Firm News

Rob Chidester, a partner in Gould & Ratner’s Corporate Practice, presented at a webinar hosted by TotemVC, “VC Stack: 2022 Edition” on April 21. This conversation featured industry leading experts across banking, legal, accounting and software on what it takes to launch, close and manage a successful venture fund. Rob was joined by fellow panelists Sean Park, Managing Director of First Republic Bank, Matt Wilson, President of Barrier Crest, Tim Flannery, Co-Founder of Passthrough, Rob Lusk, Partnerships at Assure and Max Fleitmann, Co-Founder of VC Stack.

Jennifer Tolsky spoke on a panel with the Chicago Estate Planning Council at UIC Law School on April 11. The panel is put on by the diversity committee of CEPC of which Jennifer is a committee member.

Fred Tannenbaum, a partner in Gould & Ratner’s Corporate Practice, recently gave a presentation to a midsized Dublin based law firm and an investment bank, titled “The Ten As to Being an A-Rated Lawyer and Service Professional,” based on his November 2021 Practical Lawyer article.

Fred Tannenbaum, a partner in Gould & Ratner’s Corporate Practice, gave a presentation titled “Shh or Shazam… a Primer on Confidentiality,” to 80 employees at CGLife, a leading marketing and advertising agency targeting the life sciences industry, on April 7.

Gould & Ratner co-sponsored and attended Crain’s Real Estate Forum, “A Conversation with Fritz Kaegi” at the Blackstone Hotel on April 5.

Vanessa Tiradentes spoke at the 2022 ABA Business Law Section Hybrid Spring Meeting in Atlanta, GA on March 31. The session, entitled Grace Under Fire: Civility and Professionalism in the Boardroom, Courtroom, and Zoom-room, shared their experiences about maintaining civility and professionalism in the boardroom, courtroom, and Zoom-room, and shared tips regarding how to navigate difficult situations.