Much Shelist, P.C.

Corporate & Finance

Principal, Corporate & Finance Vice Chair

Vice chair of the Much's Corporate & Finance group, Peter focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and outside general counsel services for private and public companies, entrepreneurs, and private equity firms. Peter regularly represents private equity firms and highly acquisitive companies seeking to expand their businesses through acquisitions. In this role, he provides strategic advice and guides his clients through business combinations, capital raises, and exit opportunities. Peter also advises on corporate restructuring, joint ventures, and commercial finance transactions.

Prior to joining Much, Peter served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Ronald Guzman in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. While in law school, Peter also earned his M.B.A., served as an associate editor of the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal, and was a member of the Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Team. Prior to his career in law, Peter worked in business development for a middle-market business software company.

English

Chicago Bar Association

Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business, M.B.A., Dean's Honors, 2014 Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2013 Hamilton College, B.A., 2008

Peter volunteers for the Chicago Legal Clinic’s mortgage foreclosure mediation program. In that capacity, he helps Cook County residents navigate the foreclosure process, including filing appearances, answers, fee waivers, and other requests.

When Peter isn’t running around with his wife and three young children, you can usually find him working with his hands. He likes to tackle a new cooking technique, or try to not lose his hands while building furniture.