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Mark Lenz Joins Thompson Coburn Fagel Haber
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For media inquiries please call Marc Witengier 314.552.6564
ST. LOUIS, MO—(February 7, 2008) We are pleased to announce that
Mark Lenz has joined our Chicago office as a partner in the firm’s Public Finance and Real Estate practice groups. Formerly of Dykema
Gossett PLLC, Mark has focused his practice on real estate, municipal and
public finance law. He is a member of the Chicago Bar Association, and his
client base includes local units of government as well as private sector
developers seeking public financing to support private sector projects. He is
licensed to practice law in Illinois and Michigan.
In addition, Mark was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the
City of Chicago for a period of nearly twenty years, advising the various City
agencies and the Mayor's Office in their efforts to promote the economic
revitalization and vitality of the City. For example, Mark represented the City
of Chicago in the redevelopment and historic preservation of the Reliance
Building and the Carbon & Carbide Building, both of which are registered as
Chicago landmarks. He also created the legal documentation for the New Homes
for Chicago Program, which involved municipal funding and providing other
incentives for the development of low- and moderate-income housing.
A member of the Board of Directors of the West Michigan
Sustainable Business Forum, Mark is also on the Advisory Committee on the
Environment for the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is a member of the
Chicago Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Chicago and West Michigan chapters of
the United States Green Building Council, and the Illinois Nature Conservancy.
Mark holds a J.D. from the University of Texas and a B.A.
(magna cum laude) from the University of Michigan.
Thompson Coburn Fagel Haber is the Chicago branch of Thompson
Coburn, LLP doing business as Thompson Coburn Fagel Haber. Thompson Coburn LLP
has 340 attorneys nationwide, with offices in Chicago, St. Louis, MO, Southern
Illinois and Washington, D.C.
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