Handler Thayer, LLP

Successor Liability. The Chicago Bar Association, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee in Chicago, Illinois (May 10, 2012).

Single Family Office Registration: Who Needs to Register and Who Doesn't Under the Current Rules. Family Office Forum, Chicago, Illinois (June 2-3, 2011). 

Family Office & High Net Worth Investment Preferences. Opal Financial Group, Real Estate Investors Summit: Dealmakers Conference in Miami, Florida (April 13-15, 2011).

Commercial Finance. Opal Financial Group, Real Estate Investors Summit: Dealmakers Conference in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida (April 25-27, 2010).

Practical Security and Insurance Provisions for Domestic Staff and Data Security. IIR's 15th Annual Family Office Forum in Chicago,  Illinois (June 18-20, 2008).

Capitalizing on the Future of Medicine. Mobile Anesthesiologists Dinner Symposium in Chicago, Illinois ( March 20, 2008).

Risk and Trade Compliance Issues. FRA Wealth Management Technology and Operations Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada (November 15-16, 2007).

Asset Protection Planning. Chicago Bar Association, Asset Protection Committee in Chicago, Illinois (March 21, 2007).

Structured Products. Financial Products Conference sponsored by United Financial Technologies, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois (November 13, 2006).

Use of International Asset Protection Trusts in Advanced Planning. Continuing Legal Education Program at the Chicago Bar Association in Chicago, Illinois (May 3, 2005).

Chairman, Handler Thayer, LLP's Commercial Practice Group
Kappa Kappa of Sigma Chi Foundation

• Leading Lawyers (IL) - Business & Corporate, 2011-2012
• Leading Lawyers (IL) - Real Estate Law, 2010-2012
• Leading Lawyers (IL) - Trust, Will and Estate Planning Law, 2010-2012
• University of Illinois Scholarship Foundation Loyalty Circle Award, 2007
• Selected in Illinois Super Lawyers magazine, 2007

Steven J. Thayer and Christine E. McKillip. "The JOBS Act: A Revolutionary Opportunity on Hold." www.JDSupra.com. April 5, 2012.

Steven J. Thayer and Christine E. McKillip. "Congress Opens the Door to More Small Company Offerings." www.JDSupra.com. February 23, 2012.

Christine E. McKillip and Steven J. Thayer. "SEC Reaffirms Position with Respect to RIA Registration for Special Purpose Vehicles." www.JDSupra.com. January (2012).