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Congratulations to Jessica Lingertat on 27 years at Gould & Ratner! Thank you for all that you've done for us! #workmilestone #gouldratner

Congratulations to Vanessa Tiradentes on 8 years at Gould & Ratner! Thank you for all that you've done for us! #workmilestone #gouldratner

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Congratulations to Dan Davies on 1 year at Gould & Ratner! Thank you for all that you've done for us! #workmilestone #gouldratner

11 Gould & Ratner lawyers were named “Ones to Watch” for 2025. This award recognizes attorneys up to nine years in practice who exhibit outstanding professional excellence. The 2025 recipients are: Hannah Batsche – Labor and Employment Litigation Ilana S. Bley – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Daniel Crowley – Real Estate Law Matt Goldfarb – Venture Capital Law Ammara H. Khan – Venture Capital Law Abby Mahony – Tax Law Aaron May – Real Estate Law Christopher McCall – Business Organizations, Commercial Litigation Nelly Rosenberg – Real Estate Law Rebecca Smart – Corporate Law Michael Toussaint, Esq. – Real Estate Law The Best Lawyers and “Ones to Watch” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, as well as peer reviews from attorneys in their field.

U.S. News has recognized 20 Gould & Ratner attorneys as Best Lawyers and “Ones to Watch" for 2025. Nine lawyers were named to the Best Lawyers in America list for 2025: David Arnburg – Real Estate Law Amy Blumenthal – Real Estate Law Linsey Cohen – Real Estate Law Steve Gustafson – Tax Law, Trusts and Estates Tamara Hibbard – Real Estate Law Jessica Lingertat – Real Estate Law Matthew Olins – Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law Sandler, Stephen – Real Estate Law Robert J. Taylor – Real Estate Law Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review and uses a sophisticated and transparent survey process to elicit substantive and meaningful feedback of the quality of legal services.

Congratulations to Rachel Johnson for 2 years at Gould & Ratner! Thank you for all that you've done for us! #workmilestone #gouldratner

Gould & Ratner is pleased to announce that Ellen Chapelle has re-joined the firm as a partner in our Construction Practice and as chair of the Insurance Counseling and Recovery Practice. Ellen returns after several years working as an in-house lawyer.   “We are beyond thrilled to have Ellen back. She is an extremely skilled lawyer with a vast breadth of knowledge in all aspects of construction and insurance law,” said Rich Reizen, Chair of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice. “That knowledge has been honed by her extensive experience in both private and public sector projects of all sizes and scopes.”   For the past several years, Ellen served as Associate General Counsel of the Fermi Research Alliance, which manages the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. While at Fermilab, Ellen supported multiple large projects that are line items in Congressional budgets, including the Long Baseline Neutrino Facilities/DUNE-US Project, which recently completed construction on nine-story caverns a mile underground at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Ellen also worked on the risk management and insurance plans to prepare for Fermilab to host international collaborators who will be participating in the installation of scientific equipment at those facilities in South Dakota.   Prior to her tenure at Fermilab, Ellen’s experience at Gould & Ratner spanned both the litigation and corporate sides of representing a variety of construction and other corporate clients, and she often concentrated on providing counsel involving insurance specifications, including scope of coverage and additional insured requirements.   “Ellen’s knowledge and experience will enable her to provide valuable counsel to our clients in the construction, energy and insurance spaces and provide us with even greater depth in servicing our clients’ needs,” said Reizen.   Ellen’s work in the construction industry has involved representing corporations, partnerships, owners, general contractors and subcontractors in connection with both public and private projects. Her experience includes handling construction defect claims, change orders, delay claims, claims for cardinal changes in the contract, mechanics lien claims, bond claims and claims involving “pay when paid” clauses.   In the corporate arena, Ellen has years of experience negotiating and drafting contracts, including construction contracts, vendor agreements and non-disclosure agreements. She has also counseled clients concerning risk avoidance in the contracting process, including the importance of identifying gaps between insurance and indemnity provisions.   With respect to insurance coverage matters, Ellen has represented clients in disputes with their insurers for coverage under property, general liability and builders risk policies. In addition, she has litigated cases seeking insurance coverage for property damaged by construction defects.

Congratulations to Rebecca Smart for 3 years at Gould & Ratner! Thank you for all that you've done for us! #workmilestone #gouldratner

INTRODUCING OUR NEW OFFICE IN DENVER! Gould & Ratner is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Denver, Colorado, providing a foundation for the firm to serve a wide variety of local clients, as well as those spread across the Rocky Mountain region.   The new office includes Corporate partners Chris McCall and Garrett Graff, who joined Gould & Ratner after practicing at a Denver-based regional full-service law firm. Gould & Ratner’s Corporate Practice Chair Rob Chidester, who is licensed in Colorado, will also be using the office as a home-away-from-home when he is serving local clients.   “This is a terrific opportunity to expand our presence in a region where we already have had a longtime connection to representing our clients’ interests in the areas of corporate transactions, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing, litigation, employment, technology, construction, alternative energy, and family office and private investment fund work, among others,” said Jessica Lingertat, one of Gould & Ratner’s Managing Partners. “Opening this office gives us a home base for our new Denver partners and their work, as well as a platform for the entire firm to build on and grow its ever-expanding client base.”   Gould & Ratner’s Denver office in the LoDo neighborhood is its first location outside Chicago, where the firm began in the 1930s. The firm’s connections to the Denver area and the greater Rocky Mountain region have grown over the years and include representation of a variety of well-known and emerging clients such as Aspen Skiing Company, Laws Whiskey House, Float Health, Golden Aluminum, Zentana Conference Resorts, and Gillig, including its Colorado Technology Center in Loveland.   “Our growth plans for Denver and the region are strategically based on our clients’ needs,” said Lingertat, adding that Gould & Ratner has already seen significant interest from lawyers at other firms.   “We are attracting lawyers interested in a smaller but scalable platform that offers an opportunity to serve both great institutional clients as well as a wide range of entrepreneurial and emerging growth companies in industries uniquely situated for success in Denver and the region,” she said. “We are thrilled to have Garrett and Chris in Denver.” #gouldratner #denver