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Top 25 Real estate development law firms based in Chicago, United States

Name: Real estate development law firms based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026 319 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 319 real estate development law firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,961 professional contacts across them, including 1,866 with verified work emails. Across the United States, New York is the largest hub for this category (646 companies); Chicago follows with 319.

This list covers real estate development law firms headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 29, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

319Companies

3,961Contacts tracked

1,866Verified emails

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The 25 largest real estate development law firms based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 319 real estate development law firms based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to real estate development law firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	201-500	353 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Neal Gerber Eisenberg is a Chicago-based law firm whose attorneys share a culture of teamwork and devotion to personalized client service to advance our clients’ business…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2	Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	254 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Formed in Levenfeld Pearlstein provides the sophisticated skills and resources of a big law firm with the personal attention of a small law firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3	Property Consultants Realty	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	n/a	249 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Property Consultants Realty is a locally-owned professional real estate brokerage company that was launched in 1989 by founder William Senne.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4	Much Shelist, P.C	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	203 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're Much.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5	LG Group	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	138 contacts →
	Strong evidence “LG Group is a full service real estate development, construction, and design firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6	Burke, Warren, Mackay & Serritella	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	129 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7	Masuda Funai	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since its founding in 1929, Masuda Funai has focused its practice on successfully representing international and domestic companies entering, operating and expanding in the United…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8	Magellan Development Group LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Since its inception in 1996, Magellan Development Group (“Magellan”) has established a reputation as a prolific and accomplished Chicago real estate developer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9	Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen, P.C	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen’s practice was formed in 1998 through years of representing developers, tax credit syndicators, investors, lenders, public housing authorities and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10	Ancel Glink, P.C	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For over 90 years, Ancel Glink has built and modernized the practice of local government law in Illinois.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11	Kempster, Corcoran, Quiceno & Lenz-Calvo, LTD	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	58 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kempster, Corcoran, Quiceno & Lenz-Calvo is a law practice based in downtown Chicago offering comprehensive professional legal services to corporations, universities, small…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12	Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, LTD	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1935, Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins, Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13	Latimer Levay Fyock LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Latimer LeVay Fyock LLC aim is to deliver sound legal advice to our clients within the specific context of their respective business and personal objectives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14	Querrey & Harrow, LTD	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Querrey & Harrow is a full service law firm built on the foundation of providing professional, cost-effective, and personal service to our clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15	Ginsberg Jacobs LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ginsberg Jacobs LLC provides business-oriented legal solutions to public and private entities in the areas of real estate, finance, corporate, litigation, tax and tax credits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16	Pedersen & Houpt	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our firm, Pedersen & Houpt, was founded over 50 years ago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17	Belgravia Group LTD	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	44 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Belgravia Group is a vertically integrated company with divisions for real estate development, sales and marketing, interior design, accounting, customer service, and a full range…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18	Kluever LAW Group, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kluever Law Group, LLC (KLG) is a ten attorney firm boasting a strong record of success representing a core client base of banks, financial institutions, receivers, secured…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19	Airdo Werwas, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Airdo Werwas, LLC, is a boutique trial law firm that provides a full range of legal services and solutions to achieve the results its clients need.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20	Hoogendoorn And Talbot LLP	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	38 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP, we focus on helping individuals, families, businesses, and charities resolve their legal issues in a timely and efficient manner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21	Schain Banks	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Schain Banks is a Chicago-based law firm specializing in real estate, zoning, local government, energy, and litigation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22	Nisen & Elliott, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23	Shefsky & Froelich	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Shefsky & Froelich Ltd, a Chicago-based full-service law firm, was founded in 1970 by a small group of highly motivated attorneys with extensive experience in complex commercial…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24	GNP Realty Partners	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	11-50	33 contacts →
	Strong evidence “GNP Realty Partners is a Chicago-based full-service real estate firm specializing in commercial and residential services, construction, project management, and property management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25	Schuyler, Roche & Crisham, P.C	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 29, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Experienced Advocates and Counselors Fighting For Your Rights Inside and Outside the Courtroom Schuyler, Roche & Crisham helps clients in Chicago and around the globe achieve…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: real estate development law firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names real estate development law firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of real estate development law firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name real estate development law firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Real estate development law firms based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026

47.1%Verified-email coverage

12.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

222

11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 319 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among real estate development law firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “real estate development law firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names real estate development law firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among real estate development law firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,866 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names real estate development law firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many real estate development law firms are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 319 real estate development law firms headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city in the United States has the most real estate development law firms?

New York leads the United States with 646 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (319) and Miami (305).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,866 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 319 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.