CHICAGO, Ill. (August 24, 2026) — Lathrop GPM is proud to announce Illinois Super Lawyers has named Partners Catherine Goldhaber and Malaika D. Tyson to its 2027 list. Additionally, Counsel Bradley Dlatt was named a “Rising Star” for 2027.
Goldhaber’s national litigation practice focuses on defending complex product liability and mass torts matters, supported by strategic counseling to mitigate risk and control exposure. She serves clients as local, trial and coordinating counsel in high-stakes litigation across many jurisdictions. Goldhaber also advises clients on Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) issues, with particular experience in resolving MSP compliance disputes that arise during discovery and resolution. Recognized by Super Lawyers each year since 2023, Goldhaber was recently named one of Crain’s Chicago Business’s Notable Women in Law and was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for 2025 and 2026. She is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.
Tyson assists clients with the strategic management of intellectual property by providing patent and trademark prosecution, competitive IP analysis and portfolio management, trade secret program development and management of complex, multi-faceted IP transactions. She represents clients in various areas, particularly in the life science, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, chemical and material sciences and consumer goods industries. Tyson has earned national and international recognition for her IP practice, including being named to IAM’s Strategy 300: Global Leaders and Patent 1000 rankings, Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers and Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars list. She has also been recognized by World Trademark Review as a Leading Trademark Lawyer, by World IP Review as one of its Influential Women in IP and by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Notable Woman in Law.
Dlatt is a nationally recognized attorney helping businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals navigate the complex world of insurance coverage, claims and disputes. Over nearly a decade in practice, Dlatt and his teams have secured more than $350 million in settlements and judgments for clients. He provides insurance-related counseling and has obtained substantial recoveries for policyholders under every major line of property, casualty and specialty insurance coverage. Dlatt has been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2020.
A Thomson Reuters business, Super Lawyers is a rating service that is based on peer nominations that are supported by interviews, independent research, data verification and good-standing review. Only five percent of the lawyers in a given state or region are named Super Lawyers; 2.5 percent qualify as Rising Stars.