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Phone: 312-464-9840
Fax: 312-464-9845
E-mail: info@cumminsassociates.com
415 North LaSalle
Suite 600
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Client & Firm News
C & A completed several M&A deals in the 4th quarter
Jack Cummins and Evonne Berry worked to complete several successful sales of businesses in the 4th quarter of 2009.
Jack Cummins elected Vice Chair of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul
Jack Cummins was elected as Vice Chair for the Advisory Council of the nationally recognized Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University.
Chicago Red Stars prepare for 2nd season
Partial team owner and General Counsel Jack Cummins is excited about the Chicago Red Stars (Chicago’s first women’s professional soccer team) 2nd season.
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Cummins & Associates, Ltd. is a full-service firm serving the advisory, transactional, and litigation needs of our clients.
Corporate & Transactional Services
Executive & Employment Matters
- Merger and Acquisition
- Venture Financing (Venture Capital, Equity, Debt, Convertible Instruments, Equity)
- Shareholder Agreements, Buy-Sell Contract
- Buy Out of Departing Shareholder / Partners
- Advise on Fiduciary Duties of Officers and Directors
- Preparation and Negotiation of Agreements
- Non-Competition Agreements
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Executive/Employee Agreements
- Employee Handbooks
- Develop or Review Compensation Arrangements
- Review or Enforcement of Stock Option Plans
Litigation Services
Information & Technology Services
- Intellectual Property Protection: Copyright or Trademark Infringement, Trade Secret Theft
- Complex Litigation, Immediate Injunctive Relief, Temporary Restraining Orders
- Shareholder Litigation/Ownership Disputes
- Breach of Contract Real Estate Litigation
- Director & Officer Breaches
- Other Commercial Disputes, including employment
- Intellectual Property Analysis: Patent, Copyright or Trade Secret
- Sale and Licensing Negotiation
- Protection of Proprietary Information
- Agreements, Documentation, and Procedures
- Litigation
- Copyright, Trademark Filing
Commercial Real Estate
Bankruptcy Services
- Acquisition and Divestiture
- Entity Formation
- Related Litigation
- Bankruptcy Litigation– Creditors
- Relief from Automatic Stay
- Preferential/Fraudulent Transfer Claims
Business Counseling
- Transactional Analysis
- Restructure Shareholder and Creditor Arrangements
- Review of Business Plans
- Review of Financial Status
- Preferred Referral of Non-Attorney Advisors
- Governmental Affairs