Jeffrey Hechtman Bio

Jeff Hechtman’s practice is primarily focused on privately held businesses, mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, private equity, venture capital, and financing transactions. He represents a variety of manufacturers, distributors, service companies, finance companies, financial services companies, private equity funds, venture capital firms, and other entities in transactional matters and as outside general counsel. Jeff also represents emerging companies in the technology, fintech, food and beverage, beauty and cosmetics, durable consumer products, digital marketing, and telehealth industries, as well as executives and high net worth parties with their employment, equity, investment, and transaction activities. Jeff is a strategic advisor to leaders of privately held companies and their investors in making and implementing business decisions regarding a variety of governance, business and financial matters, disputes, and operating and growth activities. As outside general counsel, his experience spans the organization chart—from operations to the board decisions. Jeff’s responsibilities include governance and operational matters; strategic business, tax, and ownership planning; and structuring and negotiation of contracts, licenses, financings, employment matters, joint ventures, and strategic alliances, as well as structuring complex ownership and management transitions, incentive, and retention plans. Jeff also acts as transactional counsel to numerous businesses, funds (private equity, venture capital, turnaround, mezzanine, and real estate), investor groups, lenders, executives, and family offices. In this role, he manages all aspects of transactions and integration. Prior to joining the firm, Jeff was a partner in the Business and Finance Group, Managing Partner, and member of the Board of Directors at HMB Legal Counsel, a well-established, corporate-focused law firm based in Chicago, Illinois where he split his time between general counsel and transaction matters. Jeff is listed in the 2026 and four years immediately preceding editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Corporate Law. He was named a “Leading Lawyer” in 2023, 2024 and 2025 for Closely and Privately Held Business Law by Leading Lawyers magazine. Jeff was recommended by Legal 500 US in 2025 for Mergers & Acquisitions.