Seminars and Speaking Engagements
"Partnership Law Update 2010" Illinois State Bar Association, March 2, 2010.
"Negotiating an Asset Purchase Agreement" Buying and Selling a Business Seminar, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL, February 11, 2010. Panel Discussion Leader and Moderator.
"How to Form an Illinois Business Entity" Chicago Bar Association CLE Program, Chicago, IL, September 24, 2009. Moderator.
"Structuring the Deal" Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries, Annual Buyers' Conference, Des Plaines, IL, September 17, 2009.
"Attorney Liabilities to Third Parties" Illinois State Bar Association CLE Program, Chicago, IL April 24, 2009. Moderator.
"Buying or Selling a Business - is This the Path for You?" DuPage County Minority Entrepreneur Conference, Naperville, IL, March 19, 2009.
"Exit Strategies: Preparing for Sale of a Business" presented at "From Dawn to Dusk, Entity Formation through Dissolution: Selected Topics for the Business Law Professional", Illinois State Bar Association CLE Program, May 9, 2008
"Why Deals Die and How to Bring Them Back to Life" Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries Annual Conference, Des Plaines, IL, January 25, 2008
"Piercing the Corporate Veil" DuPage County Bar Association Business Law Committee, November 15, 2007.
"Lease or Buy My Business Space? Making the Right Choice," Westmont, IL, October 24, 2007.
'Deal Structure: Getting to an Agreement that Both Buyer and Seller Can Close," Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries Annual Buyer Seminar, Des Plaines, IL, September 20, 2007.
"How To Prepare to Sell Your Business: What You Need to Know From a Legal Perspective," Seminar for Business Owners, St. Charles, IL, July 10, 2007
"How to Buy a Business Valued Under $1 Million," Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries, Des Plaines, IL, June 12, 2007.
"How to Avoid Personal Liability for Business Debts," A presentation to SCORE executives representing western Chicagoland, College of DuPage. May 15, 2007.
"Deal Structure" An interactive mock negotiation regarding a hypothetical sale and numerous legal issues often addressed in negotiations. Seminar at the Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries morning meeting. Des Plaines, IL, April 3, 2007.
"Best Practices in Deal Making: Developing Your M&A Practice - Finding and Developing Good Buyers" Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries, Des Plaines, IL, January 26, 2007.
"Best Practices in Acquiring a Business - Deal Structure" Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries, Des Plaines, IL, September 21, 2006.
WBIG Chicagoland radio, guest appearance on the Livin’ the Dream program, July 11, 2006 regarding negotiating and drafting Commercial Real Estate Leases.
"Getting Money to Buy or Expand a Business" University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Entrepreneurial Roundtable, Wheaton, IL March 20, 2006,
"Best Practices in Deal Making: Team Approach to Closing More Deals." Midwest Business Brokers and Intermediaries, Des Plaines, IL, January 27, 2006.
Numerous other seminars on buying and selling businesses and business related matters