Gustafson, Steve C.

Represented a Chicago-based digital healthcare agency in its sale to a global commercialization partner for the life sciences industry.

Advisor to multi-generational families and their businesses in developing and implementing strategies to assure successful transition and continuity of family business activities.

Designed, structured and implemented key management synthetic equity compensation plans to align management goals with family ownership strategic plans.

Advisor to active ”hands-on” private philanthropic ventures.

Assisted management team in a multimillion-dollar leveraged buyout transaction to acquire equity through qualified and nonstatutory option plans.

Designed and implemented a spinoff of unwanted corporate assets from core corporate business operations.

Serves as outside general counsel to numerous multigenerational entrepreneurial businesses.

Designed, structured and implemented corporate acquisition transactions, including tax-deferred roll-over of management equity.

Assisted with tax structure and planning for acquisition of major retail and related operations out of bankruptcy.