People: Michel J. Feldman, Partner

Michel J. Feldman

Partner

Chicago
Direct: (312) 460-5613
Fax: (312) 460-7613
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Michel Feldman has over 40 years of experience in complex corporate transactions and concentrates his practice on the representation of numerous individuals, families, trusts, and public and private corporations across a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer software, entertainment, manufacturing, distribution, and retail.  Mr. Feldman is a frequent lecturer and author on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and corporate governance issues.

Among his accomplishments, Mr. Feldman has counseled a NYSE pharmaceutical company regarding start-up financing, venture capital, two public offerings, various mergers with public and private companies, and licensing, distribution and acquisition agreements with domestic and foreign companies, and served as its interim General Counsel for nine months.

He has also structured and assisted with the planning, negotiation and financing of transactions involving management buy outs and merger and acquisitions ranging from $1 million to $1 billion, including Special Purpose Acquisition (SPAC) transactions.

Michel Feldman has over 40 years of experience in complex corporate transactions and concentrates his practice on the representation of numerous individuals, families, trusts, and public and private corporations across a wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer software, entertainment, manufacturing, distribution, and retail.  Mr. Feldman is a frequent lecturer and author on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising and corporate governance issues.

Among his accomplishments, Mr. Feldman has counseled a NYSE pharmaceutical company regarding start-up financing, venture capital, two public offerings, various mergers with public and private companies, and licensing, distribution and acquisition agreements with domestic and foreign companies, and served as its interim General Counsel for nine months.

He has also structured and assisted with the planning, negotiation and financing of transactions involving management buy outs and merger and acquisitions ranging from $1 million to $1 billion, including Special Purpose Acquisition (SPAC) transactions.

Education

  • J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (1968)
    cum laude
    Order of the Coif, Editorial Board, Northwestern Law Review
  • B.S./B.A., Northwestern University (1965)
    Honorable Mention for National Elijah Watt Sells CPA Award

Admissions

  • Illinois

Affiliations

  • The Center for Healthcare Innovation (Chairman of the Board and founding Director)
  • Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Board of Directors; Audit Committee)
  • The Strive Group, LLC (Advisory Board Member)
  • Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum (Life Trustee and Chairman, Audit Committee)
  • Association for Corporate Growth (Board Member and past President)
  • Chicago Chapter of The Entrepreneurship Institute (Board of Directors)
  • National Association of Corporate Directors (Speaker)

Presentations

  • "Implementing Controls Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act," Lorman Education Services, 2003
  • Chicago Bar Association seminar featuring topics from the Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms manual, authored by Seyfarth Shaw Corporate Law Group, Data Trace Publishing Company
  • Executive Club of Chicago
  • Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School and Executive Seminars
  • The President's Symposium sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Institute
  • The M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of Chicago
  • The Association for Corporate Growth
  • The Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management's Art of Venturing programs
  • Innovate Illinois
  • NASDAQ-sponsored program for directors of NASDAQ companies, Stanford Law School
  • Guest Lecturer, Loyola Law School, Choice of Business Entities
  • DePaul Business School, Meet the Angels
  • IICLE – Choice of Business Entities and Stockholder Agreements