Office

120 South Riverside Plaza
Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60606
P 312.876.7123
F 312.876.6223
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Practice

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Bruce H. Balonick
Partner

Mr. Balonick, a partner with Arnstein & Lehr, is chair of the firm's Business group and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He practices in the corporate, real estate, and estate planning areas. Mr. Balonick has substantial experience representing a broad range of both privately and publicly held businesses engaged in industries such as financial services, health care, manufacturing, retail, and computer technology. He represents these clients on a nationwide basis in structuring, negotiating, and documenting asset and stock acquisitions and sales, mergers, joint ventures, and other business transactions. Mr. Balonick counsels clients in connection with their organization, governance, and day-to-day operations. He provides assistance to closely-held businesses with issues relating to ownership succession, including the structuring and implementation of buy-sell agreements and other vehicles relating to the transferability of business interests. In addition, his practice includes estate planning, trust and probate administration, and the tax issues relating to these practice areas.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Balonick serves as outside general counsel to numerous mid-size and small companies. He is a member of the Chicago Estate Planning Council and the American Bar Association. He was named an Illinois Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine in 2005 and 2006. He has also been recognized as an Illinois Leading Lawyer in 2005 and 2006.

Publications

Mr. Balonick has spoken at seminars sponsored by banks, publishers, and trade associations. These seminars have covered a broad range of issues, including tax and estate planning, money laundering compliance, state taxes, retirement and succession planning, shareholder buy-sell agreements, and business formation and choice of entity considerations. He has also authored articles dealing with corporate governance and family succession.

Education

DePaul University (J.D. with honors, 1974)
University of Denver, (B.S.B.A., 1970)

Bar Admissions

State of Illinois; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois