Business Law: Choice of Entity 2024 Edition
Chapter 1 — Selection of the Business Entity
Anthony J. Jacob and Constance M. Mayer, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Tax Considerations in Entity Selection
Reviewed by IICLE staff.
Chapter 3 — Fiduciary Duties
Charles W. Murdock, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Formation of Illinois Corporations
Dennis E. Merkley, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 5 — Shareholders’ Agreements
Miriam Leskovar Burkland, Mary A. Corrigan, and Sarah K. Billington, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 6 — Corporate Operating and Maintenance Issues
Todd M. Young and Constance M. Mayer, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 7 — S Corporations
Anthony J. Jacob, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Professional and Medical Corporations
Daniel Cotter, Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC, Peoria
Chapter 9 — The Illinois Franchise Tax
Samantha K. Breslow, HMB Legal Counsel, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Business Breakups
Pamela E. Hart and R. Stephen Scott, Scott and Scott, Springfield
Business Law: Mergers and Acquisitions 2023 Edition
Chapter 1 — Preliminary Considerations
Jeffrey R. Shuman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Letters of Intent
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 3 — M&A Tax Basics
Jeffrey S. Shamberg, Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 4 — Valuation, Purchase Price, and Financing
Brian R. Potter and Thomas J. Czupta, Stout Risius Ross, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Sample Assets Purchase Agreement with Commentary
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Sale of Stock
James R. Asmussen, Polsinelli PC, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Private Company Mergers
Aaron M. Gillett, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Labor, Employment, and Benefit Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions
Joshua L. Ditelberg and Benjamin J. Conley, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Federal and State Securities Law Considerations for Nonpublic Entities
Jeffrey R. Shuman, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 10 — Confidentiality and Nondisclosure Agreements in Mergers and Acquisitions
Breanne E. Vaclavik, Seyfarth Shaw LLP Chicago
Business Law: Miscellaneous Operating Issues 2024 Edition
Chapter 1 — Federal Regulation of Securities
Timothy M. Sullivan and Kyle G. Fonjemie, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — State Regulation of Securities
Anthony J. Zeoli, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 3 — Distribution Agreements
Robert N. Kamensky, Husch Blackwell LLP, Chicago
Chapter 4 — General Franchising Considerations
Stephanie A. Zosak, DLA Piper (U.S), LLP, Chicago
Chapter 5 — Overview of Antitrust Law For the Corporate Practitioner
Kenneth A. Michaels, Jr., Bauch & Michaels, LLC, Chicago
Chapter 6 — Employment Agreements Involving Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets
Anne Mayette, Husch Blackwell LLP, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Intellectual Property Issues
R. Mark Halligan, FSB FisherBroyles, Chicago
