Gerald Haberkorn

Lowis & Gellen is a 50-attorney firm with offices in metropolitan and suburban Chicago, as well as offices in New York, Florida and London.  We are also in the process of opening our sixth office in North Carolina.  The Firm has an international client base including banks, insurance companies, and businesses in a range of industries and sizes.  We represent diverse national and international manufacturing and service clients in domestic and cross-border transactions, regulatory matters, negotiation, arbitration and mediation dispute resolution, and in complex liability and commercial litigation.  Individually and collectively, Lowis & Gellen attorneys have received numerous accolades, honors and commendations from clients, colleagues, and civic and legal organizations. 

Our clients are domestic and international public and private companies, both established and newly formed enterprises, partnerships and joint ventures.  We advise industrial, commercial, financial and service entities, including in specialized fields such as insurance, banking, transportation, food production and distribution, health care and real estate.  Our services include negotiating and drafting distribution, licensing and fulfillment contracts, shareholder and management agreements, employment contracts and agreements not to compete, as well as leases, loan and financing documents and similar complex business contracts.

Our attorneys have particular experience in complex and sophisticated commercial and corporate transactions, including the merger, acquisition and sale of industrial, commercial, financial and service enterprises.  We advise clients in all phases of asset and stock transactions, whether buying or selling, from planning and negotiating through consummation of the deal and afterwards.  Representative engagements include assisting with due diligence investigations, negotiating and drafting merger, purchase and sale agreements, non-competition and confidentiality agreements and shareholder and management agreements.

Specifically, Mr. Haberkorn, who is the Managing Partner of Lowis & Gellen’s corporate practice, is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, which represents the bulk of the Midwest of The United States. His legal practice throughout the entire country includes both transactional and litigation experience.  Specifically in the litigation realm, he has handled significant D & O litigation matters such as breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and violations of state corporation and limited liability company laws. In addition, over the past 20 years, Jerry has handled a significant number of merger and acquisition related matters including alleged breach of representation and warranties claims, as well as fraud allegations. He has published a wide variety of articles both in the U.S. and the U.K.