
Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
USA Guide 2026 : Illinois
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Thompson Coburn’s real estate attorneys are more than legal advisors — we are trusted partners, dealmakers, and problem-solvers who deliver industry-focused solutions tailored to each client’s unique needs. With a national presence, we help clients navigate and capitalize on the dynamic commercial real estate market, addressing pent-up demand and seizing new opportunities.
We guide clients through the entire lifecycle of real estate transactions, from strategy and negotiation to execution and beyond. Our experience spans coast to coast, enabling us to handle transactions of all sizes and complexities. Our diverse client roster includes real estate lenders and capital equity market providers, and Fortune 500 companies, as well as a variety of institutional business clients. In the retail sector, our clients have included national fast food restaurant chains, a national discount grocery, a major big-box retailer, retail developers, lenders, and investors.
We tackle the issues common to every transaction — land use regulations, environmental concerns, tax implications and financing — as well as more specific issues, such as state and federal economic incentives and green building considerations. We handle real estate and construction litigation, commercial acquisition and sale, commercial leasing, real estate financing and capital markets services and affordable housing related matters.
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Katriina McGuire
Katriina McGuire is highly recommended for her track record of guiding developers through zoning regulations. Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Harry Leipsitz
Harry Leipsitz of Cousino Law impresses with his burgeoning transactional practice which has seen him working with clients on financings and leases.
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Jim Dillon

Gary Plotnick
Head of Department

Talar Berberian

Bernard Citron

Jeffrey Merar

Meghan Murphy

Justin Newman

Daniel North

Jack Parrino

Tom Thanasouras

Lizzie Walter


Harry Leipsitz
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Band 2 USA 2026
Practice area: Real Estate
Location: Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds
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