Cole Schotz’s Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring practice is a distinguished and nationally renowned full-service group that is regularly cited in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and lauded for a track record that boasts unparalleled effectiveness, success and value.  + Read more

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• Cross-Border Insolvency

Our Blockchain Technology and Digital Currency Group has closely monitored the evolving legal and regulatory landscape surrounding the advent of blockchain technology. We are experienced and ready to assist companies and applications utilizing public blockchains and private ledgers in every stage of their businesses, including: + Read more

Cole Schotz’s multi-faceted practice is uniquely well-suited for investors and entrepreneurs alike with respect to the emerging cannabis industry and the opportunities and challenges it presents. + Read more

Cole Schotz provides comprehensive construction related services, for every phase of construction projects, both public and private, throughout the country. Our services include the preparation and negotiation of complex construction contracts, advising on requisite insurance coverage, surety and bonding needs, labor laws and union participation, and company formation and ownership agreements, and providing counseling on contract administration, lien claims, risk management, and environmental and OSHA compliance.  + Read more

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• Construction, Construction Management & Design Agreements
• Construction and Mechanics' Liens
• Construction Disputes
• Construction Mergers and Acquisitions
• Construction Related Bankruptcies
• Design Professional Malpractice

• Environmental Remediation, Permitting and Compliance
• OSHA Compliance
• Public Contracts
• Surety and Bond Claims
• Zoning, Land Use and Development Approvals

Cole Schotz provides practical advice regarding all business matters, from simple governance issues to complex corporate transactions. We assist companies in achieving their short- and long-term business objectives, whether they are public corporations, closely held and family owned businesses, or sole proprietorships. + Read more

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• Business Succession Planning
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Employment Arrangements
• Entity Formation & Corporate Governance

• Franchising
• Fund Formation & Investment Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Securities Law Compliance

We value our close working relationship with clients and the trust they place in us to address and resolve complicated and often sensitive employment issues. Our attorneys provide preventive counseling and guidance to both large and small employers on a wide range of compliance issues and evolving statutory and common law requirements. This includes those related to wrongful discharge, discrimination, retaliation, sexual and other forms of harassment, family and medical leaves of absence, disability, substance abuse, wage and hour, and restrictive covenant trade secret and other related issues.  + Read more

Our Environmental Law department is vibrant, growing and ideally situated to assist those who buy, sell or conduct business on commercial or industrial property where environmental risks can create significant challenges to business ventures.  + Read more

The Cole Schotz Healthcare Group, led by Paul W. Kim, Esq., a former employee of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, represents a variety of individuals and corporations in the healthcare industry including:  + Read more

If you create it, we can help you protect it, enforce it, and monetize it. For years, the Intellectual Property team at Cole Schotz has been partnering with clients to provide superior quality service at unmatched value. Our recipe includes superior quality work product, aggressive advocacy, business-focused counseling, creativity, responsiveness, and integrity. + Read more

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• Copyright/Media/Entertainment
• Patent Portfolio Management
• Trademark Litigation

• Trademark Portfolio Management
• Trade Secrets

One of the region’s largest, most experienced groups of commercial trial lawyers, our Litigation Department has achieved success in hundreds of trials in state and federal courts.  + Read more

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• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Appeals
• Business Owner Disputes
• Delaware Litigation
• Directors & Officers Liability
• Discovery Services
• Education Law
• Employment Counseling & Litigation
• Environmental Litigation
• Estates & Trusts Litigation

• Foreclosure and Lender Liability
• Franchising
• Information Governance
• Personal Injury/Medical Malpractice
• Professional Services Litigation
• Real Property Tax Appeals
• Surety and Insurance
• Tax Controversies
• Tax Litigation

The Cole Schotz Real Estate Group has earned a national reputation engaging in an all-encompassing spectrum of real estate matters throughout the United States and Canada.  + Read more

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• Acquisition and Sales
• Condominiums & Cooperatives
• Development - Zoning and Land Use
• Financing, Debt Acquisitions & Sales

• Leasing
• Real Estate Litigation
• Tax Appeals
• Zoning & Land Use

Utilizing their breadth of experience in both thriving and distressed economic environments, the members of our Real Estate Special Opportunities Group have the practical experience and depth to offer clients flexible and creative solutions to a multitude of complex real estate transactions.  + Read more

In today’s ultra-competitive food and beverage marketplace, where guests are sophisticated and business challenges come from both expected and unexpected places, it is imperative that foodie entrepreneurs, restaurant groups, celebrity chefs, craft brewers, hotel owners and investors engage a strong team of advisors to limit bumps along the road to success.  + Read more

The players in the world of sports go far beyond those performing on game day. Whether you are an athlete, sports-related organization or supplier to the industry, our experienced team is ready to assist. + Read more

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• Athletes & Coaches
• Manufacturers and Suppliers

• Recreation, Fitness and Club Facilities
• Teams, Leagues and Organizations

The Cole Schotz Tax, Trusts & Estates attorneys counsel individuals and businesses in a range of tax and estate planning strategies. Our clients include owners of family businesses where succession planning and asset protection are linked, and individuals of substantial means who wish to take advantage of sophisticated tax planning techniques to retain and build their wealth for future generations.  + Read more

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• International Taxation Services
• Special Needs Estate Planning

• Tax Controversies
• Tax Litigation

Our White Collar Litigation & Government Investigations Practice Group represents individuals and corporations, both U.S. and international, in grand jury proceedings, quasi-criminal investigations, administrative and regulatory enforcement proceedings, criminal trials and internal investigations.  + Read more