BFKN - Key Persons


Abdul R. Mitha

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / Financial
  • Writer
Abdul is a frequent writer and speaker on banking and securities law topics, including capital planning and growth strategies, the M&A environment, and digital partnerships. Abdul has built long-standing relationships with clients, investment bankers, and members of the financial industry across the country.

Alan A. Kelly II

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Alan Goldman - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Alan has been the CFO at BFKN for the past 15 years. He is responsible for overseeing the day to day management of the financial systems and provides leadership in developing and implementing the financial goals of the firm. A significant portion of his job also includes understanding and developing financial systems to streamline data production and providing valuable information to clients and various stakeholders. He also serves in the COO capacity overseeing the Human Resource, Recruiting and Business Development departments and is the liaison with the Managing Partners and Management Committee. Prior to joining BFKN, he served as the CFO for Lord Bissell & Brook and assisted them in the successful merger with Locke Liddell. He also worked as the Director of Finance for D'Ancona & Pflaum and Seyfarth Shaw and has over 25 years of experience managing the finances of law firms. Alan attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois, where he earned his B.A. in Accounting. He is an avid golfer, runner and biker and hopes to complete an Ironman one day.

Alex Freund

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Alexander F. Berk

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Alexander Lourie

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Allison N. Powers

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Amy L. Koenig

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Andrea J. Tabrizi

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Andrea L. Sill

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Andrew K. Strimaitis

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Andrew R. Grossmann

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Audra K. Siliunas

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Audrey Springer-Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Barack Ferrazzano Real

Job Titles:
  • Estate Group Welcomes New Partner
  • Legal Advisor
Barack Ferrazzano is #1 Nationwide M&A Legal Advisor for Banks

Bill Fay

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Brandon C. Prosansky

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Brandon P. Knop

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Brent McCauley

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Brett A. Feinberg

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Bryan J. Segal

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Carmel I. Dooling

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Carrie Sear Rummans

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Charles E. Picton

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Charles H. Perlman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Christine K. Nichols

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Cindy C. Wang

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal / Financial

Colleen Cheraitia - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources

Connor T. Gants

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Litigation

Corwin J. Carr

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Dana L. Redburg

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Daniel L. Dominguez

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Dapo A. Adedeji

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Darlene Barbusch

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal / Intellectual Property

David A. Martin

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

David B. Lurie

Job Titles:
  • Associate

David H. Bluestone

Job Titles:
  • Partner

David H. Nadoff

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Deborah K. Openshaw

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Dennis A. Ferrazzano

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Dennis R. Wendte

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Donald L. Norman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Douglas W. Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Edward F. Malone

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Elizabeth Holtmann

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Elizabeth J. Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Emily Stram

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Ethan Munsill

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Gretchen Anne Trofa

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Howard J. Kirschbaum

Job Titles:
  • Co - Managing Partner
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jack Snyder

Job Titles:
  • Partner

James Bender

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology

James R. Vogler

Job Titles:
  • Partner

James R. Whitney

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Janelle M. Savage

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jay Byron Leibovitz

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jeff J. Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jeremy R. Heckman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Jeremy R. Segal

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jeremy T. Bunnow

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Jim Kamp

Job Titles:
  • Network Manager - Technology

Jim S. Montelongo

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Jodi M. Dalton

Job Titles:
  • Director of Attorney Development & Recruiting

John "Jack" W. Roberts

Job Titles:
  • Partner

John Andreasen

Job Titles:
  • Associate

John E. Freechack

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial Institutions

John Jelderks - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer

John M. Geiringer

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Jonathan P. Byron

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Joseph D. Lambert

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Joseph F. Mintz

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Joseph T. Ceithaml

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Partner / Financial Institutions

Josh Bashioum

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Joshua W. Mahoney

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Julie K. Rademaker

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Justin C. Steffen

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Kait E. Kelly

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Karol K. Sparks

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel / Financial

Karyn L. Doerfler

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Katherine Fritzi Getz

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Katherine Glynn

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Katherine S. Sprenger

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Kathleen LaRocca

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research & Library Services

Katie E. Yonover

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Kyle J. Davis

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Lauren E. Roman

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Real Estate

Lloyd "Buddy" Ferguson

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Louis S. Chronowski

Job Titles:
  • Partner

M. Olivia Glass

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Maile Hitomi SolĂ­s

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Mark J. Beaubien

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Mark R. Mackowiak

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal

Matt Kim-Miller

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Matthew A. Bills

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Matthew A. Jackson

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Matthew F. Singer

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Maxwell F. Maharry

Job Titles:
  • Associate ( Illinois Bar Admission Pending )

Megan E. Toal

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Megan Ratia

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Michael Educate

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Litigation

Michael J. Poland

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Michael J. Towne

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Michael R. Hall

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Michael S. Elvin

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Michael Tomczyk

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Nathan Q. Rugg

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Neil R. Patel

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Financial

Nicholas H. Callahan

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Nicholas W. Laird

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Owen H. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Pamela H. Rymut

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal / Real Estate

Peter J. Barack

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Puja O. Narain

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Rachel Bender

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Richard S. Nikchevich

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Robert D. Nachman

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Robert E. Shapiro

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Robert J. Morrow

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Robert M. Fleetwood

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial

Roberta Rudolph Salas

Job Titles:
  • Director of Retirement Plans, Trusts & Special Administrative Services

Roger H. Stetson

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Co - Managing Partner

Ryan V. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Sarah M. Bernstein

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Scott J. Slavick

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Sergio Pantano

Job Titles:
  • IP Docket Manager

Shelby Q. McMahon

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Sivan Koenig Galinsky - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Marketing Officer

Stanley F. Orszula

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Financial Institutions

Steve Schram

Job Titles:
  • Controller

Steven J. Yatvin

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Litigation

Summer C. Moorman

Job Titles:
  • Paralegal / Financial

Suzanne Bessette-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

T. Randall Graeb

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Thomas H. Page

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

Thomas M. Gniot

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Intellectual Property

Thomas M. Williams

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Victoria Rusanova

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Vispi Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Time & Billing Manager

W. Scott Porterfield

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Wendi E. Sloane

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Will Cronin

Job Titles:
  • Associate

William F. Baarsma

Job Titles:
  • Partner / Real Estate

William J. Barrett

Job Titles:
  • Partner

William J. Leone

Job Titles:
  • Manager of Office Services

Zoe Brumfield-Meyers Cross

Job Titles:
  • Associate

Zoe Xiuha Uvin

Job Titles:
  • Associate / Financial Institutions