"It’s critical in the early stages of a business to make the right structural decisions; those which allow your business to grow and allow you to accomplish your business and personal goals."
Alan is a partner in HMB’s Business and Finance Group. He focuses his practice on transaction and general counsel work, including all aspects of business planning.
Alan’s clients include privately-held, often equity-backed, companies in the food, beverage and health technology industries. In addition to often serving as clients’ part-time general counsel, Alan is often involved in all aspects of their business planning. He has significant experience in commercial transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, management incentive plans, financing transactions, database and licensing agreements and supply chain transactions.
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Practical Advice from the Entrepreneurial Lens
When it comes to structuring and building their businesses, Alan’s clients appreciate his entrepreneurial approach to solving legal problems. Knowing how time-stretched business owners can be, Alan delivers practical advice to complex problems
Education
- University of Illinois, J.D.
- University of Illinois, B.S. in Accounting with high honors
Licenses
- Certified Public Accountant, Illinois
Professional Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
Publications
- Are COVID-19 Losses Covered By Business Interruption Insurance?March 23, 2020
Covid-19 is disrupting businesses, their supply chains and their customers and causing major losses. Governors of Illinois, California, New York and Pennsylvania have issued “stay at home” and similar orders impacting employees and many businesses. Are any of these losses covered by insurance? The answer is maybe. The type of insurance a business carries and the specific insurance policy language are critical to determine…
- Investment Banker Customary FeesJune 14, 2010
In our previous two articles we walked you through the reasons to hire an investment banker for the sale of your middle market business (i.e. transaction valued between $25 million and $250 million) as well as typical terms for how the relationship will work. Now your attention turns to fees. Our experience is that terms vary among investment banking firms…
- Investment Banking Customary TermsApril 14, 2010
In the first of our three part series we walked you through the process of deciding whether to hire an investment banker for your middle market business (i.e. transaction valued between $25 million and $250 million). So now that you have decided to sell your business, we will discuss customary investment banking terms in this article and will wrap up…
- In Support of the Investment BankerDecember 14, 2009
So why do business owners want to hate investment bankers? Too often, it is based on cocktail party chatter. Have you ever heard, "the investment bankers added no value to the process? I already knew the buyer. We were competitors for years." Or, "the investment bankers wrote a nice book, but at the end of the day my lawyer and…
