Sixteen attorneys in Taft’s Chicago office were selected for inclusion in Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2023. Rising Stars recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state are selected. 

Following are the Taft honorees:

Illinois Rising Stars 2023

• Elizabeth Babbitt, Business Litigation
• Bianca E. Ciarroni, Business Litigation*
• Paul J. Coogan, Civil Litigation: Defense
• Adam W. Decker, Business Litigation
• Payal Keshvani, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Nicollette L. Khuans, General Litigation
• Anne Kremer, Business/Corporate
• Allison Lovell, General Litigation*
• Andrew S. Murphy, Employment Litigation: Defense*
• Alexander C. Pappas, Real Estate
• Jason Robin, Real Estate
• Rachel Schaller, Employment & Labor
• Jaimin Shah, Intellectual Property Litigation
• Caroline E. Thee, Mergers & Acquisitions*
• Alexandra Van Dusen, Gaming*
• Abe Wehbi, Business/Corporate

* Newly recognized.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.