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CHICAGO – Jan. 13, 2015 – The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that 63 Chicago attorneys have recently been distinguished as Leading Lawyers or Emerging Lawyers in Illinois by Leading Lawyers.

Leading Lawyers, a division of the Law Bulletin Publishing Company, conducted a statewide search surveying thousands of Illinois lawyers to determine the top lawyers in the state. Only those lawyers who were recommended the most often qualified as Leading Lawyers. Emerging Lawyers, a new recognition, identifies the top 2 percent of lawyers in Illinois who are under the age of 40 or have practices less than 10 years.

The following attorneys and their areas of practice are included in the lists:

2015 Leading Lawyers

Gabriel Aizenberg — Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar

Miriam G. Bahcall — Securities & Venture Finance

Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna — Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Products Liability Defense; and Telecommunications

Sean W. Bezark — Environmental

Lawrence H. Brenman — Tax: Business

John J. Buttita — Tax: Individual and Trust, Will & Estate Planning

Matthew J. Cannon — Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar

Andrew R. Cardonick — Banking & Financial Institutions; Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial; and Creditor’s Rights/Commercial Collections

James J. Caserio — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Francis A. Citera — Class Action/Mass Tort Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; and Toxic Torts Defense

Arthur Don — Securities & Venture Finance

Mason H. Drake — Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities & Venture Finance

Thomas E. Dutton — Class Action/Mass Tort Defense and Commercial Litigation

Herbert H. Finn — Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

Michael T. Fishman — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Paul T. Fox — Commercial Litigation

Mark R. Galis — Computer & Technology; Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

John F. Gibbons — Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar

Daniel D. Gordon — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Securities & Venture Finance

Eric D. Hargan — Federal Regulatory; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; and Health

Richard Daniel Harris — Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; Patent; and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition

Daniel Hildebrand — Civil Appellate and Commercial Litigation

Dean A. Isaacs — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Gary R. Jarosik — Computer & Technology Law; Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

Howard K. Jeruchimowitz — Commercial Litigation; Real Estate: Commercial; and Real Estate: Finance

Michael D. Karpeles — Employee Benefits and Employment: Management

Leslie A. Klein — Employee Benefits

Stephen A. Landsman — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Securities & Venture Finance

Matthew R. Lewin — Public Finance

Myron Lieberman — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Publicly Held Corporations; and Securities & Venture Finance

Peter H. Lieberman — Securities & Venture Finance

Corey E. Light — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Steven M. Malina — Commercial Litigation and Securities & Venture Finance

Milos Markovic — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Jane B. McCullough — Commercial Litigation

Scott T. Mendeloff — Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar

Nancy A. Mitchell — Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial and Corporate Finance

Howard L. Mocerf — Employment Law: Management and Labor Law: Management

Paul K. Morton — Corporate Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; and Securities & Venture Finance

Jeffrey G. Mote — Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

Lori S. Nugent — Computer & Technology and Data Privacy

Nancy A. Peterman — Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial

Rita M. Powers — Commercial Litigation and Real Estate: Commercial

Martha A. Sabol — Gaming & Casino

Robert I. Schwimmer — Closely & Privately Held Business and Mergers & Acquisitions

Keith J. Shapiro — Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial and International Business & Trade

Gary R. Silverman — Mergers & Acquisitions and Securities & Venture Finance

Howard E. Silverman — Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

Richard A. Sirus — Employee Benefits

Samuel K. Skinner — Federal Regulatory; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative and Publicly Held Corporations

Matthew A. C. Zapf — Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; and Toxic Torts Defense

Jon Zimring — Employment Law: Management and Labor Law: Management

2015 Emerging Lawyers

Michael J. Baum — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Richard M. Cutshall — Securities & Venture Finance

Paul A. Del Aguila — Products Liability Defense

Paul J. Ferak — Commercial Litigation

Alan R. Greenfield — Franchise & Dealership

Eric J. Maiers — Computer & Technology; Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Patent

Todd Mazur — Corporate Finance and Securities & Venture Finance

Cameron M. Nelson — Computer & Technology; Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property; and Trade Secrets/Unfair Competition

Melissa E. Seiler — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance

Marc H. Trachtenberg — Advertising & Media; Computer & Technology; Data Privacy; and Intellectual Property

Andrew T. White — Real Estate: Commercial and Real Estate: Finance