Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Practice includes formation and representation of limited liability companies (LLC's) corporations, general partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures, etc.; Stock transfers; Evaluation of securities issues for private placements; Preparation and negotiation of shareholder agreements; Advice on appropriate business entity; Buy-sell agreements; Shareholder dispute resolution; Partner dispute resolution; Shareholder and directors meetings; etc.
• Business Transactions
  Practice includes advising and representing banks and small businesses as to a wide variety of general business issues such as commercial transactions, contracts and contract enforcement, employment and personnel issues; Collection of debts; Preparation and review of confidentiality agreements; Dispute resolution and mediation; Governmental relations; Preparation and negotiation of consulting agreements; UCC sales; Loan documentation; Loan work-out agreements; etc.
• Limited Liability Companies
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust

Employment Law

• Employment Contract
  Practice includes contract preparation and negotiation; Preparation of closing documentation and Seller financing documentation; Restrictive covenants; Employment contracts; Documents of transfer; Notices to governmental authorities, etc.; Extensive experience in handling sales and purchases of restaurants (over 200 transactions) particularly with seller financing; Purchase and sale of banks and bank holding companies; Purchase and sale of industrial/manufacturing businesses; Purchase and sale of small businesses and professional practices, e.g. dental practices, insurance agencies, dry cleaners, accounting practices, hair salons, etc.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Easement
• Land Use and Zoning
  Practice includes purchase, sale, leasing and financing of commercial, office and industrial real estate, including shopping centers, office buildings, factories, warehouses, parking lots, restaurants, vacant land, etc.; Contract preparation and negotiation; Preparation of Declarations of Covenants, Conditions, Easements and Restrictions for commercial and residential developments; Preparation of master leasing formats, commercial ground leases, office leases, shopping center leases, and industrial building leases; Zoning and land use issues; Representation of commercial tenants and landlords; title analysis and title clearance; Evaluation of environmental audit reports; Closings; Like-kind exchanges; HUD insured multi-unit financing; Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) multi-unit financing, real estate loan documentation, etc.

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Practice includes representation of state and national banks in commercial real estate lending and loan documentation; loan participations; UCC financing and UCC foreclosure sales; loan work-out agreements; etc.; and representation of state and national banks and bank holding companies in branch bank expansion; bank acquisitions; new bank facility development; bank holding company loans; bank holding company mergers; engagement and retention of bank personnel; shareholder liasion and interaction; and other internal and external business matters, including regulatory interaction with the FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC and the Illinois OBRE.