Kate Tragesser is a partner at Chico & Nunes, P.C. where she concentrates her practice in government procurement, government relations, land use and tax increment financing.

Her practice focuses on advising bidders and contractors on government regulations, laws, and policies; preparing responsive bid proposals, small business subcontracting plans, and bid protests; drafting and negotiating contracts; resolving contract disputes; obtaining contract payments; facilitating contract compliance, including assisting clients to meet contract participation goals for small businesses; representing contractors in debarment proceedings; and structuring competitive strategic alliances and relationships between majority- and minority-owned businesses. She also assists clients through the Federal, State, County and City MBE/WBE/DBE certification and appeal process. She has represented several companies in obtaining and maintaining certification as MBE/WBE/DBE businesses from various certification agencies throughout the country.

Additionally, Ms. Tragesser has worked on behalf of developers and corporations on land use and zoning matters before the Chicago City Council, the Chicago Plan Commission, and the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals. Her work has involved a wide range of commercial and residential projects involving planned developments, variations, licensing matters and miscellaneous government regulatory issues.

In 2010, Illinois Super Lawyers magazine named Ms. Tragesser to its Rising Star list. Before joining Chico & Nunes, Ms. Tragesser spent three years as a prosecutor for the City of Chicago. She gained significant courtroom experience in both criminal and civil proceedings.

Representative Transactions:

• Serve as contract compliance counsel for Fortune 500 company  by reviewing solicitations, Requests for Proposals, Invitations to Bid, etc. and provide counsel on bid requirements and how best to meet those requirements.
•  Provide counsel to several companies regarding contract compliance including MBE/WBE/DBE substitution requirements, indirect /direct participation and allocation of credit for MBE/WBE/DBE participation. .
• Provide consultation to companies in connection with the formation of strategic relationships to meet contract requirements: subcontracts, joint venture agreements, mentor-protégé agreements, and teaming agreements.space.
• Represented one of the nation's largest Spanish language radio companies in the development of its antennae facility including land acquisition and all zoning and land use approvals.center.
• Represented numerous real estate developers in establishing TIF districts and executing redevelopment agreements for what amounts to nearly $200 million in TIF assistance. These projects include over 2000 homes and commercial space.
• Represented large concession companies in the preparation of their proposals to the City of Chicago and the negotiation of multi-million dollar contracts at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.

Admissions

• Illinois

Memberships

• Illinois Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Education

• J.D., DePaul University College of Law 2001
  Hofstra University, Nice, France, Summer 1999 with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
• BSBA in Economics and Marketing, Xavier University 1998