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  • Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Tax Court

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Nicole Finitzo

Of Counsel
Nicole Finitzo concentrates her practice on counseling privately held business entities and not-for-profit organizations across a broad range of industries and activities, at all stages of the development spectrum, and in all aspects of their operations, including:

  • Board management and oversight
  • Corporate governance matters
  • The negotiation and documentation of complex transactions
  • Product regulatory and other compliance matters
  • Litigation avoidance and dispute resolution
  • Intellectual property protection
  • Business ethics and internal controls
  • Business succession planning
  • Executive employment contracts and compensation
  • Tax planning
  • Contested tax matters

Outside General Counsel
Ms. Finitzo serves as outside general counsel to her clients, overseeing all aspects of their legal work by using a multi-disciplinary team approach to coordinate legal services from the various specialty practice areas of the firm.

Professional Practices
Ms. Finitzo has represented physicians, attorneys and other professionals in all aspects of their professional practices, including formation, compliance and other operational matters and buying, selling and dissolving professional practices.

Publications

Ms. Finitzo has co-authored publications and made presentations on the sale, merger and acquisition of closely-held businesses, corporate and tax compliance matters, managed care contracts, partnership matters and succession planning for professional practices.

Speeches and Presentations

Ms. Finitzo has lectured widely on topics of interest to both for-profit and not-for-profit entities. She conducts an annual seminar for leaders of the American Academy of Pediatrics on not-for-profit governance and compliance, and she has made presentations on planned giving as well as on legal and ethical issues in adolescent healthcare.

Education

Northwestern University School of Law(J.D., cum laude, 1975)
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism(B.S., 1972)Kappa Tau Alpha — National Journalism Honor Society

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Illinois State Bar Association
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