenders, unsecured creditors, companies in financial distress, shareholders, and other clients on a wide range of restructuring and…
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Associate
Gizem Tunca concentrates her practice on litigation and enforcement matters in the financial services industry. This includes federal securities laws, regulatory and internal investigations…
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Partner
Sarah Weber helps clients facing litigation and enforcement matters with a focus on the financial services industry. The team relies on her experience with regulatory and internal…
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Of Counsel
For more than 30 years, Walter Weinberg has been advising private equity funds and other corporate clients as well as private equity professionals and executives. He represents sponsors in…
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Associate
Jonathan Weiner concentrates his practice in securities, transactional and general corporate matters. He has represented investors and issuers in public and private financings (including…
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Partner
Robert Weiss focuses his practice on a variety of hedge fund, fund-of-funds and corporate-related matters. He regularly advises banks, financial institutions and investment funds with…
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Partner
About Eric T. Werlinger
Eric Werlinger is a veteran litigator who is just as comfortable defending a consumer class action as he is litigating a pharmaceutical patent. With his many years…
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Associate
Jack West is an associate in the Financial Markets and Funds practice.
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Katten Muchin & Rosenman LLP has been named a Go-To Thought Leader in the Litigation category by the National Law Review. In 2022, authors Julie L. Gottshall, Janet R. Widmaier, Andrew J. Schuyler, Stacey D. Mckee Knight, Janella T. Gholian, and Michelle A. Gyves reached thousands of industry professionals with their coverage of the US Supreme Court’s reinstatement of the OSHA employer vaccine mandate. Their timely reporting on the Court’s ruling and other local regulations in place or in peril because of the ruling provided a valuable resource to legal and business professionals. 

The National Law Review names Katten as a Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s coverage of Estate Planning & Taxes. The firm’s article, “2021 Biden Plan Estate Planning Advisory,” breaks down President Biden’s estate, gift and transfer tax plan and reviews what they mean for capital gains tax rates as well. Although estate law can be a layered area of practice, Katten’s content broke it down for our viewers in an organized and thorough manner.

Katten is a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for the firm’s thought leadership on the Coronavirus pandemic's impact on the aviation industry, specifically the government’s ongoing operation support for the airlines and aviation finance and leases.  Katten’s thought leadership in aviation addresses leases and financing and the insurance of aircraft assets during bankruptcies, as well as government regulation and oversight of the aviation industry including the Treasury Department’s payroll support for airline workers and special payments earmarked for the airline industry under the CARES Act. The following Katten attorney authors were notable aviation law contributors in 2020: Lisa A. ClarkTom Healey,  Stewart B. Herman, Timothy J. LynesBrett J. Seifarth, and Miran Vila.

 

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