Neff Quoted on Block 37 Development

John Buck, a real estate mogul, was hired last spring as an adviser for a shopping mall with an uncertain future after the lending bank filed a foreclosure suit less than a month before the development's planned opening. If the existing developer is unwilling to put more money into the project, that could provide an opening for John Buck, Co., which has the experience, financial resources and now, the familiarity with the development to take it over if asked. Perkins Coie Partner David Neff was quoted on the matter in a recent Chicago Business article entitled "Block 37: The Buck Angle." What better way to figure out what you're buying than to actually get in there in an advisory role or as manager?" Neff commented on Buck's inside track to project.