SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HCG HOLDINGS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/12/2004	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Huron Consulting Group Inc. [ HURN ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11,281,243	D(1)(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* HCG HOLDINGS LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 N MICHIGAN AVE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lake Partners LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lake Capital Investment Partners LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lake Capital Management LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LAKE CAPITAL PARTNERS LP (Last) (First) (Middle) (Street) (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GRAUNKE TERENCE M (Last) (First) (Middle) 461 OAK KNOLL ROAD (Street) BARRINGTON HILLS IL 60010 (City) (State) (Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* YOVOVICH PAUL G (Last) (First) (Middle) 676 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 3900 (Street) CHICAGO IL 60611 (City) (State) (Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. HCG Holdings LLC directly owns 11,281,243 shares of common stock. Lake Capital Partners LP and Lake Capital Management LLC are members of HCG Holdings LLC and collectively have investment and voting control over the shares of Common Stock held by HCG Holdings LLC. Lake Capital Investment Partners LP is the sole general partner of Lake Capital Partners LP and Lake Partners LLC is the sole general partner of Lake Capital Investment Partners LP.

2. Terence M. Graunke and Paul G. Yovovich are the members and managers of Lake Partners LLC as well as members of an investment committee of Lake Capital Investment Partners LP and, in such roles, these individuals have investment and voting control over, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of, the shares ultimately controlled by Lake Capital Investment Partners LP. Mr. Graunke is also the controlling member of Lake Capital Management LLC and, pursuant to the Lake Capital Management LLC operating agreement, has investment and voting control over, and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of, the shares controlled by that entity.

3. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Persons, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Any disclosures made hereunder with respect to persons other than the Reporting Persons are made on information and belief after making appropriate inquiry.

4. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(4) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Statement. Each of Lake Capital Partners LP, Lake Capital Management LLC, Lake Capital Investment Partners LP, Lake Partners LLC, Messrs. Terence M. Graunke and Paul G. Yovovich disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest in such shares of Common Stock.

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 99 Form 3 Joint Filer Information

	/s/ Paul G. Yovovich (on behalf of HCG Holdings LLC as Reporting Person)	10/12/2004
	(Please see attached Joint Filer Information for signatures of other Reporting Persons)	10/12/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Exhibit 99

Form 3 Joint Filer Information
Title of Security:	Common Stock
Issuer and Ticker Symbol:	Huron Consulting Group Inc. [HURN]
Designated Filer:	HCG Holdings LLC
Other Joint Filers:
	Lake Partners LLC, Lake Capital Investment
Partners LP, Lake Capital Partners LP, Lake
Capital Management LLC, Terence M.
Graunke, Paul G. Yovovich
Addresses:	The principal business office address for each
of the joint filers is c/o Lake Capital
Management LLC, 676 North Michigan
Avenue, Suite 3900, Chicago, Illinois 60611

Signatures:		Lake Partners LLC

				By: /s/ Paul G. Yovovich
				Name: Paul G. Yovovich
				Title: Manager

			Lake Capital Investment Partners LP

				By: Lake Partners LLC
			Its:  General Partner

					By: /s/ Paul G. Yovovich
					Name: Paul G. Yovovich
					Title: Manager

			Lake Capital Partners LP

				By: Lake Capital Investment Partners LP
				Its: General Partner

					By:  Lake Partners LLC
					Its: General Partner

						By: /s/ Paul G.
Yovovich
						Name: Paul G.
Yovovich
						Title:  Manager

			Lake Capital Management LLC

				By: /s/ Paul G. Yovovich
				Name: Paul G. Yovovich
				Title:  Principal


			/s/ Terence M. Graunke
			Terence M. Graunke


			/s/ Paul G. Yovovich
			Paul G. Yovovich

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