Schiff Hardin LLP announced the continued expansion of its Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Practice Group in New York and Chicago. Kevin Matz joins as a partner in New York, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in international and domestic trust and estate planning, and Kiran Uppal joins as counsel in Chicago.
Schiff Hardin LLP is proud to announce that the firm and four of its attorneys have been ranked in the 2021 edition of IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals, a guide that identifies top patent professionals based on 1,800 interviews with private practice and in-house professionals.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been ranked as “Recommended” by Managing Intellectual Property in the Illinois IP Stars Patent Contentious category.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s practice groups have been recognized in The Legal 500 United States 2021 guide, which provides a nationwide analysis of law firms that provide cutting-edge and innovative advice.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Jonathan Judge has been named a finalist in the Innovators of the Year category for the inaugural 2021 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, which recognizes legal practitioners who have spearheaded initiatives to creatively solve problems through technology.
Schiff Hardin LLP launched its new Environmental, Social, and Governance team, which will help companies develop appropriate disclosures and institutional programs that incorporate ESG principles, including climate change, supply chain resiliency/disruption, water use, waste and recycling, environmental and energy justice, human rights, diversity, equity and inclusion, board composition, executive compensation, and anti-corruption.
Melisa Seyhun will participate in a panel discussion on how to embrace diversity and inclusion within a family office or firm, including best practices and intentional steps to facilitate change.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce new leadership teams for two of the firm’s prominent practice groups, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Environmental.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Adam Diederich has been named to the board of directors of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, a group of civil rights lawyers and advocates committed to securing racial equity and economic opportunity for all through pro bono legal representation.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s (LCLD) 2021 leadership programs.
Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that Intellectual Property Practice Group Co-Leader Imron Aly has been named to the Managing IP (MIP) America Awards 2021 shortlist for Illinois – Practitioner of the Year (Litigation).
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce the firm has earned a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI) and the distinction as a 2021 “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality” for the 11th consecutive year.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce Melisa Seyhun’s article, “Life Insurance: What Attorneys and Trustees Should Know,” has won Best Overall Article in the Trust & Estate category in the 2020 Excellence in Writing Awards.
In a landmark case supporting the constitutional rights of homeless people in Illinois, the Schiff Hardin team secured the rights of two clients to panhandle to raise money to meet their basic needs.
