About this office:
Much Shelist is a full-service, Chicago-based business law firm focused on the middle market. Since our founding in 1970, and as we have grown to approximately 85 attorneys, we have nurtured a collaborative culture that emphasizes sophisticated, senior-level attention to client matters, combined with a collegial, creative atmosphere that allows us to deliver the highest level of service to every client. In addition, we are firmly committed to remaining independent, thus creating an environment of stability for our clients and our attorneys.
Our firm represents a wide variety of business clients including institutional lenders, real estate developers, national retailers and apparel manufacturers, e-commerce start up companies, venture capitalists, individual entrepreneurs, attorneys and other professionals, and brokers and traders. To enable us to comprehensively serve our clients' needs, attorneys in our firm are admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and several states including Florida, Indiana, New York and Texas, as well as Illinois. We have the experience to explore innovative approaches based on firsthand experience. We use mediation, arbitration and other alternatives to resolve disputes when we believe they are in our clients' best interest.
Much Shelist is passionately focused on being the full-service law firm of choice for middle-market businesses in Chicago and beyond. Our commitment to providing insightful counsel and exceptional service—together with our deep commitment to remaining independent—makes Much Shelist an ideal and trusted partner for clients who demand high-value results.
Statement of Practice Summary:
Corporate Law; Secured Lending; Real Estate; Federal Taxation; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law; Antitrust; Commodities; Securities; Litigation; Trade Regulations Law; Bankruptcy; Environmental Law; Health Care; Intellectual Property.
Documents by Lawyers at this office | |
Buyers Beware: You May Be Assuming Superfund Liability in an Asset DealAnne E. Viner, February 3, 2012
On December 19, 2011, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin held that a company can assume Superfund liability through an asset purchase agreement (and have direct liability to the U.S. government) even if the seller continues to exist. At the urging of the...
Closing the Talent Gap...Today and TomorrowDavid T. Brown, February 3, 2012
In a recent editorial in The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel noted that the Chicago area has a 10% unemployment rate but more than 100,000 unfilled jobs. In doing so, he highlighted the skills gap that undermines the region's economic competitiveness and announced a public/private...
Year Established: 1970
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American National Bank; NBD Chicago Bank; Harris Trust and Savings Bank and Bank Hapoalim.
Law Firm Affiliations: INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LAW FIRMS
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