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Locke Lord’s Carolyn Blessing, Jennifer Kenedy and Andrea Verney Kerstein Recognized as Notable Women in Law by Crain’s Chicago Business
Locke Lord Chicago Partners Carolyn Blessing, Jennifer Kenedy and Andrea Verney Kerstein have been selected by Crain’s Chicago Business as 2024 Notable Women in Law honorees. -
Appeals court upholds $15M fees for lawyers in 20-year-old case, including $1M+ for Cook County judge
A state appeals panel said a Cook County judge didn't make a mistake in awarding the fees to the lawyers, despite defendants' claims that the lawyers will benefit the most. The panel also said the lawyers can potentially go after the defendants' lawyers to collect on the judgment and fees -
Settlement: Reformers to pay state $525K for opposing Pritzker's effort to end fed oversight of state hiring
The deal between reform advocates Michael Shakman and Paul Lurie and the state of Illinois was announced by a federal judge -
Pritzker seeks $1.5M in fees from reformers who opposed his efforts to end federal oversight of state hiring
Reform advocates Michael Shakman and Paul Lurie say Gov. JB Pritzker's demand amounts to an attempt to punish them for not immediately capitulating to Pritzker's position on the need for continued federal oversight of hiring and promotion within state agencies under the governor's control -
Ernesto Palomo Named as 2022 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Honoree by Crain’s Chicago Business
Ernesto Palomo Named as 2022 Notable Executive in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Honoree by Crain’s Chicago Business. -
Appeals court says Pritzker administration can escape fed court oversight of state hiring decisions
The appeals panel said it is 'not naive' about Illinois' history of corruption, and that courts remain open to future lawsuits, if patronage hiring resumes. But they said federal court oversight of state hiring decisions cannot continue indefinitely. -
Yarbrough: Time for feds oversight of Cook Clerk's office to end; Court monitors focusing on details to keep getting paid
Yarbrough says compliance administrators appointed by the court to ensure she obeys federal court decrees are trying to find reasons to keep those decrees in place to ensure they continue to get paid -
Reformers' filing: Cook Clerk Yarbrough 'dragging feet' on complying with fed court's anti-patronage orders
Longtime Illinois government reform advocate Michael Shakman and others have asked a federal judge to tack at least another year onto federal oversight of hiring practices under Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough -
IL hiring watchdogs: Pritzker administration refusing to certify that political hiring isn't happening in state govt
In a new filing in a court fight over whether to continue federal court oversight over Illinois state government hiring practices, reform advocates allege Gov. JB Pritzker's administration won't agree to certify under oath that they have no knowledge of continued politically motivated hiring -
2022 PLUS Cyber University on February 1-3, 2022
2022 PLUS Cyber University on February 1-3, 2022. -
Pritzker: Fed appeals judges should end oversight of IL hiring now; Watchdogs: Corruption problems not yet fixed
A three-judge panel heard arguments on Dec. 10, as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker continues to press his case to throw off decades-old orders intended to tamp down corrupt government hiring practices -
Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy, Michael Renetzky and Steve Whitmer Chosen as Crain's Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law Honorees
Locke Lord's Jennifer Kenedy, Michael Renetzky and Steve Whitmer Chosen as Crain's Chicago Business 2021 Notable Gen X Leaders in Law Honorees. -
CGCC Chicago 2021 Annual Gala & Manufacturing Summit
CGCC Chicago 2021 Annual Gala & Manufacturing Summit. -
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report
Locke Lord Ranked Best Performing Law Firm for Defendants in 2021 ANDA Litigation Intelligence Report. -
Pritzker must show corrupt hiring has stopped, can't easily restart, to end feds' oversight of IL govt jobs, reformers say
Two longtime reform advocates told a federal appeals court that Gov. JB Pritzker has not yet met the burden needed to win release from federal court orders imposing federal oversight of state hiring practices, despite Pritzker's claims to the contrary -
Locke Lord's Carolyn Blessing, Ashlee Knuckey and Mike Wilson Recognized as 2021 Notable Rising Stars in Law by Crain's Chicago Business
Locke Lord's Carolyn Blessing, Ashlee Knuckey and Mike Wilson Recognized as 2021 Notable Rising Stars in Law by Crain's Chicago Business. -
Chicago Associate Nina Vachhani Selected as 5 Under 40 Honoree by Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization
Chicago Associate Nina Vachhani Selected as 5 Under 40 Honoree by Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization. -
Locke Lord Partner Julie Webb Named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2021 Notable LGBTQ Executives
Locke Lord Partner Julie Webb Named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2021 Notable LGBTQ Executives . -
New filings: $80M judgment, $15M legal fees should be axed, because settlement cost plaintiffs standing in 20-year-old case
The settlement effectively means the named, individual plaintiffs will gain nothing from the so-called derivative action on behalf of investment partnerships, so there is no longer any justification for a judgment that would net a group of lawyers, which could include a sitting Cook County judge, $15 million in fees, the defendants argue. -
Pritzker asks appeals court to lift feds oversight of state hiring, imposed to block political hiring practices
Reform advocates have said Pritzker's request is premature, because the state hasn't shown it has stopped politically motivated hiring