Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP > Chicago, United States > Firm Profile
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP Offices
2 NORTH LASALLE STREET
SUITE 1700
CHICAGO, IL 60602
ILLINOIS
United States
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Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings
M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) Tier 2
Insurance > Advice to policyholders Tier 3
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP‘s insurance practice emphasizes optimizing insurance recovery for corporate policyholders, professionals, and other claimants involved in diverse casualty and liability occurrences across the country. Covering pre-litigation advocacy, mediation, litigation, and arbitration, the team represents policyholders from various industries and jurisdictions in dispute resolution proceedings. Heading the practice from Chicago is Angela Elbert, bringing substantial experience in managing insurance coverage and commercial litigation disputes before state and federal courts and arbitration panels, focusing on prosecuting policyholder claims across a wide array of insurance lines. Key contacts alongside Elbert include Jill Berkeley, with expertise in insurance coverage disputes and counsel on proactive risk management strategies, serving as a frequent arbitrator, mediator, and expert witness in various disputes involving insurance coverage. Moreover, Paul Walker-Bright further supports the practice, concentrating on complex commercial litigation and insurance recovery for policyholders.Practice head(s):
Angela R. Elbert
Other key lawyers:
Testimonials
‘Hard workers.’
‘Paul Walker-Bright is very thorough.’
‘Relatively few law firms serve insurance policyholders on insurance coverage matters, making what Neal Gerber does unique and helpful.’
‘Andrew May and Paul Walker-Bright are exceptionally responsive and helpful, and deeply understand the policyholder-side law and industry.’
Key clients
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
GATX Corporation
Imerys Talc America, Inc.
McDonald’s Corporation
American Arbitration Association
Montage Hotels & Resorts, LLC
City of Sycamore
Sterigenics US, LLC
NewFields Companies, LLC
Quaker Window Products Company, Inc. (d/b/a Quaker Windows & Doors)
Walton Capital Advisors, L.P.; Walton Street Capital, L.L.C.
Work highlights
- Retained as special insurance coverage and indemnification counsel in connection with their Chapter 11 Bankruptcy case pending in Delaware; as counsel in various indemnity agreements from Johnson & Johnson in Delaware Bankruptcy Court; and, in certain underlying asbestos matters in California.
- Representing Tiffany & Co. in connection with insurance coverage for the loss of over $21 million of precious metals.
- Representing McDonalds in various insurance and business interruption loses in California and New York.
Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation Tier 4
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP > Firm Profile
Neal Gerber Eisenberg LLP is a leading law firm dedicated to handling sophisticated matters for entrepreneurs, public companies, and private businesses and their owners. The attorneys of the firm provide legal business solutions to public and private entities of all types – including Fortune 100 companies, financial institutions, non-profits and high-net-worth individuals – in connection with domestic and global business transactions and litigation. The firm has built over 30 years of trusted partnerships with clients that span the globe, and it meets each unique client need with the same personalized service and collaboration that provide the most practical solutions for every matter.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg was founded in 1986 by 35 attorneys committed to creating a firm centered on the principle that the practice of law is a highly interpersonal business. They sought to establish an environment that could distinguish itself from other firms by focusing on collaboration, creativity, transparency and inclusion. Today the firm has more than 130 attorneys who serve an international clientele while remaining true to those core values that fueled its beginning. The culture of teamwork, focus on practical solutions for client needs, willingness to adapt quickly to meet marketplace demand, and drive to be the best providers of legal services are as important to the firm today as they were then. These are key factors behind the firm’s success.
Main areas of practice: Neal Gerber Eisenberg is recognized nationally and internationally for its knowledge in many areas of the law. The firm’s main areas of practice include antitrust and unfair trade practices; corporate and securities; corporate governance; cross-border and international; employee benefits and executive compensation; environmental; finance and lending; financial restructuring and bankruptcy; fund formation and investment management; general and commercial litigation; insurance policyholder; intellectual property; labor and employment; private wealth services; real estate; real estate tax; securities and commodities litigation; taxation; technology transactions and services; and white-collar crime and investigations.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Intellectual property and technology transactions | Michael G Kelber | ||
Intellectual property and technology transactions | Thomas C McDonough | ||
Labor and employment | William J Tarnow II | ||
Employee benefits and executive compensation | Patricia S Cain | ||
General and commercial litigation | Tonya G Newman | ||
Securities and commodities litigation | H Nicholas Berberian | ||
Financial restructuring and bankruptcy | Mark A Berkoff | ||
Private wealth services | Lawrence I Richman | ||
Taxation | Jeffrey S Shamberg | ||
Real estate | Leah Schleicher | ||
Corporate and securities | John J Koenigsknecht | ||
Insurance policyholder | Angela R Elbert | ||
Real estate tax litigation | Tom McNulty |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Jeffrey Bakker | Partner | View Profile | |
Lee Barrington Stark | Lee is a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions… | View Profile | |
Jill Berkeley | Senior Counsel | View Profile | |
John Biek | Co-Chair, Taxation practice group | View Profile | |
Patricia Cain | Chair | View Profile | |
Cristina DeMento | Partner | View Profile | |
Douglas Ellis | Partner | View Profile | |
Lee Eulgen | Partner | View Profile | |
Avram Feldman | Partner | View Profile | |
Robert Gerber | Managing Partner | View Profile | |
Michael Gray | Leader of the firm’s Private Equity, Venture Capital & Growth Companies practice… | View Profile | |
Linda Hoseman | Partner | View Profile | |
Michael Kelber | Co-Chair, Intellectual Property practice group | View Profile | |
Joshua Klein | Partner | View Profile | |
John Koenigsknecht | Chair, Corporate & Securities practice group; Co-Chair, Cross-Border & International practice group | View Profile | |
Thomas McDonough | Co-Chair, Intellectual Property practice group | View Profile | |
Eric McLimore | Eric is a tax attorney and certified public accountant who advises a… | View Profile | |
Antony McShane | Partner | View Profile | |
Seth Pritikin | Seth is a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Securities practice group.… | View Profile | |
Jeffrey Shamberg | Jeff is chair of the firm’s Taxation practice group. He is a tax planning… | View Profile | |
Andrea Stein Fuelleman | Andrea focuses her practice on brand protection and intellectual property enforcement matters.… | View Profile | |
David Wheeler | Partner | View Profile |