191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800 · Chicago, IL 60606 · (312) 521-2000
Much Shelist has spent over five decades building what Chambers USA describes as one of Chicago's strongest business law practices — combining the sophistication of a major firm with the personal attention of a boutique. From the first-time founder setting up an LLC to the private equity fund closing a cross-border acquisition, the firm's 100+ attorneys handle the full arc of a company's legal life in plain, direct language.
Much Shelist occupies a sweet spot that is genuinely rare in Chicago: big-firm sophistication without the sticker shock or the feeling that you're lost in a machine. The firm has been doing business law since 1970 — before many of its clients were born — and that history shows. When you call Much Shelist, you get a partner who knows your industry, remembers your last deal, and picks up the phone. Chambers USA has ranked the firm for years across corporate, private equity, and real estate. If you're starting a company, buying or selling a business, or need a partner-level business attorney who will care about whether your deal actually works — not just whether the documents close — Much Shelist is worth a serious look.
Business law work is billed hourly. Much Shelist offers more competitive rates than large downtown firms while delivering equivalent sophistication — one of its core value propositions.
"I came in with a napkin sketch of a business idea and walked out with a properly structured LLC, operating agreement, and an IP assignment strategy. They treated a small deal like it mattered, because to me it did."
"Sold my manufacturing business after 22 years. Much Shelist's M&A team found two issues in the buyer's letter of intent that would have cost me over $400,000 at closing. Worth ten times what they charged."
"They drafted our master services agreement and three SaaS contracts in under two weeks. The documents were bulletproof. Every enterprise client we've sent them to has signed without significant pushback."
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Chicago (HQ): 191 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 521-2000