Client Successes

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Represented numerous office building owners and tenants in drafting and negotiation of leases including, addressing build-out and tenant improvement allowance issues and right of first refusal and other preemptive rights.

Edward Lawton

Represented owner of restaurant franchise in the sale of operating business and real estate and the 1031 exchange of real estate proceeds into a triple net leased industrial property.

Edward Lawton

Represented purchaser of portfolio of restaurant franchises in acquisition of businesses and various lease and guaranty modifications and landlord consent issues.

Edward Lawton

Represented hotel owner in sale of hotel to investor group.

Edward Lawton

Counseled clients regarding the OSHA silica rules including advice regarding employee notices, testing requirements, and medical surveillance requirements.

Edward Lawton

Successfully defended high profile winery at jury trial from multiple plaintiffs’ claims that they were exposed to histoplasmosis triggered by accumulations of bat guano.

Paul Curtis
Insurance Claims & Defense

Represented a community bank in a $3.6 million condominium construction loan.

Represented a hospitality developer in conventional and mezzanine loans in multiple phases of a resort facility.

Represented a national lender in a $20 million credit facility to fund an ESOP transaction for a multistate auto equipment wholesaler.

Acted as purchaser’s counsel in a veterinarian’s acquisition of its office building out of foreclosure.

Acted as lender’s counsel in a $15 million aggregate financing of three assisted living and memory care facilities.

Represented a regional leader in the refinancing of $130 million debt secured by a water park resort.

Represent solid waste company; biosolids, septage and manure haulers/applicators; and remediation and electronic demanufacturing companies in contract and land use issues.

Defended landfill owner in Wisconsin breach of contract litigation; obtained trial verdict that client responsible for $0 in damages despite court’s earlier finding that landfill did not comply with contract.

Thomas Hofbauer
Commercial Litigation, Litigation

Successfully defended property insurer of Illinois bowling alley complex in first party insurance claim with over $2.8 million in property damage and lost business income claims.

Thomas Hofbauer

Defended scaffold erector in claim arising from dust explosion in coal dust collector at a public utility in Wisconsin that seriously injured 8 construction workers.

Thomas Hofbauer
Construction, Litigation

Represented Illinois cooperative in two trucking accident fatalities; one claim successfully tried to verdict in Effingham County and the other successfully mediated in Cook County.

Thomas Hofbauer
Litigation

Successfully defended steel manufacturer in 4 week jury trial in Milwaukee County arising from the collapse of a warehouse and over $63 million in property damage claims.

Thomas Hofbauer

Representing electrical transmission line company in condemnation proceeding and related litigation for the construction of a 180 mile transmission line from Middleton to La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Justin Lessner

Obtained summary judgment in significant personal injury claims for several water and amusement parks in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.

Justin Lessner