Overview
BFKN is pleased to announce the addition of two new associates to the firm. Euna Park joins the Real Estate Group, and Gianna Santoro Miksanek joins the Litigation Group.
Euna’s practice includes representing a wide range of clients in complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, sale-leasebacks, secured and unsecured financing, restructuring, and joint ventures. She has significant experience in the hospitality industry, representing clients on full-service, limited-service, franchised, and brand-managed hotel transactions. Prior to joining BFKN, Euna was a real estate associate in the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins LLP, where she represented and advised clients in a variety of complex real estate and finance transactions involving hotels, data centers, industrial properties, medical offices, and mixed-use properties. During law school, Euna worked as a student attorney for the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, which provides free legal representation for clients in their disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.
"Continuing our strategy to opportunistically identify and usher in top talent, we are thrilled to welcome Euna as an associate in our Real Estate Group. Euna impresses with her breadth and depth of experience, intelligence, and calm and confident manner. We have no doubt that Euna will quickly become a valuable asset to the Group and the clients we serve." — Jeremy Bunnow, Co-Chair, Real Estate Group
Gianna focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, assisting clients in obtaining favorable results at every stage of litigation through creative problem-solving and meticulous advocacy. She has substantial experience engaging in appellate practice before multiple federal and state appellate courts, as well as critical motion practice before trial courts. She is also well-versed in the efficient administration of all aspects of discovery. Prior to joining BFKN, Gianna was a litigation associate in the Chicago office of a multinational law firm, where she focused on written advocacy and discovery in complex commercial litigation, privacy and data breach, product liability/mass tort, and employment cases.
"We are very excited to welcome Gianna to the firm and our Litigation Group. Her excellent academic record at both the University of Chicago Law School and Washington University and her complex commercial litigation experience make her a great addition to our growing group of top-notch litigators. " — Maile Hitomi Solís, Co-Chair, Litigation Group
Real Estate Group
The Real Estate Group has been a cornerstone of BFKN since the firm’s founding. We have earned the reputation as one of the premier real estate practices in the country and are consistently recognized by Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers® in America “Best Law Firms" as one of the nation’s top real estate law firms. The combined experience of BFKN’s real estate attorneys encompasses virtually every aspect of real estate and real estate-related transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, development and construction, leasing, real estate investment and financing, real estate joint ventures and equity investments, debt restructuring, property management and operations, and real estate disputes.
Litigation Group
BFKN has assembled a group of highly skilled trial lawyers – seasoned partners and well-trained associates – who represent clients both forcefully and efficiently. Unlike some litigators, who spend years engaging in expensive discovery only to recommend settlement on the eve of trial, we are always ready to try cases when necessary, but strive to achieve business resolutions early and economically when appropriate.