Legal Services
Graduating from Harvard Law School, Bob’s legal career began at Chicago law firm Levy and Erens. There, Bob had an opportunity, rarely if ever offered today’s novice lawyer, to practice, grow and succeed in nearly every category of the law, including litigation, real estate, corporate, securities, tax, estate planning and bankruptcy. Today, he brings that breadth of experience to his mediation and arbitration practices, as well as to the clients of his law practice.
He also represented clients in a wide variety of business transactions, in such
matters as:
- Formation of business entities and creating governance structures
- Buying and selling ongoing businesses
- Engaging in financing transactions, representing both borrowers and institutional lenders
- Income tax planning
- Acquiring and disposing of real estate
- Negotiating and documenting leases
- Reaching and documenting agreements among partners and shareholders of various businesses regarding governance and succession issues
- Estate planning and preparing wills and trusts
- Bankruptcy
As a specific example of matters Bob handled during this period, he was responsible for all legal aspects of the formation of First Oakbrook Bancshares, Inc., a multi-bank holding company resulting from the consolidation of ownership of several smaller banks, and the issuance of its shares, including all corporate, bank regulatory and securities regulation legal issues. Similarly, he represented a Chicago homeowner who rented his home as a set for the shooting of the movie “Thief”; he prepared and negotiated the agreement between the homeowner and the movie production company, and then, when the home was burned by a fire during the shooting, handled the litigation with the insurance company that resulted in a settlement. His experience in all these areas gives him particular strength as a mediator and practitioner.
To learn more about Bob’s legal expertise and approach, contact him directly.
Thank you for your counsel, your patience and command of an otherwise litigious matter… You were a valuable aid to the courts time…
~ James Webb, Attorney
