Jason Allen

Jason centers his practice at the intersection of business and law, helping his clients to ensure compliance, minimize liability, and strategically leverage legal opportunities as they arise while always keeping sight of his clients’ business objectives. Jason prides himself on understanding effective counsel’s role in aiding clients at all stages of the business life cycle, from formation, to securing funding, to navigating exit scenarios.

Jason focuses his practice on corporate structuring, the drafting and negotiation of complex contracts, and providing legal insight to the leadership teams of his clients. He brings more than a decade of experience in helping business owners and executives solve the many challenges that come with building and protecting their businesses. Along the way, Jason strives to provide guidance on all aspects of his clients’ legal needs, including corporate compliance work, documentation of significant business transactions, and advising on employment matters.

Jason received his law degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. His legal studies focused on corporate, administrative, and tax law. His classroom experiences were augmented by a judicial clerkship, an internship with the in-house counsel department of a Fortune 500 company, and clinical experience with the Indiana University Nonprofit Legal Clinic. His work was published in the Indiana University Journal of Law and Social Equality, for which he also sat on the Editorial Board. In his free time, Jason served as a research assistant to three of the nation’s foremost scholars in their respective fields: Dr. Timothy L. Fort, a renowned authority in the field of business ethics, Professor William Henderson, an influential figure in legal education policymaking, and Dr. Scott J. Shackelford, an expert in cyber-security and internet law.

Prior to law school, Jason attended the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, where he double-majored in Accounting and Finance with Business Honors. During his undergraduate years, Jason completed multiple internships with multinational corporations and developed an in-depth knowledge of financial analysis, tax planning, audit procedures, and other crucial business functions. He brings this familiarity with business principles into his legal practice, allowing him to “speak the language” of the business owner or entrepreneur.

Jason is a member of the Bar for the State of Illinois.