Goldberg Kohn Names Five New Principals

January 1, 2007

CHICAGO – The law firm of Goldberg Kohn recently announced the promotion of Vanessa A. Bachtell, Dimitri G. Karcazes, Jon E. Klinghoffer, William A. Starshak, and A. Colin Wexler from associate to principal.

Vanessa Bachtell is a principal in the firm's Corporate, Securities & Tax Group.  Her practice encompasses a broad range of commercial matters, and includes documenting acquisitions, dispositions and restructurings; providing general corporate counseling to a variety of business entities; advising and assisting clients on matters involving entity formation and organization, compliance issues and governance; and analyzing, drafting and negotiating a wide array of business contracts.  She received her law degree from Northwestern University in 1999 and her B.A. in English, cum laude, from the University of Arizona in 1996.  Ms. Bachtell is admitted to practice in Illinois.

Dimitri G. Karcazes is a principal in the firm's Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights Group.  Mr. Karcazes primarily represents lenders in the protection and enforcement of creditors’ rights.  He received his law degree, with honors, in 1999 from the University of Chicago, and his B.A., with honors, in 1996 from the University of Chicago.  Mr. Karcazes is admitted to practice in Illinois.

Jon E. Klinghoffer is a principal in the firm's Labor & Employment Group.  His experience includes the prosecution and defense of non-compete and other employment agreements, the defense of ERISA class action claims, COBRA claims, various state class action wage and hour cases, unfair labor practice charges and other matters before the National Labor Relations Board, commercial litigation suits, actions involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and the WARN Act.  He received his law degree in 1999 from the University of Illinois, magna cum laude; his M.B.A. in 1995 from DePaul University; and his B.S. in 1992 from Purdue University.  Mr. Klinghoffer is admitted to practice in Illinois; the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Illinois, the Northern District of Indiana and the Western District of Wisconsin; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third and Seventh Circuits.

William A. Starshak is a principal in the firm's Commercial Finance Group.  His practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions in a variety of lending transactions, including cash-flow and asset based loans, mezzanine financings and leveraged buy-out transactions.  Mr. Starshak received his law degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University in 1999 and his B.A. degree, with high distinction, from the University of Virginia in 1994.  Mr. Starshak is admitted to practice in the state of Illinois.

A. Colin Wexler is a principal in the firm's Litigation Group.  He has experience defending clients in cases involving claims of breach of contract and of fiduciary duty, as well as prosecuting trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference with contract, and antitrust actions.  He received his law degree, cum laude, in 1999 from the University of Michigan and he received his B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1995.  Mr. Wexler is admitted to practice in Illinois and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.