Goldberg Kohn Appoints Denise B. Caplan Head of Corporate, Securities and Tax Practice Group

April 10, 2006

Chicago - April 10, 2006 - The law firm of Goldberg Kohn recently announced the promotion of principal Denise B. Caplan to head of the firm's Corporate, Securities and Tax practice group.  Ms. Caplan will succeed principal Dennis B. Black, who is stepping down after more than 25 years as head of the department and will continue full time in the practice of law at the firm.

"It's healthy for the firm to have the next generation of principals in leadership positions, and Deni has earned the respect of everyone at Goldberg Kohn as well as that of her peers in other firms and clients and third parties," said principal Dennis Black.  "She will do a superb job, bringing fresh ideas and energy to the task, and I am here to help." 

Ms. Caplan has a broad-based corporate practice, advising clients on a full spectrum of business objectives, including analyzing, structuring and documenting mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and restructurings, and corporate start-ups; and structuring of corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and other business entities; employment contracting; and capital raising and documentation. 

In addition, Ms. Caplan is one of the founders of ENGAGE, a not for profit organization established by the women attorneys of Goldberg Kohn to bring together business and professional women to engage in networking, educational and philanthropic activities.   For more information on ENGAGE, please visit www.gkengage.org. 

Notes

• Ms. Caplan is a member of the board of directors of the Rory David Deutsch Foundation, a charitable foundation for pediatric brainstem tumor research, and is also an elected member of the Chicago Finance Exchange, which comprises senior women financial executives.  A graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, she resides in Highland Park with her husband and three sons.
  
  
• Goldberg Kohn Black Rosenbloom & Moritz, Ltd. is an 85-attorney law firm located in downtown Chicago with principal concentrations in business litigation, commercial finance, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, corporate, federal and state taxation, intellectual property, Internet and e-commerce, labor and employment and real estate.  Please visit www.goldbergkohn.com for more information.
  
  
• Goldberg Kohn is the Chicago member of Meritas - an international alliance of 200 business law firms dedicated to providing business clients access to superior legal advice and exceptional services around the globe.