Illinois Business Entity & Holding Company Attorney

Legal Counsel for LLC Formation, Holding Companies, and Real Estate Asset Protection

At The Real Estate Law Firm, we help entrepreneurs, investors, and business owners structure their companies for long-term protection and profitability. Whether you’re managing rental properties, acquiring commercial buildings, or operating multiple business locations, choosing the right legal structure is critical.

We guide clients across Northern Illinois in building secure business frameworks using LLCs, Series LLCs, and parent-subsidiary holding companies—all designed to reduce risk and shield assets from lawsuits, liabilities, and economic downturns.

Why Business Structure Matters for Real Estate Investors

Every investment comes with risk—but how you structure ownership can significantly reduce your exposure. With the right legal strategy in place, you can compartmentalize liability, protect your equity, and ensure your portfolio is built on a solid foundation.

We assist with:

🧩 Parent Company & Subsidiary Structures

For businesses or real estate portfolios with multiple properties or divisions, a holding company model is often the best choice. By organizing your companies under a parent entity, each location or asset can operate independently—isolating financial or legal issues that may arise in one area from affecting the rest of your holdings.

🏢 Series LLCs for Real Estate Portfolios

In Illinois, a Series LLC allows you to establish separate “series” within one LLC—each with its own assets, liabilities, and operations. This is ideal for real estate investors managing multiple properties. If one series faces legal action, it doesn’t put the other properties at risk.

🔐 Real Estate Asset Protection Planning

We help clients proactively protect commercial and rental properties from lawsuits, creditor claims, and market instability. This includes using land trusts, separate LLCs for each property, and aligning estate plans with ownership structures for seamless generational transfers.

Commercial Real Estate Closings Backed by Legal Strategy

We represent property owners and investors throughout all stages of commercial real estate transactions—from purchase to closing—ensuring every deal is aligned with your business and asset protection strategy. We routinely assist with:

  • Commercial property acquisitions and sales

  • Investment property closings

  • Business entity coordination for buyers and sellers

  • Due diligence, lien searches, and title review

  • 1031 Exchange eligibility and structuring

Our team provides this full-service legal guidance for clients across St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, Naperville, Aurora, Elgin, Schaumburg, and throughout the Chicagoland suburbs.

Legal Services Tailored to Business Owners and Professionals

Whether you’re a franchisee, medical practice owner, real estate developer, or small business operator, our attorneys will help you build a structure that supports your growth. Our services include:

  • LLC Formation & Operating Agreements

  • Series LLC Setup & Maintenance

  • Parent/Subsidiary Holding Company Formation

  • Buy-Sell Agreements & Succession Planning

  • Business Start-Up & Counseling

  • Asset Protection through Legal Entity Strategy

  • Estate Planning for Business Owners

Work With a Legal Team That Understands Business Risk

Unlike firms that focus narrowly on real estate closings, The Real Estate Law Firm brings a holistic perspective—combining business law, tax strategy, commercial real estate, and estate planning to protect your investments from every angle.

Our attorneys have decades of experience supporting professionals across Kane, Will, DuPage, Lake, and McHenry Counties and the greater Fox Valley region.

Contact Our Office Today

Whether you’re launching a business, expanding your real estate portfolio, or restructuring for long-term security, we can help. Call (630) 687-1070 or contact us online to schedule a consultation.

We proudly serve clients in St. Charles, Aurora, Geneva, Batavia, Oswego, Plainfield, Joliet, Elgin, Naperville, Crystal Lake, and throughout the northern Illinois suburbs.