Stephen advises clients on corporate, business, and real estate law. His work includes mergers and acquisitions, general business counseling, real estate transactions, lending transactions, contract disputes, and devising ownership and investment structures. Stephen serves as lead corporate counsel to clients in a broad range of industries. He often acts as general counsel for clients, supervising their various legal needs.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Acquisitions and dispositions of numerous businesses in a wide range of industries.
Structure, draft and negotiate numerous shareholder, partnership and operating agreements.
Representation of investors in numerous transactions.
Acquisitions and dispositions of numerous businesses in a wide range of industries.
Structure, draft and negotiate numerous shareholder, partnership and operating agreements.
Representation of investors in numerous transactions.
Creating and helping clients implement ownership structures to address current situations and future growth.
Purchase and sale of wide variety of real estate on a national basis including numerous industrial buildings, multifamily buildings and vacant land.
assembled over 1200 acres in one transaction and over 1500 acres in another transaction.
Structure, draft and negotiate multimillion dollar supply and purchase agreements.
Recognitions
- Named an Illinois Super Lawyer, 2007, 2009, 2011-2013
Credentials
Education
Education
- Harvard Law School, 1990, J.D.
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1987, B.S., with highest honors; Bronze Tablet
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- Certified Public Accountant