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Mayer Brown promotes 65 lawyers to partner and counsel effective January 1
Mayer Brown announces the elevation of 65 lawyers to partner and counsel.
Katriina McGuire discusses zoning and development trends with Business Journals
Katriina McGuire, managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s Chicago office, was interviewed for a recent report in The Business Journals on the challenges in developing missing-middle housing and the broader debates around density that vary across neighborhoods and regions.
Clausen Miller Construction Law Practice Group Achieves Regional Recognition on 2024 Best Law Firms List
Clausen Miller’s Construction Law practice group has been named among the best in Chicago on Best Lawyers’ 2024 Best Law Firms list.
Judith Miller Writes About Funding Federal Public Defenders
As political leaders in Washington, D.C., face a looming deadline to avoid another self-inflicted government shutdown, they would be wise to look around the nation to get a sense of how failing to properly fund the work of federal public defenders would harm the constituents they serve.
City of Chicago expands paid time off for all Chicago workers
Just when we were getting our heads around the upcoming Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act and feeling confident with the parameters of Chicago's 2017 Paid Sick Leave ordinance, another leave law has entered the fray.
Chicago Tribune Names Benesch a Winner of its Top Workplaces 2023 Award
Benesch is pleased to announce it has once again been recognized as a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace based on the firm’s workplace culture, values, employee development and leadership.
Chapter 11, Health Care and Real Estate Distress Indices Reach Highest Levels in Years
In the newest Polsinelli-TrBK Distress Indices Report, levels of distress continue to increase, hitting new, multi-year highs for all three tracked indices in Q3, including record-breaking distress levels in the health care sector.
IFLR1000 2023 ranks Mayer Brown in six jurisdictions and recognizes 186 individual lawyers
Mayer Brown is ranked in 26 practice areas across six jurisdictions in the 2023 edition of IFLR1000’s guide to the world’s leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers.
Clausen Miller Featured on 2024 Best Law Firms List for its Litigation – Insurance Practice in Chicago
Clausen Miller has been named to Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms list for Litigation – Insurance in Chicago.
Four Alumni Promoted to Partnership at Gibson Dunn
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP has elected 35 lawyers to its partnership, effective January 1, 2024.
Foley Advises Novacap in Strategic Partnership with Lewis & Ellis
Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Novacap, one of North America’s leading private equity firms, in its strategic partnership with Lewis & Ellis, a leading full-service actuarial consulting firm.
Adriana Bosco Joins Tressler’s General Defense Litigation Practice Group
Tressler is proud to welcome Adriana Bosco as an associate in our General Defense Litigation Practice Group in Chicago, Illinois.
A midnight ride through time
Every campus community has their own unique traditions or experiences, but only one has Professor Timothy Gilfoyle’s Midnight Bike Ride.
Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know on November 17, 2023
Tax attorney Brad Seltzer will join a panel titled "Balancing Tax Planning, Advocacy and Professional Ethics: The Rules That Every Partnership Tax Advisor Should Know" at the Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings conference.
Polsinelli Elevates 30 New Shareholders Nationwide
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to announce the election of 30 new shareholders, effective November 7, 2023.
Alyssa Vranak Joins Tressler's Insurance Practice Group
Tressler is pleased to welcome Alyssa Vranak as an associate attorney in our Chicago, Illinois office. Alyssa focuses her practice on insurance coverage analysis and litigation.
2023 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference on November 15 - 17, 2023
Reed Smith is proud to sponsor the 2023 ANA Masters of Advertising Law conference in Orlando, Florida. Keri Bruce, John Feldman, Michael Isselin, Jason Gordon and Toam Rubinstein will be speaking on panels throughout the week at the conference.
ESG and Shareholder Initiatives — Diversity Audits and Other Trends on November 15, 2023
Many shareholder proposals relate to social and employment policies — and speak to implementation of new policies or disclosures (e.g., pay equity proposals).
Dykema Achieves Mansfield 6.0 Certification Plus Classification
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced that the firm has achieved Mansfield 6.0 certification as well as Mansfield Certification Plus status after completing a 12-month certification process in collaboration with Diversity Lab.
Illinois Courts Help Secure Foundation for Rural Services-community Service Grants
The Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts (AOIC) announced that two Illinois Probation Departments/County Court Services Departments were each awarded a $5,000 grant from the Foundation for Rural Services-Community Service Grants Program.