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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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Partner
David Brennand is a partner in the Financial Services practice in Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP. David provides advice to a wide range of clients active in asset management on a broad…
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Special Counsel
Bryan Brown has more than 10 years of experience in complex litigation, regulatory and administrative matters. He represents major waste generators and de minimis potentially responsible…
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Partner
Matthew S. Brown is head of Katten’s Entrepreneurial Ventures practice and represents a wide range of businesses, entrepreneurs and investors in mergers and acquisitions, venture and angel…
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Partner
Alan Brudner has more than 25 years of experience representing institutions and individual clients in government and regulatory investigations, as well as internal investigations and…
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Associate
Brandon Bucio advises clients in corporate finance transactions ranging from multibillion-dollar public securities offerings to Rule 144A offerings to discrete private placements. He…
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Partner
Vlad Bulkin understands the unique needs of business development companies (BDCs) and registered closed-end funds (CEFs). From fund formation to capital raising activities, he brings…
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Partner and Chair, Advertising, Marketing and Promotions
Christopher Cole is a nationally-recognized litigator who offers strategic counsel to some of the world’s leading companies on protecting their technology and brands from attack by…
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Associate
Christopher Collins advises clients across the financial services industry on regulatory and compliance matters and in relation to all types of financial instruments. He represents a wide…
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Partner
Dan Collins is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who represents clients in complex litigation matters. An award-winning former federal prosecutor, Dan regularly defends clients in…
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Associate
Nancy Allred Collins helps her clients with tax planning. Individuals and companies rely on her to help them structure their investments and develop strategies so they can invest in their…
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Our Corporate Practice provides sophisticated transactional representation and business counseling to national and global companies in a wide range of industries. Attorneys in the practice…
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Associate
Christina L. Costley focuses her practice on complex business litigation. She represents public corporations and their officers and directors in securities class actions, shareholder…
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Partner
Michael J. Diver is the head of Katten's Chicago Securities Litigation and Enforcement practice. He represents public companies, financial services firms and other regulated entities, as…
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Associate
Margaret Donohue has more than 10 years of experience counseling clients in the health care industry. She works with hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, behavioral health and…
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Associate
Chad R. Doobay concentrates his practice in public finance.
Chad has broad experience representing issuers, underwriters, borrowers and banks in financings related to nonprofit hospitals,…
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Staff Attorney
Joshua Druckerman is a staff attorney in the Intellectual Property practice. 
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Associate
About Shannon C. Gross
Shannon Gross focuses her practice for clients in the financial industry in regulatory and enforcement matters, as well as state and federal litigation.
Getting the…
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Partner
Michelle Gyves helps domestic and multinational employers navigate a wide range of employment issues with legal components to them. They include hiring and termination, compensation and…
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Of Counsel
Samson Helfgott has practiced for over 40 years in domestic and international patent, trademark and copyright matters, international patent strategy and patent and trademark administration…
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Associate
Christian B. Hennion concentrates his practice in financial services and asset management matters, including counseling fund managers, registered investment advisers and commodity trading…
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Partner
Stewart Herman represents clients in commercial- and business-aircraft transactions. With more than 30 years' experience structuring, negotiating, and documenting transactions for aircraft…
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Partner
Kelly Hine helps businesses resolve disputes both in and out of court. When going to court, Kelly goes to win as a first-chair trial lawyer with more than 20 years of litigation experience…
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Partner
Christopher Hitchins focuses his practice on the full range of employment law issues, acting for employers or senior individuals in a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on the…
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Partner and Co-Chair, ESG Risk and Investigations

Johnjerica Hodge helps her clients navigate difficult issues as they arise, whether in litigation or otherwise, and establish the policies and procedures needed to reduce the wide range of…
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Associate
Jessica Garrett concentrates her practice in intellectual property and litigation and dispute resolution matters. She focuses primarily on intellectual property, advertising, marketing and…
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Associate
David S. Kravitz concentrates his practice on a broad range of transactional, securities and general corporate matters. He regularly advises private equity sponsors, public and privately…
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Associate
Laura Krcmaric represents clients in the financial services industry, focusing on regulatory and compliance work. Prior to joining Katten, Laura served as counsel for Credit Suisse, where…
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Partner
Timothy J. Lynes is the head of the firm’s Aviation practice. He has been representing manufacturers, lessors, airlines and their insurers in the sale, leasing and financing of aircraft for…
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Associate
Conor McDonough focuses his practice primarily on white-collar defense and financial markets litigation.
Commitment to clients, dedication to detail
Conor draws on his experience interning…
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Associate
Margaret McQuade concentrates her practice on matters of employment law and executive compensation, with an emphasis on negotiating and drafting a wide range of agreements, and mediating…
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Associate
Michael G. Melzer concentrates his practice in public finance matters serving in project finance and regulatory capacities as bank counsel, bond counsel, borrowers’ counsel, disclosure…
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Associate
Jeremy Merkel counsels businesses and organizations across a range of industries on privacy and data security matters. Combining his knowledge of the cybersecurity landscape with his…
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Partner
Ryan Meyer defends companies and executives in government investigations, civil enforcement actions and criminal proceedings typically involving allegations of securities fraud and health…
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Associate
Elise Michael represents clients in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Katten, Elise was at J.P. Morgan Chase, where she supported the Private Bank’s advisory and…
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Special Counsel
Lisa Prather focuses her practice on health care regulatory and compliance matters. She also handles mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and other health care industry-related…
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Associate
Rhodri Preece is a senior associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP, specializing in commercial real estate matters. Rhodri has experience across a range of development and investment…
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Associate
Sarah Simpson is an associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman UK LLP. Sarah practices commercial and intellectual property law, with a particular focus on EU and UK trademarks, brand protection,…
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Associate
Victoria Sinton is a banking and finance lawyer located in London. She has banking and finance experience in the United Kingdom, Africa, the Caribbean and the Channel Islands with a…
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Partner
The value of data as an asset has increased substantially in today's global digital economy. In the high-stakes environment of global intellectual property and technology services,…
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Partner
There’s a reason why so many major developers in New York City rely on Martin Siroka for assistance with financing mixed-income and affordable residential developments in the New York metro…
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Associate
Andrew R. Skowronski concentrates his practice in employee benefits and executive compensation matters. He counsels and advises buyers, sellers and management in the context of corporate…
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Of Counsel
Robert Smith has more than 40 years of experience litigating complex commercial and business matters of all kinds, including in the areas of securities, accountants’ liability, shareholder…
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Partner
Oliver Williams is a Partner at Katten's London office. Clients rely on Oliver to manage their most complex transactions, both domestically and globally. A skilled practitioner, Oliver is…
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Associate
Christy Wilson is an associate in the Transactional Tax Planning practice. 
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Partner
The financial services industry is under constant scrutiny from regulators. Peter Wilson’s familiarity with the business of financial services firms, as well as the regulatory landscape,…
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Associate
David Wood is an associate in the Corporate practice focusing on corporate and corporate real estate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, private equity…
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Partner
Mark D. Wood is head of Katten's Securities practice and concentrates in corporate and securities law. Mark represents public companies, issuers and investment banks in initial public…
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Partner
Kenya S. Woodruff works with hospitals, physicians and other health care providers looking to improve the performance of their clinical operations and ensure regulatory compliance. She also…
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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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