Stuart L. Goodman
Partner
Stuart L. Goodman has broad experience in all aspects of representing both privately and publicly owned corporations. His practice emphasizes:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Takeovers
- Public and private financing
- Disclosure issues
- Other 1933 Act and 1934 Act matters
- Crisis counseling for directors and senior executives
He also performs internal investigations and general counseling of corporate management and special board committees regarding the complex issues they face.
He has been involved in planning, structuring, negotiating and documenting both friendly and unfriendly acquisitions of almost every type, many of which have been extremely complex and on tight timetables.
He also has helped develop a system for handling smaller acquisitions on a cost-effective basis.
Publications
Inside the Minds: The Corporate Lawyer — Industry Insiders on the Successful Practice of Business Law, Chapter: "The Fundamental Role Of the Corporate Lawyer — And How To Succeed in It," Aspatore Books (January 2003) (Reprinted with permission)
Awards and Honors
Illinois Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate
Leading Lawyer — Corporate Finance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Publicly Held Corporations Law; Securities and Venture Finance Law, Illinois Leading Lawyers Network
Who's Who in America
Best Lawyers in America, Corporate and Securities
Recommended Attorney, Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook 2008/2009
AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Education
Harvard Law School
(J.D., magna cum laude,
1963)
Member, Harvard Law Review
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(B.A., with highest honors, with distinction,
1960)
Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Memberships
Chicago Bar Association
Securities Law Committee
Past Chair
Subcommittee on Tender Offers, Proxy Contests, and Going Private
Transactions
Past Chair
American Bar Association
Section of Business Law
Garrett Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Past Executive Committee Member
Past Chair
