Today, Lowis & Gellen LLP represents
individuals and corporate entities in complex commercial litigation,
medical, professional, premises and products liability litigation,
state and federal appeals, domestic and cross-border transactions,
sophisticated commercial real estate development and transfers, and
commercial lending, as well as in negotiation, arbitration and mediation
dispute resolution.
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In the course of this work, the firm has grown
to nearly 50 lawyers, opened additional offices in Chicago's
"collar counties," Florida and London, and has received numerous
accolades, honors and commendations from both clients and
colleagues.
In 2006, a litigation partner was named by a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance “Illinois Attorney of the Year.”
In 2003-2004, a founding partner was designated among
Chicago's twenty top defense lawyers
Four of our partners have been consistently selected by peers statewide
as "Leading Lawyers" in the areas of Insurance Defense
and Commercial Litigation
One partner was a finalist in Fast Company magazine's
annual competition to identify the nation's "high impact
legal leaders" and is the first and only U.S. attorney
selected to participate as a regular panelist in the prominent
U.K. publication Acquisition Finance.
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And, we can assure you that we have remained constant
in our commitment to make the difference, get results and
deliver consistent value for our clients - just as we pledged
to do in 1994. We are attorneys with solutions.
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Lowis & Gellen attorneys represent and counsel a
substantial roster of banks, financial service companies,
insurance companies, large and small businesses in a range
of industries, as well as real estate developers, hospitals, physicians
and specialty healthcare service groups.
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Internationally, our attorneys include:
- those admitted to practice in Illinois and several jurisdictions in the United States, England and Wales
- a former Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook
County
- former law clerks to Justices of the Illinois Supreme
Court and Judges on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- a former Attorney for the City of Chicago and an Illinois Assistant Attorney General
- a registered nurse
- a certified public accountant
- a health care regulatory industry analyst
- several senior attorneys who hold master's degrees or
certificates in management from graduate schools of business
and five MBAs; also a master's degree (LLM) in international
trade and business law from Cambridge University
- those fluent in Spanish, Korean, Hindi, Urdu, Russian and Italian,
and
- many who have served some of America's greatest corporations
as in-house counsel.
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And one more differentiation: Lowis & Gellen is one of the few
law firms in the United States to routinely host international legal interns from European Union nations.
These attorneys prepare for multinational commercial and litigation practices by working with us for
six-month or one-year terms. The experience builds strong business affiliations that benefit
Lowis & Gellen clients around the world.
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