The Cook County, Ill., medical examiner’s office has determined that Reed Smith partner Stewart Dolin, who died last week after being struck by a Chicago Transit Authority train, committed suicide. Dolin, who was 57, co-chaired Reed Smith’s corporate and securities practice. Dolin’s suicide is the latest involving an Am Law 200 partner in recent months

The Chicago City Council on Friday approved what city officials call the strictest handgun ordinance in the nation, but not before lashing out at the U.S.

It’s not a legal slam dunk, but a Chicago jury has awarded $2 million to former NBA star Scottie Pippen in a malpractice suit against a law firm that represented him in a business deal that went bad.

The Supreme Court on Monday expanded the Second Amendment’s reach to the states, opening the door to challenges of local handgun laws across the country. In McDonald v

Accounting giant BDO Seidman won its bid for a new trial Wednesday when an appeals court overturned a record $522 million verdict for Espirito Santo Bank, finding the Chicago firm was put in the unfair position of defending itself in a three-phase trial. BDO was charged with failing to catch fraud related to the collapse of E.S.