Business Counseling and Transactional Group

Gould & Ratner's Business Counseling and Transactional Group provides clients with sophisticated legal and business advice in areas ranging from business formation through business succession or sale of a company. We counsel institutions and executive teams, prominent family business owners, entrepreneurs, and other wealthy individuals on a variety of transactions and business law issues. 

BUSINESS COUNSELING-TRANSACTIONAL GROUP BROCHURE.pdf

Our work has involved:

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
• Private Equity Financings
• Operating Agreements
• Executive Employment and Compensation Arrangements

Trusted Legal and Business Advisors

Clients turn to Gould & Ratner for legal counsel that is good for business.  Our lawyers understand the importance of addressing transactional and operational issues from a perspective that not only protects legal interests, but supports the business goals and growth sought by our clients.

Transactional Team Approach

Gould & Ratner prides itself on its ability to create the right team for any transaction.  The firm's vast experience in Federal and state taxes, environmental regulatory matters, employee benefits, real estate and finance is always readily available to be tapped into in connection with the purchase or sale of a business or other complicated transaction.

Global Reach

Gould & Ratner's affiliation with LawExchange International allows the firm to make available the same personal service and attention to detail worldwide that G&R provides in Chicago and the rest of the U.S.

Sub-services

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
• Private Equity Financings
• Operating Agreements
• Executive Employment and Compensation Arrangements

News

• Fred Tannenbaum spoke at the recent LawExchange Conference in Italy in April 2010.
• Gould & Ratner Builds on Gaming Practice with Addition of Peter C. Spier
• Lava Lamp Sold to Private Equity Firm
• Gould & Ratner hosts seminar on Doing Business with China: Guidelines for U.S. Companies and Entrepreneurs
• Fred Tannenbaum spoke on Governance and Family Business Issues in Milan, Italy

Articles

• Dispute Resolution Issues in Connection with Price Adjustments, Summer 2010
• Fred Tannenbaum: Be Humble, Be Prepared and Survey the Field
• Getting to a Handshake: How to Become a More Effective Deal Lawyer and Get Deals Done
• The Video Gaming Act, Summer 2010
• Financial Regulatory Reform: Changes You Should Know About, Summer 2010
• Increased Liability of Preferred Directors and Techniques to Reduce Potential Exposure, Summer 2010
• How to Structure Contingent Purchase Price Provisions (Earnouts)
• Illinois Video Gaming Act and Emergency Rules: What You Need to Know, February 2010
• Working Capital Adjustments in M&A Transactions, Fall 2009
• Foreign Sourcing of Production, February 2009
• Venture Capital Transactions in The United States and China
• New Law to Prohibit Discrimination Based Upon Genetic Information, Fall 2008
• Advising Chinese Businesses on Establishing and Operating Successful Businesses in the United States
• How Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Can Deal With Banks
• SEC's Accredited Investor Rule Stirs Controversy, May 2007
• The Second Half of Smart--How to Temper Your Intelligence and Become a More Effective Deal Lawyer
• Reg. D - More Popular Than Ever?
• Dealing with Dealers - Some Do's and Dont's
• Income Tax Aspects: Choice of Business for Operations in the United States, 2004
• All in the Family: Corporate Governance Issues Facing Family-Owned Businesses
• Venture Capital Financing
• It's Time to Talk Turkey: Seller Strategies to Prevent a Buyer from Wriggling Away
• Restricted Stock and Stock Options: Tax and Other Consequences to the Family Business
• All Dressed Up With Somewhere to Go: How to Succeed in Selling Your Business Without Really Trying (Too Hard)
• Do You Really Want a Partner? Suggestions to Avoid Litigation and Improve Inter-Owner Harmony Upon Selling Minority Interests in a Business
• Slicing it Up: Should a Majority Owner Sell a Piece of the Pie
• What Every Business Lawyer and Business Owner Should Know About Buy-Sell Agreements
• Negotiating the Software License: Eight Tips for the Licensee, June 1999
• Major Battlegrounds in Venture Capital Transactions
• Going with the Cash Flow: Get to Know this Crucial Factor in Communications Deals
• International Contracts: Practical Considerations to Maximize Efficiency
• The Twelve Most Important Questions to Ask in a Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship
• Contributor to Currents, Newsletter for members of the National Society of Compliance Professionals

Publications

• The Top Six Things One Should Know About The New Bankruptcy Reform Legislation, March 15, 2007
• Hedging Your Bets With Swaps
• LawExchange Globe Newsletter - Winter 2005
• LawExchange M&A-VC Newsletter - Winter 2005
• A Lawyer's Guide to Forming, Financing, Operating and Growing a Business