Marc J. Lane

Business & tax lawyer; financial advisor; author; & speaker. Expert on entrepreneurial finance, #impinv, #L3C, & #SocEnt.

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I had the privilege of touring the https://t.co/sjAROYkcGi this weekend. It's an inspiring project with the potential to redefine what a presidential institution can be. I'll share more thoughts on https://t.co/Zs6v6C1W9S when it opens on Juneteenth.

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I had the privilege of touring the Barack Obama Presidential Center this weekend—an inspiring experience. The Center has a rare opportunity to redefine what a presidential institution can be. When it opens on Juneteenth, I’ll share my thoughts on https://t.co/Zs6v6C1W9S.

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It's official – I have a Substack!

I'll be sharing regular posts about the ways we can drive positive social change through innovation, law, capital, and policy.

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Rethinking Giving: The Rise of Regenerative Philanthropy. Read April’s Lane Report at the link below:
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I’m eagerly looking forward to sharing best practices with founders of early-stage social enterprises who are participating in DePaul University’s social impact incubator on April 7th.

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Join us Tuesday, April 7th for Community Desk Chicago’s Wealth Our Way Learning Series. Camille Kerr, Sarah Kaplan, and I will be leading the Strengthening Shared Ownership: Legal and Governance panel.
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Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at the March 12thmeeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Teny Oded Gross, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago

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Illinois Offers Relief to Charities Facing Declining Donations. Read this month’s Lane Report at the link below:

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Many thanks to my friend Scott M. Curran for inviting me to guest lecture on “Social Enterprise Design and Structure” at his Social Enterprise class next Wednesday at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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Might Tax-Day Charitable Deductions Be In Our Future? Read February’s Lane Report at the link below:

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Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at the January 15th meeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Celia Colón, the Chief Executive Officer of Giving Others Dreams (G.O.D.)

Join us at this link:
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Entrepreneurial nonprofits and for-profit social enterprises alike are embracing the opportunities the Low-profit Limited Liability Company (L3C) offers. But what the L3C can’t do is help its managers dodge their fiduciary responsibilities.

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I’ll be honored to speak at the “Relaunch, Reflect, Reimagine” Forum hosted by the National Association of Osteopathic Foundations on Monday, December 8th.

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Charitable Donation Opportunities for December 2025 – And 2026 and Beyond. Read December’s Lane Report at the link below:

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Please join my fellow Commissioners and me at Thursday’s meeting of the Cook County Commission on Social Innovation. We will be hearing testimony from Haydee Caldero, the Executive Director of the Illinois Center for Employee Ownership.

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The Bull Market is 3 Years Old – Now What? Read November’s Lane Report at the link below:
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I’ll be honored to speak about “Social Enterprise Design and Structure” at Illinois Institute of Technology’s Stuart School of Business on October 30.

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Will the Giving Pledge Give Way to the L3C? Read October’s Lane Report at the link below:

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Many thanks to my friend Julianne Buck, the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County, for inviting me to speak about L3Cs and Benefit Corporations on October 17th.