180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2108, Chicago, Illinois 60601
180 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2108, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Phone: 312.726.0531
Fax: 312.726.4928
Our Practice Areas
and Experience.
Our Practice Areas and Experience.
With more than 2,500 successful cases and our 30+ years of experience - we are ready to serve.
Civil Litigation
Professional liability defense, employment law, real estate, construction law, intellectual property, corporate/business, commercial litigation
Corporate
K&G has represented clients in all aspects of corporate governance and works aggressively to pursue and protect its client’s interests with a variety of methods.
Real Estate
K&G counsels real estate clients on a variety of issues, including real estate development, sale and acquisition, leasing arrangements, and construction.
Intellectual Property
K&G counsels its corporate and individual clients in avoiding liability for unfair competition, trademark, and copyright infringement as well as prosecuting an infringer of a client’s intellectual property rights
K&G routinely represents clients in state and federal courts as well as administrative agencies in both Illinois and Wisconsin. K&G has offices in Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and litigates disputes in the following areas:
Professional Liability Defense
K&G has extensive experience representing a wide variety of business professionals in both individual and class action errors and omissions cases, including but not limited to:
Types of Cases
Public entity, attorneys, architects, engineers, mortgage brokers, real estate brokers, directors and officers, credit reporting services, insurance agencies, builders, appraisers, auctioneers, premium finance companies, trade publications, public adjusters, lenders, market research companies and surveyors
General Liability / Property and Casualty Insurance Defense
K&G represents insurance carriers and third party administrators in a variety of claims, including the defense of the following:
Types of Cases
- - Automobile Accident Cases
- - Slip and Fall Cases
- - Dram Shop Liability
- - Breach of Warranty and Product Liability Cases
- - Construction Injury Cases
Employment Law
K&G acts as advisors, negotiators, advocates, and, if needed, litigators in the employment context. If litigation is necessary, K&G has expertise in:
Types of Cases
- - Defending individual and class action employment practices liability claims
- - Prosecuting and defending discharged employees for disclosure of trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information
Construction Law
K&G represents owners, general contractors, and subcontractors in a wide variety of residential and commercial construction disputes, including but not limited to:
Types of Cases
- - Mechanics Lien Litigation
- - Building Court Disputes
- - Municipal Construction Related Issues
Real Estate
Commercial Landlord/Tenant
Types of Cases
- - K&G represents landlords and building owners to effectuate evictions and recover past due rent
Corporate/Business
Types of Cases
- - Contractual disputes
- - Partnership disputes
- - Post-employment disputes
- - Representation of franchisors in disputes with franchisees
Intellectual Property
In both defending and prosecuting, K&G has experience in federal and state courts protecting its client’s intellectual property rights involving:
Types of Cases
- - Trademark and Copyright Infringement
- - Unfair Competition
- - False Advertising
- - Trade Secret Misappropriation
Commercial Litigation
K&G litigates aggressively and effectively to secure judgments and maximize recovery for its creditor-clients in a diverse range of situations, employing the use of wage garnishment, property attachment, foreclosure, and replevin in the representation of:
Types of Cases
- - Purchasers of Debts
- - Secured/Unsecured Creditors
K&G counsels real estate clients on a variety of issues, including real estate development, sale and acquisition, leasing arrangements, and construction.
Real Estate Development
K&G is involved with clients in a variety of situations in real estate development. From high-income solo real estate entrepreneurs, developers, joint ventures, partnerships, and to private real estate companies, K&G has a wealth of experience in developing space and drafting the accompanying agreements for:
Types of Cases
- - Office leases
- - Industrial leases
- - Restaurant leases
- - Single site developments
- - Retail space leases
- - Ground leases
- - Shopping centers
- - Build to suit leases
- - Mixed use developments
Real Estate Sales and Acquisitions
The purchase and sale transaction is the foundation of any real estate practice, and K&G brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to the purchase and sale of real estate, working with its clients, lenders, and title companies involving:
Types of Cases
- - 1031 like-kind exchanges
- - Purchases and sales of office buildings, restaurants, retail spaces, and shopping centers
- - Due diligence review
Leasing
K&G has a wealth of knowledge in several types of leasing arrangements representing both lessor and lessee, in situations involving the drafting of office, industrial, and retail leases.
K&G advises clients, lessors and lesses, on all aspects of ownership and leasing of space, such as acquisition, financing, development, construction, and renegotiating of lease terms.
Construction
K&G has wide-ranging experience in drafting agreements for all phases of commercial and residential, public and private, real estate construction projects.
K&G’s expertise lies in deals involving multiple parties and private partnerships.
K&G has represented clients in all aspects of corporate governance and works aggressively to pursue and protect its client’s interests with a variety of methods.
Corporate
Types of Cases
- - Drafting corporate agreements regarding shareholders, stock sales, and stock purchases
- - Ensuring corporate compliance with state and federal business laws
- - Drafting management agreements
- - Guiding clients through corporate formation, winding up, and dissolution