AboutDavid K. Staub Expertise I am a business and tax attorney and have spent more than 30 years assisting people in buying, selling, merging and spinning off businesses. I can answer questions on the mergers and acquisitions process and the related legal issues, in general. Topics can include structuring the transaction, negotiating the deal, conducting due diligence, and more. I can also guide people to find sources for answers to specific legal questions which cannot be answered in a forum of this nature.
Experience
Experience in the area I have been an Illinois business attorney for almost 30 years. I have an extensive practice in the mergers and acquisitions area and have been involved in the tax and legal issues on hundreds of business transactions.
Organizations Illinois State Bar Association;
Chicago Bar Association (former Chairman of the Corporation & Business Law Committee and former Chairman of the Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee; former Executive Committee member, Federal Tax Committee and Chairman of subcommittee on general tax issues); Glenkirk Foundation (Trustee; Vice-Chairman/Strategic Planning); Association for Corporate Growth, Chicago Chapter; Midwest Entrepreneur Forum; Midwest Association of Alpha Delta Phi - President
Publications Commerce Magazine; YLS Journal; ISBA Section of Taxation Newsletter
Education/Credentials Harvard Law School, J.D., 1977; University of Illinois, B.S. in Accounting, with highest honors, 1974
Disclaimer Responses are intended to be informational only. No response is intended to constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Online advice is not a substitute for consultation with an attorney.
Question Hello. My mom & I came across a document while going through my grandpas house.(he passed away and my mom is the executer of the estate) It is for 100 shares of American Northland Oil Company (originally in San Francisco & Los Angeles, CA) These are on the top of the form. It was purchased in Oct. 1952 on the 24th. I am not sure what to do with this document, or if this company is even in business still. What should we do first. (We do not want to have to join a trading firm to get information either.) Any help would greatly be appreciated
Answer I am not sure what you mean by "We do not want to have to join a trading firm to get information either." If the shares have value because the company has merged into another company, you will need to sell these through a broker. Simply open an account at a local brokerage firm and they can research the company for you. For free.
You can probably do the same thing yourself but you don't have access to the same data that a brokerage house does.
