Accounting / Consulting

Quinn Harris, MichaelSilver

Quinn Harris, CPA, joined MichaelSilver as Partner bringing over 15 years of experience in high-level tax advisory and compliance expertise. His expertise spans ASC 740, cross-border taxation for multinational corporations. He excels in driving strategic growth and managing tax compliance for U.S. businesses expanding internationally. His strategic acumen ensures the successful delivery of comprehensive tax solutions aligning with broader organizational objectives.

Construction

Mark A. Fordon, Northern Builders, Inc.

Northern Builders, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark A. Fordon to Executive Vice President of Construction Services. With over 30 years of experience in the construction industry, Mark’s leadership in directing all facets of construction has enabled Northern to consistently exceed our clients’ expectations for quality, timing, and performance. Mark has been an integral part of Northern’s executive team for over 11 years.

Construction

Brian Sanders, Redmond

Brian Sanders joins Redmond as Project Executive of the firm’s Science and Technology Division. He brings more than 25 years of construction experience and an extensive portfolio of complex lab, cleanroom, R&D, and high bay projects. To date, he has overseen and managed more than $125 million of construction contracts, partnering with prestigious clients such as the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory, Rush University Medical Center, S&C Electric, and Labcorp.

Financial Services

Timothy Treacy and Kristin Heskett, Wintrust Financial Corporation

Wintrust Financial Corp., a financial services holding company based in Rosemont, Illinois, with more than 170 locations across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Florida is pleased to announce two promotions. 

Timothy Treacy was promoted to SVP, Investments at Wintrust Investments. Timothy celebrated 17 years at Wintrust in June. 

Kristin Heskett was promoted to SVP, Chief Credit Officer, Commercial Banking at Schaumburg Bank & Trust Company, N.A. Kristin joined Wintrust in 2014.

Law Firm

Chad D. Kasdin, Corboy & Demetrio

Chad D. Kasdin, a former partner at a large defense law firm, has joined Corboy & Demetrio, bringing with him nearly 24 years of litigation experience in the areas of professional liability, including medical malpractice defense, business and commercial litigation, and premises liability. Chad obtained a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 2000 and a B.A. from Skidmore College in 1997.

Law Firm

Ryanne Bush Dent, Taft Law

Ryanne Bush Dent joins Taft as a partner in the firm’s Litigation group. She has substantial experience advising commercial clients through complex construction and fiduciary litigation in both state and federal courts, working closely with architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, developers, owners, lenders, and title insurance underwriters. Ryanne also performs construction contract review, negotiation, and drafting.

Law Firm

Nancy DePodesta, Taft Law

Taft welcomes former federal prosecutor and white-collar defense attorney Nancy DePodesta as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice. Nancy regularly defends clients in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice and other federal law enforcement and governmental agencies. She has extensive experience in a wide array of subject matters, including securities fraud, tax fraud, health care fraud, corporate fraud, bribery and corruption, and antitrust.

Law Firm

Michael Pisano, Taft Law

Taft welcomes Michael Pisano as a partner in its Litigation practice group. Michael focuses his practice on construction law and litigation, with extensive experience representing owners, design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties in construction and real estate matters. He also advises clients in business disputes, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and post-closing indemnity disputes.

Law Firm

Eric Singer, Taft Law

Eric Singer has joined Taft as a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice, concentrating on construction law, mechanics liens, litigation, and dispute resolution. He counsels commercial construction clients through contracts, insurance, and construction and design projects, as well as disputes related to real estate, construction, mechanics liens, mortgages, title insurance, easements, and injunctions.

Law Firm

Joseph Walker, Taft Law

Joseph Walker has joined Taft as of counsel in the Intellectual Property practice, focusing on patent prosecution. He works closely with clients to draft and prosecute patent applications through the USPTO and internationally in a broad range of technologies, including the mechanical, chemical, medical device, and computer technology fields.

Non-Profit

Rodrigo Vela, IFF

Rodrigo Vela has joined IFF’s senior leadership team as CFO. A seasoned executive with a proven record of financial management, Vela will oversee IFF’s accounting and internal controls, risk management, investor relations, and capital raising. Vela previously served as CFO for Raza Development Fund, a CDFI in Phoenix, where he grew its balance sheet from $90 million to more than $300 million, tripled the size of its net assets, and negotiated or renewed over $700 million in enterprise debt.

Public Relations

Kyla Donato, Aileron Communications, Inc.

Aileron Communications, a leader in public affairs and community engagement for the clean energy industry, has promoted Kyla Donato to Account Manager. Kyla joined Aileron in 2021. Her expertise helps renewable energy clients advance clean energy through creative, integrated campaigns. Her work supports several gigawatts of renewable energy and advanced manufacturing projects across North America. Kyla is a Clean Energy Leadership Institute Fellow and a graduate of Northwestern University.

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