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Seyfarth Shaw LLP Offices

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 8000
CHICAGO, IL 60606 - 6448
ILLINOIS
United States
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Aaron Gilltt

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+1 (312) 460-5992 agillett@seyfarth.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate

Position

Partner

Career

From startup to sale, Aaron represents clients in all aspects of their businesses, providing practical legal advice and making the connections that help them grow at every stage.

Aaron enjoys working with a diverse group of clients—from early-stage entrepreneurs to multinational private and public companies. Each transaction or matter provides a unique set of challenges, to which Aaron provides creative, client-centric solutions.

Aaron makes it a priority to deliver legal services on time and on budget, frequently using advanced technology to increase efficiency. For instance, he worked with the firm’s in-house technology innovation team to automate the closing process in an M&A or finance transaction. The solution saves time (and client money) and has the potential to eliminate user error at a critical stage in any transaction.

Aaron focuses his practice on M&A transactions, as well as corporate governance, commercial finance, and commercial contracts. He regularly represents clients in mergers and acquisitions and other business development opportunities, such as joint ventures, ESOPs, and private debt and equity offerings.

Aaron strategizes on the business and legal aspects of negotiating transactions and corporate governance, advising clients on the ideal form of organization, operating/stockholder agreements, and commercial transactions. He also advises lenders and borrowers in the negotiation, structuring, and documentation of acquisition financings and other senior secured loans. In addition, Aaron acts as outside counsel to clients of all sizes, including some of the largest companies in the world, to draft and negotiate commercial contracts to support the needs of the business.

Education

  • JD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of TechnologyMagna cum laudeOrder of the CoifCertificate in Business Law
  • BA, University of Wisconsin – MadisonWith distinction

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)

(Next Generation Partners)

Aaron Gillett – Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The ‘business-forward and strategic‘ team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP is sought out by clients ranging from start-ups and middle-market companies to major multinational firms to advise on transactions involving specialized industries such as business services, technology and life sciences. Leadership duties are divided between Suzanne Saxman, who operates from the firm’s Chicago office and is praised for her ‘deep expertise‘ in transactions and joint ventures, and New York-based Andrew Lucano, who is noted for his ability to stay on top of trends in the market such as fraud carveouts in private target acquisition agreements. Further key contacts at the practice include the ‘exceptional attorney’ Aaron Gillett, who is based in Chicago, and Paul Pryzant, a Houston-based practitioner who excels at handling transactions involving private equity funds. In New York, Stanley Bloch has a focus on transactions involving clients from the communications sector, while Breanne Vaclavik is regularly called upon to act as outside general counsel to clients and is based in the firm’s Chicago office.

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