Freeborn & Peters LLP has announced that Katlyn E. DeBoer and Zachary K. Iacovino have joined the firm’s Chicago office as associates in the litigation and corporate practice groups, respectively.

A member of Freeborn’s complex litigation team, DeBoer has experience drafting substantive motions and pleadings, developing case strategy, engaging in large-scale discovery, taking depositions, and preparing for trial.

Prior to joining Freeborn, she was an associate at Winston & Strawn LLP, where she represented clients in complex civil litigation and white-collar matters, including trade secrets and civil racketeering actions. Previously, she served as a judicial clerk for Judge John E. Jones III in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

DeBoer received her J.D. (summa cum laude) from Chicago-Kent College of Law and her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.

A member of Freeborn’s private equity and venture capital industry group, Iacovino focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, commercial contracts, and general corporate and organizational matters. He represents buyers and sellers in asset acquisitions and divestitures, take-private stock acquisitions, cross-border transactions, equity investments and joint ventures, financing and lending transactions, and corporate restructuring, among other matters.

Prior to joining Freeborn, Iacovino was an associate at Cheng Cohen LLC.

Mr. Iacovino received his J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law and his bachelor's degree from the University of Tampa.