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Practice Areas
Education
  • University of Wisconsin, J.D., 2009, summa cum laude
  • Lakeland College, B.A., 2001 and 2003, summa cum laude
Bar & Court Admissions
  • State of Illinois
  • State of Wisconsin

Brad A. Kopetsky

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Associate
TEL: (312) 629-7312
FAX: (312) 984-3150

Brad is an associate in the firm's financial institutions group and focuses his practice primarily on corporate and securities matters.  Brad regularly represents public and private banks and bank holding companies in connection with equity and debt offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other strategic corporate actions.  Brad also regularly counsels the firm's publicly traded financial institution clients with respect to federal and state securities law matters.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Brad gained significant experience within the financial services industry through his work as a trust administrator and internal auditor at a diversified regional bank holding company.

Brad earned undergraduate degrees in Economics (2001), Business Administration (2001) and Marketing (2003).  He is proficient in German.

Professional Activities and Honors

  • Wisconsin Law Review, Senior Managing Editor
  • Wisconsin Idea Scholar

Publications

  • "Deutschland Uber Alles: Why German Regulations Need to Conquer the Divided U.S. Renewable-Energy Framework to Save Clean Tech (and the World)," 2008 Wis.L.Rev. 941