Gould & Ratner

Gould & Ratner is a mid-size law firm based in Chicago, Illinois, where it has practised since 1930. The firm fields more than 50 lawyers across a spread of practice areas, including real estate, corporate, tax, litigation, construction and intellectual property law, and advises both businesses and individuals.

The firm's client base spans several industries, among them manufacturing, telecommunications, media, technology, hospitality and real estate. Gould & Ratner describes itself as one of the few genuinely mid-size firms in Chicago, a position it argues allows it to take on complex, high-stakes matters while giving each client individual attention. Its early history is rooted in a three-attorney practice whose original client was The Crown Family.

Attorneys at the firm are trained across multiple legal disciplines, so that a client can work with a single lawyer on several issues; collaborative teams can be assembled from colleagues down the hallway when a matter calls for more scale. Outside client work, lawyers at Gould & Ratner volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and provide pro bono legal services to those unable to afford counsel.