- 2023
- Representative Matter
Transit Corridor Condemnation
Counseled a transit agency through condemnation and valuation proceedings for a corridor expansion, including inverse-condemnation claims and just-compensation negotiations.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Lead counsel for the City of Chicago in litigation arising from the financing and construction of Millennium Park — successfully defended $475 million in public-private partnership agreements.
Lead counsel for the City of Chicago in litigation arising from the financing and construction of Millennium Park — successfully defended $475 million in public-private partnership agreements.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Outside general counsel to the Chicago Transit Authority for bond counsel services across 14 separate revenue bond issuances totaling over $2.1 billion in transit infrastructure financing.
Outside general counsel to the Chicago Transit Authority for bond counsel services across 14 separate revenue bond issuances totaling over $2.1 billion in transit infrastructure financing.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Pro bono representation of a nonprofit community land trust in a First Amendment challenge to city zoning restrictions — obtained preliminary injunction upheld on appeal by the Seventh Circuit.
Pro bono representation of a nonprofit community land trust in a First Amendment challenge to city zoning restrictions — obtained preliminary injunction upheld on appeal by the Seventh Circuit.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Represented a class of municipal employees in a civil rights action alleging discriminatory promotion practices — obtained a $3.8 million jury verdict following a 12-day trial in the Northern District of Illinois.
Represented a class of municipal employees in a civil rights action alleging discriminatory promotion practices — obtained a $3.8 million jury verdict following a 12-day trial in the Northern District of Illinois.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Served as bond counsel on $1.2 billion general obligation bond issuance for a major Illinois public body — one of the largest single GO transactions in state history at time of closing.
Served as bond counsel on $1.2 billion general obligation bond issuance for a major Illinois public body — one of the largest single GO transactions in state history at time of closing.
- 2025
- Representative Matter
TIF Revenue Bond Financing
Served as underwriter’s counsel on a multi-series TIF revenue bond financing supporting mixed-use redevelopment in a Chicago neighborhood tax-increment district.
- 08/07/2026
- Representative Matter
Structured and negotiated the legal framework for the redevelopment of a 42-acre former industrial site in Chicago’s South Side — coordinating TIF financing, environmental compliance, and affordable housing agreements across 7 separate closing transactions.
Structured and negotiated the legal framework for the redevelopment of a 42-acre former industrial site in Chicago’s South Side — coordinating TIF financing, environmental compliance, and affordable housing agreements across 7 separate closing transactions.
- August 26, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Prevails Again
Richard F. Friedman won a federal lawsuit defending the Chicago Sports Commission against a claim that it interfered with a contract to project advertising around Millennium Park.
- August 2, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Successful in Appellate Matter
Friedman successfully defended on appeal a challenge to lien protections for public bodies; appellate court affirmed Section 23 permits no prejudgment interest or attorneys' fees.
- November 12, 2018
- Others
Obama Presidential Center
Neal & Leroy attorneys Langdon D. Neal, Richard F. Friedman and Carol Stubblefield are advising the Obama Foundation on the Obama Presidential Center, a three-building campus.
- August 26, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Prevails Again
Richard F. Friedman won a federal lawsuit defending the Chicago Sports Commission against a claim that it interfered with a contract to project advertising around Millennium Park.
- August 2, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Successful in Appellate Matter
Friedman successfully defended on appeal a challenge to lien protections for public bodies; appellate court affirmed Section 23 permits no prejudgment interest or attorneys' fees.
- November 12, 2018
- Others
Obama Presidential Center
Neal & Leroy attorneys Langdon D. Neal, Richard F. Friedman and Carol Stubblefield are advising the Obama Foundation on the Obama Presidential Center, a three-building campus.
- August 26, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Prevails Again
Richard F. Friedman won a federal lawsuit defending the Chicago Sports Commission against a claim that it interfered with a contract to project advertising around Millennium Park.
- August 2, 2024
- Others
N&L's Friedman Successful in Appellate Matter
Friedman successfully defended on appeal a challenge to lien protections for public bodies; appellate court affirmed Section 23 permits no prejudgment interest or attorneys' fees.
- November 12, 2018
- Others
Obama Presidential Center
Neal & Leroy attorneys Langdon D. Neal, Richard F. Friedman and Carol Stubblefield are advising the Obama Foundation on the Obama Presidential Center, a three-building campus.