Bio

Anthony Zeoli concentrates his practice in commercial finance, securities, real estate, and general corporate law. Anthony represents borrowers and lenders in secured and unsecured lending transactions; corporate reorganizations, and restructuring; syndicated commercial financing transactions; and loan workouts. He also has a vibrant securities and general corporate practice, including initial and subsequent private debt and equity offerings; mergers and acquisitions; company formation and governance; and general contract drafting and negotiation. In addition, Anthony has significant experience in negotiating and documenting cannabis-related transactions, including licensing and M&A transactions and ancillary service provider transactions. He also has particular skill in negotiating and documenting transactions involving the acquisition, sale, construction, development, leasing, or financing of real estate. He has represented parties on both sides of such transactions. Anthony is also an industry leader in crowdfunding, securities-based cryptocurrency/token offerings, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, and Regulation A+ offerings. He personally drafted the Illinois intrastate crowdfunding exemption, which was unanimously passed into law by the Illinois House of Representatives. Before joining Hinshaw, Anthony practiced at a firm where he led the Emerging Industries practice group, dedicating a portion of his practice to blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and cannabis.