Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces that one lateral attorney and five recent law school graduates have joined the firm’s Chicago office as associates.
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January 2, 2020 |
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January 2, 2020 |
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Storino, Ramello & Durkin has announced that Andrew Y. Acker and Melissa M. Wolf have become partners of the firm.
Andrew Y. Acker received his bachelor's degree from Denison University in 1983. He is a 1991 graduate from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, cum laude. He was admitted to practice law in the state of Michigan in 1991 (presently inactive), in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1992 (presently inactive), and in the state of Illinois in 1993.
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December 17, 2019 |
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Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces the arrival of partner James W. Harkness to the firm’s Chicago and Lisle offices.
Harkness focuses his practice on commercial litigation, manufacturing disputes, partnership and membership disputes, class action defense, intellectual property litigation, and real estate litigation. Formerly he was a partner at Momkus LLC in Lisle.
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December 12, 2019 |
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Sidley Austin LLP has announced the names of its newly elected partners.
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December 11, 2019 |
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Several ISBA past presidents met for breakfast on Dec. 7 during the 2019 Joint Midyear Meeting.
The meeting took place at the Westin O'Hare in Rosemont.
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December 11, 2019 |
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McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips (MVP) opens their eighth office across the midwest in Springfield.
The Springfield office is the second office opened in 2019 by MVP and follows the opening of the Des Moines, Iowa, office in August. MVP has served Illinois for over 20 years out of the St. Louis office, and is excited to expand to the capital city of Illinois to better serve its clients throughout the state.
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December 6, 2019 |
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Freeborn & Peters LLP has announced that Bianca E. Ciarroni, an associate in the firm’s Chicago office, has been appointed co-chair of the Chicago/Midwest chapter of the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Network of Women (NOW), beginning in January 2020.
The TMA NOW is an affinity group within the TMA, created to foster female leadership by creating the premier business development and networking group for women in the turnaround community. TMA NOW aims to provide substantive educational programming and networking opportunities to promote career growth and help women break through the glass ceiling. The TMA is a leading trade organization in the corporate restructuring, renewal, and corporate health space. Established in 1988, the TMA has almost 10,000 members in 53 chapters worldwide, including 33 chapters in North America.
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December 5, 2019 |
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Judge Henry Lewis, of Carmi, Illinois, was born on May 26, 1926 in Carmi and died peacefully, surrounded by family and loved ones, on Thursday, November 28, 2019. Judge Lewis was the son of Rev. Henry Lewis and Helen Myrtle Pedersen, and the stepson of Julius P. Botsch. He is survived by his wife of 68 years,Pat C. Lewis of Carmi, four children, Jeff (Paula) Lewis of Indianapolis, Indiana, Kathy (Rick) Williams, of Louisville, Kentucky, Dan (Jennifer) Lewis of Merrillville, Indiana, and Sarah Johnston, of Carmi. Papa Henry was the beloved grandfather of nine grandchildren, David (Mitra) Lewis, Kristin Lewis, Daniel (Jen) Williams, Taylor (Blair) Hartman, Ben (Courtney) Williams, Claire (Ben) Bellamy, Duncan Lewis, Margaret (Jason) Maxwell and Henry (Emily)Johnston, and great grandfather of Hank Hartman, Owen Lewis, Ruthie Hartman, Augie Johnston, Eleanor Bellamy, Miles Johnston, Wesley Geary, Jocie Geary, plus, two more in utero arriving soon! He is also survived by his sister, Enid Thuermer, was predeceased by his parents, his stepfather, and his brother Robert Lewis.
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December 3, 2019 |
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Attorney Mike Knippen has been selected the new firm chair of Traub Lieberman.
Knippen was elected by the firm's management committee after Rich Traub, founder and managing partner, transitioned to chair emeritus.
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November 26, 2019 |
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Schaumburg-based Lavelle Law is once again expanding with the addition of four new attorneys. The new associates will join several practice groups and increase the number of full-time attorneys to 33.