Sonnenschein Adds L. Robert Guenthner to Growing Health Care Practice

December 8, 2005

(CHICAGO, December 8, 2005) — Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today that it has further expanded its national Health Care Group with the addition of L. Robert Guenthner, who joins Sonnenschein as a partner in its Chicago office.  Guenthner, who specializes in corporate and transactional health care matters, joins Sonnenschein from the Health Law and Corporate Departments of Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP in Chicago. 

Guenthner’s practice includes the representation of public and private health care organizations (including hospitals and health systems), as well as non-health care entities, in a wide array of health care and general corporate matters.  Among other things, he advises clients with respect to corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, formation and contracting, as well as employment issues, conflict resolution, compliance and other legal and business matters. 

Gadi Weinreich, national chair of Sonnenschein’s Health Care Group, notes that “Rob is a sophisticated, highly-skilled transactional health care attorney, who has an outstanding reputation in the health care industry.  We are thrilled that he chose to join Sonnenschein.” 

“Rob’s impressive skills and experience will be an incredible asset to Sonnenschein’s Health Care Group, both in Chicago and nationally,” adds James Klenk, a managing partner of Sonnenschein’s Chicago office. 

“Sonnenschein’s Health Care Group includes many of the best, most experienced and effective health care attorneys in the nation,” says Guenthner.  “I am very excited to be joining such a talented team.”

Guenthner received a J.D. degree (with a concentration in business law) and an M.B.A. degree (with a concentration in finance/organizational behavior) from Washington University, and a B.S. degree in business administration, cum laude, from the University of Dayton.  He is admitted to the Illinois bar and is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association as well as both the American and Chicago Bar Associations. 

With more than 700 attorneys and policy professionals in nine U.S. cities and a global reach throughout Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, Sonnenschein  serves the legal needs of many of the world’s largest and best-known businesses, nonprofits and individuals.

Media Contact:

Linda Bulter
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
(312) 876-3453
LButler@sonnenschein.com