Corporate Law Representation

Business Formation

Whether you own an existing business or are considering starting one, you face crucial questions when choosing a business entity. Each organizational structure, whether a closely held corporation, an S-corporation, a C-corporation, or an LLC, has different tax consequences and different structural characteristics. Once your business is established, your company requires sound counsel as you develop employment agreements and policies, and as you negotiate contracts and perform other transactions.

Our attorneys represent business owners throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego. Contact attorney Kenneth McLaughlin through this Web site or by calling (630) 344-6546.

A successful corporate attorney spends the time necessary to understand all aspects of your business. Each business faces different challenges that require a creative legal approach. The lawyers of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP understand the importance of offering personalized representation for each of their clients.

Our attorneys represent businesses ranging from construction contractors, manufacturers, service providers, hospitals, professionals, banks, and credit unions. Each client receives attentive and personalized advice about their commercial or corporate law issue.

A corporate attorney from Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP can represent you during:

  • Business formation: including financing issues, buy-sell agreements, business entity choice, drafting of bylaws and articles of incorporation, and employment agreements
  • Business expansion and management: including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate contracts, partnership agreements, employment agreements, and other employee issues
  • Dissolution of business: including sales of business capital, assessment of debts and assets, mergers, and transfers of shares

To learn more about our corporate law practice, call the law office of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP at (630) 344-6546 or contact attorney Kenneth McLaughlin through this Web site.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Representation of Businesses

If your company is considering undertaking a merger or acquisition, speak to an attorney of the Wheaton, Illinois, law firm of Esp, Kreuzer, Cores & McLaughlin, LLP. We represent clients involved in the buying and selling of businesses and the drafting of initial proposals, bid packages, letters of intent, buy-sell agreements, and master and ancillary transaction documents for clients throughout Chicago and its suburbs from our offices in Wheaton, downtown Chicago, and nearby Oswego. Contact attorney Kenneth McLaughlin through this Web site or by calling (630) 344-6456.


Our attorneys have represented companies ranging from construction contractors, manufacturers, service providers, hospitals, professionals, banks, and credit unions concerning:

  • The merger with or acquisition of corporations or other business entities
  • The purchase of stocks, assets, and business shares
  • Negotiations, tender, and exchange of offers and buy-sell agreements
  • Joint ventures, spin-offs, and leveraged buyouts
  • Negotiated employment agreements when blending management or corporate cultures

To learn more about our mergers and acquisitions practice, contact attorney Kenneth McLaughlin through this Web site or by calling (630) 344-6456.