Drane & Freyer

Limited

Building on 100 years of real estate law experience

About Us

The Drane & Freyer model fosters deep strategic relationships – transforming our lawyers into trusted team members and advisers, helping clients evolve their business strategies and stay ahead of the issues and competition. We move beyond the basics of always delivering top quality legal work which efficiently and cost-effectively responds to clients’ needs.


Drane & Freyer lawyers serve as outside general counsel and compliance officers for a number of clients. Daily and deal by deal, we build our reputation for skill and integrity by navigating complex legal issues, transactions and structures with signature service from our team of senior lawyers while working opposite the largest and best-known national and global law firms.



Experience

Deep, real world experience and practical results-oriented advice based on an intimate understanding of our clients’ business and objectives.



Boutique Structure

Big firm backgrounds in a boutique format. Able to deliver nimble, decisive and mature thinking with emphasis on effectiveness, efficiency and client success.

Industry Connections

Extensive relationships in the legal community for cooperative representation involving specialized services such as tax and environmental matters.

The Team       

SCOTT A. DRANE

Co-Founder

 Scott Drane is a founding partner of the firm and focuses his practice on the real estate financing, fund and joint venture formation, and general organizational needs of the firm’s clients. Mr. Drane provides general counsel services for a number of clients. Prior to co-founding Drane & Freyer Limited, Mr. Drane was a partner at Hopkins & Sutter, where he had worked since 1981.


Mr. Drane received his JD, with honors, from Northwestern University School of Law in 1981, where he was a member of the Editorial Board of the Law Review; his MBA, with honors, from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in 1981, where he was an Austin Scholar; and his BA from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1976.


Email: sdrane@dfllaw.com

Work: 312-827-7101

Cell: 312-925-2308

WENDY FREYER

Co-Founder


Wendy Freyer is a founding partner of the firm and focuses her practice on the real estate, financing, capital markets, compliance and general organizational needs of its clients. Ms. Freyer also acts as the general counsel, chief operating officer and chief compliance officer for certain of the firm’s clients. Prior to co-founding Drane & Freyer Limited, she was a partner in the corporate and real estate departments at Gardner Carton & Douglas (now Faegre Drinker) in Chicago.


Ms. Freyer earned a JD from Northwestern University School of Law in 1985 and an AB cum laude from Smith College in 1981. She currently serves as an Executive Board member of Friends of Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago, as Co-Chair Project Development for The Wetlands Initiative and as an active volunteer on behalf of Smith College, Colgate University and the Latin School of Chicago.


Email: wfreyer@dfllaw.com

Work: 312-827-7102

Cell: 773-859-0135

TIMOTHY M. ENRIGHT

Attorney

Tim Enright has been with the firm since 2008. Mr. Enright has a wide range of experience and focuses his practice on real estate finance (senior, mezzanine and preferred equity structures), capital markets and general corporate matters. Previously, Mr. Enright was an attorney with Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, and DLA Piper LLP (US) in Chicago.


Mr. Enright received his JD cum laude from The John Marshall Law School in 2002, where he was a member of the Law Review. He received his BA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1993.

Email: tenright@dfllaw.com

Work: 312-827-7104

Cell: 312-613-0968

Cristine

Corrado

Paralegal


Cristine Corrado rejoined the firm in 2022. She provides paralegal support for all firm clients for corporate reporting and has extensive experience in real estate acquisitions, dispositions, due diligence and financing.


ccorrado@dfllaw.com

Work:  312-827-7103

Cell:  937-620-4069

Lorraine

Heart

Administrative Assistant


Lorraine Heart has been with the firm since 2003 and provides administrative support

for the firm's lawyers.


lheart@dfllaw.com

Work:  312-827-7108

Cell:  708-845-6045

Catherine

Minton

Administrative Assistant

 

Cathy Minton has been with the firm since 2007. She provides administrative support

for the firm's lawyers as well as bookkeeping and billing support for the firm.


cminton@dfllaw.com

Work:  312-827-7109

Cell:  219-688-1233

Contact Us

200 West Madison Street

Suite 2800

Chicago, IL 60606


312-827-7100

wfreyer@dfllaw.com




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