Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein P.C.

Phone: 312-521-2000
Website: www.muchshelist.com
About Us:
Much Shelist is a full-service, Chicago-based business law firm focused on the middle market. Since our founding in 1970, and as we have grown to approximately 85 attorneys, we have nurtured a collaborative culture that emphasizes sophisticated, senior-level attention to client matters, combined with a collegial, creative atmosphere that allows us to deliver the highest level of service to every client. In addition, we are firmly committed to remaining independent, thus creating an environment of stability for our clients and our attorneys.

We serve as trusted advisors by becoming deeply vested in each client’s culture, goals, values and long-term vision. Blending legal acumen with real-world business knowledge, Much Shelist attorneys are ideally suited to offer strategic advice on a wide range of legal and business issues.

We also work hard to continuously earn our reputation for providing insightful legal counsel at rates that are attractive to organizations seeking high value. To that end, we carefully staff matters with the goal of delivering optimal representation while controlling costs.

Contributing authors from Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein P.C. :

David A. Alman Principal David A. Alman, Vice Chair of the firm’s Business & Finance group, concentrates his practice in corporate law, secured lending, and corporate finance and securities. David represents a diver...	William N. Anspach, Jr. Principal William N. Anspach, Jr., a Principal in the firm's Business & Finance and Labor & Employment practice groups, heads the Employee Benefits department. He has extensive experience in virtually a...
Pamela Mitchell Belyn Associate Pamela Mitchell Belyn is an Associate in the firm’s Business & Finance group, where she counsels entrepreneurs and privately held companies, as well as women- and minority-owned businesses,...	Marvin N. Benn Principal Marvin N. Benn, Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property practice group, handles all types of IP litigation and protection. He has a broad consulting and license-drafting practice with an emphasis on...
Steven P. Blonder Principal Steven P. Blonder is a Principal in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. In addition to serving as a skilled advocate whose practice focuses on complex business litigation, Stev...	Kurt M. Carlson Principal Kurt M. Carlson, Chair of the firm’s Creditors’ Rights, Insolvency & Bankruptcy group and a leader of the Financial Crisis Response Team, concentrates his practice on representing cred...
James R. Carroll Principal James R. Carroll, a Principal in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Illinois for 15 years under four separate...	Myles A. Cochran Associate Myles A. Cochran, an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate group, represents buyers, sellers and developers in a range of commercial land and property transactions, including sales, acquisitions,...
Cassandra M. Crane Associate Cassandra M. Crane, an Associate in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation matters. Casey has represented individuals...	Harold S. Dembo Principal Harold S. Dembo, Vice Chair of the firm’s Real Estate group, focuses his practice on the representation of lenders, builders, entrepreneurs, investors and other parties engaged in the developmen...
Jonna Daleiden Eimer Principal Jonna Daleiden Eimer concentrates her transactional practice in mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law and health care law. She represents a wide variety of organizations, from large corporat...	Scott R. Fradin Principal Scott R. Fradin, a Principal in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, draws on his significant experience as both an attorney and a licensed architect to draft and negotiate complex design an...
Jeffrey L. Gansberg Special Counsel Jeffrey L. Gansberg is an experienced bankruptcy and trial attorney with an extensive background in both the transactional and litigation aspects of insolvency, reorganization and creditors’ rig...	Irving M. Geslewitz Principal Irving M. Geslewitz, a Principal in the firm's Labor & Employment and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice groups, has extensive experience in representing employers from a broad spectrum...
Joshua Glazov Principal Joshua Glazov, a Principal in the firm's Construction Law practice, represents clients engaged in the following: Construction: Contracting to design and build commercial, industrial and resident...	Gregory D. Grove Principal Gregory D. Grove, a Principal in the firm's Business & Finance group, concentrates his practice on private equity, venture capital and corporate transactions and counseling. He advises funds, boar...
Sonja R. Johnson Special Counsel Sonja R. Johnson, Special Counsel in the firm’s Real Estate practice group, concentrates on tax assessment matters. Actively engaged in the practice of real estate tax law since 1982, she provid...	James M. Kunick Principal James M. Kunick, Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property practice group, has nearly two decades of experience representing regional and multinational clients in a broad range of intellectu...
Anne E. Larson Principal Anne E. Larson, Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group, concentrates her practice on management-side labor and employment matters and tries discrimination, wage and non-compet...	Brad A. Levin Principal Brad A. Levin, a Principal in the firm's Business & Finance group, represents a diverse range of clients in both day-to-day and strategic transactions. His transactional practice includes counseli...
Tzivia A. Masliansky Associate Tzivia A. Masliansky is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, where she represents clients in a broad range of business and commercial disputes, includin...	Colleen E. McManus Special Counsel Colleen E. McManus, a Principal in the firm’s Creditors' Rights, Insolvency & Bankruptcy group, represents creditors, creditors’ committees, trustees and debtors-in-possession in Chapt...
Frances D. Meehan Special Counsel Frances D. Meehan, Special Counsel in the Business & Finance group and a member of the firm's Health Care Law practice, focuses her practice on the health care industry, including legal and regula...	Melinda J. Morales Principal Melinda J. Morales, a Principal in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a range of complex commercial litigation matters in...
Morrie Much Principal A co-founder of the firm in 1970, Morrie Much is an experienced real estate and business lawyer who advises clients in virtually all aspects of commercial real estate transactions and represents compa...	Robert Neiman Principal Robert K. Neiman is a highly experienced litigator who focuses his practice on health care regulatory counseling and litigation, employment-related counseling and litigation, and commercial litigation...
Norman B. Newman Principal Norm has represented debtors, creditors, creditors' committees and bankruptcy trustees in all phases of proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code and has extensive experience handling reorganizations, in-...	Martin J. O’Hara Principal Martin J. O’Hara, a Principal in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group, concentrates his practice on commercial litigation and the defense of professionals in malpr...
David M. Pilotto Principal David M. Pilotto, a Principal in the firm's Business & Finance group, concentrates his practice on business transactions, general business law, commercial finance and tax law. In the transactional...	Neil B. Posner Principal Neil B. Posner, Chair of the firm's Policyholders' Insurance Coverage practice group, focuses his legal practice in the area of insurance coverage, with specific emphasis on insurance recovery and dis...
Carrie M. Risatti Principal Carrie M. Risatti, a member of the firm’s Real Estate group, represents clients in all aspects of real estate development and finance. Carrie focuses her practice on the representation of d...	Jonathan M. Ruby Associate Jonathan M. Ruby, an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate practice group, counsels individuals and businesses on the acquisition, disposition and leasing of real property. He has advised cl...
Kevin J. Ryan Principal Kevin J. Ryan, a Principal in the Business & Finance group and a member of the firm's Health Care Law practice, concentrates his practice on legal and regulatory issues facing the health care indu...	Adam K. Sacharoff Principal Adam K. Sacharoff, a Principal in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group, concentrates on counseling, licensing and obtaining protection for a variety of patent, trademark and copyright...
Joanne A. Sarasin Principal Joanne A. Sarasin concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation with specific emphasis on appellate practice, especially with regard to insurance coverage issues. She has successfull...	Edward D. Shapiro Principal Edward D. Shapiro focuses his practice on the efficient prevention, management and resolution of disputes for commercial entities, organizations and individuals. Serving as Chair of the firm's Litigat...
Autumn L. Sharp Associate Autumn L. Sharp, an Associate in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, represents clients in a range of business and commercial disputes, including matters involving state and fe...	Michael B. Shaw Principal Michael B. Shaw, a Principal in the firm’s Business & Finance group, concentrates his practice in corporate law and is the head of the Private Equity practice. He represents clients in conne...
Jonathan D. Sherman Special Counsel Jonathan D. Sherman is a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Real Estate practice groups. Drawing on more than two decades of litigation experience, Jon expanded his foc...	Gregg M. Simon Principal Gregg M. Simon, Chair of the firm’s Wealth Transfer & Succession Planning group, concentrates his practice in estate planning, federal estate and gift taxation, probate and trust administrat...
Shawn M. Staples Associate Shawn M. Staples, an Associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution group, focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, appellate litigation, and government law and litigation. A membe...	Julia A. Steinway Associate Julia A. Steinway is a member of the firm’s Wealth Transfer & Succession Planning group, where she counsels clients on all aspects of estate planning, trust administration and probate matter...
Steven A. Stender Principal Steven A. Stender, Chair of the firm’s Real Estate practice group, represents corporate and real estate clients in matters involving their financial structures, operating policies and long-range...	Abraham J. Stern Special Counsel Abraham J. Stern, Special Counsel in the Business & Finance group and a member of the firm's Health Care Law practice, is a business attorney with nearly three decades of experience advising clien...
Daniel J. Struck Principal Daniel J. Struck, a Principal in the firm's Policyholders' Insurance Coverage and Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice groups, represents corporate and individual policyholders throughout the...	Glenn D. Taxman Principal Glenn D. Taxman, a Principal in the firm's Real Estate group and head of the Orange County, California office, represents owners, purchasers, landlords, tenants, investors and developers in the acquis...
Anthony C. Valiulis Principal Anthony C. Valiulis is an accomplished litigator with 32 years of experience in a broad range of state and federal civil trial and appellate matters. A principal of the firm since 1979, Tony served as...	Martin J. Wasserman Associate Martin J. Wasserman, an Associate in the firm’s Creditors' Rights, Insolvency & Bankruptcy group and a member of the Financial Crisis Response Team, concentrates his practice on commercial b...
Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein, P.C. Much Shelist is a full-service, Chicago-based business law firm focused on the middle market. Since our founding in 1970, and as we have grown to approximately 85 attorneys, we have nurtured a collabo...

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