Gerald A. Cassioppi at Nyberg and Cassioppi, LLC. Attorneys at Law. Business Law and Estate Planning.

Gerald A. Cassioppi, Image EXPERIENCE
Gerald Cassioppi has extensive legal and business experience and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He has provided legal counsel to a wide range of businesses, from Fortune 100 to start-up and rapid growth companies. He specializes in commercial transactions, executive compensation, employee benefits, real estate contracts and leases, and has represented companies regarding board of directors, shareholder and other corporate governance matters.

Prior to joining Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC, Mr. Cassioppi held the position of Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at United Asset Coverage, Inc., ranked No. 24 on Inc. magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in its first year of eligibility. As a senior executive of this telecommunication services company, Mr. Cassioppi had broad management responsibility for key legal and business matters, including corporate governance, commercial transactions and customer contract matters.

Mr. Cassioppi began his career as an attorney with the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery in Chicago. From 1987 until 2000, Mr. Cassioppi served with The Quaker Oats Company Law Department at its international headquarters in Chicago, where he became Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 1992. At Quaker, Mr. Cassioppi concentrated in securities, corporate governance, acquisitions and divestitures, executive compensation, severance review and negotiation, and employee benefits. His work included special and sensitive projects for the Board of Directors, senior executive employment issues and general and specialized contract matters (e.g., Michael Jordan/Gatorade).

EDUCATION
Mr. Cassioppi holds his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, with honors, in 1979 from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

PERSONAL
Mr. Cassioppi and his wife, Stephanie, have long been active in community leadership roles with government and civic organizations. He has served as a member and Vice President of the Naperville District 203 School Board, a member of the Naperville Transportation Advisory Board, treasurer of The Rotary Club of Naperville, Chairman of the DuPage County Bar Association Business Law Committee and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is presently General Counsel of the DuPage County Bar Association and Treasurer of Choose DuPage. Stephanie has served as a member and president of the Naperville Public Library Board and currently is on the Associate Board of Trustees for North Central College. The couple and their two young sons reside in Naperville.

ARTICLES BY Gerald A. Cassioppi

IICLE Illinois Condominium Law
Ch. 11 - Financing Major Improvements or Capital Expenditures
Gerald A. Cassioppi & Jeffrey J. Knuckles

DCBA Brief (vol. 20 (2007-08))
Decisions, Decisions…The Business Entity Dilemma for the Business Owner
Gerald A. Cassioppi



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	EXPERIENCE Gerald Cassioppi has extensive legal and business experience and is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He has provided legal counsel to a wide range of businesses, from Fortune 100 to start-up and rapid growth companies. He specializes in commercial transactions, executive compensation, employee benefits, real estate contracts and leases, and has represented companies regarding board of directors, shareholder and other corporate governance matters. Prior to joining Nyberg & Cassioppi, LLC, Mr. Cassioppi held the position of Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at United Asset Coverage, Inc., ranked No. 24 on Inc. magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies in its first year of eligibility. As a senior executive of this telecommunication services company, Mr. Cassioppi had broad management responsibility for key legal and business matters, including corporate governance, commercial transactions and customer contract matters. Mr. Cassioppi began his career as an attorney with the law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery in Chicago. From 1987 until 2000, Mr. Cassioppi served with The Quaker Oats Company Law Department at its international headquarters in Chicago, where he became Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary in 1992. At Quaker, Mr. Cassioppi concentrated in securities, corporate governance, acquisitions and divestitures, executive compensation, severance review and negotiation, and employee benefits. His work included special and sensitive projects for the Board of Directors, senior executive employment issues and general and specialized contract matters (e.g., Michael Jordan/Gatorade). EDUCATION Mr. Cassioppi holds his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, with honors, in 1979 from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. PERSONAL Mr. Cassioppi and his wife, Stephanie, have long been active in community leadership roles with government and civic organizations. He has served as a member and Vice President of the Naperville District 203 School Board, a member of the Naperville Transportation Advisory Board, treasurer of The Rotary Club of Naperville, Chairman of the DuPage County Bar Association Business Law Committee and a member of the Illinois State Bar Association. He is presently General Counsel of the DuPage County Bar Association and Treasurer of Choose DuPage. Stephanie has served as a member and president of the Naperville Public Library Board and currently is on the Associate Board of Trustees for North Central College. The couple and their two young sons reside in Naperville. ARTICLES BY Gerald A. Cassioppi IICLE Illinois Condominium Law Ch. 11 - Financing Major Improvements or Capital Expenditures Gerald A. Cassioppi & Jeffrey J. Knuckles DCBA Brief (vol. 20 (2007-08)) Decisions, Decisions…The Business Entity Dilemma for the Business Owner Gerald A. Cassioppi	As a practicing business attorney for over 25 years, I relate to the legal philosophy expressed by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. over 100 years ago, 'The life of the laws has not been logic; it has been experience.' My clients benefit from my sound understanding of the law and my practical business background. - Gerald A. Cassioppi (630) 428-8888 \| Phone (630) 428-8890 \| Fax 1111 South Washington Street Naperville, Illinois 60540 view map nyca@nycalaw.com \| Email
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