Katten Announces New Partner Class

11/1/20

Katten announced today that the firm’s Executive Committee voted to promote 20 attorneys to partner in the largest class in more than a decade.

“This diverse group of attorneys has consistently excelled in providing pragmatic, business-savvy counsel and delivering exceptional client service,” said Katten Chairman Roger P. Furey. “We congratulate them on reaching this milestone in their careers.”

Effective November 1, the new partners are:

  • Jonathan C. Byer, Private Wealth, New York
  • George W. Carter, Real Estate, Charlotte
  • Michael J. Chiusano, Commercial Litigation, Dallas
  • Ryan M. Fawaz, Insurance and Health Care Fraud Litigation, Orange County
  • Joseph F. Fiorill, Commercial Litigation, Washington, DC
  • Michael F. Frantz, Real Estate, Charlotte
  • J Matthew W. Haws, Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement, Chicago
  • Stephanie Hor-Chen, Insolvency and Restructuring, Chicago
  • Joseph M. Janusz, Patent Litigation, Charlotte
  • Phillip S. Koh,Financial Markets and Funds, New York
  • Jessica G. Kraver, Trademark/Copyright/Advertising/Privacy, New York
  • Alison Yuko Krieser,Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity, Dallas
  • David J. Matthews, Structured Finance and Securitization, Charlotte
  • Andrew L. McKay, Private Wealth, Chicago
  • Brian L. Muldrew, Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement, New York
  • Andrew D. Olsan, Real Estate, Dallas
  • Daniel H. Render, Mergers and Acquisitions/Private Equity, Los Angeles
  • Sarah Weber, Financial Markets Litigation and Enforcement, Chicago
  • Eric T. Werlinger, Appeals and Critical Motions, Washington, DC
  • Elizabeth Dominguez Yaeger, Real Estate, Washington, DC


Katten is a full-service law firm with nearly 700 attorneys in locations across the United States and in London and Shanghai. Clients seeking sophisticated, high-value legal services turn to Katten for counsel locally, nationally and internationally. The firm’s core areas of practice include commercial finance, corporate, financial markets and funds, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, structured finance and securitization, transactional tax planning, and trusts and estates. Katten represents public and private companies in numerous industries, as well as a number of government and nonprofit organizations and individuals. For more information, visit katten.com.

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