Madison and St. Clair County Business Lawyers

Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C., assists businesses throughout Illinois and the Metropolitan St. Louis area with formational and day-to-day transactional matters. Our lead attorney, Todd W. Sivia, is the son of a local small business owner, which gives him a higher understanding of the trials and tribulations of running your own business. Mr. Sivia gives monthly lectures on Entity Selection and has assisted thousands of clients on with their corporate law needs. During these lectures, Mr. Sivia discusses topics such as the legal importance of keeping corporate minutes and the benefits of becoming an S-corporation.

Among the services provided by our Edwardsville business lawyers are:

• Business Formation: Incorporation, Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies (LLC’s),
• Series Limited Liability Companies, etc.
• Contract and Business Litigation
• Buy-and-Sell Agreements for Businesses, Factories, and Land
• Stock Purchase Agreements, Shareholder Agreements
• Asset Purchase Agreements
• Buyout Agreements
• Employment Contracts, Termination Agreements
• Business Planning, Corporate Counsel
• Dissolution of Businesses and Partnerships
• Commercial and Residential Real Estate Closings
• Franchise Agreements
• Litigation

Our attorneys represent more than 100 profit and not-for-profit corporations in Illinois. Our services have extended from the initial incorporation to buy-sell agreements to real estate closings involving contractors purchasing lots from private citizens.

Cost-Effective, Personal Service
One of our firm's central philosophies is in providing cost-effective service to clients. In all cases we work as a team, maximizing our resources while minimizing expenses. We recognize that legal service is a business expense, and gauge all actions in terms of the potential costs and benefits to clients.

Corporate Tax Planning
Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C., has years of experience with business tax issues. With this knowledge, we work cooperatively with clients and their accountants to create business entities like Subchapter S-corporations, Subchapter C-corporations, LLP’s, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, LLC’s, and the new Illinois Series LLC.

Our Philosophy
Thousands of companies are started on a daily basis. Many of these, however, are unsuccessful. Although Sivia Business & Legal Services, P.C., can not make any guarantee, it is our goal to increase the chances of your success in your company by establishing an ongoing relationship between the owners and our firm. We’re always available to assist our clients when problems arise. By being forward-thinking and proactive - anticipating problems before they arise and designing best practices, principles, and workable strategies that support our clients’ success - we remain a very active, engaged partner and resource for our clients and a key component in their continued success. That’s why we get referrals and stay busy and focused: providing extraordinary customer service.