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Appeals panel: Blackrock's purchase of Ancestry.com doesn't mean they can be sued for obtaining Illinoisans' genetic info
The lawsuit asserted Blackrock violated the Illinois genetic information privacy law by acquiring genealogy and DNA scanning company Ancestry.com without getting consent from people who submitted their DNA to Ancestry to be scanned and tested -
Former attorney and investment banker: CFTC is suing Binance 'for letting Americans trade crypto derivatives'
Matt Levine, an opinion columnist for Bloomberg who has previously worked as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs, an acquisitions attorney for Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz, and a federal appellate law clerk, wrote that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance is centered around the allegation that U.S. customers were able to trade crypto derivatives without proper regulatory approval. -
Settlement deal: Apple to start charging Chicago streaming tax on nearly all products in Sept.; City to not seek back taxes
Apple had called the city's so-called "Netflix tax" unconstitutional, but opted to settle its lawsuit in July -
Apple drops bid to delete city of Chicago's 'Netflix tax' on streaming entertainment services
After a judge rejected their arguments earlier this spring, Apple opted to quit the episode, rather than continue to try to resume their lawsuit claiming the city's 9% amusement tax was unconstitutional and illegal -
Cozen O’Connor’s Anna Wermuth named to the American Lawyer’s 2022 Midwest Trailblazers list
Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor & Employment Department, has been named to The American Lawyer’s 2022 list of Midwest Trailblazers. -
Littler Earns Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification Plus From Diversity Lab
Littler Earns Mansfield Rule 4.0 Certification Plus From Diversity Lab. -
Anna Wermuth Named Chicago Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America
Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor and Employment Department has been named the 2022 Chicago Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest and most highly regarded peer review publications in the legal profession. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O’Connor Attorney Anna Wermuth Receives Women in Law Honor from Chicago Daily Law Bulletin & Chicago Lawyer
Anna Wermuth, vice-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s national Labor & Employment Department, has been named to the second annual Salute! Women in Law Award list by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer magazine. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods Earns High Rankings in Q1 Capital Markets League Tables
McGuireWoods’ capital markets team is a leader in prominent league tables for advising corporate issuers and underwriters in transactions during the first three months of 2020. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: Top of the Charts
McGuireWoods locked in its standing as a leading law firm for M&A and syndicated lending deals in 2019 by repeating strong performances on the most closely watched league tables. -
Jury awards Motorola Solutions $764M in copyright, stolen secrets lawsuit vs Hytera
After receiving maximum award from jury, Chicago-based Motorola Solutions will next seek injunction vs Hytera to block continued use of allegedly pilfered products -
Drugmakers, IL A/G settle Medicaid drug price lawsuit for $242M
Pharmaceutical makers have paid $242 million to Illinois to end litigation over drug prices, which dates to 2005. -
SHOOK HARDY & BACON LLP: Illinois Employers Using AI to Screen Applicants Could Face Litigation, Bloomberg Reports
Bloomberg Law interviewed Shook Attorney Erin Bolan Hines about the Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVIA) in "Law on Hiring Robots Could Trigger Litigation for Employers," October 11, 2019. -
LITTLER MENDELSON: Littler Earns Mansfield Certification Plus From Diversity Lab for Second Time
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has earned Mansfield Certification Plus from Diversity Lab after completing the Mansfield Rule 2.0 twelve-month certification program. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods Dominates League Tables, Ranking Third for M&A Involving U.S. Companies
McGuireWoods remained a dominant player advising clients in M&A transactions through the first half of 2019, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and top 10 rankings for global transactions in league tables by Refinitiv and Bloomberg. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: Thomas DeSplinter Joins McGuireWoods’ M&A, Private Equity Groups as Chicago Partner
Thomas J. DeSplinter, whose practice focuses largely on transactions involving major companies and private equity firms, particularly within the energy industry, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in Chicago. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Names Jeremy Glenn Chicago Office Managing Partner
Jeremy Glenn has been appointed to serve as the Office Managing Partner for the Chicago office of Cozen O’Connor -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods Ranks Among Top Five Law Firms for U.S. M&A Deals in 2018
McGuireWoods strengthened its position as a go-to law firm for U.S. and global M&A transactions, earning top five rankings for U.S. deal count and top 10 rankings for global deals in year-end league tables published by Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. -
MCGUIREWOODS: McGuireWoods’ Holly Buckley Named to ‘Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A’ List
McGuireWoods Chicago partner Holly Buckley is among 36 women honored nationally on Mergers & Acquisitions “2019 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A” list recognizing top dealmakers whose work and leadership shape the market. -
DRINKER BIDDLE: Drinker Biddle Recognized For Innovation in Fall Diversity in Law Hackathon
Andy Kassner, Drinker Biddle Chairman and CEO, took part in Diversity Lab’s Fall Diversity in Law Hackathon and his team won second place among the 10 participating teams.