Chicago Deep Dish: Story Behind The Old Post Office

For more than 40 years, Rich Reizen has represented a wide array of clients in connection with numerous construction projects. Rich, who is chair of the firm's Construction Practice, has represented contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers and owners in connection with hundreds of construction projects in Chicago and throughout the country. These projects have included: construction of the largest mixed-use development in the United States the world’s largest cable stayed pre-cast segment concrete span bridge convention centers and hotels government projects, including water treatment plants, high-rise buildings and commercial office centers, coal gassification sites, residential communities, schools, arenas and performing arts centers, data centers, hospitals, parking structures, nuclear power plants, and alternative energy. Rich is both an experienced litigator and construction lawyer, using his depth of skills to advise his clients in all phases of construction, including pre-construction documentation, construction issues arising during the project, and the mediation, arbitration or litigation of claims resulting from the projects. Rich is a frequent author and speaker on a variety of construction-related topics, as well as other topics including class actions, accounting and banking issues. Rich was invited to join the Construction Lawyers Society of America as a Fellow. CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary association of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction. Fellowship is limited and selective, with lawyers being invited only upon a proven record of accomplishment. Rich has also been recognized by his peers as an Illinois Leading Lawyer in the areas of Construction and Commercial Law.