Taft Law Firm Welcomes Six Litigators to the Chicago Office

CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Taft Stettinius & Hollister (Taft) announced today that their Chicago litigation team continues to grow including four new partners and two new associates. Joining the firm are six litigators:

• John M. Riccione - Partner
• William (Bill) J. Serritella Jr. - Partner
• Andrew M. Alul - Partner
• Jillian S. Cole - Partner
• Kristine M. Kolky - Associate
• Zachary J. Sehy - Associate

"A strong presence in Chicago is essential to Taft, and today we welcome six outstanding litigators to our firm. Having these well-respected practitioners join our firm is evidence of Taft's continued growth in the Chicago market," said Thomas Terp, Taft's chairman and managing partner. 

Cezar (Cid) Froelich, chairman of the Chicago office of Taft said, "A year ago Taft and Shefsky hoped to increase the size of the Chicago office. A year later we have grown by 20 percent."

Riccione served as co-managing partner of Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa in Chicago.  Riccione is a business trial lawyer and focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation.  He has litigated a wide array of commercial disputes throughout the country, including cases involving real estate, construction claims, trade secrets, computer fraud and abuse, UCC warranties and remedies, and labor and employment. Riccione has been named Illinois Super Lawyer since 2005 and nominated by a Fortune 1000 client to BTI's Client All-Star Team, an honor extended to only 70 lawyers nationwide. He is a frequent speaker on the topics of alternative fee arrangements, non-competition agreements, commission disputes and UCC warranties and remedies, to various trade and bar associations and client groups. Riccione is a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law.

Serritella was the chairman of the litigation department at Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa. Serritella is a commercial litigator who focuses his practice on banking, commercial and appellate litigation. He is widely recognized as one of the premier complex commercial workout and bankruptcy litigators in Chicago. Serritella also has extensive experience as an appellate lawyer, having handled numerous appeals in various Federal and State Courts. Serritella has also been an adjunct professor of Appellate Advocacy at Loyola University School of Law in Chicago. Serritella also has tried numerous complex commercial cases in Federal and State Courts, and has significant experience in litigation involving the UCC. Serritella is a graduate of DePaul University School of Law, summa cum laude. 

"Taft has an excellent reputation throughout the country as well as here in Chicago; Bill and I are excited to join such a quality firm, with such depth and breadth of experience, and this will serve as our foundation for the growth we anticipate," Riccione said.

Andrew Alul is joining the firm having previously worked as a partner at the Rakoczy Molino firm. Alul's practice focuses on patent litigation with a significant emphasis on bringing generic drugs and biosimilars to market under the Hatch-Waxman Act and the Biologics Price Competition & Innovation Act. He represents some of the top generic pharmaceutical companies in the world, and was critical to the courtroom wins for generic Nasonex (mometasone furoate) and Latisse (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution). Alul earned his law degree from St. Louis University School of Law, magna cum laude.  

"I couldn't be more thrilled to add Andrew's talent to our growing team," says Stephen Auten, chair of Taft's Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences Litigation Group.

About Taft

At Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, delivering outstanding legal performance to help clients succeed is what drives and motivates our more than 400 attorneys every day. Taft has offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; and Phoenix, Arizona. The firm practices across a wide range of industries, in virtually every area of law, including Business and Finance; Litigation; Labor and Employment; Intellectual Property; Business Restructuring, Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights; Environmental; Health and Life Sciences; Private Client Services; Real Estate; and Tax. With a proven track record of experience since 1885, the firm offers breadth and depth of legal expertise coupled with a trusted business perspective to help our clients, big and small, regionally, nationally and internationally, reach their goals. For more information, please visit www.taftlaw.com.

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