Strauss Malk & Feder LLP

Strauss Malk & Feder LLP is an Illinois law firm serving individuals, families, businesses, entrepreneurs, and financial institutions from offices in Northbrook and Chicago. Since 1994, the firm has focused on estate planning, business and corporate law, commercial real estate, and civil litigation. Its attorneys provide transactional, planning, and dispute-resolution services designed to help clients protect assets, manage businesses, complete significant transactions, and address complex personal or commercial legal concerns.

Strauss Malk & Feder LLP advises closely held and middle-market businesses on formation, acquisitions, sales, mergers, financing, commercial contracts, ownership arrangements, employment matters, and ongoing operational needs. The firm also represents lenders in commercial real estate, asset-based, and professional service financing. Its attorneys help business owners structure transactions, negotiate agreements, coordinate tax considerations, and address legal issues arising throughout the life cycle of a company.

Strauss Malk & Feder LLP maintains a substantial commercial real estate practice representing clients in acquisitions, sales, development, financing, leasing, and tax-deferred exchanges involving multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and other investment properties. The firm’s litigators handle business disputes, financial institution litigation, real estate and construction conflicts, trust and estate controversies, shareholder and partnership disputes, employment claims, fraud matters, professional liability, and other civil cases through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, trial, and appeal.

Strauss Malk & Feder LLP also helps individuals and families with sophisticated estate planning, wealth preservation, probate, trust administration, guardianship matters, and estate-related disputes. The firm develops wills and trusts designed around family, tax, business, charitable, and asset-protection goals. With more than 30 years of service in the greater Chicago area, Strauss Malk & Feder LLP emphasizes personalized attention, efficient legal service, practical advice, and long-term relationships with its business and private clients.