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A Lifetime of Achievement Ursula Burns ® November/December 2013 A LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT URSULA BURNS MCCA’S 2013 AWARD WINNERS PAGE 26 RAINMAKERS RAKE IT IN PAGE 36 ® ® ® ® ® 1555_MCCA SeptOct.indb 1 10/18/13 2:26 PM 10182013144812 Approved with warnings OD FullPage MCCA Ad.pdf 1 4/15/13 2:32 PM Diversity_TheBar_NovDec_2013_8x10.75_Layout 1 9/20/13 3:33 PM Page 1 Taking diversity and inclusion to the next level Chicago Leaders Carmen H. Lonstein Baker & McKenzie LLP Chicago 312.861.8000 Bankruptcy & Workout: Commercial Beverly N. Masuda Brady Connolly & Masuda PC Chicago 312.425.3134 Workers' Compensation Defense At Ogletree Deakins, we Danielle Anne Phillip Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago 312.840.3232 Intellectual Property believe that our Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco Clark Hill PLC Chicago 312.985.5900 philosophy and practice Foreclosure Defense; Real Estate: Associations & Condominiums; Real Estate: Residential; Real Estate: Commercial of inclusion—soliciting, René A. 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Masuda Brady Connolly & Masuda PC Chicago 312.425.3134 Workers' Compensation Defense At Ogletree Deakins, we Danielle Anne Phillip Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago 312.840.3232 Intellectual Property believe that our Aurora N. Abella-Austriaco Clark Hill PLC Chicago 312.985.5900 philosophy and practice Foreclosure Defense; Real Estate: Associations & Condominiums; Real Estate: Residential; Real Estate: Commercial of inclusion—soliciting, René A. Torrado, Jr. Corboy & Demetrio PC Chicago 312.346.3191 Antitrust; Commercial Litigation; ADR: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury: General valuing, and incorporating Sang-yul Lee Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP Chicago 312.873.3631 the myriad viewpoints of Employment: Management; International Business & Trade; Labor: Management our lawyers—make the LaVon M. Johns Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP Chicago 312.236.0475 firm more creative, Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Public Finance; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Finance Emily J. Kuo Harrison & Held LLP Chicago 312.332.5547 stronger, and better able Trust, Will & Estate Planning to address the evolving José Jorge Behar Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym Ltd Chicago 312.604.2614 issues in the workplace. Civil Rights/Constitutional; Employment: Employee; Employment: Management; School Law Rick Hammond Johnson & Bell Ltd Chicago 312.984.3425 C Insurance, Insurance Coverage & Reinsurance With more than 650 M Nerissa Coyle McGinn Loeb & Loeb LLP Chicago 312.464.3130 attorneys in over 40 Advertising & Media; Arts, Entertainment & Sports; Copyright & Trademark; Intellectual Property Y offices in the United Li-Hsien Rin-Laures MD Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP Chicago 312.474.6300 CM Intellectual Property States and Europe, MY Michael C. Kim Michael C Kim & Associates Chicago 312.419.4000 Ogletree Deakins is one Real Estate: Associations & Condominiums; Real Estate: Commercial; Real Estate: Residential CY of the nation’s largest CMY Langdon D. Neal Neal & Leroy LLC Chicago 312.641.7144 labor and employment Commercial Litigation; Governmental, Municipal, Lobbying & Administrative; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Public Finance; Real Estate: Commercial K Larry R. Rogers, Jr. Power Rogers & Smith PC Chicago 312.236.9381 law firms, exclusively Personal Injury: General representing Larry R. Rogers Power Rogers & Smith PC Chicago 312.236.9381 management. Aviation; Personal Injury: General; Personal Injury: Professional Malpractice; PI: Transportation Including FELA & Maritime Leading Lawyers Recognizes Our Diversity Our Recognizes Lawyers Leading Jorge V. Cazares Pugh Jones & Johnson PC Chicago 312.768.7800 Civil Rights/Constitutional; Land Use, Zoning & Condemnation; Public Finance Walter Jones, Jr. Pugh Jones & Johnson PC Chicago 312.768.7800 Civil Appellate; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar Kathleen R. 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