Aaron E. Rifkind, JD, LLM
Co-Managing Partner
Aaron is a “one-stop shop.” He’s a multi-dimensional business partner, transactional lawyer, commercial litigator, and outside general counsel for companies of all sizes, including luxury lifestyle brands based in New York, Chicago, and Italy.

More than "just" a lawyer
When negotiating across the table from Fortune 500 dealmakers and AmLaw 200 lawyers, Aaron brings a secret weapon: he has always been more than “just” a lawyer. Having personally built several successful businesses, Aaron has a real world understanding of the pressures that businesses—and their owners—face. He leverages that personal experience to design practical, data-driven solutions to problems like:
In 2015, Aaron co-founded Rifkind Patrick LLC, a client-focused law firm representing businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, and others in general transactions, compliance, business operations, contract negotiation, partnership and shareholder disputes, commercial real estate transactions, construction disputes, and more. He is also the firm’s Co-Managing Partner.
Sample Professional Associations and Leadership
Speaker at nearly 10 conferences and CLEs and author of publications on topics like LLCs, arbitration, and tax. Chief arbitrator in Cook County Mandatory Arbitration Program, overseeing 40+ arbitrations. Former board member for the Business Division of DuPage County Bar Association, member of Chicago Bar Association, and former member of the State Bar of Nevada Ethics Committee.
Admissions to Practice Law
New York and Illinois | U.S. Tax Court and U.S. N.D. Ill.
Real Estate Licenses
Illinois Licensed Managing Real Estate Broker, and member of the Chicago Association of Realtors
Education
Georgetown University Law Center LLM in Taxation | Washington University School of Law JD | Brandeis University BA