Contact: Thomas Stiebel, Partner
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Telephone: 312-715-5244
Fax: 312-632-1761
Email: thomas.stiebel@quarles.com
Website: http://www.quarles.com
Founded in 1892 and having approximately 450 lawyers in six offices across the U.S., Quarles & Brady is one of the oldest, largest, and most respected law firms in the U.S. We have 152 attorneys named as Best Lawyers in America for 2010 — more than 34.5% of all our attorneys. This exceptional accomplishment clearly reflects our deep commitment to outstanding service that has been the hallmark of our firm's distinguished 120-year history, and unmistakably sets Quarles & Brady apart from any other firm.
Our clients include many major NYSE, NASDAQ and foreign stock exchange listed multinational corporations, governmental entities, and state and local governments. In China, our clients include large state-owned enterprises and private entities primarily in the pharmaceutical, biotech, real estate, automotive and manufacturing sectors. Representative clients include:
- Microsoft
- General Electric
- Bank of America
- JP Morgan Chase
- Harley Davidson
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Shanghai Genon
- Zen Pharmaceuticals
- BM Holdings
- Sandoz (China)
Our attorneys advise on issues including:
- International Business
- Corporate Services
- Corporate Finance/Securities
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity/Venture Capital
- Commercial Financial Services
- Antitrust, Trade Regulation & Franchising
- Product Distribution
- Intellectual Property and IP litigation
- Product Liability and Personal Injury Litigation
- Real Estate
- Tax, Trust & Estates
Recent China efforts include advising on: worldwide IP acquisition and protection, licensing, U.S. litigation strategies for supplying counterfeit goods through a Chinese distributorship, and the acquisition of a NASDAQ traded biotechnology company.