Chicago—Dentons' Rick Palmore and Kristen Rodriguez were selected for inclusion in Crain’s Chicago Business' inaugural list of "Most Influential Minority Lawyers in Chicago."

Rick Palmore is a senior counsel at Dentons. With nearly 20 years of experience  as general counsel and as a public company director, Palmore advises public and private corporations and those in the  leadership suite on risk management and governance issues across practices and industry sectors. He focuses on issues such as regulation, internal investigations, board responsibilities and performance, due diligence, litigation, brand protection, advertising, marketing and labeling.

Kristen Rodriguez is partner and member of Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. She handles a variety of complex commercial and class action litigation, at both the trial court and appellate levels. Rodriguez  manages discovery and briefing in large-scale litigation, and provides counsel to clients in the areas of contract, tort, advertising, media law, privacy and insurance matters.

The special section will appear in the December 11 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business, as well as online at ChicagoBusiness.com.

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