International Lending

Firm Founder Richard Kohn Honored as an Icon for Having Shaped the Very Foundation of Specialty Finance

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring SFNet’s International Lending Conference 2025 Exploring “Strategies for a Changing World”

“Key Takeaways From SFNet’s Asset-Based Capital Conference” Recaps a Panel Moderated By Laura Jakubowski

Richard Kohn and William Starshak Present at the United Nations Committee on International Trade Law’s “Colloquium on Navigating the New Era of Digital Finance”

Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation Laura Jakubowski Moderating the “Economic and Policy Update” Panel at SFNet’s 2025 Asset Based Capital Conference

Laura Jakubowski Authors “2025 Policy Outlook: Navigating Economic and Regulatory Shifts Under New Leadership”

Richard Kohn and Bill Starshak Presenting SFNet Midwest’s “International Lending 201” Lunch & Learn

Laura Jakubowski, Goldberg Kohn’s Director of Knowledge Management and Innovation, Elected to The Secured Finance Network’s Executive Committee

Commercial Finance Principal Richard Kohn Moderating “Cross-Border Lending” at SFNet’s 80th Annual Convention

Commercial Finance Principal Anne Marie Pisano Moderating “Examining New Market Segments: Opening Doors for Accelerated Growth,” at SFNet’s 80th Annual Convention

Goldberg Kohn Achieves Mansfield Rule Certification for 2023-2024

Goldberg Kohn Again Named One of the “100 Best Places to Work in Chicago” By Crain’s Chicago Business

Knowledge Management Attorney Laura Jakubowski Authors “Public Data in Cross-Border Lending”

Laura Jakubowski Presenting “Market Update: What’s Happening Now” at SFNet’s International Lending Conference in London

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring The Secured Finance Network’s 79th Annual Convention; Richard Kohn Moderating a Discussion With the 2023 Cross-Border Essay Contest Winners

Goldberg Kohn Named One of the 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago By Crain’s Chicago Business

Goldberg Kohn’s Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy and Litigation Practices Once Again Receive Acclaim in Chambers USA 2023; Nine Attorneys Individually Ranked

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Secured Finance Network’s Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest

Goldberg Kohn Finance and Bankruptcy: 2022 In Review

Nine Goldberg Kohn Practice Areas Recognized in the Best Law Firms in America List (2023 Edition)

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Secured Finance Network’s Cross-Border Finance Essay Contest

Richard Kohn Discusses Chairing SFNet’s International Finance and Development Committee

Jeffrey Dunlop and Christopher Swartout Publish “Ready, Set, Disclose? ESG Lending and The Middle Market,” in The Secured Lender

Richard Kohn Authors “SFNet Submits Comments on Out-of-Court Workouts to Financial Stability Board”

Goldberg Kohn Invests in Knowledge and Data Management for Middle Market Commercial Finance and Bankruptcy Services

Goldberg Kohn Ranked as One of the Top Midsize Firms in Chicago By Vault.com

Joseph Zizzo Chosen As a “40 Under 40” Award Recipient By the Secured Finance Network

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Jonathan Cooper Presenting on Increased Opportunities for Cross-Border Finance at SFNet’s Annual Convention

Best Lawyers Honors Goldberg Kohn and 11 Firm Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Edition; Richard Kohn Named “Lawyer of the Year”

Richard Kohn Inducted Into the Secured Finance Network’s Inaugural Hall of Fame

Chambers USA 2019 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 11 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Jonathan Cooper Moderating “Arc of the Covenants: Who’s in Charge Here?” at the CFA International Lending Conference

Jonathan Cooper and Stephen Legatzke Author “Opportunity for Increased Foreign Subsidiary Report: New IRS Proposed Tax Regulation Limiting ‘956 Deemed Dividend’ Tax Impact”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers

David Mason Presenting “Confidentiality Provisions in Secured and Unsecured Loan Agreements: Key Issues to Consider”

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers

Jonathan Cooper Moderating the Chicago Bank CEO Panel at Middle Market Capital Symposium

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Jonathan Cooper Presenting on Intercreditor Agreements at the ABA Business Law Section’s Annual Meeting

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Goldberg Kohn Presenting an Advanced Cross-Border Lending Workshop

Chambers Global 2015 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Jonathan Cooper Moderating “Cross-Border ABL: WHY You Should Care and WHAT You Need to Know” at the Commercial Finance Association’s Annual Convention

Richard Kohn Featured in The Secured Lender Article, “Richard Kohn: On the Cutting Edge of Cross-Border Lending”

Richard Kohn, William Starshak and Dimitri Karcazes Moderating at the “Building Co-Lender Relationships in Cross-Border Deals” Summit

Chambers USA 2014 Ranks Goldberg Kohn As a Top Law Firm in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation and Real Estate Law; 13 Attorneys Individually Recognized

Jonathan Cooper and Joe Zizzo Instructing at the Commercial Finance Association’s Loan Documentation Workshop

Chambers Global 2014 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Attorneys Also Named Rising Stars

Jeffrey Dunlop Presenting “Globalized Age, Globalizing Clients: How Using Our Global Network Can Create Success For Your Clients” at Meritas’ Annual Meeting

Chambers Global 2013 Recognizes Richard Kohn in the Category of Banking & Finance Law

Chambers Global 2012 Ranks Goldberg Kohn as a Top U.S. Firm in Banking & Finance Law; Richard Kohn Individually Recognized

“Kohn: Convention to Bolster Exports and Jobs”

Randall Klein and Richard Kohn Speaking at ALI-ABA Course, “Commercial Lending Today”

Richard Kohn, William Starshak and Dimitri Karcazes Speak at the 5th Annual CFA International Lending Conference in London; Jonathan Cooper Plays a Major Role in Organizing the Conference

Chambers Global 2011 Ranks Goldberg Kohn a Top U.S. Law Firm in Banking & Finance Law, Marking the First Time the Firm Is Recognized Globally

Richard Kohn, Jonathan Cooper, Dimitri Karcazes and William A. Starshak Speaking at CFA’s International Workshop on Managing Cross-Border Issues in New Credits and Workouts of Existing Loans

Jonathan Cooper Speaking About the United Nations Secured Transactions Guide at the ABA Spring Meeting

Richard Kohn, Jonathan Cooper, Dimitri Karcazes and William Starshak Presenting at the 3rd Annual CFA International Workshop Focused on Cross-Border Transactions

Richard Kohn and Jonathan Cooper Speaking on Mexican Lending and Work-Out Issues at the CFA Spring Conference

Goldberg Kohn Presents the 2nd Annual CFA International Asset-Based Lending Workshop

Richard Kohn and Jonathan Cooper Conduct Seminar on Secured Lending in Mexico

Jonathan Cooper Speaking at the “4th Annual Global Asset Based Lending Summit”

Goldberg Kohn Co-Hosts the Commercial Finance Association’s First International Asset-Based Lending Workshop in Chicago

“Study Concerning a Possible Convention on Inventory Financing”

Legislative Reform in Mexico Signals Positive Trend for U.S. Lenders

“Further Reflections on International Asset-Based Lending”