Legal Roundup
Duane Morris LLP Publishes Its Product Liability and Mass Torts Class Action Review - 2024
Duane Morris LLP has released the Duane Morris Product Liability and Mass Torts Class Action Review – 2024, the inaugural edition of this publication.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard Partner Rob L. Kohen Gets Married!
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard would like to extend heartfelt congratulations to Partner Rob L. Kohen, who married Nadya Modlin on March 23, 2024.
Clifford Law Offices Files Lawsuit Against NASCAR and Chicago Park District for Worker’s Death During 2023 Chicago Street Races
Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit against NASCAR, various construction companies involved in the 2023 Chicago street races, as well as the Chicago Park District on behalf of an electrician who was killed during construction of the 2023 summer event.
David Kaufman Discusses Truth Social Trading Debut with NY Post
The New York Post quoted Thompson Coburn partner David Kaufman in its coverage of the debut of Truth Social’s parent company in public trading.
Kayla Siam Receives DEI Award from Governors State University
Thompson Coburn associate Kayla Siam received recognition as a “Woman who Advocates for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion” at a Women’s History Month Tea hosted by Governors State University.
Clausen Miller to Sponsor and Attend 2024 PowerCon Energy and Power Conference
Clausen Miller President Dennis D. Fitzpatrick will join Shareholders Margaret Hupp Fahey and Kelly M. Vogt and Partner Mara Goltsman in attending the 2024 Power Conference, Inc. (PowerCon) Energy and Power Conference on Wednesday, April 3, in New York City.
President Biden Taps Georgia N. Alexakis (JD ’06) for District Court Judge
On February 21, 2024, President Biden nominated Georgia N. Alexakis (JD ’06) to serve as a United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Xander M. Landy Joins Tressler's General Defense Litigation Practice Group
Tressler is delighted to welcome Xander M. Landy as an associate in our General Defense Litigation Practice Group in our Chicago office.
Clark Hill Attorneys Named 2024 Leading Lawyers
Eighty-four Clark Hill attorneys have been named 2024 Leading Lawyers, a distinction earned by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri.
Mayer Brown Represents Redwood Trust in $750 Million Partnership With Cpp Investments
Mayer Brown represented Redwood Trust, Inc., (Redwood) a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters, in a $750 million strategic capital partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) through subsidiaries of CPPIB Credit Investments Inc.
Northwestern Pritzker Law Team Wins Regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition, Advancing to National Championship
A team from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Bartlit Center on Trial Advocacy has won the regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition, an annual event sponsored by the American Association of Justice.
Kollross Wins 7th Circuit COVID Business Interruption Coverage Case for Zurich
Melinda Kollross, Clausen Miller Shareholder and Chair of the firm’s Appellate & Trial Monitoring Practice Group, successfully defended a Seventh Circuit appeal seeking business interruption coverage for COVID-19 related losses sustained by Q Excelsior Italia SRL, owner of the Westin Excelsior Rome.
Duane Morris LLP Publishes Its Consumer Fraud Class Action Review - 2024
Duane Morris LLP has released the Consumer Fraud Class Action Review – 2024, the inaugural edition of this publication.
Quinn Emanuel has been shortlisted as a finalist at the Chambers and Partners USA Awards 2024
Quinn Emanuel is proud to have been shortlisted to be named as a finalist at the Chambers and Partners USA Awards 2024 in the category “Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year.”
Employee Training Programs: Building a Culture of Confidentiality on March 27, 2024
As we navigate the ever-evolving business landscape, safeguarding trade secrets has become a critical priority for organizations seeking resilience and success.
24 Greenberg Traurig Professionals Selected for 2024 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards
Twenty-four professionals from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP were selected as members of Law360’s 2024 editorial advisory boards.
Randy Picker Writes About the European Commission’s Apple Fine
On March 4, the European Commission fined Apple 1.84 billion euros, finding that Apple had abused its dominant position through its control over the App Store in imposing anti-steering provisions on providers of music streaming apps.
Celebrating Women's History Month with Tressler's 2024 All-Women Administrative Leadership Team
For the past five years, Tressler has been led by an all-women Administrative Leadership Team.
Vedder Price Represents Special Committee of Independent Directors of BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation in Merger with BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that it represented the Special Committee of Independent Directors of BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (“BCIC”) (NASDAQ: BKCC) in the previously announced merger of BCIC with BlackRock TCP Capital Corp., which closed on Monday, March 18, 2024.
Mayer Brown and T&c Rank in Wtr 1000 2024
The 2024 edition of World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 recognized Mayer Brown’s global Intellectual Property practice and ranked the firm in Brazil, [Tauil & Chequer (T&C), in association with Mayer Brown], China and Special Administrative Regions (SARs): Hong Kong, Germany and United States (US): Illinois, New York and National categories.