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TOP 100 BUSINESS Leading Business Lawyers in Illinois Based Upon the Surveys Conducted by Leading Lawyers Network SM TOP 100 BUSINESS Leading Business Lawyers in Illinois Based Upon the Surveys Conducted by Leading Lawyers Network Listed alphabetically by last name. Lee N. Abrams John Wm. Butler, Jr. Michael P. Foradas Mayer Brown LLP Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Howard L. Adelman Joel G. Chefitz James C. Franczek, Jr. Adelman & Gettleman Ltd McDermott Will & Emery LLP Franczek Radelet & Rose Chicago Chicago Chicago Kimball R. Anderson R. Theodore Clark, Jr. Susan M. Franzetti Winston & Strawn LLP Seyfarth Shaw LLP Nijman Franzetti LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Sheldon I. Banoff Thomas A. Cole Michael D. Freeborn Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Sidley Austin LLP Freeborn & Peters LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Vincent J. Connelly Lee A. Freeman, Jr. Robert C. Baptista, Jr. Mayer Brown LLP Jenner & Block LLP Mayer Brown LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Brian L. Crowe Mark C. Friedlander Peter J. Barack Shefsky & Froelich Ltd Schiff Hardin LLP Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago David G. Crumbaugh Edward M. Genson Fred H. Bartlit, Jr. Latham & Watkins LLP Genson & Gillespie Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Chicago Chicago Scott LLP Chicago Robert V. Dewey, Jr. Jerome Gilson Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Philip S. Beck Peoria Chicago Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP Douglas A. Doetsch Richard C. Godfrey Chicago Mayer Brown LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Chicago John W. Bell Johnson & Bell Ltd Charles W. Douglas E. Lynn Grayson Chicago Sidley Austin LLP Jenner & Block LLP Chicago Chicago David M. Bernick Kirkland & Ellis LLP Joseph J. Duffy Jeffrey C. Hammes Chicago Stetler & Duffy Ltd Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Chicago H. Bruce Bernstein Sidley Austin LLP Nathan P. Eimer David S. Heller Chicago Eimer Stahl Klevorn & Solberg LLP Latham & Watkins LLP Chicago Chicago Thomas C. Borders McDermott Will & Emery LLP Kevin R. Evanich Larry E. Hepler Kirkland & Ellis LLP Hepler Broom Chicago Chicago Edwardsville Max G. Brittain, Jr. Tyrone C. Fahner John T. Hickey, Jr. Schiff Hardin LLP Mayer Brown LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Ruth Hill Bro R. Scott Falk Roy E. Hofer Baker & McKenzie LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago Chicago Chicago Gordon R. Broom Dennis A. Ferrazzano Ronald H. Jacobson Hepler Broom Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP Winston & Strawn LLP Edwardsville Chicago Chicago Roxane C. Busey James R. Figliulo William V. Johnson Baker & McKenzie LLP Figliulo & Silverman PC Johnson & Bell Ltd Chicago Chicago Chicago Originally appeared in Leading Lawyers Network Magazin e—Business Edition, January 2009 and has been reprinted with permission. © 2009 Law Bulletin Publishing Co. SM TOP 100 (continued) BUSINESS Joel H. Kaplan Steven F. Molo Alan H. Silberman Seyfarth Shaw LLP Shearman & Sterling LLP Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago William R. Kunkel Michael D. Monico Stanley P. Sklar Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Monico Pavich & Spevack Bell Boyd & Lloyd LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Scott R. Lassar C. Barry Montgomery Charles B. Sklarsky Sidley Austin LLP Williams Montgomery & John Ltd Chicago Chicago Jenner & Block LLP Chicago Kenneth A. Latimer Portia Owen Morrison Duane Morris LLP DLA Piper US LLP Lee M. Smolen Chicago Chicago Sidley Austin LLP Chicago Jack S. Levin Donald L. Mrozek Kirkland & Ellis LLP Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Jerold S. Solovy Chicago Chicago Jenner & Block LLP Chicago William J. Linklater Charles W. Mulaney, Jr. Baker & McKenzie LLP Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP David J. Stetler Chicago Chicago Stetler & Duffy Ltd Chicago James R. Looman Christopher D. Murtaugh Sidley Austin LLP Winston & Strawn LLP Nina G. Stillman Chicago Chicago Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Frederick C. Lowinger Emily Nicklin Chicago Sidley Austin LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP Chicago Chicago James R. Streicker Cotsirilos Tighe & Streicker LLP Donald G. Lubin Jennifer T. Nijman Chicago Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Nijman Franzetti LLP Chicago Chicago Thomas P. Sullivan Jenner & Block LLP Paul M. Lurie Daniel E. Reidy Chicago Schiff Hardin LLP Jones Day Chicago Chicago Barry Sullivan Jenner & Block LLP Timothy J. Malloy E. Glenn Rippie Chicago McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd Foley & Lardner LLP Chicago Chicago Christina M. Tchen Craig C. Martin J. William Roberts Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Jenner & Block LLP Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Chicago Chicago Springfield Anton R. Valukas Nina B. Matis Harry J. Roper Jenner & Block LLP Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP Jenner & Block LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Robert F. Wall George J. Matkov, Jr. Gary M. Ropski Winston & Strawn LLP Ford & Harrison LLP Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione Chicago Chicago Chicago Dan K. Webb George P. McAndrews Ronald S. Safer Winston & Strawn LLP McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd Schiff Hardin LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Brian Meltzer Keith J. Shapiro Wayne W. Whalen Meltzer Purtill & Stelle LLC Greenberg Traurig LLP Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago David N. Missner John D. Shugrue Joel V. Williamson DLA Piper US LLP Reed Smith LLP Mayer Brown LLP Chicago Chicago Chicago Originally appeared in Leading Lawyers Network Magazin e—Business Edition, January 2009 and has been reprinted with permission. © 2009 Law Bulletin Publishing Co..
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