Bio

Frank Chaiken is a partner in the firm and chair of its Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. In addition, he leads the firm's office presence in Chicago, and serves on the International Practice Committee. Frank focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, start-ups, joint ventures and commercial agreements and has extensive experience with international transactions, in particular foreign direct investments into the United States. He also serves as general outside legal counsel to a wide range of business clients. Frank's experience prior to joining the firm in 1993 includes four years as in-house corporate counsel to Sandoz Agro Ltd. based in Basel, Switzerland.