November 2, 2015

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Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP has been recognized by U.S. News & Best Lawyers® 2016, and was named in its "Best Law Firms" report. Several of our practices were recognized in both Chicago and on a National level, three of which were selected for the first time. We are proud to be recognized in the following areas:

Chicago

• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2)
• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (Tier 2)
• Commercial Litigation (Tier 2)
• Corporate Law (Tier 1)
• Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 1)
• Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 1)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 1)

National

• Banking and Finance Law (Tier 2)
• Financial Services Regulation Law (Tier 2)
• Litigation - Real Estate (Tier 2)
• Real Estate Law (Tier 2)

Best Lawyers 2016 List

Eleven of Barack Ferrazzano's attorneys were selected by their peers to The Best Lawyers in America© 2016 list. For 2016, the list includes three attorneys who are new selections to the list, along with others who have been selected for as many as 10 consecutive years. We congratulate the following attorneys on being recognized by their peers:

Chicago

• Peter J. Barack (Corporate Law)
• William J. Barrett (Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law)
• Mark J. Beaubien (Real Estate Law)
• Mark S. Bernstein (Commercial Litigation)
• Sarah M. Bernstein (Franchise Law)
• Suzanne Bessette-Smith (Real Estate Law)
• Dennis A. Ferrazzano (Real Estate Law)
• John E. Freechack (Both Banking and Finance Law and Financial Services Regulation Law)
• Howard J. Kirschbaum (Both Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law)
• Howard A. Nagelberg (Real Estate Law)
• Randall L. Oyler (Franchise Law)

About U.S. News & Best Lawyers

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.  Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which leading attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.  Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

About Barack Ferrazzano

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP was founded in 1984, with the vision to create a new model that departed from the standard "mega-firm" approach and, instead, focused on delivering efficient, team-oriented services of the highest quality.  Our founding partners - two highly respected law professors at Northwestern University and two former members of a prominent Chicago firm - were soon joined by like-minded colleagues, and we have grown steadily ever since.  The high levels of internal flexibility and extraordinary talent within our organization allow us to craft unusually practical and economical solutions to match client challenges and needs.  This business-oriented approach has led many clients to engage Barack Ferrazzano to handle complex, time-sensitive, and high-stakes matters.