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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2023 · 1H 4M

Let's Get Personal with Drew Beres and Jessica Fairchild, Founding Partners of Croke Fairchild Duarte and Beres

from Personal Jurisdiction · host Jessica Fairchild, Drew Beres, Hallie Ritzu, Allison Freedman

Learn more about Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres here: https://crokefairchild.comJessica Fairchild focuses her practice on corporate and mergers and acquisitions matters, where she counsels founders, private equity sponsors, family enterprises and corporations. She earned her B.S. in Accounting from the University of Illinois and her J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law. Prior to founding CFDB in 2019, Jessica started her legal career as an associate in the corporate group at Sidley in Chicago. After Sidley, Jessica was General Counsel for the Chicago 2016 Bid for the Olympics. From there, she founded her own business and transactional practice that she led for nearly 10 years. At CFDB, Jessica is a founding partner and co-chair of the management committee. Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn. Drew Beres also focuses his practice on corporate matters. Drew started his legal career in the corporate groups at Mayer Brown and Kirkland & Ellis. Drew earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan, his Masters of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and his J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. For the last 3 years, Drew has been a member of the Illinois Finance Authority.  At CFDB, Drew is a founding partner and managing partner. Connect with Drew on LinkedIn. Find us online at https://www.personaljxpod.comFind us on LinkedIn on our new page and subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletterFind us on Twitter @PersonalJxPodPersonal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with Simplecast. We use Riverside.FM to record our episodes. Our logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod.Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7614-pleasant-porridgeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Get new episodes by email by subscribing to our Substack! Thank you to our sponsor, Themis Bar Review! Find us online at https://www.personaljxpod.comFind us on LinkedIn on our new page and subscribe to our LinkedIn newsletterFind us on Twitter @PersonalJxPodWe couldn't do this alone! So...Personal Jurisdiction is powered and distributed with Simplecast. We use Riverside.FM to record our episodes. Our episodes are edited by Scott Donnell at Run and Drum Media https://www.runanddrummedia.comOur new logo/branding was designed by Ellie Mejia, a graphic designer and illustrator located in Chicago, Illinois. Check out Ellie's work here. Our previous logos were designed by Lizzie L. O'Connor.Our Theme Song is Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ **This track was shortened for use in this episode. Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

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Personal Jurisdiction is celebrating its 50th episode with a showstopper of a conversation with Jessica Fairchild and Drew Beres. Jessica and Drew are two of the founding partners of the Chicago-based law firm of Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres. During this conversation, we learn so much from Jessica and Drew, including what it means to start, grow, and lead a mid-sized law firm and why it's okay to practice an area of the law that doesn't coincide with the classes you took in law school.

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