Ken McLaughlin

For over 20 years, Ken McLaughlin has represented businesses ranging from startups to national companies in the areas of corporate formation, business succession, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, trademark, and asset protection. He has extensive commercial litigation experience and regularly represents businesses in shareholders' and partners' disputes, breach of contract claims, employee disputes, trade secrets and noncompetition violations, copyright and trademark violations, GAO bid disputes, and commercial real estate disputes. He also represents executors, trustees, and beneficiaries in contested trusts and estate litigation involving theft or dissipation of estate and trust assets. He is a member of the Federal Trial Bar for the Northern District of Illinois, is authorized to appear before the Court of Federal Claims, and has successfully handled multimillion dollar cases before a wide range of federal, state, and local agencies and courts. Mr. McLaughlin utilizes his trial experience in conjunction with his corporate and estate planning experience to develop asset protection programs for business owners, recognizing the special challenges facing professionals such as physicians. Specialties: The Illinois Supreme Court does not recognize specialties. My practice is focused on corporate, trademarks and copyrights, commercial litigation, and asset protection and estate planning for business owners.