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UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to announce that its attorneys have earned honors in the 2025 edition of Illinois Super Lawyers, a research-driven, peer-influenced rating service featuring outstanding lawyers who have demonstrated excellence in the practice of law.

Gary L. Gassman and Rafael Rivera will present a Cozen O'Connor webinar titled "Review of Significant D&O Cases for the Second Half of 2024.

Legal publisher Super Lawyers has chosen 12 lawyers from Reed Smith’s Chicago office to include in its “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars” directories for Illinois.

Super Lawyers has named seven attorneys to its 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers list and two attorneys to its 2025 Illinois Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers represents the top five percent of all practicing lawyers in each state.

Donald Trump swept into office this week with a deluge of executive actions aimed at reshaping the federal government in his image.

HeplerBroom is proud to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been named 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers, and 2 have been named 2025 Illinois Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.

oin Seyfarth partners Michael Wexler, Jesse Coleman, and Robyn Marsh for a concise analysis of 2024's most critical legal developments.

President Trump’s recent Executive Order, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” promises significant impact on federal contractors, private employers, grant recipients, and educational institutions.

We are proud to announce that 27 Amundsen Davis attorneys have been included on the 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers® and 2025 Illinois Rising StarsSM lists.

35 attorneys from global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Chicago office are recognized in the 2025 edition of the Illinois Super Lawyers magazine.

For the fourth consecutive year, BFKN is proud to announce that Benchmark Litigation — the definitive guide to the world's leading litigation law firms and lawyers — has once again shortlisted our firm for Illinois Litigation Firm of the Year.

The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that mandamus relief is not available to an insured to compel the Illinois Department of Insurance to investigate and prosecute a consumer complaint for engaging in an improper claims practice under 215 ILCS 5/154.5 & 154.6, even though the department is the only entity that can enforce these sections of the Illinois Insurance Code.

Over the last two weeks, Israel has repeatedly attacked Syria – destroying military facilities and occupying territory – in clear violation of the United Nations Charter, which forbids the use of military force against foreign states except in self-defense or with the authorization of the Security Council.

After nearly three decades of service as a strong client advocate in a multitude of complex insurance matters, Clausen Miller has elected Colleen Beverly to serve on its Board of Directors.

As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews an important case that could impact access to internet and phone service for millions of people living in rural areas in Illinois and across the country, Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan effort urging the court to keep in place a fund that supports those services.

Benesch, one of the fastest-growing firms on the AmLaw 200 list, is pleased to announce the addition of Matthew Gavin McCarty as Of Counsel in the firm’s expanding Energy Practice Group in Chicago.

DLA Piper is pleased to announce that the firm will be recognized with a Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year award and Real Estate Deal of the Year award from the M&A Advisor on March 25 as part of the 19th Annual Turnaround Awards.

Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented the City of Chicago (the City) and the Sales Tax Securitization Corporation (STSC) as co-disclosure counsel on their joint plan of finance bond deals, valued at over $1 billion, consisting of: $287,215,000 in City of Chicago General Obligation Bonds, Refunding Series 2024B, and the STSC's $202,150,000 Sales Tax Securitization Bonds, Refunding Series 2024A; $448,210,000 in Second Lien Sales Tax Securitization Bonds, Refunding Series 2024A; and, $192,490,000 in Second Lien Sales Tax Securitization Bonds, Taxable Refunding Series 2024B.

From threats to pursue his “enemies” to an apparent commitment to cementing plutocracy in America, Donald Trump’s second term will again test the resilience of the US constitutional order. And this time, he has not only full control of Congress, but also a Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing his immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts while in office.

Jonathan Levy and Matthew F. Policastro will present the Cozen O'Connor webinar titled "Leveraging Every Last Drop Conquering Property Damages, Timing Pre-judgment Interest Demands and Offers of Judgment."