Cook Alex

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw is one of the 10 largest law practices in the world and operates as a combination of two limited liability partnerships, each named Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, one incorporated in England and one established in Illinois. The firm has more than 1,300 lawyers in seven U.S. and six European cities. Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw serves clients on both sides of the Atlantic, including 65 of the Fortune 100 companies and one out of every three U.S. banks. The firm offers consulting offices in Beijing and Shanghai, as well as an independent correspondent relationship with J uregui, Navarrete y Nader, one of Mexico City's most respected law firms. The firm s lawyers participate in a broad range of pro bono public service and community activities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and throughout the world. The office offers not only legal representation in trial, appellate, and transactional matters; but also provide training and encouragement to junior lawyers attracted to public interest law.

Kominiarek, Bresler, Harvick & Gudmundson is a law firm that specializes in the areas of insurance defense and coverage litigation, personal injury, medical malpractice and professional liability. It represents physicians, medical practice groups, hospitals, health care providers and nursing care facilities. In addition, the firm provides assistance with litigation support, deposition representation and matters heard before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Kominiarek, Bresler, Harvick & Gudmundson employs more than 10 attorneys and is based in Chicago.

HistoryThe firm's attorneys have traditionally devoted their practices to business law and planning (including mergers, acquisitions and dispositions); state and local tax planning and litigation; real estate; zoning; commercial litigation; corporate and real estate financing and workout work; estate and asset protection planning; probate; and trusts and estates litigation. Horwood Marcus & Berk attorneys frequently work with other law firms in resolving complex legal questions presented to them by their clients. The firm also maintains excellent relationships with other professional organizations, including various accounting firms, banks, corporate fiduciaries, investment banking firms and venture capital groups.SpecialtiesBusiness and Finance: -General Counsel, Ownership and Governance -Mergers & Acquisitions -Finance -Private Equity / Venture Capital Litigation: -International Asset Recovery -Financial Services Litigation Trusts and Estates: -Estate Planning -Asset Protection -Succession Planning -Not-For-Profit Entities and Charitable Giving -Fiduciary Counsel and Litigation Real Estate: -General Real Estate Counsel Services -Real Estate Finance -Real Estate Leasing -Acquisitions and Dispositions State and Local Tax: -Litigation -Consulting -Planning