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Schwartz Cooper Attorney Named to Illinois Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board

June 29, 2006

Chicago — Schwartz Cooper Chartered is pleased to announce that Carmen D. Caruso, head of the firm’s Franchise & Distribution practice, has been named to the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board for 2006. 

The Leading Lawyers Network Advisory Board members are selected based upon their reputation, professional ethics and knowledge of the lawyers within their practice area(s) and state.  As a member of the Advisory Board, Mr. Caruso will be directly involved with identifying and selecting future Leading Lawyers in the area of Franchise & Dealership Law.

Mr. Caruso is one of 21 Schwartz Cooper principals named “Illinois Leading Lawyers” for 2006.  Leading Lawyers are selected through a statewide survey conducted by the Leading Lawyers Network.  Lawyers cannot nominate themselves or anyone in their own firm and only those lawyers who are most often recommend by their peers are selected.  For more information, or to find an Illinois’ Leading Lawyer, visit www.leadinglawers.com

About Schwartz Cooper

Schwartz Cooper Chartered provides practical, efficient legal solutions across a range of disciplines, including banking and finance, corporate, franchise and distribution law, commercial real estate, litigation, bankruptcy, tax and estate planning, labor and employment, securities, technology and intellectual property.  Clients include middle-market public and private companies in industries ranging from manufacturing to retail; local and national banking institutions; investment funds; and commercial real estate owners, developers and lenders.  For more information please visit www.schwartzcooper.com.