CHICAGO (JANUARY 27, 2026)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mohsen Ghazi has joined the firm’s Private Client Services practice as a partner in Chicago.

Leading appellate attorney reviews the two Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Wednesday, January 28. 

Please join us in honoring Justice Mary Jane Theis upon her retirement from the Illinois Supreme Court.

Justice Theis has served the people of Illinois with distinction, integrity, and unwavering commitment to justice throughout her remarkable judicial career. Her contributions to our legal community and the advancement of the rule of law merit our collective recognition and gratitude.

A reception is being held at the Chicago Bar Association on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, to honor Justice Theis. 

Aronberg Goldgehn is pleased to welcome Jessica E. Chang as a Member.

In her practice, Chang counsels and represents national and multinational employers in complex labor and employment litigation, including multimillion-dollar class and collective actions, discrimination and retaliation claims, employee-leave disputes, BIPA actions and wage-and-hour disputes.

Chief Judge Michael B. Brennan announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reappointed Bankruptcy Judge Timothy A. Barnes to another 14-year term when his current term expires on May 15, 2026. Judge Barnes is a bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and his office is located in the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse. Chief Judge Brennan commented that the bar and the public were surveyed extensively and that Judge Barnes is rated as an excellent judge.

WHAT: The installation ceremony and swearing-in of First District Appellate Court Justice Sanjay T. Tailor as the newest Illinois Supreme Justice for the First District.

WHY: Justice Tailor joins the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice Mary Jane Theis.

WHERE: Friday, January 30, 2026, at 2 p.m. at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park.

CHICAGO (JANUARY 27, 2026)—Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Mohsen Ghazi has joined the firm’s Private Client Services practice as a partner in Chicago.