Issue 9 2023, Acquisition International | 11 Kim is a pioneer in Illinois video gaming litigation, and has set the industry precedent in the area of the enforceability of pre-licensure contracts between video terminal operators and establishments. She successfully obtained a temporary restraining order against an establishment on an agreement for future video gaming operations executed before the Illinois Video Gaming Act’s passage, as well as successfully prosecuting numerous lawsuits and injunctions on behalf of Illinois video terminal operators to enforce contract rights. Kim also represents Chicago’s premier financial institutions in various litigation matters relating to bank practices and owned real estate. Kim graduated magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and was a member of the Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society, the Public Interest Law Society and the Women’s Law Society during her time at law school. She received the 2018 International Advisory Experts Award: Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Illinois, and was named as the Corporate America Legal Elite for 2015 by Corporate America News magazine. This came with the Award for Innovation in Shareholder Dispute Resolution and the Best for Business Torts – Illinois. She was also named a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers in the category of Business Litigation in 2013 and 2014, and honoured as the 2011-2012 Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women. She now has the Leading Wealth Transfer Litigator of the Year – Illinois award from Acquisition International to add to her growing stack. Well done to Kim and Taft for all the outstanding work accomplished to date, and undoubtedly for the feats to be achieved in the coming future too. Company: Taft Web Address: https://www.taftlaw.com/ Contact Name: Kim Walberg Talented Dynamic and Innovative Thinkers Thrive at Taft Taft is named in honour of the Taft family of the United States, who have an outstanding heritage in the legal world stretching back some 135 years. Today it is a modern and progressive firm trusted to successfully advise individuals and organisations across a wide variety of issues concerning law. It prides itself on being different in ways such as its outstanding workplace culture, its obsessive client-first mentality, and its servant leadership model of delivering high-quality service. It is believed to be the only firm of its size and scale that doesn’t have a single locale or ‘mothership’ as its headquarters. Rather, it celebrates in the diversity of having an empowered and geographically dispersed team with leaders covering every major market and practice group. The Chicago office is situated adjacent to the city’s thriving riverfront, boasting stunning views of Lake Michigan. It is immersed in the business and cultural life of the city, with attorneys who are equipped to serve clients ranging from small businesses and start-ups to Fortune 500 corporations, local, and state governments. The office concentrates on matters involving real estate, zoning, gaming, corporate transactions and financings, mergers and acquisitions, government relations, and public finance, as well as litigation of all types including employment and intellectual property. True to Taft’s teamwork values, its Chicago attorneys work closely with their colleagues across the Midwest, and utilize the company’s deep network of legal talent to serve clients’ needs. Chicago based partner Kim R. Walberg has a practice focus on commercial litigation. This includes breach of contract, business torts, shareholder disputes, class action defence, construction litigation, zoning litigation, commercial lease disputes, enforcement of restrictive covenants, trust litigation, and Section 1983 civil rights litigation. She is the chair of Taft’s Chicago Litigation group and also previously served on the firm’s Executive Committee. She has successfully represented both trustees and trust beneficiaries in multi-million litigation alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and seeking to invalidate trust amendments based on undue influence and lack of testamentary capacity. Kim, aided by Taft’s deep bench of trust and estate lawyers, has an expert knowledge of the newly adopted Illinois Trust Code and its effect on trust administration and trustee performance. Kim was educated at Harvard University, where she graduated cum laude in 1996, before going on to study law at Loyola University Chicago. Her work at Taft has encompassed defending the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department in multiple class action cases alleging due process violations based on the purported deprivation of money and other personal property. She has achieved successful resolutions of these cases at the district court level, involving issues which have been appealed and affirmed by the United States Supreme Court. She has also represented the Chicago Park District against opponents of the relocation of the Chicago Children’s Museum from Navy Pier to Grant Park. She successfully defended the Park District’s position at both the circuit court and appellate court levels, taking on legal precedent from the 1800’s concerning Chicago’s Lakefront. Taft is a modern law firm that works tirelessly to deliver great results for its clients and communities. It is home to more than 825 attorneys practising virtually every area of law to service clients located in 8 primary Midwest markets and the District of Columbia. Having been awarded Leading Wealth Transfer Litigator of the Year – Illinois, we thought it was an ideal time to find out more. Jul23338
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