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Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C.
836 Skokie Blvd.
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: 847.412.1988
Fax: 847.418.3217
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E. Michael Ciesla 
Northbrook, Illinois
Managing Partner
phone (847) 412-1988
fax (847) 418-3217
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Since 1996, Michael Ciesla has spent his legal career representing small and mid-sized companies and their executives across various industries.

Michael currently acts as chief outside legal counsel for several corporate clients, and provides advice and counsel to executives, boards of directors, in-house counsel, human resources professionals and business owners in the areas of business formation, corporate governance, capital restructuring, debt restructuring, business succession planningemployment practices, policy development, board of director training and civil litigation.

His experience in the area of transactional law and securities law is vast and includes: preparing private placement memorandums, Initial Public Offerings (IPO's), conducting due diligence in preparation of mergers and acquistions, preparing and closing on mergers, and SEC filings.

Michael also has extensive experience in the area of post-secondary education law, representing Colleges and Universities throughout the United States, before the United States Department of Education, regional accrediting bodies and in Federal and State Courts.

Michael has frequently lectured on the topics of Stark Laws, ethics in the workplace, e-commerce fraud, electronic signatures and other internet and e-commerce related issues. He has spent a great amount of time training Boards of Directors and Trustees on fiduciary responsibilities and issues of protocol. He has been interviewed by Bloomberg.com relative to planning for loved ones with disabilities in the long term.

Michael was born in Newport News, Virginia and grew up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He currently lives in Northbrook, Illinois with his wife and two children.

Areas of Practice:
Administrative Hearings & Adjudication
Administrative Investigations
Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer
Business Successions
Capital Markets
Closely Held Businesses
Colleges & Universities
Commercial Leasing
Commercial Real Estate
Contracts
Corporate Governance
Directors' & Officers' Liability
Employee Rights -- Employer
Employment Contracts -- Employer
Employment Discrimination -- Employer
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer
Formation & Business Planning
International Transactions
Joint Ventures
Limited Liability Companies
Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
Partnerships
Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer
Private Placements
Private Schools
Public Offerings
Public Schools
Reorganizations
Residential Real Estate
Secured Transactions
Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
Securities Regulation
Shareholders' Rights
Special Education
Sports
Student Rights
Tenure
Title Insurance
Transactions
Wrongful Termination -- Employer
Litigation Percentage:
20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1996
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1996
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 2006
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 2007
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
U.S. Tax Court, 2007
Education:
John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1996
J.D.


DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
B.S.
Major: Finance


Published Works:
"Wage and Hour Laws", Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C. Newsletter, October, 2006


"Dissolution of Your Business", Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C. Newsletter, October, 2006


"Lending and Secured Transactions", Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C. Newsletter, October, 2006


"Choosing the Best Ownership Structure", Ciesla & Ciesla, P.C. Newsletter, October, 2006


"First Kill All the Lawyers – Shakespeare is Wrong: Alternative Options to Affording Corporate Legal Representation in Trying Economic Times", I-Street, 2001


Kiplinger's, Passing on the Family Business, Kathryn A. Walson, March, 2008


Firms Make the Transition to the Next Generation, Robert Yates, Chicago Lawyer Magazine, January, 2008


How to Protect Disabled Loved Ones in Long Term, John Wasik, Bloomberg.com, March 13, 2006


Classes/Seminars Taught:
What Directors Should Know, National Catholic Society of Foresters, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, 2006


Ethics in the Workplace, Rotary Club of Northbrook, Glenbrook North High School, 2004 - 2005


E-Commerce Fraud, NACM/Chicago Midwest Leadership Conference, Bloomingdale, Illinois, 2001


Electronic Signatures in Light of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, NACM/Chicago Midwest Leadership Conference, Bloomingdale, Illinois, 2001


Internet and E-Commerce Related Topics, National Association of Credit Managers, 2001


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Chicago Bar Association, 2005 - Present
Judicial Evaluation Committee


Illinois State Bar Association, 2005 - Present
Mentor


Northbrook Park District Ethics Commission, 2004 - Present


Chicago Bar Association, 2006
Judge, Moot Court Competition


Chicago Bar Association, 2006
Brief Grader, Moot Court Competition


United States Supreme Court Historical Society, 2007 - Present


Education Law Association, 2007 - Present


The Wilson Center Associates, 2007 - Present


District of Columbia Bar Association, Corporation Section


District of Columbia Bar Association, Finance and Securities Law Section, 2006 - Present


The Federalist Society, 2005 - Present


American Bar Association, Business Law Section, 2003 - Present


Illinois Bar Association, 1996 - Present


Chicago Bar Association
Corporate and Business Law Committee


Chicago Bar Association, 1996 - Present
Securities Law Committee


Young Lawyers Section Committee
Member, Corporate Practice


Rotary Club of Northrbook
Secretary


Rotary Club of Northrbook
Director


Rotary Club of Northrbook
Member, Membership Development Committee


Rotary Club of Northrbook
Member, Executive Committee


Past Employment Positions:
Kwiatt & Ruben, Ltd., Associate, 1998 - 2002


The Law Office of Joseph Lucas, Associate, 1996 - 1998


Birth Information:
1970, Newport News, Virginia, United States of America


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