Tony Nasharr has been a trusted business advisor for over 35 years. As a Corporate, Banking, and Financial Institutions attorney, he has represented both corporate and banking clients in a broad scope of commercial transactions and operations issues. Having grown up in a family business, Tony has a keen sense of family and closely held business dynamics.
As an outside corporate counsel, Tony has attracted clients in a broad range of industries from trucking, waste recycling, consumer products and medical devices to industrial manufacturing and service providers. Tony has seen many clients grow in their respective industries and has been privileged to grow with them by assisting them with the depth and breadth of the legal services provided by Polsinelli attorneys in key legal disciplines and specialties.
In each engagement for his business clients, Tony has the experience of over three decades of past transactions to draw from in order to chart a path forward and bring the right colleagues on board to handle the business clients' varied transactional and operational needs.
Tony has represented both domestic clients in pursuing growth opportunities overseas and foreign-based clients seeking opportunities in the United States. As one of the contact partners for Polsinelli's association with Multilaw, a multinational association of 90 full service business law firms around the world, Tony has developed relationships with lawyers across Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America, and South America. These relationships assist firm clients in their pursuit of business opportunities and objectives in a globalized economy.
Education
- UIC John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1983)
- Miami University (B.S., 1980)
Bar Admission
- Illinois, 1983
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1983
Professional Affiliations
- International Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Business Advice and Financial Planning Committee
- Rush Medical Center Associates Board – Executive Committee
- Wounded Heroes Foundation
- Board of Directors – 2005 to Present
- Global Midwest Alliance
- Board of Directors Member – 2017 to Present
- Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter
- Board of Directors Member – 2018 to Present
- Tribute To The Troops
- National Board of Directors Member – 2018
Recognition
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for Real Estate Law, 2026
- Selected by Leading Lawyer Network as a Top Lawyer in Illinois in the areas of Banking Law and Privately Held Business Law, 2005-2023
- Office Managing Partner of Polsinelli Chicago office, 2006-2017
- Board Member of Association for Corporate Growth/Chicago Chapter, 2017 to Present
- Board Member of Global Midwest Alliance, 2016 to Present
- Board Member of International Trade Club of Chicago, 2019 to Present
