Kristina E. Buchenauer
Associate
“The practice of law is most intriguing to me when I am able to form a relationship with my clients where I act as an ongoing adviser and confidant. In such a role, I find that I am better able to be proactive with my clients in business planning and in the assessment of, and protection from, risks.”
Practice Areas:
Education:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (cum laude), J.D., 1999
- University of Wisconsin at Madison (with honors), B.B.A., 1996
Bar Admissions:
- State of Illinois
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Bar Association Memberships:
- American
Kristina E. Buchenauer has been associated with Goldstine, Skrodzki, Russian, Nemec and Hoff, Ltd. since 2004. Kristina counsels clients regarding all business issues, from entrepreneurial startups to large privately-held companies, including entity organization and owner agreements, capital and financing matters, ongoing corporate governance, and company acquisitions and dispositions.
Kristina has assisted with preparing documents for companies to raise capital in connection with restructurings and new business ventures. She also has negotiated and prepared asset and stock purchase agreements and related documents in connection with acquisitions and dispositions of businesses, including insurance brokerage buisnesses, moving and storage companies, restaurants, and medical equipment companies.
Outside of the firm, Kristina is also a lecturer. Her most recent speaking engagement being at How to Buy a Business Seminar by Joseph Associates International, Inc. titled “Legal Aspects of a Business Acquisition.” Prior to that, she was a speaker at a meeting of the Small Business Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Business Law on “Non-Issuer Securities Fraud Liability—A Real Life Story” and a Public Interest Law Initiative program meeting at Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s Business Law Center on “Now You’re In Business! How to Keep Corporate Records and Maintain Corporate Formalities”.
