Markus May is a client focused and service oriented business attorney with knowledge in a broad range of industries. He enjoys helping clients complete business transactions including the purchase and sale of businesses. Mr. May previously worked as a business manager and is very familiar with business drivers and financial concepts and relates well to business owners and managers dealing with financial matters.
Mr. May often represents clients starting new businesses on choice of entity decisions, forming entities and maintaining company compliance with regulatory requirements. He advises clients on dispute and litigation avoidance and drafts contracts and leases to minimize risk and maximize future benefits.
Mr. May speaks frequently at seminars to business people and fellow attorneys. Topics include business law related topics including numerous seminars on various aspects related to mergers and acquisitions, preparing a business for sale, and protecting business owners’ personal assets. He has been a guest speaker on Chicago radio and was chosen by the Illinois State Bar to discuss the business buying process on the ISBA Law Talk television program.
Markus is a member of the Institute of Illinois Business Laws where he helps draft Illinois business laws and provides input into proposed business laws. He has actively served in numerous professional bar associations including the Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, DuPage County Bar Association, American Bar Association and Kane County Bar Association. Markus is on the board of XPX Chicago and a member of the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries where he has received Collaboration Awards each year since 2006. He is an AV rated attorney with Martindale Hubbell, a Superb rated attorney with AVVO.com, and an Illinois Leading Lawyer.
Mr. May has authored numerous articles related to business law including shareholder agreements, protecting business owners’ personal assets, purchasing and selling businesses, and drafting pre-acquisition agreements in professional journals. He was a regular columnist for the Naperville Sun Law Talk newspaper column.
Mr. May received a Bachelors degree in Marketing and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Colorado where he served on the Law Review and was class president. Markus is married to his lovely wife Kelly and has two children and a crazy dog. He is passionate about helping people with their faith walk with God and enjoys playing board games, pickleball and riding the Peloton.
Joe M. – Investment Banker / Business Broker
”I am pleased to recommend Markus May as a highly ethical and competent business attorney. He has personally closed more of our M&A transactions than any other attorney. The clients were well served by him. From our perspective, he has never killed any of our deals and has in fact, rescued troubled deals being handled by other law firms.”