Taft partner Tony Licata has been elected co-chair for the Chicago Bar Association’s new Family Office Committee. The Family Office Committee supports attorneys who counsel clients utilizing family office structures to manage significant wealth and complex assets. This includes both retained and in-house counsel, locally and nationally. Through meetings, forums, and seminars, the committee fosters collaboration among practitioners in the inter-disciplinary practice of Family Office law, which includes: estate planning & trusts, tax, business transactions, and corporate governance.

Tony focuses his practice on providing a variety of legal services to major family offices within multiple states, including work on private equity venture capital matters. He also works closely with the construction, restaurant and hospitality, and technology industries and represents clients on major commercial real estate transactions. Tony has also represented international investors on a wide range of U.S. transactions.