Katten Names New Partners

Katten announced today that the firm’s Executive Committee approved the promotion of 19 attorneys to partner.

“We have seen this group of attorneys perform to the highest standards, develop effective skills and provide excellent client service, contributing significantly to the success of their practices and the firm overall,” said Katten Chairman Roger P. Furey. “We congratulate them on this major career achievement.”

Effective August 1, the new partners are:

· James M. Brady, Financial Markets and Funds, Chicago

· Diane B. Burks, Private Wealth, Charlotte

· Scott C. Cutrow, Entertainment and Media Transactions, Los Angeles

· Daniel J. Elrod, Real Estate, Chicago

· Jordan M. Feffer, Private Credit, Chicago

· Evan M. Holst, Real Estate, Charlotte

· Scott A. Hovanyetz, Real Estate, New York

· Louis A. Laski, Private Wealth, Chicago

· Patrick E. McDermott, Private Credit, Chicago

· Nicholas E. McGuire, Commercial Litigation, Washington, DC

· Justin Alphonse Mercurio, Private Credit, Chicago

· Albert Ortiz, Private Credit, Chicago

· M. Ramana Rameswaran, Health Care, Washington, DC

· Rachel M. Riley, White Collar and Internal Investigations, Dallas

· Mike Shaffer, Structured Finance and Securitization, Charlotte

· Erinn E. Sheppard, Private Credit, Los Angeles

· Lindsey L. Smith, Commercial Litigation, Charlotte

· Carrie M. Stickel, Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement, Chicago

· Adam L. Stoddard, Real Estate, Charlotte

Katten is a full-service law firm with approximately 700 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice

include corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, private credit and private wealth. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit katten.com.