Genevieve M. Daniels

 

25 West Washington Street, Suite 1454 
Chicago, Illinois 60602

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f_800.720.0819
Genevieve.Daniels@gmdpartners.com

Genevieve M. Daniels has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial and residential real estate transactions and management, as well as real estate-related and other commercial disputes. She also advises and represents entrepreneurs, investors and businesses owners concerning their corporate structuring, governance, buying or selling, and employment and labor-related issues, as well as commercial and employment-related litigation.

Prior to forming GMD & Partners, Ltd. Ms. Daniels was an attorney in the commercial litigation group at the nationally-prominent law firm of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where she primarily represented clients in employment and real estate litigation. Ms. Daniels began her legal career in the City of Chicago Law Department, prosecuting real estate and building-related matters involving the City's municipal code and other requirements. She subsequently practiced in the City of Chicago Law Department's labor and employment divisions, counseling and litigating on behalf of the City of Chicago in both employment and traditional labor matters.

In her real estate practice, Ms. Daniels advises and represents a wide range of commercial and residential clients, including investors, entrepreneurs, developers, business owners, property managers, condominium and home owners' associations, and individual home owners. Ms. Daniels' transactional experience involves all aspects of real estate acquisition, disposition, development, use and management. Ms. Daniels' handles all manner of litigation related to real estate, including contractual disputes arising from real estate deals, actions to quiet title, landlord-tenant suits, evictions, mechanic's lien claims, and other litigation regarding the purchase, ownership and use of real property. In addition, she has experience litigating alleged violations of governmental laws and regulations, including municipal and building codes.

In her employment practice, Ms. Daniels advises and represents business owners on all issues relating to personnel and human resource management, including the hiring, firing, and discipline of employees, the creation and review of employee handbooks, and matters relating to wage payment, disability and leave, and compliance with federal, state and local employment laws. Ms. Daniels also conducts training seminars for employees and supervisors on laws relating to harassment and discrimination, and assists clients in conducting internal investigations of alleged harassment, discrimination, retaliation and employee misconduct. She also drafts employment and executive compensation contracts, as well as agreements involving vendors, independent contractors, employment severance, non-competition and non-solicitation.

Ms. Daniels received her Doctor of Law from Northwestern University School of Law in 1993. While there, she served as a staff member of the Legal Clinic, representing her clients in judicial and administrative hearings. Ms. Daniels received her Bachelor of Arts with honors from Loyola University of Chicago in 1990, where she was the sole recipient of the President's Medallion for the College of Arts and Science.

Ms. Daniels regularly presents seminars and presentations to business association groups on developments in the law. She is a member of the Illinois Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, and has served on the board of directors of several Chicago-based arts organizations. She currently serves on the board of Remy Bumppo Theatre Company and serves as legal counsel to the Joffrey Ballet. She is admitted to practice in Illinois and has been admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern and Central Districts of Illinois and the Northern District of Indiana.