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SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Bickford Honored with 2020 Flex Success Award
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Lucy Bickford has been awarded the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s 2020 Flex Success® Award, recognizing her achievements and professional success while working reduced hours. -
Judge: Lawsuit OK to continue accusing Realtors Association, brokers of conspiracy to force home sellers to pay more
A federal judge in Chicago refused to dismiss the case accusing the National Association of Realtors and some of the country's biggest brokerages of using control of the MLS to force home sellers to pay higher commissions to agents representing home buyers. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Three Schiff Hardin Partners Named Among Crain’s Chicago Notable Women in Law
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group Deputy Leader Maggie Hickey, and Construction Law Group Deputy Leader Heidi Rowe have been named to the 2020 Notable Women in Law list by Crain’s Chicago Business, which distinguishes female attorney leaders who have made significant contributions to their industry in the past 18 months. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Schiff Hardin Attorneys Co-Author First Definitive Guide on Distributed Energy Generation
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that three attorneys have contributed to a new, first of its kind, definitive guide about developing distributed energy generation projects. -
Appeals panel: Once-disabled lawyer needs more than oral agreement to force ex-firm to fork over millions in back pay
An Illinois appellate court has confirmed a Cook County court ruling that a suburban lawyer is not entitled to millions in back pay from his ex-firm, Schiff Hardin. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Eisenstein Recognized Among Chicago’s Notable Women Executives Over 50 for Second Consecutive Year
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein has been named to Crain’s Chicago Business’ “Notable Women Executives Over 50” list for the second year in a row. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Managing IP Recognizes Three Schiff Hardin Attorneys as IP Stars 2020
Schiff Hardin is pleased to announce that three Intellectual Property Practice Group attorneys have been recognized as IP Stars in Illinois for 2020 by Managing Intellectual Property. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Schiff Hardin Continues Growth of National Restructuring Practice With Return of Rick Frimmer
Schiff Hardin LLP announced that Rick Frimmer has returned as counsel in the firm’s Restructuring Practice. -
Appeals panel slices, wraps class action vs Subway over T-Mobile 'free sandwich' promo texts
Seventh Circuit court affirms lower court ruling that sandwich chain had too little control over the text coupon sent to T-Mobile customers to make it pay under federal law -
Feds say Natl. Assoc. of Realtors misinterprets consent decree to fight antitrust class action
The U.S. Justice Department has jumped into an antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors, arguing a deal the association inked with the federal government years ago may not cover the claims at issue in the antitrust suit. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Schiff Joins Ford Motor Company in Global Day of Service
For the second consecutive year, Schiff Hardin LLP is participating in Ford Motor Company’s Legal Alliance for Women annual Global Day of Service. -
Men who pandhandle in Downers Grove challenge village, state laws used to prohibit panhandling
Downers Grove is facing a federal lawsuit challenging anti-panhandling laws. -
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Realtor group asks judge to slam door on class action antitrust lawsuit over MLS, agent compensation rules
The Chicago-based National Association of Realtors is asking a federal judge to toss a class action suit by a group of home sellers, which alleges real estate agents across the country breached antitrust law by scheming to lock in high commission rates, because brokers are free to negotiate compensation. -
How much should schools pay for students' bigotry? Wilmington discrimination suit could define standard, set pattern
School officials in Wilmington have been hit with a lawsuit accusing them of ignoring a student's repeated pleas to stop racially-motivated bullying. The lawsuit has a difficult path ahead, but could have far-reaching implications, observers say -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Former OneAmerica General Counsel Thomas Zurek joins insurance & reinsurance practice in Chicago
Zurek has led in-house legal departments at two major insurance companies and brings significant experience in litigation – including arbitration and trial work – as well as transactional matters. -
Judge: Enough proof big hotel brands manipulated online search results to let antitrust class action continue
A federal judge has turned down a bid by the world’s largest hotel brands, inlcuding Hilton, Hyatt and Wyndham, to shut the door on an antitrust class action accusing them of conspiring to boost room rates by working together to make it harder for consumers to compare prices online. -
Subway not on the hook for T-Mobile promo texts offering free sandwiches, judge says
A T-Mobile customer can’t make fast food sandwich chain Subway pay up for a promotional text message sent by the wireless carrier offering its customers free sandwiches as a reward for being a T-Mobile user, a federal judge has ruled. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: 2019 Leading Lawyers Lists Recognize 95 Schiff Attorneys
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to have 95 attorneys named to the 2019 Leading Lawyers list. Leading Lawyers, a division of Law Bulletin Media, recognizes the top five percent of licensed attorneys in Illinois and Michigan. -
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: Super Lawyers Names 39 Schiff Attorneys to 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Lists
We are pleased to announce that 39 Schiff Hardin attorneys have been recognized on the 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. -
Attorney seeks to vacate arbitration award in $2M pay dispute with Schiff Hardin
An attorney who claims he is owed $2 million from his former firm, Schiff Hardin LLP, is seeking to vacate an arbitration award in favor of the law firm, which he said denied him the opportunity to prove the amount he says the firm owes him.