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Cook County Business Startups Lawyer

Contact an Experienced Cook County, Illinois, Corporate and Business Law Attorney Regarding Business Startups

Illinois businesses retain Sokol & Mazian for guidance and assistance with a wide range of corporate and business matters, beginning with the type of business to-be formed or the organization of a new business.

Business Startups for Small to Medium-Sized Businesses

Our clients include owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses. Over our firm's history, we have worked with many different types of businesses, including real estate companies, insurance companies, landscaping companies, restaurants, medical and dental practices, construction companies and contractors.

Contact us by phone or e-mail to learn how we can help your Illinois business obtain the appropriate legal protections. Our business startups and formation services include the following:

  • Preparing and filing of the articles of incorporation to form the corporation.
  • Preparing operating agreements.
  • Preparing and maintaining the required corporate minute book, the annual corporate minutes for stockholders and directors and the stock certificates to be issued.
  • Notifying our clients of when to file the annual report with the Secretary of State's office.

Legal Protections and Procedures Pave the Way to Profitability and Growth

As a business moves forward toward profitability and growth, our lawyers counsel and represent clients in all legal matters that confront a business.

  • Our business law attorneys review and prepare contracts for the purchase or sale of small businesses.
  • We prepare and review asset transfer documents including the closing statement, Bill of Sale, Retail Occupation Tax (ROT) escrows and attending the closing.
  • We prepare and review agreements to sell or purchase stock in a privately held corporation, the stock certificates to be issued to shareholders, and buy-sell agreements between shareholders.
  • We prepare a partnership agreement for a business which chooses to operate as a partnership or the articles of incorporation for a corporation or a limited liability company.

With experience and dedication necessary to serve your business in startups and other legal matters, we welcome your inquiry. Call or e-mail the law firm of Sokol & Mazian to schedule a consultation.