The Edwardsville office of Polsinelli Shughart PC is located in the heart of one of the fastest growing communities of Southwestern Illinois. In 2008, the Edwardsville office was expanded to help the Firm further serve our business, banking and real estate clients, as well as maintain our Firm’s representation of various corporate clients involved in complex product liability, toxic tort, mass tort, and commercial litigation.
The Firm’s representation of business clients and individuals, in the Edwardsville and surrounding area, focuses on corporate and real estate matters, and includes a range of legal issues and transactions including start-up and growth efforts, mergers and acquisitions, the purchase and/or sale of businesses, corporate reorganizations, business succession planning, and shareholder and director governance matters, including the resolution of disputes among business owners.
Edwardsville attorneys in the Science and Technology group embrace all aspects of patent applications, and the protection of intellectual capital for a diverse group of clients, ranging from large corporations, universities and private research institutes, to newly established entrepreneurial technology companies.
The attorneys in the office are engaged in matters for clients in the areas of:
- Corporate law
- Family owned business representation
- Real estate acquisitions and development
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Banking and financial institutions
- Science and technology
- Toxic and mass tort
- Patents
- Trademarks
Our Edwardsville attorneys are committed to serving the community in which they live and work. Our attorneys hold leadership roles within several organizations and institutions in the area, including Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville School of Business and Athletic Advisory Committee, Southwestern Illinois Chapter of the American Red Cross, Madison County Extension Education Foundation, the Illinois Technology Enterprise Center, the YMCA and the Edwardsville School District.