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Thursday, February 13, 2025 |
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First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to announce Regina M. Hirn has been promoted to SVP/Commercial Real Estate. In addition to lending, Regina recently assumed management of the Administrative Team within the Commercial Real Estate Department. Regina’s promotion reflects her dedication to relationship management and her continued ability to develop new relationships and income for First Bank Chicago. Regina joined the Bank in 2022. |
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The Inland Real Estate Group, LLC welcomes Stacey Gore-Brown as its new Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Vice President. Mrs. Gore-Brown began her career as a labor and employment attorney before shifting her focus to human resources management. As Inland’s Chief Human Resources Officer and EVP, Mrs. Gore-Brown is responsible for developing and executing the human resources strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization. |
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Consolidated Flooring proudly welcomes Scott Schemmel to lead its new Concrete Flooring Division. With 27+ years of expertise in resinous epoxy flooring, decorative toppings, polished concrete, and floor leveling, Scott’s portfolio includes projects like The Merchandise Mart and McDonald’s HQ in Fulton Market. Eric Carlstrom joined in December 2024, bringing 28 years of experience in polished and stained concrete, epoxy coatings, terrazzo, and moisture mitigation. His work spans high-profile projects such as McDonald’s HQ, Starbucks Roastery, Grainger HQ, and Motorola HQ. Their combined expertise strengthens Consolidated Flooring’s commitment to excellence. |
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Don Harer has joined Paladin, a middle-market advisory firm driving value creation through financial and operational consulting services, as Partner. Harer has more than 25 years of experience leading high-stakes engagements in advisory and interim management roles, including serving as CRO and CFO. Harer was previously a Managing Director at FTI Consulting. A U.S. Army veteran, he received a B.S. from Northern Illinois University and an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. |
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Teach For America has announced that Aneesh Sohoni will be the organization’s next chief executive officer, effective April 2025. Sohoni began his career as a TFA teacher, which informed his lifelong commitment to ensuring every child has access to an excellent education. He has worked with the Tennessee Department of Education, TNTP, and served as executive director of TFA Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana and as CEO of One Million Degrees. Sohoni steps into the CEO role as TFA marks its 35th year, with its network of 70,000 teachers, tutors, and alumni leaders partnering with communities across the country to expand educational opportunities for all children. |
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Kara McCall joined the Chicago office of Alston & Bird as partner in the Litigation & Trial Practice Group. McCall has over 20 years’ experience defending companies in class actions and products liability, mass tort, toxic tort, and other complex litigation disputes. She represents and advises clients across a broad spectrum of industries and handles cases from beginning to end, including through trials and appeals, and excels at helping juries grasp complex scientific theories and defenses. |
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Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres welcomes Sidney Kerley as partner in the firm’s SEC, Corporate Governance and Business Counseling and Mergers & Acquisitions groups. Sidney, the former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at leading global auto auction marketplace IAA, Inc., focuses his practice on advising family offices, family businesses, fund sponsors, and public companies on complex transactions. |
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Paula McKay Angelini joined Dykema as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Corporate Finance Practice Group. Angelini followed her family’s footsteps into Chicago’s legal banking community, starting her career at LaSalle Bank and, ultimately, Bank of America through an acquisition, where she spent more than 17 years in-house. She served most recently as Bank of America’s Associate General Counsel & Senior Vice President - Team Leader, a role in which she led a team of commercial lending lawyers. At Dykema, Angelini’s practice will focus on commercial lending, bank regulatory matters, banking compliance, and commercial litigation. |
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Ginsberg Jacobs LLC, a Chicago law firm representing clients nationally in commercial real estate matters, is pleased to announce that Matthew J. O’Connor has been promoted to the firm’s partnership. Matt advises clients on complex transactional matters, including commercial lending transactions, purchases and sales of real estate, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. Matt received his J.D. from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and his B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington. |
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Taft is pleased to announce that Nicholas Brankle and Jaimin Shah have been elected to partnership. Nick advises clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies in preparing and negotiating technology and intellectual property agreements, including cloud computing, IoT, artificial intelligence, fintech, and emerging products. He also practices in the areas of privacy, cybersecurity, and information management. Jaimin is an intellectual property litigator focusing on patent, trademark, and trade secret matters in federal courts across the country. Jaimin’s patent litigation practice spans many diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals and tech, as well as trademark matters in footwear, cannabis, and entertainment. |
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Michael Anderson-Colón and Nicollette Khuans have been elected as partners at Taft. Michael is a real estate attorney with significant experience in renewable energy transactions involving wind, solar, and energy storage projects. He has represented a wide range of clients in the wind and solar energy industry, including developers, investors, owners, and lenders. Nicollette is an experienced litigator, advising both large and small businesses in the technology, construction, insurance, banking, manufacturing, and food and beverage industries. She represents clients in matters relating to contract and shareholder disputes, employee whistleblowing, trade secrets, data privacy, and breaches of fiduciary duties. |
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Taft attorneys Andrew S. Murphy and Michael J. Zalewski have been elected to partnership. Andrew represents clients in various employment-related disputes, specializing in class and collective actions alleging violations of state and federal wage and hour laws, as well as lawsuits alleging violations of restrictive covenants and misappropriation of trade secrets. Michael concentrates his practice on legislative and government affairs, serving a diverse matrix of clients both in the Chicago area and throughout Illinois. |
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Michelle DiVita joins Taft’s Tax group in the firm’s Chicago office. Michelle advises clients on emerging tax issues and legislative changes, including manufacturing and energy tax credits and tax litigation. She leverages her finance and accounting background to optimize outcomes for taxpayers facing an ever-evolving tax landscape. Prior to joining Taft, Michelle was a senior tax associate at a regional firm in Minneapolis where she counseled clients on a variety of tax matters. |
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Taft welcomes counsel Eugene Endress to the firm’s Litigation practice. Gene has significant experience in all areas of commercial litigation and manages complex disputes involving breach of contract, business torts, construction law, employment and labor law, trade secrets, class action defense, and enforcement of judgments. In addition, he has experience on the business side of the construction industry. |
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Anthony (Tony) Fiore has joined The Chicago Lighthouse as Chief Financial Officer, where he will oversee financial operations of the organization, including its social service programs and business enterprises. Tony comes to The Lighthouse from The Family Institute at Northwestern University, where he was CFO. He has experience in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including serving as VP of Finance and Controller at Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. |
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JPA is proud to announce Jordan Lamm, Managing Director at Andersen, as Chairman of the Board of the Juvenile Protective Association, a 124-year-old social service agency providing essential mental health care to families and youth throughout Chicago. With over 30 years in the financial services industry, including leading one of the largest U.S. Valuation Services practices, and as immediate past Chair of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Jordan brings a wealth of experience to JPA. JPA also names Earl Goldman as Treasurer and Chairman of the Finance Committee. Earl is an Executive Vice President at Wintrust Financial, overseeing key divisions and leading strategic initiatives to deliver high-quality financial services to clients. |
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Josh Herz, who has an enduring commitment to Jewish philanthropy, has been named Chair of the 2025 JUF Annual Campaign, the cornerstone of JUF’s multi-faceted resource development efforts fueling vital services for 500,000 Chicagoans of all faiths and millions of Jews worldwide. Herz takes on this role as the Jewish community continues to combat increased antisemitism. His leadership will help grow JUF’s lifesaving and life-enriching programs and services amidst a pivotal time for the community. |
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