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Goldberg Kohn is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm's principals have been recognized as Illinois Super Lawyers for 2021. In addition, one young attorney at the firm has been honored as a Rising Star this year.

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<a href="https://www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Super Lawyers</a>&nbsp;is a rating service of outstanding attorneys – fewer than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected to receive this honor. Rising Stars recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – fewer than 2.5 percent of the attorneys in the state earn this accolade.

The Goldberg Kohn 2014 Super Lawyers honorees are: 

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/ronald-barliant/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ronald Barliant</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;He represents debtors and creditors in complex bankruptcy cases.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/denise-b-caplan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Denise B. Caplan</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;She represents public and private businesses and business owners in a broad array of corporate law matters.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/david-j-chizewer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David J. Chizewer</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;He is a nationally recognized trial lawyer.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/david-l-dranoff/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David L. Dranoff</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp; He has more than 37 years of experience representing lenders in negotiating, documenting and closing financing transactions.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/frederic-r-klein/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Frederic R. Klein</a>&nbsp;- He represents clients in federal and state courts and before arbitration panels in professional malpractice, intellectual property, trade secrets, contract, constitutional, real estate, environmental and corporate control litigation and disputes.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/randall-l-klein/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Randall L. Klein</a>&nbsp;- A nationally recognized as a leader in his field, he concentrates his practice on the protection and enforcement of creditors’ rights. He is also known&nbsp;for his experience in the drafting and enforcement of intercreditor agreements and unitranche agreements.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/jon-e-klinghoffer/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jon E. Klinghoffer</a>&nbsp;- He defends employers in jurisdictions across the country in actions involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, various state law discrimination and wage and hour claims, the WARN Act, ERISA class action claims, COBRA claims, unfair labor practice charges and other matters before the National Labor Relations Board.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/richard-m-kohn/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Richard M. Kohn</a>&nbsp;- He represents banks and other financial institutions in structuring and documenting credit facilities, with a focus on cross-border lending transactions - an area in which he is widely recognized as a pioneer.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/david-m-mason/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David M. Mason</a>&nbsp;- He has more than 35 years of experience representing banks and other commercial lenders in cash-flow transactions that provide for acquisition, recapitalization, working capital, mezzanine, second lien and unitranche financing.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/david-e-morrison/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David E. Morrison</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp; He is an experienced litigator, trial and appellate lawyer, having represented public and private companies in various employment, commercial and bankruptcy-related cases in approximately 30 states and in every region of the country.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/james-b-rosenbloom/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">James B. Rosenbloom</a>&nbsp;- Over his 40-year legal career, he has maintained a broad-based practice representing clients in real estate, commercial finance and bankruptcy matters.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/michael-l-sullivan/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael L. Sullivan</a>&nbsp;- He advises employers, lenders and business executives, on a variety of labor and employment and litigation issues.

The Goldberg Kohn 2014 Rising Star honorees are:

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/dimitri-g-karcazes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dimitri G. Karcazes</a> - He represents lenders in the protection and enforcement of creditors’ rights and is involved in all aspects of commercial workouts and bankruptcies, including restructurings, reorganizations, sales and liquidations, as well as out-of-court workouts and assignments for the benefit of creditors.

<a href="https://www.goldbergkohn.com/people/w-kyle-walther/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">W. Kyle Walther</a> - He represents clients in complex commercial litigation as well as employment litigation.

<em>Super Lawyers</em> is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

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