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Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell & Glazer, LLC is a business-focused law firm with deep roots in Chicago. Since 1946, we’ve consistently been true to our founding principle: long-lasting client relationships based on trust, communication and responsiveness, paired with exceptional legal counsel.
Our clients range from public corporations to entrepreneurs, with an emphasis on representing small to mid-sized businesses.
Practice Areas
- Condo/Community Association Representation
- Corporate and Other Business Transactions
- Defamation, Privacy and First Amendment
- Employee Benefits
- Employment
- Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration
- Health and Fitness Industry
- Independent Sales Representatives
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Business Sales
- Real Estate and Finance
- Real Estate Tax Reduction
- Securities, Futures and Derivatives
- Trade Associations
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M&A Transactions Involving PPP Loans: A Path Forward
Paycheck Protection Program loans, commonly referred to as PPP loans, have been a godsend for millions of small businesses and their employees. As originally envisioned, the purpose of the PPP loans was to provide low interest, forgivable loans to small businesses that have been adversely affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic to cover payroll and other expenses including interest, rent and utilities.
Can Employers Require Workers to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine as a Condition of Employment?
Those who remain skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine or are refusing to get inoculated against the virus will soon discover that, in most cases, their employer can require vaccination as a condition of continued employment.
Spousal Rollovers of Retirement Assets Upon Death
Question: My husband died leaving me as the sole beneficiary of his individual retirement account. Should I roll over these funds to my own IRA to defer income taxes?
SFBBG’s Attorneys Recognized by Leading Lawyers in 2021
We would like to congratulate our 2021 Leading Lawyers: Andy Weissman, Adam Glazer, Andy Holstine, Bruce Bell, Dan Beederman, Herb Rosenberg, Joan Berg, Len Gambino, Mark Flessner, Mike Kim, Matt Tyrrell, Michael Friman, Norm Finkel, Phil Zisook, Ron Silbert, Rich...
Brand New Day
As the world continues to strike a new sense of stability during the coronavirus pandemic, full-service firm Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer believes it has found a new balance.
SFBBG Wins Big After Four-Week Zoom Trial
Late Wednesday afternoon, Norman T. Finkel and Richard M. Goldwasser scored a major victory on behalf of their clients, a group of real estate owners and grocery store operators, when a Circuit Court sitting in Lake County issued a 49-page decision which handed them a clean sweep in a hotly contested lawsuit.
Young Cutco Knives Sales Rep Slices Liability in Thirds
A sales rep legal column that doesn’t speak of terminations or commissions? That doesn’t mention succession planning or tax issues? Not even a state sales rep statute?
What’s left to discuss?
Well, there’s Walter Blockmon III. Or more precisely, the late Walter Blockmon III.
Toying with rep over post-termination commissions ends in ‘game over’ for opportunistic principal
Tech 4 Kids Inc. makes toys but was unable to play to U.S. retailers.
So T4K reached an oral agreement with Northern Group Inc., an independent sales representative with offices in the Midwest, to promote its toy products.
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Principal Scorned
In the lengthy annals of sales rep-principal relationships ending badly, the shabby treatment Eliot Essagof received from his principal deserves exceedingly prominent mention.
Overcoming 401(k) Plan Nondiscrimination Rules
Question: My company sponsors a 401(k) plan to which many of our highly paid employees are unable to contribute as much as they would like. What alternatives are available to avoid or minimize this problem?
Spousal Rollovers of Retirement Assets Upon Death
Question: My husband died leaving me as the sole beneficiary of his individual retirement account. Should I roll over these funds to my own IRA to defer income taxes?
Purchasing Life Insurance Through Premium Financing
Question: I want to purchase life insurance but do not want to liquidate my personal portfolio of securities to pay the premiums. Any suggestions for how I can accomplish this?