Law Blog
Corporation or Limited Liability Company, Which is Best
The benefits of operating your business as an authorized limited liability entity are numerous, and different for each entity. Selecting the particular entity for your business should be part of your initial planning and discussed with your legal and accounting...Asset Protection for Small Business Owners
If you own or operate a business, one constant concern is insulating your personal and family assets from claims and liabilities that may arise from your business. While it is not always possible to create a complete barrier to keep business creditors from seizing...Misappropriated Business Assets
Mark Schroeder and Doug Tibble successfully represented a client in a complex fraud and breach of fiduciary lawsuit against the client’s former business partners who misappropriated assets and opportunities worth in excess of $30 million. The dispute involved multiple...CBOT Arbitration
Mark Schroeder represented an options trading firm and its partners in a Chicago Board of Trade arbitration hearing in which Mark’s clients were sued by a former partner seeking trading profits earned after his termination. Mark blocked a lawsuit seeking a jury trial,...Protecting Privileged Information
Current legal writing frequently addresses the obligation to preserve and disclose information in lawsuits, but in a recent Illinois Supreme Court opinion, Brunton v. Krueger, attorney Matthew Tibble persuaded the Illinois Supreme Court to not only reaffirm the...
What Insurance Your Business Needs
Any business with value and any business owner with a personal estate should have appropriate business insurance. A competent and trusted insurance agent or broker is critical in obtaining proper insurance from proper companies in proper amounts addressing the...
Evaluating Litigation Costs
While Americans and their businesses are the most litigious in the world, lawsuits are often filed and defended without consideration of the costs for the litigants. Plaintiffs should consider before suing and defendants before responding. Even if attorney’s...
Arbitration Instead of Litigation
The trend toward arbitrating contractual disputes rather than litigating them in court is prompted not only by court decisions, but many businesses and their associations as well. Arbitration gives your business much greater control of the dispute resolution process...
