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Business, Corporate
Operation and Planning
RS&P provides a broad range of services for all types of legal entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships and sole proprietorships, focusing on the formation, growth, purchase and sale of these business entities.
Commercial Transactions
RS&P advises our business clients in formulating acquisition strategies, obtaining financing, meeting regulatory requirements, negotiating agreements, and minimizing tax consequences.
E-Commerce
RS&P is among the leaders in the field of e-commerce law; advising our clients regarding site use agreements, e-contracts, websites, establishment and protection of domain names, trademarks, and service marks, and the sale of goods and services from business-to-business and business-to-consumer. We advise start-up companies, as well as traditional brick-and-mortar businesses looking to establish a presence on the Internet.
Employment Law and
Employee Benefits
RS&P designs pension, profit sharing, 401(k), and other qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, executive compensation arrangements, and employee handbooks, and advises clients as to the employee benefit aspects of acquisitions and mergers. In addition, we represent our clients in administrative and court hearings in matters of employment discrimination and harassment claims.
Estate, Financial Planning
and Probate
RS&P helps our clients efficiently transfer assets to intended beneficiaries, designs estate plans to minimize estate and gift taxes, provides instructive assistance to legal representatives and trustees for the estate and the beneficiaries, and assists in the protection of the estates of minors and mentally and physically disabled persons.
Financial Institutions
RS&P is general counsel for numerous regional, local, and community banks and savings and loan associations, serving as counsel in complex transactions, loan documentation, loan work-outs, regulatory compliance, and enforcement of lenders' rights.
Health Care Law
RS&P represents group medical practices and individual physicians, as well as other health care providers in all aspects of health care; such as professional licensing, formation, purchase and sale of ambulatory surgi-care facilities, clinics, medical care joint ventures, practice groups, preferred provider organizations, and other health-related entities.
Insolvency, Creditors' Rights
and Business Reorganization
RS&P aggressively represents its clients in matters of creditors' rights, insolvency and business reorganization, and advises our clients regarding options, strategies, preventative measures and advance financial structuring to avoid potentially disadvantageous situations.
International Law
RS&P advises American companies in planning and establishing their operations and investments and has negotiated contracts for acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, licenses and distributorships in Canada, Mexico, Western Europe, and the Pacific Rim.
Litigation-Commercial
and Business
Our litigators have considerable experience and success in state and federal courts, at the trial and appellate levels and before administrative agencies in all types of litigation matters, including breach of contract actions; employment claims; environmental based business litigation; fraud and misrepresentation claims; injunctive actions; real estate litigation; shareholder, limited liability company member, and partnership disputes; and unfair trade practice claims such as trademark infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of confidentiality and non-compete agreements, and unlawful interference with business opportunities.
Litigation-Insurance
RS&P’s litigators have extensive experience representing insurance
companies in many different areas, including claims defense, premium collection
matters, litigation arising out of allegations of bad faith claims handling,
coverage disputes and excess insurance policy issues. We represent our clients
in this area - including large and small insurance companies , as well as
self-insured entities - on a local and national basis.
Litigation-Personal Injury
and Wrongful Death
The litigators at RS&P have vast experience representing clients in medical negligence, motor vehicle, product liability, and other serious injury cases. Our trial lawyers' successes in these types of cases have been covered by both the local and national media.
Mergers and Acquisitions
RS&P represents clients in the negotiation, documentation and implementation of acquisitions, mergers, consolidations, divestitures, and recapitalizations in a variety of industries.
Municipal and
Government Law
RS&P has provided experienced and innovative representation for villages, cities, fire districts, park districts, school districts, highway districts, townships and the State of Illinois. The firm also represents clients who deal with governmental entities. The firm's experience covers all aspects of municipal law, including administrative hearings, budgets, building and zoning issues, contested and uncontested referenda, election law, eminent domain (condemnation), employment relations, inter-governmental agreements, licensing, retailers' occupation tax, special assessments, special service area financing, tax levies, and litigation.
Real Estate
RS&P's real estate team represents our clients nationally in the acquisition and sale, exchange, financing, and leasing of real estate. The firm represents lenders for developments as well as developers and owners of commercial, industrial and residential properties. Our real estate practice includes resolution of land use issues such as zoning, site plan, environmental and related permit issues and representation of clients before municipal, judicial and other regulatory panels. We also represent financially troubled developers and projects in negotiations and work-outs with lenders and agencies.
Regulated Industries
RS&P represents clients involved in industries regulated by federal and state governmental agencies, such as equity and debt financing for institutions, individuals, and various business entities, and the commodities futures, securities and options businesses. When disputes arise, the firm provides representation in the negotiation, arbitration and litigation of securities and commodities trading disputes.
Taxation
RS&P's tax attorneys are also Certified Public Accountants and Masters in Tax Law. These attorneys advise our clients on the tax implications of transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, incorporations, liquidations, recapitalizations, redemptions, and other business transactions, and represent our clients in tax disputes, audits and tax appeals.
