Firm News

Robert Carson co-chaired a symposium at the Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management on January 29, 2019. The topic was Not for Profit Governance:Board of Directors and CEO Relationships.,

Gould & Ratner was recognized as the 2018 Sponsor of the year by Commercial Real Estate Executive Women (CREW) Chicago.

Jessica Lingertat, partner and chair of Gould & Ratner’s Real Estate Practice, was a featured panelist on the ULI Chicago Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) in partnership with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP).

Rich Reizen and Ellen Chapelle, co-chairs of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, lead a panel of industry experts, which also included Michael Lubben (Global Risk Manager, CC Industries), Karen Layng (CEO, M.A.I.T.), Joel Gregoire (Senior Vice President, the Lockton Companies) at the Construction SuperConference on December 10, 2018. The presentation was entitled: “Mind the Coverage Gap: Insurance Specifications and Policy Terms That Can Trip You Up.” The presentation took common construction issues and described how different variations in the insurance specifications and gaps created by poorly understood policy terms can leave parties with unexpected bills to pay and offered practical drafting tips and best practices.

Gould & Ratner LLP is pleased to announce that David H. Hoeppner, Ammara Hashmi and Herschel M. Joseph have joined the firm as associate attorneys in the firm’s Corporate Practice.

For the second year in a row, a two-person team from Loyola University Chicago School of Law won the Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition national championship, coached by Corporate associate Sevan Avakian.