Helmut E. Gerlach
Buckley Fine, LLC • Barrington, IL
Corporate IncorporationCorporate GovernanceEmployment LawGeneral PracticeHospitality
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Contact
Email
hgerlach@buckleyfinelaw.com
Phone
Address
201 S. Grove Avenue, Barrington, IL, 60010, US
Professional
About
The principles ofAsking with Boldness, Holding to the Truth, Speaking without Fear and Never promising what one can not Deliver have guided me in becoming an executive attorney. I am a problem-solver, a strategist and a consensus builder while remaining firm, meeting corporate objectives, balancing risks, and applying sound judgment in challenging business environments. Experience includes, on a first chair or deal lead level, corporate governance, board room environment, compliance, regulatory, data (including privacy), international, contracts, licensing, technology, IP and litigation management, global alliances, general corporate, commercial, finance, real estate, franchising, private equity, M&A and post merger integration, employment, negotiation, dispute resolution matters. Prior to my legal practice, I had 10+ years global experience in the hospitality industry and military (NATO). I am also bi-lingual and proficient in negotiating and drafting in German and English (both business and legal). I’m the corporate practice group chair leading a group of 15 attorneys and 4 paralegals, my practice concentrates on general corporate (public and private), commercial (finance, real estate and leasing), alliances and frameworks, joint ventures, joint initiatives, private equity, M&A (including post merger integration and divestitures), resale (VAR, buyer’s agent, commissionaire), procurement (including D/FAR), distribution, complex contracting, contracts management, licensing and technology (digital, Cloud/SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, BPaaS), IP (including IP portfolio management), compliance and ethics (FCPA, UK-Anti-Bribery, Export/Import, Data Privacy), anti-trust, employment law, executive compensation and severance, and international (Americas, EMEA, APAC) matters.
About Corporate Incorporation Law
Corporate attorneys help businesses with formation, governance, compliance, and transactions. They advise on corporate structure and protect business interests. Common matters include business formation, corporate governance, shareholder agreements, compliance.
Credentials
Education
1997 University of Maryland School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1994 Towson University B.A., cum laude
Languages
German
Recognition & Involvement
Publications
1998 Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade Bankruptcy in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland and Section 304 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Proceedings Ancillary to Foreign Bankruptcy Proceedings. 22 MD. J. INT’L L. & TRADE 81 (1998).
Associations
2003 - Present Illinois State Bar Association 1999 - Present District of Columbia Bar 1997 - Present Maryland State Bar Association
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