Michael Cannell

Michael Cannell works with businesses and business owners on a wide range of corporate matters. Mike works closely with clients throughout the United States, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions transactions. In addition to M&A matters, Mike advises corporate clients with respect to legal entity structuring, recapitalizations, partnership issues, employment and compensation, key commercial contracts and other business issues.

Mike also provides corporate services for real estate investors, counseling clients with respect to structuring, negotiating and closing joint ventures, private offerings and other real estate investment transactions.

Whether advising with respect to big-picture planning and strategy or negotiating complex transactions, Mike blends a sophisticated legal skillset with a pragmatic approach to solving problems that centers the client’s specific needs and goals.

Practice Areas

Business and Corporate
Real Estate
Estate Planning

Admissions and Qualifications

Illinois, 2014

Education

DePaul University College of Law, J.D., 2014
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, M.A., Teaching, 2007
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A., Political Science, 2006

Work Experience

Reed, Heller & Cannell, 2020-Present
Levenfeld Pearlstein, 2016-2020
Kirkland & Ellis, 2014-2016

Contact

michael@rhc.legal