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Rich Reizen, Chair of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, was featured in an Bisnow article “Blood, Sweat And Plumbing: Remaking The Old Chicago Post Office” where his thoughts were revisited from a webinar he moderated back in late June about the hard work that went into transforming the Old Chicago Post Office into what it is today.

Rich Reizen, Chair of Gould & Ratner’s Construction Practice, was featured in an E&E News article “Businesses Break Contracts and Blame Virus. Is Climate Next?” where he discussed the impact of how the pandemic demonstrates why lawyers should be writing clear and specific terms in case of delays or project hiccups, which he noted have been the biggest issue in some construction disputes stemming from quarantine efforts.

Karin O’Connell, a member of Gould & Ratner’s Litigation Practice, was recently chosen to serve as Co-Chair for the ABA Endangered Species Committee. The committee focuses on Endangered Species Act (ESA) law, policy and practice, providing alerts, expert analyses and forum discussions for members. Karin will begin her leadership role in August of 2020.

Gould & Ratner sponsored the Crain’s Real Estate Forum Series: A Conversation with Curt Bailey of Related Midwest on July 22 via webinar. The discussion covered his 30-year career in real estate, plans for The 78, 400 Lake Shore Drive and programs underway at Related Midwest to increase diversity in the industry.

Gould & Ratner sponsored the Crain’s Real Estate Forum Series: The New Workplace Landscape on June 29 via webinar. The featured speaker was Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of WeWork. Topics included how the workforce transitioned from one of handshakes and lunch meetings to that of virtual calls and home office tours. Also, now that cities are lifting some coronavirus-related restrictions, what that will mean for the workplace? We will also found out what changes Mathrani has implemented in the wake of the pandemic, his vision for the future of the office market and his plans to revitalize the coworking company.

Gould & Ratner sponsored, and our own Rich Reizen, chair of Gould & Ratner’s construction Practice, moderated a Bisnow webinar on the transformation of the Old Chicago Post Office on June 25. The summary of the webinar was as follows: