PJJQ and Sonnenschein Form Alliance to Enhance Service
The Alliance is believed to be the first of its kind in the legal profession.
July 8, 2004
Linda Butler
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
(312) 876-3453
LButler@sonnenschein.com
Mary Ann Rojas
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C.
(312) 456-484
MRojas@pjjq.com
(CHICAGO, July 8, 2004)--Law firms Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt, P.C. and Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP today announced that they have formed an alliance to provide more diverse legal teams with a depth of talent to meet the needs of their clients in our multicultural American marketplace and global economy. The Alliance is believed to be the first of its kind in the legal profession.
PJJQ and Sonnenschein will remain separate legal entities. They will work together much as co-counsel do on matters to which they are both assigned. The work will be serviced by a team of lawyers that includes members from both firms, and dedicated office space will be available at all locations.
“The close working relations with lawyers from both firms will create a greater sense of diversity and will demonstrate to our clients and the profession that such an alliance brings value and creativity in solving legal problems,” said Stephen Pugh, president of PJJQ. “By reflecting the increasingly diverse demographics of our clients, we will continue to attract the best and brightest lawyers and eet the challenges of achieving and sustaining an inclusive workforce.”
“Sonnenschein has grown its diversity ranks significantly in recent years, establishing aggressive goals to afford diverse attorneys more opportunities for advancement, and we remain committed to the firm’s diversity initiatives,” explained Duane Quaini, Sonnenschein chairman. “Our alliance with PJJQ, one of the country’s largest and most prominent minority-owned law firms, not only will accelerate this process, but also allow us to offer clients of both firms creative and skilled teams of lawyers whose diversity enhances a depth of support unmatched anywhere else.”
Initially, the Alliance will concentrate in the following practice areas: litigation, public finance, real estate and franchising.
Pugh, Jones, Johnson & Quandt is one of the largest minority-owned firms in the United States, with Fortune 100, governmental and entrepreneurial clients. PJJQ are trial lawyers, with a significant breadth of courtroom experience. The firm is nationally ranked in the public finance area and offers the highest level of tax service to its transactional clients The firm also has extensive experience representing clients in complex commercial and governmental real estate transactions. Please visit www.pjjq.com for additional information.
Sonnenschein, with more than 700 attorneys and other professionals in nine U.S. cities and a global reach throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Canada, serves the legal needs of many of the world’s largest and best-known businesses, nonprofits and individuals. Visit www.sonnenschein.com for more information.