Corporate & Commercial

PRE-ORDER This handbook is a comprehensive litigation guide that covers pleadings, motions, discovery, trial strategies, ADR, appeals, and practical tools like forms, checklists, and model clauses.

PRE-ORDER This handbook provides attorneys with the practical and procedural knowledge needed to distinguish S Corporations from other forms of business organization and understand the tax consequences, regulatory landscape, and management approaches applicable to these pass-through entities.

Offering in-depth coverage of LLC formation, operating agreements, tax and insolvency considerations, and series LLCs, this resource provides attorneys with practical tools to streamline business structuring and client advising.

Earn outs are seeing increased use in deals, particularly those involving private companies. This approach is seen as a way to tie part of the purchase price to future performance. It is important to be aware of both the advantages and disadvantages of earn-outs in order to provide clients proper counsel.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

This session addresses the tax implications of various deal approaches from both buyer and seller perspectives. It also touches on pre-closing restructuring (F reorganizations), the benefits of pre-sale estate planning and potential traps for the unwary.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

This session discusses M&A deals when regulated products are in play. Considerations related to the structure of the deal (asset v. stock), unique diligence requirements and certain contract provisions to consider, and financing considerations.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

Explore the roles of various parties in a deal. This session discusses how to differentiate the various players, and how to become clear, and maintain clarity, on who you are representing and how you are collaborating when teams and counsel start to expand.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

This session provides a high-level overview of the key stages and considerations in mergers and acquisitions, including deal structures and material terms in purchase agreements.
Originally presented as part of Insights on Buying and Selling a Business.

MCLE Complete is your complete solution to fulfilling MCLE requirements. We've taken 30+ pre-selected hours of the best IICLE® programs in your practice area and combined them in one bundle for one affordable price.

Representing a tenant in connection with a Commercial Lease negotiation can be a complex task with many issues to consider.

Expert witnesses are commonplace in numerous types of litigation ranging from personal injury cases to business litigation. Numerous issues can arise in the engagement and work with an expert witness that can become problematic as a case proceeds to trial.

In this insightful program, Meaghan Figg demystifies state and local taxes (SALT), as well as some important Illinois tax updates. If your clients are expanding, or are already multi-state, this session equips you with the knowledge and tools to help them keep their business protected and optimized.