Jack A. Enea

Jack A. Enea is a Milwaukee business lawyer and partner who represents closely held companies and high-net-worth business owners. His practice covers corporate matters, private equity, business succession planning, capital markets, and private wealth. He advises clients on startups, operations, growth strategies, financing, tax planning, real estate, asset protection, and succession. His clients span manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, retail, transportation, software, real estate, and other industries.

Enea earned his J.D. from Marquette University Law School and his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a certified public accountant, adding a financial perspective to his business and transactional work. His academic and accounting background supports his ability to evaluate corporate structures, financing arrangements, tax considerations, ownership transitions, and wealth planning issues affecting privately held businesses and their owners.

Enea has handled significant acquisitions, financings, restructurings, and succession transactions. He advised an automobile dealer on a $100 million sale to an employee stock ownership plan. He assisted JPMorgan Chase as agent in a $290 million multilender asset-based loan transaction. His experience includes advising a fifth-generation manufacturer on succession and multigenerational wealth transfers and counseling orthopedic practices on a major combination and sale transaction.

Jack A. Enea has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law from 2019 through 2027. He previously chaired the board of Commerce Financial Holdings and helped guide the community bank holding company toward its 2022 sale. He has served on several closely held business boards and belongs to the State Bar of Wisconsin, American Bar Association, Washington County Bar Association, and Milwaukee Estate Planning Forum.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP
• Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
• Member, Washington County Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Milwaukee Estate Planning Forum

Licensed State

• Wisconsin

Education

• Marquette University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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