George Gilkerson Email & Phone Number

For almost 40 years, Mr. Gilkerson has been an attorney and counselor to closely held businesses, banks and senior executives of public companies in Chicago's western suburbs, including suburban DuPage County. He counsels company owners and executives on the purchase and sale of businesses (M&A) and business assets, on financing and sources of capital and on leadership and succession planning. Mr. Gilkerson has led or supervised hundreds of commercial, industrial and residential real estate and construction loan workouts, refinancings and restructurings and foreclosures for banks in Chicago and the suburbs.Publicly held businesses rely on Mr. Gilkerson as local counsel in real estate transactions and litigation. He acts as general counsel to a large public fund money manager. Owners of closely held manufacturing and technology companies, as well as agribusiness companies and large family farms and farming interests, rely on Mr. Gilkerson for the purchase and sale of assets, personal wealth planning and estate planning services. As leader of Dykema's Agribusiness Practice, he advises agribusiness and family farms on land purchases and sales and like-kind exchanges. Mr. Gilkerson stresses practical, cost effective business solutions and legal judgment using experience developed as a CPA, elected public official, trial lawyer, advisor to businesses and executives, large farm operations and closely held manufacturers. He takes the time to understand the goals of business owners and senior executives, and draws on Dykema's full resources to handle a wide range of transactional, financing, real estate, wealth management and investment concerns.Specialties: Practice is contrated in closely held businesses, ownership and management transition, banking and commercial real estate finance.

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