Brian Kerwin Email & Phone Number

-Buying and selling of companies-Private equity transactions-Acquisition financing-Secured commercial finance/syndications-Debt and equity raises/fund formationChambers USA, 2006-2017 (Private Equity/M&A)U.S. News/Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2019 (Corporate Law)Leading Lawyers, 2005-2018 (M&A)Super Lawyers, 2005-2019 (M&A)Chicago Lawyer, "40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch"Having practiced sophisticated corporate law for 30 years, Brian has led more than 350 financing transactions and over 150 company sale/purchase transactions. His clients have been located across the United States and have been involved in a myriad of businesses, including manufacturing, distribution, fintech, banking, healthcare, education, defense/military, fashion/retail, plastics, packaging, food and beverage, nutrition, pharmaceutical, technology, transportation logistics, automotive, lodging, gaming, home improvement, outsourcing and human resources, safety/test engineering and product safety, software, telecommunications, home and lawn care, investment management, private equity, among others.B.A., University of Michigan, magna cum laude, with honors in historyJ.D., George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, D.C., with Honors; Law ReviewLL.M., John Marshall Law School, Masters of Intellectual Property Law Former member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG), Chicago Chapter; the Board of Directors of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Foundation Board; the Board of Trustees of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum; and the Corporate Advisory Board of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Received the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater Illinois Chapter Leadership Class of 2002 Award, which recognizes “Outstanding Professional Achievement and Community Leadership.” Also a past director and executive vice president of the Illinois Young Executives Club.