Freeborn Partner Verona Sandberg Featured in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law

CHICAGO – Freeborn & Peters LLP  announces that Partner Verona (“Missy”) Sandberg has been featured in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law. The annual list showcases top Chicago area accountants, consultants and attorneys, who have shown the ability or power to effect change and has held a leadership position outside of their organization. 

Those highlighted in the list were selected by Crain’s editorial team based on their nomination materials. Criteria for inclusion includes serving as role models to other attorneys and promoting inclusive practices in the workplace, practicing in their profession for at least 10 years, and holding a senior leadership role at their firm.

“We congratulate Missy on this well-deserved recognition. She is a skilled and impactful attorney who has been an invaluable member of the Freeborn team and resource to the firm’s clients for years,” said Co-Managing Partner William E. Russell. “We look forward to her continued success in the years to come.”

Missy Sandberg is a Partner in the Litigation Practice Group. She has worked on a wide range of cases dealing with antitrust, class action, breach of contract, shareholder disputes, trusts and estates, and other complex litigation. Missy represents clients in commercial disputes in state and federal courts throughout the country with a focus on critical and dispositive trial motions and appeals in complex cases.

Missy also serves as the Co-Chair of the firm’s Women’s Leadership Council. The firm’s WLC was established in 2007 to provide professional development, marketing support, networking opportunities, and mentoring to Freeborn’s female associates and partners. The organization aims to support women at Freeborn through connections to other women attorneys via events, panels, and seminars, mentorship that advances women in their careers, resources aimed at developing women attorneys into leaders within the firm and the legal community, and more.

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