| | Business Law Borek & Associates, P.C. is a full-service business law and litigation firm. We provide a wide variety of services to our business clients including: the preparation of agreements and formation documents, the sales and purchases of businesses, and assistance in obtaining financing and funding for business operations. We also provide our clients with skilled representation in business succession planning and commercial litigation including business and real estate purchase/sale agreements, vendor/customer agreements, employment, shareholder agreements and non-compete agreements. Areas of expertise include:
| • | Equity Formations | | | | » Partnerships » Corporations » LLC's » Non-Profit Organizations | | • | Corporate Compliance | | • | Business Litigation | | • | Contract Drafting and Negotiation | | • | Business Transfers | | | | » Mergers & Acquisitions » Buy/Sell Agreements » Asset Transfers » Dissolution | | • | Succession Planning | If you have any questions regarding business law, or would like to speak to a dedicated business law attorney, please contact the Law Offices of Borek & Associates, P.C.. Banking Law The Law firm of Borek & Associates, P.C. has substantial roots in the banking industry. Attorney Sam Borek was named chairman of OptimumBank Holdings in December 2009 and has served as Chairman of the Board of NCB Holdings, Inc., the parent company of New Century Bank in Chicago. He has also held leadership positions in banks located throughout Illinois and Florida. As a result of his extensive banking background, Borek has developed considerable expertise in a variety of matters regarding state and national banks, including new bank formation, debt and equity offerings, holding company formation, mergers, acquisitions and regulatory matters. The attorneys at Borek & Associates, P.C. handle all types of securities reportingissues for its financial institution clients, including the preparation of proxymaterials and matters related to the handling of shareholder meetings, includingproxy contests and contests for corporate control.
Areas of expertise include: | • | Formation and capitalization of bank holding companies and new banks | | • | Regulatory and compliance matters | | • | Real estate secured and construction financing | | • | Asset-based financing | | • | Enforcement of creditors’ rights | | • | Litigation | If you have any questions regarding banking law, or would like to speak to an experienced banking law attorney, please contact the Law Offices of Borek & Associates, P.C.. Estate Planning The attorneys at Borek & Associates, P.C. provide their clients with a wide range of estate planning services in order to build and preserve wealth, to make gifts to family members and charitable institutions, and to effectively transfer assets to future generations. At Borek & Associates, P.C., we work with our clients to determine which estate planning documents fulfill their short and long-term financial and estate planning goals. We can help you with all your estate planning needs including:
| • | Simple and complex wills | | • | Simple and complex trust, living trusts – revocable and irrevocable, educational/support trusts, special needs trusts and spendthrift trusts. | | • | Property agreements | | • | Durable powers of attorney for assets | | • | Durable powers of attorney for health | | • | Living wills | | • | Estate taxes | | • | Probate | If you have any questions regarding estate planning, or would like to speak to a dedicated estate planning attorney, please contact the Law Offices of Borek & Associates, P.C.. Real Estate Law The attorneys at Borek & Associates, P.C. have been successfully representing clients in all areas of real estate law for nearly 40 years. We assist developers, owners, property managers, tenants, financial institutions and investors in all types of real estate transactions including the negotiation of commercial, retail and industrial leases, purchase and sale agreements and compiling and advising on the complexities of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS). Additionally, we are skilled in private placements - both in preparing private placement documentation and in negotiating and conducting commercial real-estate deals involving private placements. We also provide assistance to individuals in their personal residential real estate transactions. Areas of expertise include:
| Residential Real Estate | | • | Residential real estate purchases | | • | Landlord-tenant disputes | | • | Leases | | • | Property management | | • | Boundaries | | • | Rights of Way | | • | Adverse possession | | | | | Homeowners' Association | | • | Annual meetings | | • | Compliance issues | | • | Collection of assessments | | • | Dispute resolutions | | • | Document drafts and amendments | | • | Representation of homebuilders and condominium converters in disputes with homeowner associations | | | | | Commercial Real Estate | | • | Acquisition, development and construction financing | | • | Commercial leasing | | • | Providing advice regarding and the preparation of private placement documents | | • | Advising clients in the formation of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and on the complex transactions faced by them. | If you have any questions regarding estate planning, or would like to speak to an experienced real estate attorney, please contact the Law Offices of Borek & Associates, P.C.. Litigation The attorneys at Borek & Associates, P.C. have significant experience representingindividuals and businesses throughout Chicago and all of Illinois in a varietyof civil litigation matters.
Types matters include, but are not limited to: | • | General Business and Commercial Litigation | | • | Contract Disputes | | • | Employment Issues | | • | Real Estate Litigation | | • | Condominium and Homeowner’s Association Litigation | | • | Will Contests | | • | Land Use Disputes | We practice in all courts, including circuit, district, appellate and bankruptcy courts. We have experience handling all aspects of your case, from the initial investigation and filing of a complaint, to trial and settlement. Please contact the Law Offices of Borek & Associates, P.C. to discuss your litigation matter.
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