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Privately Owned Businesses

Much is the firm that gives you our full and equal attention whether you’re a billion-dollar company or a startup. You are our bread and butter. Let us help you protect and grow yours.

Privately Owned Businesses

Advising you on both legal and business matters, our attorneys think and act like owners and senior executives who partner with you, understand you, and bring the full power of our team to help you succeed. Today, there are more than 33 million small businesses in the U.S., accounting for 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. If your business is among them, you know the importance of having strategic advisors on your side who know you, understand your business, and make your goals their own. That’s Much.

The firm that fits just right.

Much has a sweet spot, and privately held companies fall right in the center of it. We are a full-service firm with one major difference: We will never lose sight of your goals. Our attorneys will be all in – ready with the breadth of experience to help you with everything from the most complex matters to routine, day-to-day business decisions.

Experience

Illinois Supreme Court Affirms Circuit Court Decision in Favor of Much Client MTS Consulting
Much Represents Accel Entertainment in Business Combination with TPG Pace
Much Represents Cinespace Chicago in Landmark Sale to TPG Real Estate
Longtime Client LRS Completes Recapitalization with MIP V
LRS Sees Transformative Expansion with Purchase of Assets from GFL Environmental

Except for the specialized issues public companies face, privately owned businesses have all the business and legal needs of any commercial enterprise. Much has you covered from all sides with highly skilled and experienced attorneys in most legal disciplines. We are particularly well known for our entrepreneurial, can-do spirit, and the collaborative, responsive way we engage with clients:

  • Driven to dig deep: To best represent you, we want to truly know you and your business: your long- and short-term goals, the many dimensions of your challenges and risks, your strategic business relationships, and more. Our concern, care, and commitment to fully understanding everything relevant to your goals, growth, and future are among the reasons that Much clients stay with us for decades or even generations.
  • Efficient and practical: Because many Much attorneys have previously been entrepreneurs and business owners, we share your sensitivity to the cost of legal services. We naturally staff matters with efficiency in mind, putting only the necessary attorney or team in place. We provide you concise and actionable answers, not reams of unwanted and unnecessary analysis. You’ll discover that our value-based fee structures make sense.
  • Responsive and considerate: To stay competitive, you need to make informed decisions as quickly as possible. We get that. When you raise a need or question, we often know the right guidance for you on the spot – or, if we need to consult others, we will respond as quickly as possible. And count on us to provide regular status reports without you having to check in. That’s just plain courtesy and good business.
  • Protective of your interests: Risk is everywhere, even if you have managed your business with the utmost care. The broad experience of Much attorneys gives them a “radar” of sorts to identify potential risks whether legal or business – as well as an ability to design creative solutions to mitigate them. If something does go awry, however, and litigation or other forms of conflict resolution become necessary, Much is right there to vigorously protect and defend your interests.

Trending & Horizon Issues

Change is, as always, the one constant in business. Whether trends that affect your business are pandemic-related, technology-driven, challenged by regulation and compliance, or simply the result of a shifting business climate, your Much attorneys keep you both informed and prepared. Here’s just a fraction of what we’re watching now:

  • Distribution evolution: Shopping online has been popular for years, but COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and distribution channels in unexpected ways for companies in virtually every industry. B2C businesses must now meet the demands of an ever-flexible, dispersed, and ever-demanding customer base. Multiple distribution options are a challenge for smaller companies to manage. From brick-and-mortar stores to online shopping, and from dining in to pick-up or delivery, companies must continue to adapt – and fast. Much attorneys can help smooth the road for you.
  • The talent challenge and opportunity: When your employees begin considering a job or career change, your company is potentially left in a vulnerable position. If employees do stay, wages and benefits are still increasing as employers respond to a newly empowered workforce considering greener pastures. Let Much help you design creative employee policies and benefit programs that help you stay as competitive as possible.
  • The new workplace: Today’s employees want to choose their optimal work schedule and whether to be remote or in-person. They want a flexible workplace that conforms to their lifestyle – if not at your company, then elsewhere. Employers must adapt to and appreciate a multigenerational workforce where desirable values aren’t defined generation by generation, but person by person. At Much, we embrace these changes in our own culture, and we can help you do likewise.

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