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James Rohlfing authored the feature story, “Illinois Legislature Makes Notice of Mechanics Lien Easier” in the Summer 2024 issue of the Illinois Mechanical & Specialty Contractors Association’s Substance publication. The article addresses how the Illinois legislature has expanded the methods for...
Name, image and likeness rights remain a hot issue, with third parties pushing new opportunities for student athlete compensation as the National Collegiate Athletics Association struggles to keep pace. The college sports landscape has transformed rapidly since public support for student athletes...
An invention disclosure form is a document used to capture detailed information about a new invention or discovery. The first step in the patent application process, the form plays a crucial role in protecting intellectual property. A well-crafted invention disclosure form will create an accurate...
Effective management of projects requires rigorous attention to risk allocation and risk reduction strategies. All construction programs have the same objectives: (1) cost efficiency and avoidance of waste, (2) quality and programmatic content, and (3) timeliness of completion. Often referred to as...
Chicago Partner and General Counsel, Hal Morris, and Chicago Associate Megan Warshawsky, authorized three chapters in the Real Estate Litigation 2024, published by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Reformation; Suits to Quiet Title in Real Estate; and Suits to Partition Interests...
The June, 2024 edition of Case Shot & Canister, the publication of the Delaware Valley Civil War Roundtable, contains an article by Bob Louis titled “Review: The Myth of the Kindly General Lee”.
An overview of labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. The University of California has taken legal action against United Auto Workers Local 4811, which represents some 48,000 academic workers and graduate students across UC’s multiple...
American consumers are increasingly seeking environmentally friendly “green” products. In response, companies employ “green” marketing to advertise the purported environmental benefits of their products. But what companies believe their green claims mean and how consumers interpret those claims may...
With the recent emergence of Name Image Likeness (NIL) compensation, alumni associations focused on raising funds to compensate student athletes have been on the rise. But alumni associations in some form or another have been around as long as some of the oldest colleges and universities in the...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its proposed final rule (the “Rule”) banning the use of future noncompete agreements for all workers, including senior executives, 89 FR 38342. Noncompete agreements have long been a valuable tool in a company’s toolbox to mitigate the...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued its jurisdictional expansion April 17 when it issued a consent order against BloomTech Inc., which does business as Bloom Institute of Technology, a for-profit college for computer programming. According to the consent order, the school "offers...
A bipartisan group of representatives, led by Representatives Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX), have introduced an updated version of the Dignity Act (H.R. 3599) to fix what they call the nation’s fractured immigration system. The authors of the bill call it the first serious...
On May 1, the Council on Environmental Quality — a White House agency charged with implementing the National Environmental Policy Act — issued a new final rule purportedly aimed at streamlining NEPA reviews to speed up the construction of renewable energy and other electricity-related infrastructure...
On May 1, 2024, Saul Ewing LLP hosted its second annual Connectors Conference: Focus on Food, Beverage and Agribusiness at the Minneapolis Club in downtown Minneapolis. The conference featured leaders, investors, dealmakers, and technology innovators who gathered to discuss the latest trends and...