Ami Patel

Ami Patel is a Senior Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel at Northern Trust Corporation, a position held since October 2021. With extensive experience as a transactional attorney, Ami specializes in the acquisition, disposition, and financing of commercial and multi-family residential properties. Previous roles include Associate positions at Polsinelli, Hamilton Thies & Lorch LLP, DLA Piper LLP (US), and Chapman and Cutler LLP, focusing on secured and unsecured bank lending. Early legal experience encompasses a law clerk position at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and an externship with the Federal District Court of Northern Illinois- Eastern Division. Ami holds a JD from the University of Illinois College of Law and a BA in Economics and Political Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.