Armstrong Teasdale Elects Four Attorneys to Firm Committee Roles

Armstrong Teasdale has elected three members to its Executive Committee and one member to its Compensation Committee, effective June 1, 2025.

Elected to the Executive Committee, which functions as the firm’s governing board, are Partners Monte L. Mann, E. Calvin Matthews IV and Joseph F. Hipskind, Jr. Each was elected to a three-year term. In addition, Partner Bruce D. LeMoine was elected to the Compensation Committee for a three-year term. The Compensation Committee is responsible for the allocation of compensation to firm equity partners.

“We’re grateful to each of these attorneys for devoting time and energy to the responsibilities of these important committees,” said Managing Partner Richard W. Engel. “The functions of these committees are critical to the firm’s success and the success of our clients.”

Mann has been a business trial lawyer in Chicago for almost 30 years. He represents clients in high-stakes business disputes concerning contracts, corporate governance, fraud and other business torts, with a particular emphasis on the financial services, commercial real estate, insurance and manufacturing industries. He also defends clients in legal malpractice lawsuits.

Matthews is a trusted legal and business advisor to private equity groups, high-net-worth owner-operators, and corporate boards, providing strategic counsel on acquisitions, dispositions, governance, risk management, and litigation. As outside counsel to numerous businesses, he works closely with CEOs, boards of directors, and senior executives to structure and negotiate complex deals, mitigate risk, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Hipskind has particular experience advising entrepreneurs, private equity firms and family offices in connection with their investments in portfolio companies. He assists companies in all stages of growth, providing counsel on a wide range of corporate and franchise matters and real estate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, commercial and residential development, leasing and commercial finance.

LeMoine concentrates his practice on representing secured lenders and special servicers in the areas of creditors’ rights, loan workouts, business reorganizations, receiverships, foreclosures, replevin actions and real estate transactions. He is skilled at protecting the interests of both creditors and debtors in all types of commercial transactions and litigation to maximize recoveries, minimize or avoid losses and protect collateral.