Legal Roundup
Dennis Condon Joins Tressler's Insurance Services Practice Group
Tressler is thrilled to welcome Dennis Condon as a partner in our Insurance Services Practice Group in our Chicago office.
Reed Smith represents Duravant on its acquisition of POSS Design Limited
Global law firm Reed Smith announced that it advised Duravant LLC, a global engineered equipment and automation solutions provider to the food processing, packaging and material handling sectors, on its acquisition of POSS Design Limited.
Polsinelli Recognized by The M&A Advisor for Excellence in Divestiture and Restructuring
Polsinelli is pleased to announce that The M&A Advisor has recognized the firm as a winner in two categories of the 19th annual Turnaround Awards.
Chris Gair, ’85, Talks About First Time Arguing Before the Supreme Court
A 'Supreme Court Advocate'?Chicago trial attorney Chris Gair spent Tuesday morning arguing to the U.S. Supreme Court that his client, the former Chicago alderman Patrick Daley Thompson, told FDIC contractors only "misleading" statements, and that he therefore should not have been convicted under a federal statute prohibiting making a "false statement" to the bank insurer.
Kasia Nowak Joins GRSM as Environmental & Toxic Tort Partner in Chicago Office
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani is pleased to announce that Kasia Nowak has joined the firm as a Partner in the Chicago office.
Benesch Partner Juan Morado Reappointed by the Illinois State Supreme Court
Benesch is proud to announce that Juan Morado Jr., Partner in the Healthcare+ Practice Group, has been reappointed to another term on the Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee.
Purdue Pharma: At the Intersection of Mass Tort and Bankruptcy
The fate of a multi-billion-dollar settlement addressing the devastating opioid crisis rested on a single paragraph in the Bankruptcy Code.
Corporate Finance Attorney Paula Angelini Joins Dykema in Chicago
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced the addition of Paula Angelini as a Senior Counsel in the Corporate Finance Practice Group resident in the firm’s Chicago office.
Clark Hill Attorneys Named 2025 Leading Lawyers
Eighty-two Clark Hill attorneys have been named 2025 Leading Lawyers, a distinction earned by fewer than five percent of all lawyers licensed to practice in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Attorneys Recognized as Leading Lawyers and Emerging Lawyers for 2025
Fifty-three Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys have been recognized in the 2025 edition of Leading Lawyers, published by Law Bulletin Media.
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network Data Breach Investigation
Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, a preeminent national consumer rights law firm, is investigating claims on behalf of patients who have been impacted by the Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network (“Northeast”) data breach.
Aaron Tantleff Appointed to CyManII Governance Board
Foley & Lardner LLP partner Aaron Tantleff has been appointed to the Governance Board of the Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII).
Attorney General Raoul and U.s. Department of Justice Sue Realpage and Nation’s Largest Landlords for Pricing Scheme
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), with nine attorneys general, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against RealPage Inc. (RealPage) and five of the nation’s largest landlords for their unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing, and against RealPage for its unlawful scheme to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords use to price apartments.
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP Sponsors 4th Annual Lunar New Year Dinner Celebration
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is proud to sponsor the 4th Annual Lunar New Year Dinner Celebration on January 30, hosted by the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois (WBAI), Asian American Bar Association of Greater Chicago (AABA Chicago), Korean American Bar Association of Chicago (KABA) and the Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago (CABA).
Dark Patterns: Can Consumers Break Out?
Lior Strahilevitz coauthored a highly influential 2021 paper that illuminated the legal and policy challenges posed by “dark patterns”—manipulative online tactics designed to trick consumers into making purchases or surrendering their data.
The State of Arbitration and Best Practices for Making It Work for Everyone on January 15, 2025
Anna Wermuth will moderate the panel “The State of Arbitration and Best Practices for Making It Work for Everyone” at the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association’s 2025 Annual Employment Law Seminar.
Reed Smith launches Managed Care Outlook 2025
Global law firm Reed Smith launched Managed Care Outlook 2025, the firm’s third annual report analyzing significant trends, the evolving regulatory landscape and legal risks facing managed care organizations in the coming year.
Private Equity Finance Attorney Daryll Marshall Joins Vedder Price Chicago Office
Vedder Price is pleased to announce the addition of private equity finance attorney Daryll Marshall to the firm’s Chicago office as a new Shareholder.
Alexander Pechette, ’17, Elevated to Principal at Fish & Richardson
Fish & Richardson has elevated 18 new principals, effective January 1, 2025.
Dykema Adds Government Policy Advisor and Counsel John T. Donovan in Illinois
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced the addition of John T. Donovan as Government Policy Advisor and Counsel to the firm’s Chicago office.