Jonathan Friedland
Partner at Much Shelist • Publisher at The National Law Review • Published Author • Experienced attorney advising businesses, boards, and owners
Jonathan Friedland
Partner at Much Shelist • Publisher at The National Law Review • Published Author • Experienced attorney advising businesses, boards, and owners
About Jonathan
Jonathan P. Friedland is a nationally recognized commercial, corporate, and corporate restructuring attorney, educator, author, and speaker. A principal at the Chicago-based law firm Much Shelist, P.C., Jonathan is known for his ability to translate complex legal concepts into plain English and for providing strategic leadership in high-stakes business situations. His clients range from entrepreneurs to billion-dollar enterprises.
Jonathan’s legal practice centers on (1) advising privately owned companies and their owners; (2) structuring commercial litigation funding arrangements; and (3) representing businesses in financial distress or otherwise facing an existential threat.
Jonathan is also the founder and publisher of DailyDAC and Financial Poise and is the publisher of The National Law Review.
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About Jonathan
Jonathan P. Friedland is a nationally recognized commercial, corporate, and corporate restructuring attorney, educator, author, and speaker. A principal at the Chicago-based law firm Much Shelist, P.C., Jonathan is known for his ability to translate complex legal concepts into plain English and for providing strategic leadership in high-stakes business situations. His clients range from entrepreneurs to billion-dollar enterprises.
Jonathan’s legal practice centers on (1) advising privately owned companies and their owners; (2) structuring commercial litigation funding arrangements; and (3) representing businesses in financial distress or otherwise facing an existential threat.
Jonathan is also the founder and publisher of DailyDAC and Financial Poise and is the publisher of The National Law Review.
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Accolades
AV® Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyer in
Corporate Law
Super Lawyer in Bankruptcy Law
10/10 AVVO and Justia
Chambers Ranked, Litigation Finance Deal Counsel
Leading Lawyer, Creditor’s Rights/Commercial Collections Law (Illinois Leading Lawyer Network)
Leading Lawyer, Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial (Illinois Leading Lawyer Network)
Books by Jonathan Friedland
Jonathan is the principal author and editor of several leading legal treatises and guides trusted by attorneys, business professionals, and financial advisors across the country. His works demystify complex restructuring and bankruptcy concepts with practical, real-world insight. Whether you're navigating distressed business situations, exploring alternative investments, or seeking strategic solutions, Jonathan’s books offer clear, actionable guidance.
Resources
Jonathan has hosted and participated in hundreds of CLE and CPE eligible webinars covering bankruptcy, asset protection, M&A, financial literacy, and business law.
- What To Do When Your Company May Be Insolvent
- Maybe It’s Time for a Gap Year: Is Traditional College Still Worth the Cost?
- Commercial Litigation Funding: A Guide for Plaintiffs & Commercial Litigators Seeking Funding in the United States
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #6: “Regression Toward The Mean”– A Hoity Toity Term Every Investor Should Understand
- The Stock Market is Way Up in 2023- Is it Time to Sell?
- We Didn’t Start the Fire But We Can’t Ignore it
- Merchant Cash Advances & Your Business – Just Say No
- Libel, Slander, Cyber Smear, & Defamation – A Nuts & Bolts Primer
- Business Transition and Exit Planning: Welcome to the Jungle!
- Losing Power at Home: A Personal Struggle
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #3: Types of Financial Statements
- Know Thy Numbers Installment #2 – Accounting Principles in a Nutshell
- 90-Second Lesson: How to Raise Money for Your Start-Up
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #1 – Welcome to the Jungle, Series Introduction
- Green Investment Lessons from a Zombie Apocalypse
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #5: Understanding the Players in the Stock Market “Game”
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #4: Why Invest in Public Companies?
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #3: Never Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #2: Investing is Risky But Not Investing is Riskier
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #1: What is Stock? And Should You Buy Some?
- Tesla is Not a Car Company: Evaluating a Market Pioneer
- 90-Second Lesson: How Does a Private Equity Fund Work? Explaining Sponsors, General Partners and Limited Partners
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #4- Cash is King: Cash Gap and Working Capital
- Flex: Reading for Employees to Increase Knowledge and Flexibility in the Workplace
- The First Mover Advantage? Or Disadvantage? Why the Early Bird Doesn’t Always Catch the Worm
- Accredited Investor Installment #13: Closing Thoughts
- The Doctor and the Drug Dealer: A Parable of Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
- You Will Survive! How Your Business Will Survive Coronavirus – a Crisis Management Plan
- Revising the Accredited Investor Standard
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #12: Tangible Investments
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #11: Investment in Hedge Funds
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #10: Private Equity, aka PE Investments
- Surviving the Apocalypse with Alternative Assets
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #9: Venture Capital Investing
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #8: Venture Capital and Angel Investing
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #4
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #3
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #2
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #1
- So. Much. Winning. Let’s Party Like It’s 1984
- You Cannot Eat or Drink Gold
- Thought Leadership Opportunities: Don’t Pay to Give Yourself Away
- What a Racket: Tales of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion
- More Venting About the ‘Democratizing’ of Investing
- Donald Trump and Defeating the Threat to America
- Advanced Bankruptcy Transactions / Purchasing Assets in Bankruptcy
(Premiered on February 19, 2025) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!
(Premiered on October 30, 2024) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit
(Premiered on September 25, 2024) - Help, My Business is In Trouble!
(Premiered on August 28, 2024) - Keys to a Successful Sales Process
(Premiered on May 15, 2024) - How to Prepare for Sale
(Premiered on May 8, 2024) - Raising Capital: Negotiating with Potential Investors
(Premiered on April 2, 2024) - The Very Basics: Forming the Business
(Premiered on March 22, 2024) - Persuasive Brief Writing / Style
(Premiered on February 29, 2024) - Help, My Business is In Trouble!
(Premiered on November 17, 2023) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!
(Premiered on November 1, 2023) - The Nuts & Bolts of Retention
(Premiered on October 10, 2023) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit
(Premiered on September 27, 2023) - Trade Finance Basics
(Premiered on August 1, 2023) - The Nuts & Bolts of a Lift Stay Motion
(Premiered on June 16, 2023) - Dealing With Defaults
(Premiered on June 6, 2023) - Basic Concepts Applicable to All Borrowers & Lenders
(Premiered on April 11, 2023) - What Kind of Loan?
(Premiered on March 7, 2023)
- The Intersection of Bankruptcy and the UCC
(Premiered on June 30, 2022) - The Intersection of Bankruptcy and…Labor/Employment Law 2022
(Premiered on March 31, 2022) - Buying a Business -101 – 2022
(Premiered on February 10, 2022) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money! 2021
(Premiered on October 21, 2021) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2021
(Premiered on September 23, 2021) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2021
(Premiered on August 12, 2021) - The Nuts & Bolts of a 363 Motion 2021
(Premiered on March 24, 2021) - The Nuts & Bolts of a Chapter 11 Plan 2021
(Premiered on February 24, 2021) - Negotiating an M&A Deal 2020
(Premiered on December 3, 2020) - Post-Closing Issues: Integration & Potential Buyer/Seller Disputes 2020
(Premiered on November 5, 2020) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money! 2020
(Premiered on October 14, 2020) - The M&A Process 2020
(Premiered on October 1, 2020) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2020
(Premiered on September 16, 2020) - Key Provisions in M&A Agreements 2020
(Premiered on September 3, 2020) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2020
(Premiered on August 19, 2020) - Structuring and Planning the M&A Transaction 2020
(Premiered on July 23, 2020) - Due Diligence Before Investing
(Premiered on May 7, 2019) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis – Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2019
(Premiered on April 16, 2019) - Capital Raising
(Premiered on April 9, 2019) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2019
(Premiered on March 19, 2019) - Basics of Fund Formation
(Premiered on March 5, 2019) - Goal Based Investing — Planning for Key Life Events 2019
(Premiered on February 21, 2019) - What is a “Private Fund?”
(Premiered on February 5, 2019) - Growing Your Practice
(Premiered on January 15, 2019)
Resources
Jonathan has hosted and participated in hundreds of CLE and CPE eligible webinars covering bankruptcy, asset protection, M&A, financial literacy, and business law.
- What To Do When Your Company May Be Insolvent
- Maybe It’s Time for a Gap Year: Is Traditional College Still Worth the Cost?
- Commercial Litigation Funding: A Guide for Plaintiffs & Commercial Litigators Seeking Funding in the United States
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #6: “Regression Toward The Mean”– A Hoity Toity Term Every Investor Should Understand
- The Stock Market is Way Up in 2023- Is it Time to Sell?
- We Didn’t Start the Fire But We Can’t Ignore it
- Merchant Cash Advances & Your Business – Just Say No
- Libel, Slander, Cyber Smear, & Defamation – A Nuts & Bolts Primer
- Business Transition and Exit Planning: Welcome to the Jungle!
- Losing Power at Home: A Personal Struggle
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #3: Types of Financial Statements
- Know Thy Numbers Installment #2 – Accounting Principles in a Nutshell
- 90-Second Lesson: How to Raise Money for Your Start-Up
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #1 – Welcome to the Jungle, Series Introduction
- Green Investment Lessons from a Zombie Apocalypse
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #5: Understanding the Players in the Stock Market “Game”
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #4: Why Invest in Public Companies?
- Investing Basics for Beginners Installment #3: Never Put All Your Eggs in One Basket
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #2: Investing is Risky But Not Investing is Riskier
- Investing Basics For Beginners Installment #1: What is Stock? And Should You Buy Some?
- Tesla is Not a Car Company: Evaluating a Market Pioneer
- 90-Second Lesson: How Does a Private Equity Fund Work? Explaining Sponsors, General Partners and Limited Partners
- ‘Know Thy Numbers’ Installment #4- Cash is King: Cash Gap and Working Capital
- Flex: Reading for Employees to Increase Knowledge and Flexibility in the Workplace
- The First Mover Advantage? Or Disadvantage? Why the Early Bird Doesn’t Always Catch the Worm
- Accredited Investor Installment #13: Closing Thoughts
- The Doctor and the Drug Dealer: A Parable of Registered Investment Advisers and Broker-Dealers
- You Will Survive! How Your Business Will Survive Coronavirus – a Crisis Management Plan
- Revising the Accredited Investor Standard
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #12: Tangible Investments
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #11: Investment in Hedge Funds
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #10: Private Equity, aka PE Investments
- Surviving the Apocalypse with Alternative Assets
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #9: Venture Capital Investing
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #8: Venture Capital and Angel Investing
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #4
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #3
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #2
- Alternative Assets and the “Average” Accredited Investor Installment #1
- So. Much. Winning. Let’s Party Like It’s 1984
- You Cannot Eat or Drink Gold
- Thought Leadership Opportunities: Don’t Pay to Give Yourself Away
- What a Racket: Tales of Equifax, Experian and TransUnion
- More Venting About the ‘Democratizing’ of Investing
- Donald Trump and Defeating the Threat to America
- Advanced Bankruptcy Transactions / Purchasing Assets in Bankruptcy
(Premiered on February 19, 2025) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!
(Premiered on October 30, 2024) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit
(Premiered on September 25, 2024) - Help, My Business is In Trouble!
(Premiered on August 28, 2024) - Keys to a Successful Sales Process
(Premiered on May 15, 2024) - How to Prepare for Sale
(Premiered on May 8, 2024) - Raising Capital: Negotiating with Potential Investors
(Premiered on April 2, 2024) - The Very Basics: Forming the Business
(Premiered on March 22, 2024) - Persuasive Brief Writing / Style
(Premiered on February 29, 2024) - Help, My Business is In Trouble!
(Premiered on November 17, 2023) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money!
(Premiered on November 1, 2023) - The Nuts & Bolts of Retention
(Premiered on October 10, 2023) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit
(Premiered on September 27, 2023) - Trade Finance Basics
(Premiered on August 1, 2023) - The Nuts & Bolts of a Lift Stay Motion
(Premiered on June 16, 2023) - Dealing With Defaults
(Premiered on June 6, 2023) - Basic Concepts Applicable to All Borrowers & Lenders
(Premiered on April 11, 2023) - What Kind of Loan?
(Premiered on March 7, 2023)
- The Intersection of Bankruptcy and the UCC
(Premiered on June 30, 2022) - The Intersection of Bankruptcy and…Labor/Employment Law 2022
(Premiered on March 31, 2022) - Buying a Business -101 – 2022
(Premiered on February 10, 2022) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money! 2021
(Premiered on October 21, 2021) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2021
(Premiered on September 23, 2021) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2021
(Premiered on August 12, 2021) - The Nuts & Bolts of a 363 Motion 2021
(Premiered on March 24, 2021) - The Nuts & Bolts of a Chapter 11 Plan 2021
(Premiered on February 24, 2021) - Negotiating an M&A Deal 2020
(Premiered on December 3, 2020) - Post-Closing Issues: Integration & Potential Buyer/Seller Disputes 2020
(Premiered on November 5, 2020) - Bad Debtor Owes Me Money! 2020
(Premiered on October 14, 2020) - The M&A Process 2020
(Premiered on October 1, 2020) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis- Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2020
(Premiered on September 16, 2020) - Key Provisions in M&A Agreements 2020
(Premiered on September 3, 2020) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2020
(Premiered on August 19, 2020) - Structuring and Planning the M&A Transaction 2020
(Premiered on July 23, 2020) - Due Diligence Before Investing
(Premiered on May 7, 2019) - Opportunity Amidst Crisis – Buying Distressed Assets, Claims, and Securities for Fun & Profit 2019
(Premiered on April 16, 2019) - Capital Raising
(Premiered on April 9, 2019) - Help, My Business is In Trouble! 2019
(Premiered on March 19, 2019) - Basics of Fund Formation
(Premiered on March 5, 2019) - Goal Based Investing — Planning for Key Life Events 2019
(Premiered on February 21, 2019) - What is a “Private Fund?”
(Premiered on February 5, 2019) - Growing Your Practice
(Premiered on January 15, 2019)
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