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At Marks & Klein, LLP, we balance the aggressiveness necessary for handling complex litigation matters with the thoughtfulness and precision required for successfully navigating business and personal transactions. We have broad industry knowledge and experience in our areas of practice: Franchise Law, Business Transactions, Commercial Litigation, Estate Planning & Business Succession, Estate Litigation, and Class Action.

CARMEN D. CARUSO has been a trial and appellate lawyer for more 28 years and pride myself on being my clients' most dedicated advocate and trusted advisor. My firm represents business and professional clients in all industries, in Chicago and across America, including many franchisees, dealers and other exciting start-ups and their entrepreneurial founders. We are "go to" lawyers for challenging cases, and often litigate against much larger law firms.

Expertise in business counseling and dispute resolution based upon extensive international law firm and in-house experience. Specialize in developing highly effective, cost conscious business dispute strategies and advising management on the commercial implications of complex legal issues. Core strengths in high-intensity negotiation skills, pragmatic alternative dispute resolutions, and implementing proactive strategies to identify and avoid potential liabilities.

As a virtual general counsel, Jim is able to deliver sophisticated and cost-effective legal services to small businesses and entrepreneurs. He works as part of your team, applying his continuity of knowledge and experience to contribute strategic insight, business value and legal services truly customized to your business. As a result, regardless of budget, the benefits of having a General Counsel are not out of reach for small businesses.

Our practice focuses on: franchises, dealerships, and business opportunity law, including motor vehicle franchises, beer distributor dealerships, PMPA issues, and store and service based franchising. We develop offering materials for start-up franchisors, and provide review and negotiation for beginning, selling and purchasing franchisees. We also provide mediation, litigation, arbitration; trademark prosecution and licensing services.

Robert Preskill is a business lawyer involved in purchase / sale agreements for businesses, start up finance agreements, venture law, entertainment licensing, media licensing, the licensing of other company IP assets, franchising, media transactions, technology deals, and trademark and copyright matters. Robert manages trusted attorneys in related areas pertaining to employment and labor law, business litigation, securities, white collar criminal and related business matters.