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About Us
  John McCauley

John McCauley is a transactional lawyer and consultant focused on lower middle market business sales.   He received his JD from Creighton School of Law and an advanced degree in taxation from Pacific McGeorge School of Law, and spent decades in transactional practice representing buyers and sellers in lower middle market private target deals.

Since 2017 John has written continuously about how courts have ruled when lower middle market deals go wrong — tracking the recurring mistakes that cost one-time sellers money they should have kept. The M&A Stories blog now encompasses more than 600 case studies drawn from actual deal litigation.... [read more]
  Craig C. Knutsen

Craig Knutsen is a specialist in the representation of small and mid-size privately owned businesses.   His expertise covers the formation and capitalization of new businesses, negotiation and drafting of business contracts, commercial real estate transactions and leasing, mergers and acquisitions, employment relationships and policies, protection of intellectual property and trade secrets.   Mr. Knutsen's prior experience as a litigation attorney has given him special insight into business, real estate and employment planning and how to avoid litigation in those areas.

Mr. Knutsen has practiced business and real estate law in Southern California for over 30 years.   He has become general business counsel to businesses throughout Southern California in many industries including...   [read more]