Jeffrey B. Charkow has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Trial Practice Group in its Chicago office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Charkow was a partner at Harris Winick Harris LLP.
“Our pursuit of top legal talent is an ongoing priority, and we are seeing terrific momentum across our global platform, particularly in Chicago,” said Duane Morris Chairman and CEO Matthew A. Taylor. “Jeff is the fourth partner to join our Chicago office within the last 12 months, including former regional director at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois John Cooke, former Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago counsel Joseph Silvia, and former executive director of the Indiana State Gaming Commission Sara Tait. We are thrilled to add Jeff to our roster, and our clients will benefit from his relationships and extensive experience.”
“While we are a dynamic, full-service office, we have a particularly strong concentration of talent in construction—servicing owners, developers, contractors and design professionals. With his national practice and unique experience and strong relationships in Chicago and beyond, Jeff is a most welcome addition to our firm and our vibrant and growing Chicago office,” said Neville M. Bilimoria, managing partner of Duane Morris’ Chicago office.
Charkow is an experienced commercial litigator with an emphasis in resolving sophisticated construction disputes through settlement, arbitration, litigation and appeal. He has extensive experience navigating the resolution of complex construction disputes involving multiple parties and contracts to find cost-effective solutions. Charkow’s construction law practice has involved representation of virtually all the players in the industry, litigating claims on behalf of owners, general contractors, subcontractors and design builders on projects such as the Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Notre Dame Football Stadium, Deer Island WasteWater Treatment Center, power plants in locations ranging from Illinois to Guatemala, and hotel, apartment and condominiums throughout the United States. His commercial litigation practice is diverse, with cases ranging from litigation for a well-known restaurant chain for claims arising out of an iconic advertising campaign and successful representation of company in licensing and intellectual property disputes regarding $150 million sale and purchase of the company to representation of an international restaurant chain and its franchisees in connection with indemnity and coverage litigation for an outbreak of E. coli.
Charkow has been individually ranked by Chambers USA 2022 and described by Legal 500
as having “outstanding knowledge.” He is an active member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys, American Bar Association, including the Construction Law Forum, Division 12 (Owners and Lenders), and the Chicago Bar Association.
“I’m excited to join Duane Morris’ first-rate construction practice, which spans many different areas of the industry,” said Charkow. “I look forward to offering my clients the firm’s comprehensive platform and using my skill set to assist legacy and new clients of the firm as the demand for legal services in the construction industry continues to grow.”
Charkow is a graduate of Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1993), where he was an editor of the Washington University of Law Quarterly and elected to the Order of the Coif. He is also a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1988).
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