Thompson Coburn LLP Adds 10 Real Estate and Land Use Attorneys to Chicago Office

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Thompson Coburn announced today that 10 real estate and land use attorneys are joining the firm’s Chicago office. Several of the attorneys officially joined the firm December 1; the remainder will do so on December 7 and on January 4, 2010.

The attorneys join Thompson Coburn after leaving the Chicago firm of Schain, Burney, Ross and Citron, Ltd. They have significant experience in diverse business practices, but concentrate their work in real estate and land use law.

“It’s an exciting move for us,” said Firm Chairman, Tom Minogue. “These attorneys have an exceptional reputation in their fields and we are delighted to bring them on board. They will add a new dimension to our already strong real estate practice, and strengthen our position in the Chicago market. They are also a nice complement to our public finance and public law practice.”

With these new additions, Thompson Coburn will have 60 attorneys in its Chicago office, 20 of whom focus on real estate and land use.

The new attorneys will join Thompson Coburn in three groups. Arriving December 1 were:

Bernard Citron, partner
Richard Lang, partner
David O’Keefe, partner
Daniel Shapiro, partner
Christine Bolger, associate
Jessica Schramm, associate

Joining the firm December 7 will be:

Gary Plotnick, partner
Bethany Bruno, associate

Joining Thompson Coburn January 4, 2010 will be:

Mike Ross, partner
Charles Mangum, counsel

About Thompson Coburn LLP

Thompson Coburn LLP has approximately 370 attorneys nationwide, with offices in Chicago, St. Louis, Southern Illinois and Washington, D.C. The firm has a strong regional and national real estate practice, with a transaction value in 2008 exceeding $6 billion. The firm was ranked second in the region for number of real estate deals completed in 2008 by Midwest Real Estate News.