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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Legal Roundup


24 Greenberg Traurig Professionals Selected for 2024 Law360 Editorial Advisory Boards

By The Cook County Record |
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

By The Cook County Record |
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

By The Cook County Record |
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.

By The Cook County Record |
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

By The Cook County Record |
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.

TEI Virginia Chapter Meeting on March 26, 2024

By The Cook County Record |
Join members of the Reed Smith State Tax Team at the TEI Virginia Chapter Meeting on March 26th at the at the Dominion Innsbrook Technical Center in Glen Allen, Virginia!

Neville M. Bilimoria Named Duane Morris Chicago Office Managing Partner

By The Cook County Record |
Duane Morris LLP has appointed Neville M. Bilimoria managing partner of its Chicago office.

Kari Shane Joins Tressler's Insurance Practice Group

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler is proud to welcome Kari Shane as an associate in our Insurance Practice Group in our Chicago office.

Attorney General Raoul Announces Legislation to Expand Worker Protections Against Retaliation

By The Cook County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced legislation that would protect workers from retaliatory conduct by employers, strengthen current protections under state law and codify the authority of Raoul’s Workplace Rights Bureau to investigate and hold employers who retaliate or threaten to retaliate accountable.

Handling Data Breach Class Actions on March 21, 2024

By The Cook County Record |
Anjali Das (Partner-Chicago, IL) and David Ross (Partner-Washington, DC) will present “Handling Data Breach Class Actions,” a Wilson Elser Forum webinar, on March 21, 2024.

Greenberg Traurig Elevates Seven Attorneys in Chicago Office

By The Cook County Record |
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced the elevation of Kyle C. Lennox, Ashley M. Montalbano, Ariel N. Murray, Kevin J. Quilty, David S. Repking, and Natalie F. Wayne to shareholder and Tiffany M. Andras to of counsel in its Chicago office.

Danekas, Acuna and Slovis Obtain Defense Verdict In High-Stakes Medical Malpractice Case

By The Cook County Record |
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP attorneys Steven E. Danekas, Jessica Levitt Acuna and Ryan M. Slovis secured a defense verdict on behalf of their clients, two cardiologists, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois.

Tressler Wins in Appellate Court on Behalf of the Board of Elections for the City of Chicago

By The Cook County Record |
Tressler LLP represented the Board of Elections for the City of Chicago in a complaint that challenged the inclusion of an advisory referendum initiated by the City Council on the March 19, 2024 primary ballot.

Ruthanne Hammett Named as Leading Woman in Secured Finance

By The Cook County Record |
Thompson Coburn partner Ruthanne Hammett was profiled in The Secured Lender’s Women in Secured Finance issue, which features leading finance lawyers worldwide who carved their paths with determination, resilience, and unwavering vision.

Attorney General Raoul Leads Bipartisan Coalition Urging Ftc to Strengthen Online Safety, Privacy Protections for Minors

By The Cook County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

Live From the Primary States: What Organizations Needs to Know to Survive the 2024 Elections on March 19, 2024

By The Cook County Record |
The presidential election, control of Congress and important state elections are occurring in an extraordinary political climate in 2024.

Attorney General Raoul Releases Preliminary Report on Illinois Law Enforcement Compliance With Way Forward Act

By The Cook County Record |
Attorney General Kwame Raoul released preliminary statistics detailing compliance by Illinois law enforcement agencies with the first year of reporting requirements contained in the Way Forward Act.

Law Courses Recognized for Innovation

By The Cook County Record |
A course at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, AI and Legal Reasoning, garnered a finalist spot in the Bloomberg Law School Innovation Program for 2023 — 2024.

Raising the Bar: Two JD-MBA Students’ Path from Classroom to Startup

By The Cook County Record |
Kimberley Charles (JD-MBA ’24) and Kiyan Savar (JD-MBA ’24), students in the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and the Kellogg School of Management’s JD-MBA Program, will have something special to toast with when they graduate this spring: an early batch of Cane Cutter’s rum, results of the startup the pair launched while students in the program.

Q&A: Professor Geoffrey Stone Discusses His New Book on Reproductive Rights

By The Cook County Record |
Geoffrey R. Stone, ’71, along with longtime collaborator Lee C. Bollinger, coedited a recently released book on reproductive rights titled, Roe v. Dobbs: The Past, Present, and Future of a Constitutional Right to Abortion.