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HMB litigators Hal J. Wood and Matthew R. Barrett secured a complete victory in a recent highly contested post-transaction dispute. The team obtained summary judgment in their clients’ favor on …

Aaron L. Hammer, Chair of HMB’s Bankruptcy Group, and Nathan E. Delman, an associate at HMB,  are headed to the Supreme Court to fight to uphold the Seventh Circuit’s ruling …

Two thirds of all states and the District of Columbia have, to varying degrees, legalized cannabis. With the recent addition of Illinois, eleven states now allow adult recreational use. But …

Svoboda Capital Partners (“SCP”), a private equity firm, announced its partnership and recapitalization with Kenway Consulting (“Kenway”), a management and technology consulting firm. HMB represented SCP in the recapitalization. Under …

4/28/20 New Orleans, LA In this session, Marilyn will focus on older corporate income tax concepts such as factor representation and dividend received deductions that have resurfaced as a result of the …

4/16/20-4/17/20 Chicago, IL David Ruskin, with other practitioners and policymakers, will discuss topics directly related to Illinois’ Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. The seminar will cover: A brief history of Illinois legalization The …

Fred O. Marcus and David A. Hughes will present various topics at two upcoming TEI Regional Conferences. 3/18/2020 Buffalo, NY Fred and David will present an update on recent and significant state and …

3/16/20 New Orleans, LA Public Law 86-272 is now 60 years old. While P.L. 86-272 made sense in the pre-internet, manufacturing oriented economy of 1958, many commentators have called into question the …

The Cook County Assessor’s Office has recently begun mailing invitation letters to solicit participation in its Real Property Income and Expense (“RPIE”) system. The goal of the system is to …

Changes to Federal and Illinois laws will likely require you to update your employment practices and policies. Below is a summary of new acts and amendments affecting Illinois employers. Federal Updates The …

New Beneficiary Notice Requirements For Trusts that Become Irrevocable After December 31, 2019 Effective January 1, 2020, the Illinois Trust Code (“ITC”) will replace the Illinois Trust and Trustees Act as …

Ordinance Prohibits Initial Inquiry of Tenant Criminal History On April 25, 2019, Cook County Commissioners approved an amendment to the Cook County Code, known as the “Just Housing Ordinance,” that prohibits …

Trustees may have difficulties determining whether to make distributions when the grantor’s intentions are unclear.

A Mareva injunction freezes a defendant’s assets to avoid their dissipation and to enable a judgment to be later satisfied. 

As 2020 kicks off, cybersecurity remains ever present in the news whether its predictions for cyberattacks in conflict between state actors, such as the United States and Iran, or the …