Outside General Counsel and Business Counseling

We offer a dedicated resource for clients with multi-faceted, every-day legal and non-legal issues facing a company’s board members, senior management and key stakeholders.  Additionally, through our Counsel Connect℠ program our clients obtain real-time, practical legal and business advice, aligning their business and operational goals with a customized and informed legal strategy.

We frequently act as outside general counsel for private equity-sponsored portfolio companies, privately held and family-owned businesses and start-ups.  Our partners include former in-house counsel, marketing executives and CEOs, many of whom are recognized as industry experts with extensive speaking and publishing credits. We understand that the best advice meets both legal and business needs.

As a true stakeholder and partner should, we invest the necessary time and resources to understand your company and its business.  Our goal is to become a partner with your business and valuable resource to your management team.  This commitment to your enterprise, coupled with frequent contact and communication with your business and its people, supports an understanding of your operations, allows us to help you capitalize on opportunities, manage business and legal risks, and results in the cost-effective delivery of legal services.

As a participant in  Freeborn’s Counsel Connect℠ program, you and your company will have managed access to all of our relevant legal departments and practice areas through a partner-level, single point of contact.  The program is flexible and adaptable, with a monthly flat fee option that can be tailored to meet your specific and unique needs.

Representative Matters

Advised international oil and energy company on captive insurance matters and related reinsurance agreement.

Represented national insurance claims management company in outsourcing of managed care functions.

Advised national tax preparation firm on formation and licensing of insurance agency to sell health insurance through Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) exchanges, and on joint venture with on-line insurance agency and technology platform to “white label” insurance sales offerings.

Advised board of directors of insurance trade association on corporate governance issues, including issues arising in connection with formation of for-profit subsidiary.

Represented a multi-national, family owned food company with respect to company-wide organizational restructuring allowing for greater operational efficiencies, enhanced strategic partnering, financing flexibility, estate planning and  ownership transfers.

Served as General Counsel to a high-tech manufacturer, providing full service support, handling every legal need spanning intellectual property, business litigation, employment, business contracts and corporate governance.

Represented an Illinois manufacturing company with respect to a $225 million syndicated loan in connection with a reorganization and recapitalization of the company.

Representing clients in dealing with insolvent insurance companies and insurance liquidators.

Independent compliance reviews.

Advising investors and insurance holding companies on insurance regulatory and corporate matters.

Responding to government investigations and conducting internal reviews.

Counseling Bermuda and other non-U.S. insurers and brokers on doing business in the United States.

Advising insurers on state insurance regulatory matters, and representing clients before state insurance regulators nationwide.