Milllions of Illinoisans who have used Instagram since 2015 could be eligible for a cut of the settlement, which could amount to far less in per person payments than from previous similar class actions under Illinois' biometrics privacy law
How sadly ironic that White Castle became the latest victim of the Illinois General Assembly’s malfeasance. Its stores are modeled after the Chicago Water Tower, which survived the Chicago Fire and stands as a monument to the spirit of tenacity and resilience that once prevailed to rebuild the city.
EAST ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge David Dugan dismissed a class action complaint of label litigator Spencer Sheehan on March 17, as the fourth federal judge to disappoint Sheehan in 29 days.
Democrat mapmakers were "motivated by partisan political considerations," a panel of federal judges said, so it doesn't matter that they divided Latino and Black populations up among various districts, rather than maximizing majority minority districts
Republicans and Latino and Black advocates told a panel of federal judges that Illinois Democrats drew a new state legislative district map solely to protect Democratic incumbents and boost their party power, stepping on Black and Latino voting rights in the process.
The proposed new map, filed with federal judges, would nearly triple the number of majority Latino state House and Senate districts, compared to plan approved by Democrats and signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in September
A panel of federal judges said Democrats' decision to use "population estimates," rather than Census data resulted in unbalanced districts, under a plan rushed through simply to retain firm grip on power
Mayer Brown was named “ABS Law Firm of the Year” and “RMBS Law Firm of the Year” by GlobalCapital at its 2021 US Securitization Awards, which recognized the most notable and innovative deals, banks and market participants in US structured finance in 2020.
Mayer Brown is pleased to announce that it is ranked ninth in client service in BTI Consulting Group’s “Client Service A-Team 2021: Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance” report, a ranking of law firms based solely on objective feedback from corporate counsel.
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois divorce law extends visitation rights of stepparents to partners in civil unions, Supreme Court Justices ruled in a case from Madison County on Sept. 24.
The Financial Times has ranked Mayer Brown as one of the “Most Innovative Law Firms: Overall” in the publication’s annual report, “North America Innovative Lawyers.” Ranked at #15 this year in the overall list, Mayer Brown has been recognized in the report each year that it has been published.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg is pleased to announce the addition of Chadwick A. Hoyt as a partner in the Corporate & Securities practice group. Hoyt joins from Mayer Brown LLP, where he was a partner in the firm’s banking & finance practice.
Mayer Brown announced that partner and Director of Diversity & Inclusion Jeremiah DeBerry (New York) and Litigation & Dispute Resolution partner Charles E. Harris, II (Chicago) were named to Lawyers of Color’s inaugural list of “Nation’s Best” in the Eastern and Midwest regional categories, respectively.
