Repräsentative Erfahrung

Regierung

• Represented Class I freight railroad company in the acquisition and merger with another railroad to shorten connection and disposition times in and around the Chicago metropolitan area for the movement of resources and goods.
• Represented a local utility for several decades with respect to local and county-wide governmental matters, as well as ethics training and campaign finance advice.
• Represented a global airport operator in support of its bid to privatize Midway Airport.
• Represented a multimillion-dollar manufacturer before Chicago’s City Council to urge the successful enactment of favorable ordinances.
• Represented a nationwide aviation parts supplier and maintenance company seeking to advance its civic agenda before Congress.
• Represented a pipeline company in multiple matters before various state transportation, environmental, and administrative agencies.

Unternehmen

• Represented a Fortune 100 manufacturer with respect to environmental matters.
• Represented a national REIT in the acquisition and development of one of the nation’s preeminent intermodal facilities.
• Represented a national infrastructure support company in the acquisition of multiple regional companies.
• Represented a public company with respect to certain of its credit and financing agreements.
• Represented numerous private equity and M&A funds over the past 40 years with respect to corporate, real estate, and environmental matters.

Energie und Infrastruktur

• Represented the region’s preeminent energy generation, transmission and distribution company in various matters and negotiations with city and county government.
• Represented the energy sector owners of two coal-fired power plants in government affairs and public affairs before Federal, state and local government.
• Represents a global, NYSE listed company in energy-related environmental, and regulatory matters with respect to air emissions and regulations.
• Represented a global airport operator in the PPP space in its efforts to acquire and privatize an international airport.
• Represents one of the largest infrastructure companies in the energy and utility infrastructure business.
• Represents a “middle mile” wholesale and business broadband provider with 5,000+ fiber miles in three (soon to be four) states in its efforts to harden and provide redundancy to date centers, mission-critical infrastructure, and quantum computing campuses.

Andere

• Chaired several faculties on real estate-related matters for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
• Presented at the American Bar Association’s National Meeting, the Law Education Institute’s National CLE Course, and conferences of the American Planning Association.
• Co-authored a chapter of the Attorney’s Practice Guide to Negotiations, 2nd Edition (Clark Boardman & Callaghan, 1995).
• Served as a distinguished neutral.
• Arbitrated matters for Dalkon Shield Panel of Arbitrators.
• Arbitrated matters for the American Arbitration Association.
• Mediated matters for Piper Aviation Irrevocable Trust Panel of Mediators.
• Taught in the United States and internationally: trained and certified the first panel of mediators in Poland, and conducted a program on negotiations for an international group of lawyers in Blumau, Austria.