Gregory R. Andre
Gregory R. Andre
Gregory R. Andre is a Partner in the Real Estate Group of K&L Gates, LLP, in Chicago, with more than 30 years of extensive experience in commercial real estate law, including design and construction contracts, land use and development, leasing and sale-leasebacks, acquisitions and sales, real estate and construction, dispute resolution, and other matters involving properties located throughout the United States. He earned his B.S. magna cum laude from Boston College and his J.D. with honors from George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review.
James C. Brescoll
James C. Brescoll
James C. Brescoll is an associate with Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on representing REITs, developers, real estate investors, and other clients in a variety of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, franchises, financings, and brownfield redevelopment matters. He also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating retail, office, and industrial leases for both landlords and tenants, with a specific focus on retail leasing involving shopping-center owners and tenants. Mr. Brescoll is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations and the Urban Land Institute. He earned his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. from DePaul University.
Catherine A. Cooke
Catherine A. Cooke
Catherine A. Cooke is a Shareholder with Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd., in Chicago, where she focuses her practice on commercial and real estate litigation. She is a member of the Chicago and Illinois State Bar Associations, as well as the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel (IDC). She serves on the Quarterly as the Assistant Editor and as a columnist and is an Associate Board Member of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Ms. Cooke earned her B.A. from Indiana University-Bloomington and her J.D. from The John Marshall Law School, where she was a member of and Administrative Editor for The John Marshall Law Review.
Sara A. Cooper
Sara A. Cooper
Sara A. Cooper is Of Counsel with Quarles & Brady LLP, in Chicago, where she focuses on real estate. Ms. Cooper is a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations. She earned her B.A. cum laude from Boston College and her J.D. with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey
William J. Dorsey is a Partner with Blank Rome LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial disputes involving commercial finance, real estate, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property. He has been listed in Super Lawyers (2012 – present) and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He also serves as a faculty member of the Practicing Law Institute’s Commercial Real Estate Law Institute. Mr. Dorsey earned his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Lawrence C. Eppley
Lawrence C. Eppley
Lawrence C. Eppley is a Managing Partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in acquisitions, real estate finance, development, public and private finance, joint ventures, and raising equity, primarily in the hospitality sector. He was named a Hospitality “MVP” by Law360 (2013, 2016), recognized as a “Best Lawyer in America” by Best Lawyers (2013 – 2020), and served as Chair of the Board of Directors, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center/1871 (a not-for-profit that provides programming and services for entrepreneurs and start-ups). Mr. Eppley earned his B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois, his M.A.S. from the University of Illinois, and his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Timothy D. Gronewold
Timothy D. Gronewold
Timothy D. Gronewold is an associate with Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, in Peoria, where he focuses on business litigation for financial institutions; business bankruptcy and creditors’ rights; and labor, employment, and immigration issues. His professional achievements include recognition by Illinois Super Lawyers (“Rising Stars,” 2015 – 2019), Illinois Leading Lawyers (“Emerging Lawyer,” 2015 – 2019), and Peoria Magazine (“40 Leaders Under Forty,” 2014). Mr. Gronewold is a member of the Peoria County and Illinois State (Labor and Employment Law Section Council) Bar Associations, as well as the Abraham Lincoln American Inns of Court. He earned both his B.S. and J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
R. Kymn Harp
R. Kymn Harp
R. Kymn Harp is a Shareholder and Chair of the Business and Real Estate Transactions Practice Group at Robbins, Salomon & Patt, Ltd., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on commercial real estate. Mr. Harp is a prolific writer and frequent speaker on a wide range of topics related to his practice including publications for IICLE^® and his publication of ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: DUE DILIGENCE TO CLOSING WITH CHECKLISTS. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Indiana State Bar Association, and State Bar of New Mexico and serves on the ISBA Real Estate Law Section Council. Mr. Harp earned his B.A. from Wabash College and his J.D. from UIC John Marshall Law School.
Thomas C. Homburger
Thomas C. Homburger
Thomas C. Homburger has written for this handbook for more than 35 years and has written for numerous journals, including the ABA Real Property, Probate, and Trust Journal and The John Marshall Law Review. He has lectured for organizations including the Institute of Real Estate Management, the International Real Estate Institute, and the American Land Title Association and is an adjunct professor at The John Marshall Law School. He earned his B.A. from Columbia University and his J.D. cum laude from Columbia University School of Law.
Chase M. Hundman
Chase M. Hundman
Chase M. Hundman is an associate at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, in Chicago, and focuses his practice on business and employment law. Mr. Hundman received his B.A. cum laude from Illinois Wesleyan University and his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School.
Kevin V. Hunt
Kevin V. Hunt
Kevin V. Hunt is a Member of Stahl Cowen Crowley Addis LLC, in Chicago, where he practices in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group and concentrates in the area of real estate litigation, representing mortgagees, developers, owners, contractors, and title insurance companies. Mr. Hunt is a member of the Turnaround Management Association and a member of the Chicago, Illinois State, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Hunt earned his B.A. from Wabash College and his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.
Ariane M. Janz
Ariane M. Janz
Ariane M. Janz is an associate at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, in Chicago, and concentrates her practice in commercial and general litigation. Ms. Janz is a Member of the Chicago Bar Association and its Commercial Litigation Committee. She received her B.A. summa cum laude from Syracuse University and her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law. Ms. Janz was a federal clerk for Judge C.J. Williams at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Karl L. Marschel
Karl L. Marschel
Karl L. Marschel is an attorney at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in infrastructure (co-leader); real estate private equity, investments, and REITS; and real estate redevelopment. Mr. Marschel is a member of the American Bar Association, the Council of Development Finance Agencies, and the Illinois Tax Increment Association. He earned his B.A. from the University of Missouri-Columbia and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was the Associate Managing Editor of the Journal of Law & Policy.
Noah A. Menold
Noah A. Menold
Noah A. Menold is an associate at Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC, in Peoria, where he focuses his practice in commercial litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Civil Practice & Procedure Section Council and Construction Law Section Council. He has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer by Leading Lawyers in the areas of commercial litigation, closely and privately held business law, and medical malpractice defense law. He has also been recognized as “One To Watch” by Best Lawyers in the area of commercial litigation. Mr. Menold received his B.S. summa cum laude from Bradley University, where he was recognized as the Kalman Goldberg Outstanding Senior Business Student (2010 – 2011) and awarded the rank of Top Collegiate Scholar: Management (2011). He received his J.D. magna cum laude from Northern Illinois University College of Law, where he was the Brian E. and Tamra A. McGough Prize Recipient (2014) and the Northern Illinois University Law Review: Notes & Comments Editor (2013 – 2014).
Timothy J. Patenode
Timothy J. Patenode
Timothy J. Patenode is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on real estate litigation. He is a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations. He earned his B.A. from Northwestern University and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.
Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr., is in private practice with Podlewski & Hanson P.C., in Western Springs. He represents clients on a wide variety of environmental matters (including contested matters in state and federal court) and has appeared before numerous environmental agencies. He also provides advice and counsel to clients on environmental issues arising in commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Podlewski has also written for ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN ILLINOIS CORPORATE AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS (IICLE®, 2019). He is a member of the West Suburban, Chicago, and Illinois State Bar Associations. He is Past Chair of both ISBA’s Environmental Law Section Council and the CBA’s Environmental Law Committee and was appointed to the Governor’s Small Business Environmental Task Force in 1994. He was selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer for 2007 and was featured in 2013 in Chicago’s Legal Leaders as among the “Top Rated Lawyers in Chicago” in the practice areas of environmental law and land use. He earned his B.A. from Northern Illinois University and his J.D. with honors from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he was a Lead Articles Editor of the Chicago-Kent Law Review.
John M. Rafkin
John M. Rafkin
John M. Rafkin is a Partner with Jones Day, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in real estate finance. He has more than 25 years of experience representing lenders and borrowers in complex senior and subordinate real estate financings, including single property and multi-asset construction, acquisition, revolver, CMBS, and Shari’ah-compliant financing. He also has substantial experience with mezzanine, A/B, and preferred equity forms of subordinated financing; hospitality financing; and the workout of troubled real estate loans, including complex, multi-tiered loan restructurings, discounted payoffs, bankruptcy, deficiency notes, and other settlement structures. Mr. Rafkin has extensive experience in the syndication, assignment, and participation of all forms of financing and represents purchasers and sellers of performing and nonperforming loans and loan pools. In addition, he represents developers and other property owners in the acquisition, development, construction, and sale of real estate and landlords, lenders, and tenants in office, retail, and industrial leasing. Mr. Rafkin earned his A.B. cum laude from Harvard University and his J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.
Michael J. Roth Jr.
Michael J. Roth Jr.
Michael J. Roth Jr., is a Partner at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in commercial and residential real estate development throughout the United States, including construction and design contracts, lending and finance, and sales and acquisitions. He is a member of the Finance Committee of Downers Grove First United Methodist Church. Mr. Roth earned his B.A. from Truman State University and his J.D. from Washington University School of Law.
Joseph B. VanFleet
Joseph B. VanFleet
Joseph B. VanFleet is a Partner at Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, in Peoria, where he concentrates his practice in business litigation. He is a member of the American and Illinois State Bar Associations and the American Inns of Court. Mr. VanFleet received his B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
Brian P. Welch
Brian P. Welch
Brian P. Welch is a Partner at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C., in Chicago, where he focuses his practice on bankruptcy, business reorganization, debtor’s and creditor’s rights, insolvency, and commercial litigation. He has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in the field of Business Bankruptcy by Illinois Super Lawyers Magazine and as an “Emerging Lawyer” in the field of Bankruptcy & Workout Law by Illinois Emerging Lawyers Magazine. Mr. Welch is an active member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Illinois State Bar Association (Federal Civil Practice Section Council, Commercial Banking, Collections and Bankruptcy, and Young Lawyers Division). He earned his B.A. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he was on the Dean’s List, and his J.D. cum laude from The John Marshall Law School, where he worked on The John Marshall Law Review, was in the Moot Court Honors Program (Executive Board), and was on the Dean’s List.
Theodore I. Yi
Theodore I. Yi
Theodore I. Yi is a Partner with Quarles & Brady LLP, in Chicago, where he concentrates his practice in the area of real estate law. His extensive and varied real estate experience includes a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, with a particular focus on commercial lease transactions, representing both owners and users of office, retail, and industrial properties. Mr. Yi has been listed in Chambers USA, was named a 2011 Business Leader of Color by Chicago United, and is a Fellow in the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He earned both his B.A. and B.S. from the University of Illinois, with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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Gregory R. Andre

James C. Brescoll

Catherine A. Cooke

Sara A. Cooper

William J. Dorsey

Lawrence C. Eppley

Timothy D. Gronewold

R. Kymn Harp

Thomas C. Homburger

Chase M. Hundman

Kevin V. Hunt

Ariane M. Janz

Karl L. Marschel

Noah A. Menold

Timothy J. Patenode

Joseph R. Podlewski, Jr.

John M. Rafkin

Michael J. Roth Jr.

Joseph B. VanFleet

Brian P. Welch

Theodore I. Yi

Commercial Landlord-Tenant Practice 2020 Edition