James R. Asmussen is a Shareholder/Partner at Polsinelli PC in Chicago, where he concentrates in venture capital, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisition. He is a member of the American and Chicago Bar Associations and the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Asmussen earned his B.S.A. magna cum laude from Villanova University and his J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member and Associate Editor of the University of Illinois Law Review.
Robert E. Connolly is a Partner at Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC, in Chicago, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, equity investments, restructurings and recapitalizations, corporate governance and partnership/shareholder agreements, joint ventures, capital raises and private placements, private investment fund formations, IT agreements (consulting, SaaS/cloud, managed services, outsourcing), and complex commercial agreements. Mr. Connolly is a member of the American, Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from Iowa State University and his J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he was a member of The John Marshall Law Review and recipient of the Order of John Marshall.
Paul J. Coogan is an associate at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, and concentrates on commercial litigation and appeal. Coogan received a B.A. from Marquette University and a J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School. While in law school, Coogan served as the Student Publications Editor of The John Marshall Law Review.
Joshua L. Ditelberg is a Partner at Seyfarth Shaw LLP in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice on labor and employment issues. He is Vice President and Past President of the Chicago Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Ditelberg received his B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Pennsylvania, his M.A. with honors from the University of Pennsylvania, and his J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from the University of Michigan Law School.
Jessica A. Garascia serves as General Counsel and Vice President at AAR Corp., in Chicago. She earned her B.A. from Oberlin College and her J.D. magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, from Indiana University School of Law, where she served as the Notes and Comments Editor on the Indiana Law Journal.
John F. Kennedy is a Partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, in Chicago, where he is a trial lawyer with a focus on crisis management. He is a Professor at The King’s Inns, Dublin, Ireland, and also serves as General Counsel and as a Member of the Board for the National Alliance on Mental Health. He earned his B.A. cum laude from Niles College of Loyola University and his J.D. with honors from DePaul University College of Law.
Jeffrey S. Shamberg is a Partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP in Chicago, where he serves as head of the Tax Department. Mr. Shamberg earned his B.S. with honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.
Jeffrey R. Shuman is a Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on capital markets transactions. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Harvard Law Society of Illinois and on the Planning Committee of the Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute. Mr. Shuman earned his B.A. and B.S. summa cum laude with distinction and with highest honors Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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