Firm News

Rich Reizen, chair of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, moderated a panel at a Bisnow Chicago State of the Market event: “The Mega-Developments, Economic Trends, Investment Outlook and Tenant Activity Driving Chicago into 2023 and Beyond” on Nov. 16.

Gould & Ratner recently represented Ichthus Capital Partners in a non-dilutive financing with Saebo. Saebo is a medical device company that is focused on providing products to support the rehabilitation process for stroke patients. Ichthus Capital Partners is a rapidly growing lending fund active in the healthcare space based in Vancouver, Canada. Ichthus uses innovative and bespoke credit structures in each of its investments, providing investors strong downside protection while generating an attractive absolute rate of return.

Gould & Ratner has been ranked in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News. Our Real Estate Practice was recognized as one of the top law firms in Chicago for the second consecutive year, and also ranked nationally, moving up from National Tier 3 to National Tier 2 for 2023. Additionally, the firm’s Estate Planning and Wealth Transfer Practice remained ranked as Metropolitan Tier 3 this year:

Gould & Ratner sponsored and hosted an America-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) entrepreneur spotlight event on Nov. 3. The event, Merging Software & Science in Precision Cancer Care, featured SimBioSys co-founders Tushar Pandey and Joseph Peterson. SimBioSys is a software company deploying a combination of biophysical modeling and artificial intelligence to revolutionize precision cancer care.

Gould & Ratner is pleased to announce that David Hoeppner, a senior associate in the firm’s Corporate Practice, has been promoted to partner.

Gould & Ratner recently represented JJD Management in the acquisition of Metaltec. JJD Management is a family office consortium owned by Lorentzen Investments, Imperial Group and Ashland Capital Partners. Headquartered in Michigan, Metaltec is a leading manufacturer and distributor of consumable metal abrasive materials used in blast cleaning, surface profiling, shot peening and other surface preparation and finishing applications.