What does it mean to “win” in the Supreme Court? The 7th Circuit answered that question Thursday, ruling in favor of attorney Alan Gura’s request for legal fees for last year’s landmark ruling on Chicago’s handgun ban.
Jenner & Block is continuing a push to expand its corporate practice, announcing on Monday that it has hired partners from Winston & Strawn and Goodwin Procter for its New York and Chicago offices.
Meckler Bulger Tilson Marick & Pearson, a 90-lawyer Chicago firm specializing in insurance and labor and employment litigation, opened in San Francisco on Monday with seven partners and four associates, raided from several firms.
A living garden is not eligible for copyright protection, the 7th Circuit has ruled, partially affirming and reversing a lower court ruling about a wildflower garden an artist installed in a Chicago park.
DLA Piper has added five restructuring partners to its Chicago office from Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, including Richard Chesley, the founder and former chairman of Paul Hasting’s Chicago location.