The Firm Gunther Group LLC places partners and associates at law firms of all sizes and all personalities. We also partner with dynamic companies seeking to hire attorneys for in-house positions, including General Counsels, Assistant General Counsels, and staff attorneys. We work diligently to get to know our clients and candidates so that each placement has the best chance of success. We are attorneys with real-world experience practicing law. We speak your language, and we understand first-hand the demands lawyers face everyday. Our goal is straightforward: to find the most qualified attorneys for our clients, and the best employers for our candidates. And, in achieving that goal, we believe that careful, professional, responsive, and confidential service is critical. Our clients and candidates regularly tell us how we are doing. [See Candidate Testimonials] [See Client Testimonials] And we strive each day to continue to maintain their high expectations. Unlike other attorney search firms in Chicago that call themselves "the premier" or "the leading" attorney search firm in the city, we believe you should decide. Gunther Group LLC can assist a growing law firm, help a company bring their counsel in-house, or place an attorney in an exciting career opportunity. Whether you are looking for top talent or looking for that great job, we can help you. [See Our Client Services] [See Our Candidate Services] Gunther Group LLC is a member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), the national professional organization for the legal search profession. The Recruiters The recruiters at Gunther Group LLC have personally assisted over 200 attorneys secure positions in law firms, companies, and other organizations. [See Representative Placements] They have worked with attorneys at all levels of experience -- from first year associates to equity partners -- and in virtually all practice areas, including: Antitrust and Marketing Law Bankruptcy Corporate (Mergers and Acquisitions, Securities, Venture Capital) Employee Benefits Environmental Law Finance Health Care Law Information Technology Intellectual Property (Patent, Trademark) Labor and Employment Litigation (Commercial, Class Action) Real Estate Tax Trusts and Estates Arthur D. Gunther, the president and founder of Gunther Group LLC, practiced commercial litigation at Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd. (now Reed Smith) for over five years. Art left the firm as a partner in 1998. Before joining Sachnoff in 1992, Art served as a law clerk for the Honorable James F. Holderman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Art graduated with the distinction of Order of the Coif from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley. Art left Sachnoff & Weaver in early 1998 to pursue a career in legal recruiting. Prior to law school, Art was an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. He graduated from the University of Illinois in 1985 with his B.S. in Accountancy. Art was named to the school's Bronze Tablet. He also received the Silver Medal on the May 1985 CPA Exam. Art was a featured panelist for the American Management Association's Center for Legal Management's Conference in New York City on "Innovative Strategies for Law Firm Recruitment and Retention." He has also advised law firms on successful recruiting practices. Contact Art at (312) 629-4904 or agunther@gunthergroup.com Christine G. Lyons practiced law and was the Hiring Attorney at Grippo & Elden before joining the Gunther Group in 2004. Christine began her legal career as an associate at Sidley Austin in 1999.  In 2002 Christine joined Grippo & Elden, a litigation boutique in Chicago, where she practiced commercial litigation. Christine graduated from the Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, in 1999.  At Georgetown she served on the Georgetown Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 1996. Contact Christine at (312) 629-4905 or clyons@gunthergroup.com Lindsay Greenwood spent several years practicing as a corporate health care attorney at both large and mid-size law firms in Chicago and Washington, D.C.  As an associate in the corporate health care practice of McGuireWoods and Katten Muchin Rosenman, Lindsay focused her legal career on counseling hospitals, physicians, and other health care practitioners on business transactions and compliance matters.  Lindsay's considerable involvement with recruiting throughout her legal career has given her unique insight into satisfying the hiring needs of employers and facilitating outstanding career connections for her candidates.   Lindsay received her law degree from DePaul University College of Law in 2001 and her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. Contact Lindsay at (312) 629-4903 or lgreenwood@gunthergroup.com