Pedersen & Houpt

01/08/2026

Join Pedersen Houpt's Larry Byrne for a webcast on Monday, January 19th covering the IICLE's program on "Business Valuation, Financial & Tax Issues in Divorce 2026: Courtroom Skills & Practice."

Larry will be on the panel discussing the topic “Keeping It In The Family – or Kicking It Out?” This seminar is scheduled for 10:35 a.m.-11:35 a.m. discussing practical strategies for litigating family-owned businesses, from dividing non-transferable interests to structuring buyouts and securing payouts.

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Join experienced judges, attorneys, and financial experts for our annual program tackling the toughest financial issues in divorce. Alongside key legal and tax updates, you’ll build practical courtroom skills—examining valuation experts, litigating family-owned businesses, preparing clients for ...

07/21/2025

Justin Garfinkle has joined Pedersen & Houpt as an Associate in the firm’s Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group, with a focus in Technology and Intellectual Property. For more information about what Justin brings to the firm, please view his full profile.

Justin Garfinkle is a member of the Technology and Intellectual Property section of the firm’s Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group. He focuses his practice on intellectual property, technology, and complex commercial transactions, including licensing, cybersecurity, data privacy, merg...

04/30/2025

Pedersen & Houpt’s Don Moran authored an article discussing the Supreme Court’s expansion of judicial challenges to federal agency actions. To learn more, please view the article.

In Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984), the Supreme Court held that courts should defer to an agency's interpretation of a statute that is silent or ambiguous as to a particular issue, so long as the agency’s interpretation is reasonable. Chevron gave federal agencies, suc...

02/19/2025

Diego Ledesma has joined Pedersen & Houpt as an Associate in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. For more information about what Diego brings to the firm, please view his full profile.

Diego Ledesma is a member of the Real Estate Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, entitlements and municipal incentives. 

08/26/2024

Pedersen & Houpt Attorneys Don Moran and Chuck Gering explain the EPA’s new hazardous substances designations for PFOA and PFOS and how this ruling could affect your property value in a new article:

Effective July 8, 2024, two types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) – are designated as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the federal Su...

06/28/2024

Sean O’Donnell has joined Pedersen & Houpt as an Associate in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. For more information about what Sean brings to the firm, please view his full profile.

Sean O’Donnell is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.  He focuses his practice primarily on commercial litigation matters.

08/01/2022

Pedersen & Houpt represented JRTC Holdings, LLC in its acquisition of the Thompson Center and its entering into a build to suit agreement with Google to rebuild the Thompson Center to its specifications for future occupancy. We’re honored to be part of the team in this historic Chicago deal that will benefit all for many years to come.

01/19/2022

Pedersen & Houpt welcomes Jeremy Kogan as the newest Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. For more information about Jeremy, please view his full profile.

https://www.pedersenhoupt.com/professionals-Jeremy-Kogan.html

08/30/2021

Pedersen welcomes Anthony DeMarco Pesce as a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. For more information about Anthony’s practice, please follow the link below.

Anthony DeMarco Pesce has joined Pedersen & Houpt as a Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on complex commercial and intellectual property litigation.

02/09/2021

Pedersen & Houpt welcomes Bob Constantino as an Associate in the Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group and Real Estate Practice Group. For more information about Bob, please view his full profile.

Bob Constantino is a member of the Corporate and Business Counseling Practice Group and Real Estate Practice Group.  He focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and other general corporate transactions.

09/23/2020

Pedersen's Brian Collins and Dave Martin authored a new article titled, "Financial Support for Small and Medium Businesses - The Main Street Lending Program." To see how this can impact your business, please view the article.

https://www.pedersenhoupt.com/newsroom-alerts-65.html

05/11/2020

Pedersen's David Serritella authored an article titled, "COVID-19 Commercial Lease Issues." For more information on how this could impact you and/or your business, please view the article below:

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting commercial landlords and tenants under existing leases, causing them to examine certain lease provisions to help navigate the uncertainty and determine the extent of their respective obligations and rights. The challenges faced by landlords and tenants vary among d...