CHICAGO, Il. (January 21, 2025) — Lathrop GPM is proud to announce that Illinois Super Lawyers recently named Partner Matt Walker and associate Alex Porter “Rising Stars” on its 2025 list.
Walker’s practice includes all areas of environmental law, including litigation, regulatory compliance, and assistance with corporate transactions. Walker utilizes his background working for environmental regulatory agencies to advise a wide range of clients on environmental matters under federal and state law, and in judicial and administrative forums.
Porter represents secured lenders, CMBS special servicers, receivers, REITS, trade associations, and other financial institutions. His broad experience includes matters involving hotels, multifamily projects, retail centers and office buildings. Porter also handles matters involving complex consumer finance defense, construction and commercial leasing. In addition to loan enforcement and receivership work, he frequently represents secured lenders in lien priority, mechanics lien disputes and other real estate-related litigation at the trial and appellate levels.
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.