Jessica Fairchild is a lawyer, law firm leader, women’s advocate, and entrepreneur.
Jessica is currently a Co-Chair of the Management Committee and a partner at Croke
Fairchild Duarte and Beres LLC. A full-service law firm headquartered in Chicago, Croke
Fairchild is home to a diverse team of trusted advisors and counselors valued for their
legal skills, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to forging pragmatic solutions. The
firm’s clients include entrepreneurs, investors, growth-stage companies, and Fortune 500
Companies.
Jessica co-founded Croke Fairchild in 2019 after working in several other law firms
she founded and managed. Over her 21-year legal career, Jessica’s principal legal
focus has been on corporate and mergers and acquisitions matters, where she counsels
founders, private equity sponsors, family enterprises, and corporations.
From 2007 to 2009, Jessica served as General Counsel to Chicago 2016, the organization
that led Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Before that, she was
a corporate attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, where her work focused on Mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities matters.
Jessica received her J.D. in 2000 from The University of Chicago Law School, where she
graduated with high honors.
Jessica is currently a Co-Chair of the Management Committee and a partner at Croke
Fairchild Duarte and Beres LLC. A full-service law firm headquartered in Chicago, Croke
Fairchild is home to a diverse team of trusted advisors and counselors valued for their
legal skills, intellectual curiosity, and commitment to forging pragmatic solutions. The
firm’s clients include entrepreneurs, investors, growth-stage companies, and Fortune 500
Companies.
Jessica co-founded Croke Fairchild in 2019 after working in several other law firms
she founded and managed. Over her 21-year legal career, Jessica’s principal legal
focus has been on corporate and mergers and acquisitions matters, where she counsels
founders, private equity sponsors, family enterprises, and corporations.
From 2007 to 2009, Jessica served as General Counsel to Chicago 2016, the organization
that led Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Before that, she was
a corporate attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, where her work focused on Mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities matters.
Jessica received her J.D. in 2000 from The University of Chicago Law School, where she
graduated with high honors.
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