Sonnenschein Expands Real Estate Group With Addition Of Tax Credit Attorney

May 14, 2007

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP announced today the addition of Mark Leitson as of counsel in its national Real Estate Group.  Leitson will reside in the law firm’s Chicago office.

Leitson has a 20-year legal career covering multi-family and commercial real estate and corporate transactions.  Most recently, he was vice president and deputy general counsel at National Equity Fund, Inc., one of the nation’s leading tax credit syndicators.  In that position, Leitson oversaw all corporate and securities law matters, and he closed more than 40 low-income housing project investments on behalf of NEF equity funds.

“Mark will be specializing in the area of new market tax credits - a burgeoning business that has seen unprecedented growth,” said Jana Cohen Barbe (formerly Jana Cohen Blackman), chair of Sonnenschein’s Real Estate Group.  “With a focus on that particular niche, Mark will be an asset to our already preeminent tax credit practice.”

Leitson received a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago.  He earned a B.A. degree from the University of Michigan.

“Sonnenschein’s Real Estate Group has already achieved prominence in the areas of new market and low income housing tax credits,” noted Leitson.  “I look forward to contributing to the growth of the firm’s tax credit team.”

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