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Thursday, February 26, 2026 |
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Arthur Garcia-Clemente has joined Ted Moudis Associates as Design Director in the firm’s Chicago studio, which is celebrating 25 years in business. He will help lead strategic design initiatives and project delivery across workplace and interior environments. Garcia-Clemente brings more than 15 years of design leadership experience, guiding multidisciplinary teams and building strong client partnerships. He holds a degree in economics from Duke University and a master’s degree in Interior Design. |
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Michael O’Malley has joined Farbman Group as the executive vice president of Illinois. Based out of the firm's Chicago office, O’Malley is responsible for driving growth strategy, deepening relationships and expanding the company's full-service platform across Illinois. He brings over two decades of commercial real estate experience to his new role, including prior roles overseeing multi-market portfolios, value-add repositioning strategies, REO portfolios and institutional-grade asset services. |
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The American Writers Museum (AWM), the nation’s first and only museum dedicated to American writers and their works, announces Roxanne Decyk as Chair of the AWM Board of Trustees. A former Royal Dutch Shell executive, Decyk brings global leadership experience. She earned a JD from Marquette University, is a director of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, chairs the Advancement Committee for Sinai Health System, and is former chair and emeritus trustee of the O’Keeffe Foundation. |
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Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres announced that Mike LeFevour joined the firm as a litigation partner. He represents clients in complex, high-stakes disputes nationwide involving products liability, contracts, mass torts, public nuisance, pharmaceuticals, antitrust, class actions, employment matters, investigations, and bankruptcy-related litigation, and has significant trial experience in state and federal courts. Prior to joining the firm, Mike was a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis, LLP. |
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Clayco welcomes Carl Kreiter as Vice President. In his role, he will support life sciences and healthcare projects. Carl brings nearly 30 years of experience leading complex projects across healthcare, higher education, aviation, and commercial sectors. A licensed Professional Engineer and LEED AP, he has overseen large-scale programs throughout the Midwest and brings deep expertise in project strategy, client relations, and team leadership. |
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Joseph Wendt has joined TriState Capital Bank as vice president, relationship manager, for its Equipment Finance division. In this role, Wendt is responsible for executing equipment finance direct corporate sales strategies as well as new business development and market growth in the equipment leasing and financing space in Chicago and the Midwest. Wendt has 10+ years of industry experience and joins the bank after most recently working at BMO Commercial Bank as relationship manager associate. |
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First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to announce the promotion of Angela C. Padala to AVP/Private Banking Advisor. She will continue partnering with family offices, business owners, and high-net-worth households to address their unique banking objectives. Angela oversees relationship portfolios while providing guidance on innovative deposit solutions and complex financial structures. Angela joined the Bank in 2022 and has 20 years of experience. |
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First Bank Chicago, one of the five largest privately held banks in Chicago, is pleased to announce Mary Hadzalic has been promoted to VP/Treasury Management Advisor. Mary serves as the primary Treasury Management Advisor for Commercial, Business, and Franchise Banking clients. She provides tailored solutions that ensure seamless delivery of the products and services used to optimize the cash flow and borrowing abilities of our clients. Mary came to us in 2022 from Byline Bank. |
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Aracely Nevarez, AIA, joins RATIO Design as Principal and Chicago Studio Leader. With decades of leadership experience, she advances RATIO’s hospitality, mixed-use, and adaptive reuse practices both within the region and internationally. Her work weaves architecture, interiors, and placemaking into memorable, high-performing environments. Previously, she served as Equity and Managing Partner at Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture. |
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Kilpatrick announced the addition of Thomas Holt, Partner, to the firm’s internationally recognized Trademark, Copyright, & Advertising Team in Chicago. Mr. Holt, with nearly three decades of experience, has a practice that is notably versatile and includes trademark litigation, protection, and enforcement. He represents major companies in trademark, copyright, and false advertising cases in federal courts and before the USPTO and clients in inter partes proceedings before the TTAB. |
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Kilpatrick announced the addition of Jeremy Buxbaum, Counsel, to the firm’s internationally recognized Trademark, Copyright, & Advertising Team in Chicago. With nearly 20 years of experience, his practice focuses on IP litigation/counseling relating to trademark, trade dress, copyright, false advertising, and right of publicity. He is experienced in all aspects of federal/state court litigation, proceedings before the TTAB, pre-suit enforcement actions, and trademark counseling and prosecution. |
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Ice Miller is proud to announce the addition of highly regarded bankruptcy and restructuring attorney Christopher Samis and the opening of its new Wilmington, Delaware, office. This expansion reflects Ice Miller’s continued investment in key markets and its long-term commitment to providing clients with sophisticated counsel in high-stakes financial matters. |
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