Overview Experience People Events News Intelligence Chicago 321 North Clark StreetSuite 2800 Chicago, IL 60654-5313 P 312.832.4500 F 312.832.4700 Directions previous123next Associates See New Opportunities for Building Their Practices 27 February 2012 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Partner Martin Bishop and Associate Jonathan Garlough authored an article on the rise of new opportunities for young associates, including increased managerial responsibilities... Trademark Claim Flushed by Seventh Circuit 13 September 2011 Second City Bench Memo The “Quilted Diamond Design” of toilet paper made by Georgia-Pacific is functional and therefore cannot be protected as a registered trademark under federal law.... Northern District of Illinois Among 14 District Courts Participating in Cameras-in-Courtroom Pilot Program 26 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo In the coming weeks, the Northern District of Illinois will be gearing up to implement its participation in a 36-month pilot program designed to study the impact... Copyright Termination Rights Come of Age 25 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo Section 203 of the 1976 Copyright Act affords authors the ability to terminate copyright assignments and reclaim for themselves copyrights in the works they created... Injunction Junction I: Practical Tools for Business Emergencies 18 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo Something is urgently threatening your business. Words fail. Negotiations fail. Are you out of options? No. One practical and often very effective... Judge Denies TRO Attempting To Stop DIRECTV's NFL Advertising Campaign 12 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo While the National Football League’s (“NFL”) players and owners may have resolved their well-publicized labor dispute, two media giants are in the midst of their... Disclosure of Personal Information on Parking Ticket Is Permissible Under Driver's Privacy Protection Act 05 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo In Jason Senne v. Village of Palatine, No. 10-3243 (7th Cir. July 11, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed the lower court’s... Seventh Circuit Reinforces McDonnell Douglas Burden — Shifting Framework in Discrimination Cases 02 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinforced the burden-shifting framework for establishing a prima facie case for employment discrimination... Seventh Circuit Decides En Bank That Tax Injunction Act Precludes Constructive Trust Over Riverboat Casino Tax 27 July 2011 Second City Bench Memo Following a rare vote to vacate a prior panel opinion and rehear en banc the question of the Tax Injunction Act’s application to a claim for a constructive trust... Bankruptcy Code Section 1129(b)(2)(A) Does Not Authorize Confirmation of "Cramdown" Plans 25 July 2011 Second City Bench Memo In its June 28, 2011 opinion, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Bankruptcy Code § 1129(b)(2)(A) does not authorize confirmation of a debtor’s Chapter... previous123next Related 1 2 3
Associates See New Opportunities for Building Their Practices 27 February 2012 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Partner Martin Bishop and Associate Jonathan Garlough authored an article on the rise of new opportunities for young associates, including increased managerial responsibilities...
Trademark Claim Flushed by Seventh Circuit 13 September 2011 Second City Bench Memo The “Quilted Diamond Design” of toilet paper made by Georgia-Pacific is functional and therefore cannot be protected as a registered trademark under federal law....
Northern District of Illinois Among 14 District Courts Participating in Cameras-in-Courtroom Pilot Program 26 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo In the coming weeks, the Northern District of Illinois will be gearing up to implement its participation in a 36-month pilot program designed to study the impact...
Copyright Termination Rights Come of Age 25 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo Section 203 of the 1976 Copyright Act affords authors the ability to terminate copyright assignments and reclaim for themselves copyrights in the works they created...
Injunction Junction I: Practical Tools for Business Emergencies 18 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo Something is urgently threatening your business. Words fail. Negotiations fail. Are you out of options? No. One practical and often very effective...
Judge Denies TRO Attempting To Stop DIRECTV's NFL Advertising Campaign 12 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo While the National Football League’s (“NFL”) players and owners may have resolved their well-publicized labor dispute, two media giants are in the midst of their...
Disclosure of Personal Information on Parking Ticket Is Permissible Under Driver's Privacy Protection Act 05 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo In Jason Senne v. Village of Palatine, No. 10-3243 (7th Cir. July 11, 2011), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed the lower court’s...
Seventh Circuit Reinforces McDonnell Douglas Burden — Shifting Framework in Discrimination Cases 02 August 2011 Second City Bench Memo A recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reinforced the burden-shifting framework for establishing a prima facie case for employment discrimination...
Seventh Circuit Decides En Bank That Tax Injunction Act Precludes Constructive Trust Over Riverboat Casino Tax 27 July 2011 Second City Bench Memo Following a rare vote to vacate a prior panel opinion and rehear en banc the question of the Tax Injunction Act’s application to a claim for a constructive trust...
Bankruptcy Code Section 1129(b)(2)(A) Does Not Authorize Confirmation of "Cramdown" Plans 25 July 2011 Second City Bench Memo In its June 28, 2011 opinion, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that Bankruptcy Code § 1129(b)(2)(A) does not authorize confirmation of a debtor’s Chapter...