Goldberg Kohn Ltd.

What Goldberg Kohn Ltd. does

Goldberg Kohn Ltd. is a Chicago-based mid-size commercial law firm founded in 1969, headquartered at 55 East Monroe Street in downtown Chicago. The firm specializes in four core practice areas — Commercial Finance (including Private Credit and International Lending), Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Real Estate, and Litigation & Dispute Resolution — with additional practices in Corporate Law & Transactions, Labor & Employment, Intellectual Property, Technology & E-Commerce Law, Renewable Energy, Trade Credit Insurance, BIPA, and Charter Schools & Innovative Education.

The firm serves enterprise clients including financial institutions, debt and credit funds, private equity firms, real estate developers and operators, and mid-to-large corporations. Documented mandates include advising CME Group on the sale of a critical data center asset, representing Mesirow Financial on the C$500M+ acquisition of three Gateway Casinos & Entertainment properties in Greater Vancouver, advising LoanCore Capital on a $118 million Houston multifamily refinancing, acting as Agent counsel to White Oak Commercial Finance on an ABL facility for Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, and representing Superior Industries in a $310 million senior financing transaction. The firm has cross-border execution capability spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.

Goldberg Kohn operates on traditional professional-services economics — primarily hourly billing for legal counsel, with matter-based fixed fees and contingency arrangements where applicable — and is compensated through multi-year enterprise engagements rather than volume-based or transactional pricing. The firm has roughly 30-35 attorneys, with 32 individually recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in America and sustained top-tier Chambers USA rankings in Banking & Finance, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Litigation, and Real Estate dating back to at least 2010. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the firm is privately held with no external investment, parent company, or institutional ownership signals. The firm pursues business development through thought-leadership publications in industry journals, presentations at Secured Finance Network (SFNet), Commercial Finance Association, and American Bar Association conferences, and third-party rankings recognition, with direct enterprise engagement driven by attorney relationships and referrals from financial institutions.

Name

Goldberg Kohn Ltd.

Legal name

Goldberg Kohn Ltd.

Website

https://goldbergkohn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Goldberg Kohn Ltd. is a Chicago-based mid-size commercial law firm founded in 1969 that serves financial institutions, private equity firms, real estate companies, and mid-to-large corporations with specialized counsel in commercial finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, real estate, and litigation matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH), Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB), Structured Finance Legal, Trustee & Administration (FSACACAJ)

Keywords

• Commercial finance law
• Bankruptcy creditors rights
• Commercial real estate law
• International lending counsel
• Commercial litigation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Hourly Billing: Traditional hourly billing for legal representation in transactions, litigation, and advisory services. Attorneys charge standard hourly rates for legal counsel across practice areas including commercial finance, bankruptcy, real estate, and litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Goldberg Kohn Ltd. is a Chicago-based commercial law firm providing specialized legal counsel across practice areas including bankruptcy and creditors' rights, commercial finance, corporate law and transactions, international lending, labor and employment, litigation and dispute resolution, and real estate. The firm serves mid-to-large enterprises, financial institutions, private equity firms, and real estate companies through attorney-led engagements billed via hourly rates, fixed fees, and contingency arrangements.

Product overview

Goldberg Kohn Ltd. is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services rather than a software product company. The firm operates as a unified legal practice providing multiple specialized service areas: Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights, Commercial Finance (including Private Credit), Corporate Law & Transactions (covering Commercial Contracts, Emerging Companies & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Portfolio Company Services, Private Equity, and Taxation), Intellectual Property, International Lending, Labor & Employment, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Renewable Energy, Technology & E-Commerce Law, Trade Credit Insurance, BIPA, and Charter Schools & Innovative Education. These are distinct practice areas within a single law firm, not modular software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights
• Commercial Finance
• Corporate Law & Transactions
• International Lending
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Real Estate
• Intellectual Property
• Renewable Energy
• Technology & E-Commerce Law
• Trade Credit Insurance
• BIPA
• Charter Schools & Innovative Education

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Practising Law InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2015Jonathan Cooper presented 'UCC Security Interests' at the Practising Law Institute's Commercial Real Estate Financing Seminar, contributing to legal education programs.
• Commercial Finance Association (now SFNet)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2007Goldberg Kohn co-hosted the Commercial Finance Association's First International Asset-Based Lending Workshop in Chicago, establishing the firm as a thought leader in international lending. The firm has played a major role in organizing CFA international conferences and workshops, including the 5th Annual CFA International Lending Conference in London.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Thompson Hine LLP: Mid-size business law firm with established commercial finance, bankruptcy, real estate, and corporate practices. Comparable to Goldberg Kohn in serving mid-market financial institutions and corporate borrowers, with similar deal complexity profile.
• Seyfarth Shaw LLP: Chicago-headquartered law firm with broad practice areas including commercial finance, real estate, litigation, and employment law. Overlaps directly with Goldberg Kohn's service portfolio and Chicago-based enterprise client base, particularly in employment and commercial litigation.
• Vedder Price: Chicago-based mid-size law firm with prominent commercial finance, real estate finance, and bankruptcy practices. Serves a similar base of financial institutions and corporate borrowers, with strong cross-border lending capabilities that compete directly with Goldberg Kohn's specialty.
• Duane Morris LLP: Mid-size law firm with core practices in commercial finance, bankruptcy, real estate, and corporate transactions. Comparable mid-market focus and overlapping client base with Goldberg Kohn, including representation of agents and lenders in commercial finance transactions.
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP: Chicago-headquartered mid-size law firm with deep specialization in commercial finance, banking, real estate finance, and bankruptcy/restructuring. Directly comparable to Goldberg Kohn in both geography and practice focus, with a similar client base of financial institutions and middle-market companies.
• Schiff Hardin LLP: Chicago-based law firm with core practices in commercial finance, bankruptcy/restructuring, real estate, and litigation. Comparable to Goldberg Kohn in its Midwest focus and finance-oriented client base, with overlapping strengths in creditor-side bankruptcy work.

Broad incumbents

• DLA Piper: Global law firm with significant commercial finance, real estate, and restructuring capabilities. Competes with Goldberg Kohn for middle-market and large-cap commercial finance transactions, particularly with international lending components.
• Baker McKenzie: Global law firm with extensive cross-border commercial finance and banking capabilities. Competes with Goldberg Kohn for international lending mandates where Goldberg Kohn has built its specialty practice, though at substantially greater geographic scale.
• Sidley Austin LLP: Major global law firm headquartered in Chicago with market-leading practices in banking & finance, bankruptcy, real estate, and litigation. While substantially larger than Goldberg Kohn, it competes for many of the same enterprise clients and finance mandates, particularly for larger transactions.
• Latham & Watkins LLP: Global law firm with top-ranked banking & finance, restructuring, and real estate practices. Competes with Goldberg Kohn for high-value commercial finance and restructuring mandates, particularly cross-border transactions where Goldberg Kohn has positioned itself.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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