Rich and brand new Legal Face-Off co-host Christina Martini welcome the Legal Face-Off Supreme Court Panel, featuring former Supreme Court clerks Professor Carolyn Shapiro and Andy DeVooght to discuss significant decisions at the end of the term, what we have learned so far about new Justice Neil Gorsuch and whether […]

By: Maital Savin, Associate On 7/1/17, Indiana enacted Senate Enrolled Act 312, which prohibits the state and municipalities from enacting laws or ordinances that restrict employers from asking job applicants about their criminal histories. Indiana is the first state in the nation to pass such a law. In fact, for […]

By: Jim Zahn, Of Counsel Architects and Contractors are becoming increasingly interested in providing design-build services to their clients. The design-build process of project delivery differs significantly from the design, bid, build process previously used for many decades, and still commonly used today that has been used for many decades. […]

On 7/20/17, Rich Lenkov and Edward Jordan will present, “Top 10 Differences Between IL General Liability & Workers’ Compensation Claims” from 10:00AM – 11:00AM CDT as part of Bryce Downey & Lenkov’s monthly webinar series. Register today!

By: Werner Sabo, Of Counsel The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. Chapter 12, was enacted into law in 1998 and has in recent years, been used by architects as an additional claim in copyright infringement actions. If an architect believes their design has been copied, they can file […]

Inside Out columnist and frequent LFO guest Christina Martini joins Rich Lenkov to interview renowned attorney and author Gloria Allred about her client’s testimony in the Bill Cosby trial and the likelihood of a conviction in the mistrial. Northeastern University School Of Law Professor Daniel Medwed discusses the conviction of […]

By: Jeanne Hoffmann, Capital Member In Sienna Court Condo. Association v. Champion Aluminum Corp., 2017 IL App (1st) 143364, Illinois’ First District Appellate Court declined to extend the Minton rule to materials suppliers and design professionals, or to curtail its application to other subcontractors involved in construction. Generally, home buyers seeking […]

Margery Newman contributed an article for the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s June 2017 issue of SubStance. The article focuses on false claims and whistleblowing related to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) in Illinois. Read the article as it originally appeared in SubStance here.             […]

Kathleen Murphy, Director of Communication at Illinois Opportunity Project, is guest co-host for a jam-packed episode of LFO. Wigdor LLP partner Jeanne M. Christensen discusses her racial & sexual discrimination lawsuits against Fox News. University of the District of Columbia Clarke School Of Law Professor of Law Andrew Ferguson explores […]

On 6/7/17 Rich Lenkov presented at the FoodService Industry Risk Management Association (FIRMA) Chicago Conference. Rich provided important legal updates regarding why, when and how businesses should use video surveillance in litigation.