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Chuhak & Tecson proudly elevates Thomas Calascibetta to principal in its Corporate practice. Tom focuses on the complex intersection of law and technology. He counsels clients on healthcare, technology and corporate matters, including licensing agreements, master service agreements, statements of work, privacy policies, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional that advises on issues under HIPAA, GDPR and U.S. state privacy laws. |
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Taft welcomes Ozzie (Anthony) Giglio to the firm’s Chicago M&A group. Ozzie brings extensive experience advising companies, entrepreneurs, and investors on complex business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic growth initiatives, and real estate matters. He is the Chief Investment Officer for Alecko Capital and EVP Capital Markets for its Private Credit Fund, Alecko Lending. Ozzie was also the founder/CEO of Windy City Motorcycle Company and related Real Estate Holdings. |
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Chuhak & Tecson proudly elevates Aali Fidai to principal in its Real Estate practice. Fidai focuses and advises on commercial real estate acquisitions, dispositions, development and financing and counsels on leasing across retail, mixed use, hospitality, office and industrial sectors on the national and local level for both landlords and tenants. He represents both lenders and borrowers in structuring real estate financing of all types and also handles zoning, land use and permitting matters. |
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Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. proudly elevates Agnes Ptasznik to principal in the Estate Planning & Asset Protection practice. Ptasznik focuses on the design and implementation of sophisticated estate plans tailored to each client’s goals. She addresses estate planning issues arising from adoption, surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology, helping ensure plans reflect and protect evolving family structures. With skill and empathy, she crafts plans to achieve financial and personal objectives. |
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Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. proudly elevates Nicholas Zausch to principal in the Trusts & Estates practice. Zausch focuses on estate planning, elder law, estate and trust administration, estate litigation and guardianship. He has valuable experience and deeply ingrained passion for helping people. Formerly an attorney for the Probate Division, Cook County, he wrote opinions on highly contested estate matters and provides keen behind-the-bench insight to advance his clients’ interests in the courtroom. |
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Lyric Opera of Chicago has named Kate Brueggemann as Chief Development Officer. A veteran fundraising leader with more than 20 years of experience, Brueggemann joins Lyric after senior leadership roles at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Adler Planetarium, Missouri Botanical Garden, and Missouri History Museum. She will lead Lyric’s fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and philanthropic initiatives to support the company’s mission and future growth. |
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Steven Preze has been promoted to Market Leader and Head of PNC Commercial Banking for the Chicago market. In this new role, he will set the commercial growth strategy and lead teams that deliver integrated banking solutions to mid-sized companies across the region. With more than 20 years of financial services experience, Steven is recognized as a trusted advisor who combines deep commercial banking expertise with a strong track record of helping clients achieve their growth objectives. |
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Window To The World Communications, Inc. (WWCI), parent of WTTW and WFMT, named Cary D. McMillan Chair of the WWCI Board of Trustees, effective July 1, 2026. McMillan has served as a trustee in a number of leadership roles since 1999. From 2005 to 2020, he was Co-Founder and CEO of True Partners Consulting LLC. He also held executive roles at Sara Lee and Arthur Andersen and has served on numerous boards, including Hyatt Hotels, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Chicago Symphony. |
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Mike Santoro has joined BDO USA as a Managing Director in the firm’s State & Local Tax practice. Santoro has over 29 years’ experience providing tax consulting and compliance. His knowledge includes multistate taxation, state income and franchise tax, and compliance for middle-market and Fortune 1000 companies. He advises clients on a wide variety of multistate matters, cross-border operations, acquisitions, and restructurings to deliver tax solutions aligned with business objectives. |
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BiggerPockets welcomes Eric Augustyn as CEO. Augustyn brings more than 20 years of real estate investing and business leadership to the role, including senior leadership positions at Goldman Sachs, Blackstone’s Revantage and August Hill. He joins BiggerPockets with the goal of using his lived, do-it-yourself investing experience to innovate and improve the platform for its more than 3 million members. |
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Sheppard is pleased to announce that partners Sean Hilson and Kathryn Strong have joined the firm’s Chicago office, further strengthening the firm’s transactional capabilities in the Midwest and nationally. Hilson, a member of the Finance and Bankruptcy practice group, handles all aspects of debt financing in transactional matters, including secured and unsecured credit facilities related to leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations and debtor-in-possession financings. Strong, a member of the Corporate practice group, represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors and portfolio companies in M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and other complex corporate matters. |
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Haymarket Center welcomes Peter Martino as vice president of development and communications. Martino will lead fundraising and external relations, including major gifts, annual giving, corporate and foundation partnerships, and capital campaigns. A veteran nonprofit leader, he previously held development leadership roles at NAF and Martha O’Bryan Center, bringing extensive experience advancing mission-driven organizations and expanding community impact. |
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