Family Offices & Funds Structuring
USA - Nationwide
1 year ranked
INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
Lauren Ciminello
High Net Worth 2025
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
Provided by Jackson Walker LLP
High Net Worth
Practice Areas
Corporate & Securities; Family Office; Family-Owned Business; Mergers, Acquisitions, & Divestitures
Career
EXPERIENCE
- Outside General Counsel to High Net Worth Individuals and Families, Family Offices and Family-Owned Businesses
- Privacy Planning
- Succession Planning
- Creation and Structuring of Family Offices
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Finance
RESULTS
- Represented families on various legal matters involving wealth transfer, investment structures, ownership and governance matters including shareholders agreements.
- Structured family offices for clients following sale of family business.
- Represented $2 billion family-owned construction, engineering, hotel, real estate and oil and gas business in a series of restructuring, finance and tax-free spin-off transactions.
- Represented international oil and gas service company in connection with multiple strategic acquisitions totaling over $500 million.
- Represented borrowers in over $20 billion in various debt financing transactions, including both secured and unsecured term loans and revolving credit facilities.
- Represented clients in purchase and sale of specialty assets such as vacation homes and aircraft.
Experience
Lauren Ciminello serves as Chair of the Family Office practice for Jackson Walker. Her corporate and finance background allows her to provide a more holistic and strategic approach to advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), families, family offices, and family-owned businesses. She has advised high-net-worth individuals, families, business owners and family offices on a wide variety of legal matters, such as corporate governance, inter-generational planning, including business and family succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and estate and tax planning to help clients achieve their business and personal goals. Lauren regularly advises owners and executive teams, working collaboratively with other professional advisors, to develop and implement comprehensive corporate and finance structuring, together with tax and estate planning, to help minimize liability and preserve wealth for future generations.
Chambers Review
Provided by Chambers
Chambers High Net Worth
Family Offices & Funds Structuring - USA - Nationwide
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Lauren Ciminello leverages her corporate and finance background to provide a well-rounded and robust approach to advising wealthy families with their family offices. She is the chair of the family office practice at Jackson Walker.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
Lauren Ciminello is a very experienced lawyer. She is always aware of latest developments and is available to answer any questions at a moment's notice. We are very pleased to work with her.
Family Offices & Funds StructuringChambers High Net WorthThe entire team loves Lauren. She leads her team by example and produces strong results for us. It is nice to have a lawyer who is super competent and wonderful to work with.
Family Offices & Funds StructuringChambers High Net Worth
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