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Business Counseling and Transactional Group

Venture Capital Transactions in the United States and India
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer, August 2007

Helpful Title Endorsements For Lenders
John A. Washburn, GR Review, Summer 2007

"SEC's Accredited Investor Rule Stirs Controversy"
Securities Law 360, May 2007

Venture Capital Financing in the United States and Canada
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer, April 2007

Earnouts
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, GR Review, Spring 2007

Venture Capital Financing in the United States and Canada
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer, February 2007

The Second Half of Smart--How to Temper Your Intelligence and Become a More Effective Deal Lawyer
Fredric D. Tannenbaum, Young Lawyers Division Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association and The Practical Lawyer, American Bar Association, October 2006

The Importance of Corporate Formalities in Protecting Officers and Shareholders from Personal Liability
Shannon L. Clark, GR Review, Winter 2006

Reg. D - More Popular Than Ever?
John A. Washburn and David R. Brown, GR Review, Winter 2006

The ABC's of Franchise Law
David R. Brown, GR Review, Fall 2005

Dealing with Dealers - Some Do's and Dont's
John A. Washburn, GR Review, Winter 2004

All in the Family: Corporate Governance Issues Facing Family-Owned Businesses
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), March 2002

Venture Capital Financing
Frederic D. Tannenbaum (chapter author), West Publishing, Fall 2001

It's Time to Talk Turkey: Seller Strategies to Prevent a Buyer from Wriggling Away
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, Business Law Today, January 2001

All Dressed Up With Somewhere to Go: How to Succeed in Selling Your Business Without Really Trying (Too Hard)
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), December 2000

Do You Really Want a Partner? Suggestions to Avoid Litigation and Improve Inter-Owner Harmony Upon Selling Minority Interests in a Business
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), March 1, 2000

Determining the Deductibility of Executive Compensation: Exacto Spring Corp. v. Commissioner
Heather H. Manning, Tax Law, 2000

Slicing it Up: Should a Majority Owner Sell a Piece of the Pie
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, Business Law Today, November 1999

What Every Business Lawyer and Business Owner Should Know About Buy-Sell Agreements
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), November 1999

Negotiating the Software License: Eight Tips for the Licensee
Brian B. Gilbert, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), June 1999

Major Battlegrounds in Venture Capital Transactions
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), March 1999

Going with the Cash Flow: Get to Know this Crucial Factor in Communications Deals
Frederic C. Tannenbaum, Businss Law Today, November 1998

International Contracts: Practical Considerations to Maximize Efficiency
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), October 1998

The Twelve Most Important Questions to Ask in a Franchisor-Franchisee Relationship
Frederic D. Tannenbaum, The Practical Lawyer (American Bar Association), September 1990

Financing Equipment
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Sales and Financing Under the Revised UCC (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

Extending Credit to Contractors
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Sales and Financing Under the Revised UCC (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Private Companies
David R. Brown

Should I Shred This?
David R. Brown

Franchising Your Business
David R. Brown

Contributor to Currents, Newsletter for members of the National Society of Compliance Professionals

Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

Assigment for the Benefit of Creditors: An Alternative to Bankruptcy
Mark E. Leipold, GR Review, Summer 2005

Environmental

Court Ruling Update: Seventh Circuit Confirmed "Significant Nexus" Test for Wetlands
Karin T. O'Connell, September 2006

Update: Supreme Court to Hear Wetlands Cases
Shannon Clark and Karin O'Connell, GR Review, Fall 2005

Estate Planning and Family Office Administration

Advance Health Care Directives and Powers of Attorney
Anne E. Dickerson

Personal Financial and Estate Planning - A Case Study

Income Tax Aspects of Estate Planning
John B. Beery (chapter author), Estate Planning for Illinois Attorneys: The Basics and Beyond (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

Preserving Family Assets: The Use of Planned Charitable Giving
Steven C. Gustafson (co-author), New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising (Jossey-Bass Publishers), 1996

Fundamentals of Estate Planning
Anne E. Dickerson

Human Resources and Employment Law

No Relief Behind the Counter: Does Federal Law Protect a Pharmacist Who Refuses to Fill Birth Control Prescriptions?
David N. Michael, Employment E-Lert, August 2007

New Ruling Requires Harassment To Be "Targeted"
David N. Michael, Employment E-lert, May 2007

Employers Who Fail to Protect their Employees' Health Information Face the Risk of Civil and Criminal Penalties
Mark E. Abraham, GR Review, Fall 2006

Plan to Force Employee to Resign Backfires
David N. Michael, GR Review, Fall 2006

Conditional Job Offers and Medical Examinations: An ADA Landmine?
David N. Michael

Litigation

Parallel Action by Phone Companies Not Prohibited Anti-Trust Behavior
Theodore F. Kommers, GR Review, Summer 2007

Subcontractor's Lien: Its Nature and Enforcement
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Mechanics Liens in Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2007

New Limits on Accountant's Liability: Lenders Beware
Richard S. Reizen (Co-author), Illinois Banker, Vol. 71

Sarbanes--Oxley and the Closely Held Business: Criminalizing Retaliation Against Whistleblowers
John J. Scharkey III, GR Review, Fall 2006

Construction Damages
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Construction Law In Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 2004

Illinois Legal Ethics
John J. Scharkey III (contributing author), Legal Information Institute (Cornell University School of Law), March 2001

Survey of Hawai`i Employment Privacy Law
Shannon L. Clark, Libel Defense Research Counsel, 1999

Judicial Review of International Arbitral Awards: Preserving Independence in International Commercial Arbitration
Jessica Gelander Lingertat, Marquette Law Review, Winter 1997

Formation of Contracts and Creation of Contractual and Quasi-Contractual Relationships
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Construction Law In Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 1997

Trial Practice: Proof of Selected Issues
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Mechanics Liens in Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 1994

Trial Practice: Breach and Damages
Howard M. Turner (chapter author), Mechanics Liens in Illinois (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education), 1994

Increased Press Access to Government Information: Limiting the Range of Government Classification
Theodore F. Kommers, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy, 1992

Mediation or Lessons I Learned from the "Untouchables"
Louis D. Bernstein, G&R Review

Final Preparations for Trial
Paul W. Carroll, Illinois Civil Practice Series (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

Real Estate

Future of Assessment Limitation Uncertain
Theodore M. Swain, GR Review, Summer 2007

Examining Cook County's Property Tax System
Theodore M. Swain, The Civic Federation

Handling the Holdover Tenant
David M. Arnburg and Paul W. Carroll, Chicago BOMA Report

Tax and Financial

Illinois Legislature Moves to Capture Tax Revenues
Gerard R. Fellows, GR Review, Summer 2007

New Tax Deduction Limitations on Charitable Contributions
Gerard R. Fellows

Tax Exempt Private Foundations - Distributions Can Affect Excise Tax Obligations
Phyllis Coffin, GR Review, Summer 2005

New Tax Rules for Deferred Compensation
David M. Arnburg, GR Review, Summer 2005

Income Tax Aspects: Choice of Business for Operations in the United States
Steven C. Gustafson, Chicago International Trade Commission Handbook, 2004

The Alternative Minimum Tax and the Home Mortgage Deduction
Joseph M. Laub, GR Review, Winter 2004

Restricted Stock and Stock Options: Tax and Other Consequences to the Family Business
Steven C. Gustafson and Fredric D. Tannenbaum, Family Business Journal, Summer 2001

Tax Consequences of Eminent Domain
Steven C. Gustafson (co-author), Illinois Eminent Domain Practice (Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education)

Tax and Assessment Issues

Another Tax Deed Trap
Frederick R. Dempsey, Real Property Newsletter (Illinois State Bar Association), May 1998

Other Service Area Articles

Sections on Civil Fraud and RICO
Richard S. Reizen, Handbook for FDIC and RTC

The Subcontractor's Lien: Its Nature and Enforcement (contributing author)
IICLE, 2006

Preserving Family Assets: The Use of Planning Charitable Giving

5 Law Review Articles
Fredric D. Tannenbaum

The Tax Treatment of Tenant in Common Ownership in a Like Kind Exchange is Now the Subject of a Recently Issue Revenue Procedure
Elizabeth S. Tenney (Co-Author), ISBA Newsletter

Davis v. Passman: Implied Constitutional Remedies for Congressional Employees
Richard S. Reizen