Practice Areas & Industries: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview

One of the first and most important concerns facing individuals seeking to form a business is what legal form the entity should take. Liability, operational and tax issues are just some of the subjects that must be carefully considered in making the selection.

Services Available

At Hinshaw, we represent domestic and multinational businesses from inception to conclusion. Along this road, we assist with the full range of corporate, partnership and LLC organization and governance matters.

Among other activities, we:

• Anticipate the entity’s activities that may have state and federal consequences
• Assist businesses in determining the proper form of organization
• Audit committee charters and internal procedures
• Counsel on litigation avoidance, SEC enforcement, Directors and Officers liability insurance and corporate compliance programs
• Draft documents including bylaws and articles, partnership agreements and limited liability company agreements
• Develop pension plan policies and disclosure documents

We also aid the insurance industry with diverse entity creation efforts, such as organizing and creating insurance companies, risk retention groups and alternative risk transfer entities.