Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP is proud to announce that Chicago Partners Joel T. Cooper, Steven E. Feldman and Sherry L. Rollo have again been selected for inclusion in the 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers list. In addition, Associate Patrick Mardula has been named to the 2026 Illinois Rising Stars list.
Cooper earned recognition in Real Estate by Super Lawyers for the seventh consecutive year. His practice includes representing institutional sponsors of private equity funds, major financial institutions, life insurance companies, and other lenders and investors in direct investment matters. He also advises full‑service real estate organizations, commercial owners, developers, and individual owners, and maintains a corporate law practice. Cooper holds an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (Real Estate Law) for 11 consecutive years.
Feldman has been honored in Intellectual Property by Super Lawyers for seven straight years. He serves as Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Intellectual Property Practice Area, Partner‑in‑Charge of the Chicago office, and a member of the Firm’s Board of Directors. His practice focuses on complex IP litigation, prosecution, and counseling involving patents, trade secrets, trademarks, unfair competition, copyrights, licensing, and due diligence in both domestic and international matters. Feldman has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for the past three years.
Rollo has been named to the Intellectual Property Super Lawyers list for nine consecutive years, following seven years as a Rising Star. She represents clients in domestic and international patent, trade secret, trademark, unfair competition, copyright, and licensing matters. A seasoned litigator and licensed patent attorney, she has handled high‑profile cases across a wide range of technologies. Rollo has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® for the past six years and was honored as 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Trade Secrets.
Mardula, a registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Attorney, received his third Rising Stars recognition in Intellectual Property Litigation. With a background in engineering and construction management, his practice spans patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret enforcement and procurement.
Each year, no more than five percent of attorneys in a state are selected to the Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service that identifies outstanding lawyers across more than 70 practice areas who have achieved a high level of peer recognition and professional accomplishment. Honorees are chosen through a patented multiphase selection process that includes a statewide survey of attorneys, independent research, and peer evaluations by practice area.
