On January 20, 2010, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling and held that, as Attorney Dean Laing had argued, an educational training reimbursement provision of an employment contract was divisible from unreasonable restrictive covenants in the contract and therefore enforceable. Attorney Laing’s argument enabled the appellate court to carefully avoid opining […]
Attorney Grant Killoran of O’Neil Cannon has been chosen by the Milwaukee Bar Association to serve on its newly formed Milwaukee Justice Center Committee. He will serve alongside the current and a former Chief Judge of the Milwaukee County Circuit Court, the Clerk of Milwaukee County Circuit Court and Milwaukee Bar Association executives. The Milwaukee […]
Attorney Tom Merkle has been reappointed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to the District 2 Committee of the Office of Lawyer Regulation. He will serve a three-year term from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2012. The Committee consists of twenty-five attorney and 17 public members, and is responsible for investigating and recommending disciplinary actions […]
Listen to expert Clare Zempel about the current economic outlook. Learn from various professionals about what they do to make sure a deal crosses the finish line. Learn about the pitfalls and opportunities in distressed company acquisitions. Conference Topics Include: Economic Outlook Deal Momentum: How to Get it, How to Maintain it – OCHD’s attorney […]
Business owners, Mr. and Mrs. Jones, return ready to sell. Tune in as they learn what they need to do to ensure they get top dollar from their business. Attorney Jim DeJong is one of three advisers that will address the planning the owners need to do to: Maximize the value of the transaction; Create […]
Sixteen attorneys from O’Neil Cannon have been selected for inclusion on the Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009 list. Super Lawyers is a peer-nominated award that recognizes the top 5% of outstanding attorneys across the state of Wisconsin. The Super Lawyers are selected using a rigorous, multiphase rating process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third […]
Be The Wolf O’Neil Cannon offers an unexpected departure in a forest full of “me too” legal advertising. OCHD’s reputation for superior Mergers and Acquisitions counsel is well known within the legal and financial community, but less so amongst business owners throughout Wisconsin. With the assistance of the marketing firm JacksonSpencer, an unusually bold step […]
BizTimes – Published July 24, 2009 The three most common avenues available to corporate entities seeking relief from creditors are Chapters 7 and 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and Chapter 128 of the Wisconsin State Statutes. In a Chapter 7 proceeding, which can be filed voluntarily by an insolvent entity, or involuntarily by an […]
Attorney Jason Scoby, a recent graduate of Marquette University Law School, cum laude, has joined the Corporate Practice Group of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil Cannon He advises clients on a wide range of corporate and business-related issues, including commercial transactions governed by the Uniform Commercial Code, mergers and acquisitions, new business formation, and franchising. […]
Almost 99% of today’s information created by businesses is generated and stored electronically. The ability to easily and conveniently store large amounts of data has created a hidden liability that did not exist in the age of when companies maintained its information primarily in paper format. This hidden liability is twofold. First, companies create more […]
