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David K. Staub

U.S.

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I am a business and tax attorney and have spent more than 30 years assisting people in buying, selling, merging and spinning off businesses. I can answer questions on the mergers and acquisitions process and the related legal issues, in general. Topics can include structuring the transaction, negotiating the deal, conducting due diligence, and more. I can also guide people to find sources for answers to specific legal questions which cannot be answered in a forum of this nature.

Experience in the area

Experience in the area
I have been an Illinois business attorney for almost 30 years. I have an extensive practice in the mergers and acquisitions area and have been involved in the tax and legal issues on hundreds of business transactions.

Organizations
Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association (former Chairman of the Corporation & Business Law Committee and former Chairman of the Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee; former Executive Committee member, Federal Tax Committee and Chairman of subcommittee on general tax issues); Glenkirk Foundation (Trustee; Vice-Chairman/Strategic Planning); Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter; Midwest Entrepreneur Forum; Midwest Association of Alpha Delta Phi - President

Publications
Commerce Magazine; YLS Journal; ISBA Section of Taxation Newsletter

Education/Credentials
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977; University of Illinois, B.S. in Accounting, with highest honors, 1974

Website
Staub Anderson Green LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Mergers & Acquisitions
Illinois business attorneys

Practice Areas
Business Organizations
-Corporations
-LLCs
-Partnerships
-Joint ventures
Mergers & Acquisitions
-Buying/selling business
Securities Law
Tax Law
Technology Law
-Software licenses
-Development agreements
Trademarks

Disclaimer
Responses are intended to be informational only. No response is intended to constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Online advice is not a substitute for consultation with an attorney.

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Recent Answers from David K. Staub

2009-07-06 How to protect my share of a business with a divorce:

I can't speak from a divorce standpoint, but from a corporate law standpoint there is a HUGE difference between owning 50% and owning 49%. If you and your soon to be ex-husband both own the same number

2009-02-27 OLD shares in a company:

I am not sure what you mean by "We do not want to have to join a trading firm to get information either." If the shares have value because the company has merged into another company, you will need to

2008-12-11 Selling a business with seller financing.....:

Every deal is different, but my view on seller financing (at least when I am representing the seller) is that the rate should be high enough to encourage the buyer to pay it off before paying down conventional

2008-12-07 severance pay:

No. In fact, there is no general obligation to pay severance pay, period, in the United States. Under some circumstances, plant closing laws such as the federal WARN Act and similar state laws may create

2008-12-04 Locating companies that need funding:

Yes, there is a relatively standard form of agreement that deals with compensation of for a person providing the services you are describing in a merger or acquisition. The person is generally called

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