Essential Legal Protections for Your Business

Join us on November 20 for an insightful Breakfast Briefs seminar focused on essential strategies to protect your business as we approach the end of the year and plan for 2025. This session will cover the importance of developing robust non-compete agreements, safeguarding trade secrets, and understanding temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injunctive relief. Our presenters are attorneys Matt Sheahin, Jennifer Tee, and Lance Ziebell, all having extensive experience in this area of law. Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your business's legal defenses and set a strong foundation for the year ahead!

Doors will open at 7:45 for a complimentary continental breakfast and the presentation will begin at 8:00. Registration is required as seating is limited.

Meet our Panel

Matt Sheahin is an experienced business litigation attorney who has tried cases involving various business disputes in Illinois state and federal courts. He has filed and defended claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, violation of the Illinois Business Corporation Act and Illinois Limited Liability Company Act, as well as various business torts. He has also filed actions for injunctive relief including TRO and Preliminary and Permanent Injunctions.

Jennifer Tee is a fierce advocate for justice and zealously advocates for her clients in the courtroom and during all stages of the litigation process. Litigation can be daunting for clients. She helps her clients understand the litigation process by educating them on the law and providing the rationale behind it. Her goal is to ease her clients' concerns and get the case over the finish line so that they may put the litigation behind them. Ms. Tee represents individuals and businesses in a broad range of complex litigation matters involving commercial, business, probate, contract, employment, and injunctions in both federal and state court. She also has a great deal of experience handling arbitrations and was appointed as an Arbitrator in Cook County on the Commercial Calendar, Law Division.

Lance Ziebell is an experienced employment law and business litigation attorney and a shareholder of Lavelle Law. He represents businesses and employers in a variety of arenas including courts (state and federal) and state and federal administrative agencies such as the Department of Labor, Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, Department of Human Rights, National Labor Relations Board, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and various other agencies. Mr. Ziebell has expertise in breach of contract scenarios, shareholder disputes, and employer/employee disputes of many different varieties.

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