Chicago, IL – Askounis & Darcy, PC is pleased to announce that Laura N. Heft has joined the firm as an associate attorney.

A 2012 graduate of Indiana University, Maurer School of Law, Ms. Heft clerked for the Honorable Judge Evan Roberts and Judge Stephen Bowers, Indiana State Superior Court. Having received her L.L M. in Air and Space Law in 2015 from the University of Mississippi, Ms. Heft concentrates her practice in transactional and litigation matters with a special focus on aircraft related issues. Ms. Heft is licensed to practice in the States of Illinois and Indiana.

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Askounis & Darcy, PC represents banks, equipment lessors, finance companies, lease brokers and equipment vendors on a national basis in commercial and fraud litigation, bankruptcy/workouts, governmental investigations, collections, transactions and appeals. Askounis & Darcy’s attorneys are licensed in the State Courts of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, California, Maryland and Tennessee as well as in various federal courts throughout the United States. Askounis & Darcy’s experience includes representing creditors in the NorVergence litigation, Chrysler, GM and Chicago Tribune bankruptcy cases; and Wildwood, Equipment Acquisition Resources, Allied Health, American Screw and Sysix fraud litigation. For more information, visit www.askounisdarcy.com