Business Law
Enabling Growth Controlling Risk
We counsel businesses at all stages of development. From start-up to succession planning, we are a strategic partner on issues such as:
- Business formation
- Corporate governance
- Mergers, sales and acquisitions
- Sale/leaseback transactions
- Conventional and structured financing
- Technology and intellectual property protection
- Labor and employment
- Succession planning
- General counsel
Our clients include startups, family owned enterprises, and regional and national entities.
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Karen Mills Presents Paycheck Protection Program to DuPage Bar Association
Karen Mills, a member of Rathe Woodward’s Private Client & Wealth Management Group and Chair of Continuing Legal Education for the DuPage County Bar Association, recently spoke with Brian Eisenmenger at Mathieson, Moyski, Austin & Co., LLP to DCBA members regarding the Paycheck Protection Program.
Illinois Provides Short-Term Relief For Business Taxpayers Due To COVID-19
The Illinois Department of Revenue (“IDOR”) has changed several rules to assist business taxpayers during the COVID-19 health emergency. These amended requirements, summarized below, are designed to provide short-term relief and flexibility to business taxpayers in the state.
SBA Disaster Loan Are Available In Illinois
Illinois recently applied for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to assist small businesses and private non-profits in paying expenses during the COVID-19 disaster.