Earl N. Melamed

Earl N. Melamed


Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Recognized since 2025

Chicago, Illinois

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Navigate to map location for Earl N. Melamed
Spinning circle Big letter B

Earl has extensive experience representing public and private companies and individuals in corporate, partnership and joint venture transactions. His experience includes complex mergers and acquisitions, representing both buyers and sellers, restructurings, spin-offs, and divestitures.

He regularly advises family offices regarding governance, succession planning, optimal investment structure, tax planning and executive compensation plans. He also assists families with SEC family office compliance, structuring of pooled investment vehicles, philanthropy, fund investment analysis and the formation and operation of private trust companies.

Earl also advises officers, directors and companies regarding general corporate, corporate governance and business law issues, including business contracts, executive compensation agreements, restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements. He regularly represents clients on private equity and venture capital transactions, investments and joint ventures.

His clients include middle market businesses, family offices, start-up companies and entrepreneurs in many industries, including telecommunications, engineering, manufacturing, asset management, hospitality and health care.

Earl is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Location
  • Two North LaSalle Street, Suite 1700
    Chicago, IL 60602-3801
Education
  • Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1982
  • Northwestern University, B.A., graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
  • Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law

Publications

Your browser is not fully compatible with our automatic printer friendly formatting.

Please use the print button to print this profile page.

Spinning circle Big letter B