About

Jonathan Paul Friedland is a partner and executive committee member at a law firm in Chicago, Illinois. With a focus on making money for clients and protecting their interests, he specializes in transactional work, serving as outside general counsel to closely-held businesses, representing private equity funds in M&A activities, and structuring new business relationships. Friedland also provides advice on fiduciary duties, corporate structuring, credit negotiations, contract issues, succession planning, employee matters, and litigation. Jonathan Paul Friedland is known for guiding companies through challenging situations, including representing companies in distress, owners, boards of directors, creditor committees, buyers, receivers, trustees, and other stakeholders in bankruptcy cases and out-of-court workouts. While not a trial attorney, Friedland works closely with litigation partners to ensure the best outcomes for his clients. After clerking for a federal judge, Friedland entered private practice and later became an Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business. He also served as the first Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law Visiting Professor of Business Law at the University of Tennessee College of Law. Friedland has been featured in various publications and is the lead author of several treatises and articles on law and business. Additionally, he is the founder of an online platform providing continuing education and business intelligence for business owners, investors, and advisors. Jonathan Paul Friedland's expertise and dedication to his clients make him a trusted and respected lawyer in the Chicago area.

Legal Issues

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Bankruptcy

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief

• Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency & Special Situations
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• General Corporate Law
• Commercial Litigation Finance
• Portfolio Company Representation

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No Certifications

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Experience

• Partner
  Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Helsinger LLP
  2013
• Partner
  Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC
  2007
• Adjunct Professor of Strategic Management
  University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
  2007
• Partner
  Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  1999
• Visiting Professor
  University of Tennessee College of Law
  2006
• Associate
  Schiff Hardin LLP
  1997
• United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois
  Law Clerk
  1994

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