The Chicago-based law firm of Novack and Macey is the newest member of the Integrated Advisory Group (IAG), an international organization of independent professional firms from around the world. Created in 1989, the IAG includes lawyers, accountants, and tax advisers from more than 30 different countries. During its 11-year history, the group has provided its member firms with a greater understanding of the legal and commercial frameworks used in other nations and served as a resource for locating professional services that their clients may need in other countries. While the IAG includes American firms among its members, Novack and Macey is the first Chicago-based firm to receive membership.

"The IAG enables us to make valuable contacts with professionals in other countries and to assist them and their clients with business-related problems and litigation in Chicago and the surrounding area. It also gives us the opportunity to refer our clients to qualified professionals who can help them with overseas business problems," said partner Mitchell Marinello. "The IAG has excellent resources, and we have enjoyed meeting some of our foreign counterparts as well as members in other regions of the United States."

Founded in 1984, Novack and Macey is a litigation firm that concentrates on complex commercial cases. The firm has successfully represented clients in a wide variety of business disputes, including matters involving banking, contracts, class actions, RICO, securities, real estate, land use, partnerships and close corporations, antitrust, insurance coverage, environmental matters, business torts and employment-related issues. Novack and Macey attorneys have honed their skills in courtrooms, mediations and arbitrations nationwide. Clients include corporations, institutions, investment ventures, partnerships and individuals, as well as the United States Government.

For further information about Novack and Macey, please contact Stephen Novack or Mitchell Marinello at 312-419-6900.