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Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott

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Bartlit Beck LLP is a Chicago and Denver-based law firm founded in 1993 [1] by Fred Bartlit, Jr. (born 1932[2]), Phil Beck (born 1951[3]), Skip Herman (born 1953[4]), James Palenchar, Don Scott (deceased),[5] and Mark Ferguson. The firm is a spin-off of Chicago-based law firm Kirkland and Ellis. The American Lawyer magazine named the firm its litigation boutique of the year for 2009.[6] In 2018, the firm named Jason Peltz as managing partner to replace founding partner Skip Herman.[7] In 2020, Benchmark Litigation named Bartlit Beck its trial firm of the year.[8] The firm is an Illinois limited liability partnership.[9]

Corporate practice

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Bartlit Beck's corporate practice focuses on middle-market mergers and acquisitions (negotiated and hostile), securities offerings and compliance issues, corporate finance, fund formation, tax matters, and counselling on sensitive corporate governance matters.

References

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  1. ^ "Firm History: Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP". Archived from the original on 2018-03-16. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "fred h bartlit jr lawyers and law firms - Martindale.com".
  3. ^ "Philip Scott Beck Profile | Chicago, IL Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  4. ^ "Sidney N. Herman Profile | Chicago, IL Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  5. ^ "Failed engine led to July plane crash". 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ Bario, David. "Litigation Boutique of the Year Winner: Bartlit Beck". American Lawyer. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  7. ^ "25 Years In, Litigation Boutique Bartlit Beck Has New Leadership | The American Lawyer".
  8. ^ "Bartlit Beck Home Page".
  9. ^ "LP/LLLP/LLP/RLLP - CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE". CyberDriveIllinois. 2008-09-14. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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