Taft is pleased to announce that Lena Madison and Braeden Lord have joined the Chicago office as associate attorneys in the Finance and Real Estate groups. Michael Anderson-Colón joins as of counsel in the Real Estate group.

Madison rejoins Taft after serving as a federal appellate law clerk for the Hon. Charles R. Wilson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. She focuses on mergers and acquisitions, finance, and private equity.

As a member of the Real Estate Practice, Lord advises real estate developers, corporations, non-profits, small businesses, and local governments on a wide range of topics including zoning, licensing, permitting, local taxation, statutory interpretation, and real property acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and financing.

Anderson-Colón is a real estate attorney with particular expertise in renewable energy transactions, real estate development, real estate finance, and leasing. He has represented a broad array of clients in the wind and solar energy industry, including developers, investors, owners, and lenders.