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What Are the Most Common Legal Mistakes First-Time Chicago Multifamily Real Estate Buyers Make (and How to Avoid Them)?
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What Are the Most Common Legal Mistakes First-Time Chicago Multifamily Real Estate Buyers Make (and How to Avoid Them)?

First-time multifamily buyers in Chicago often focus on price, neighborhood and cap rate but miss legal and compliance issues that silently add cost, delay closing or create post-closing liability.
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New USPS Postmark Procedures May Result in Late Filing Penalties
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New USPS Postmark Procedures May Result in Late Filing Penalties

For decades, taxpayers and legal professionals have relied on the "mailbox rule": if a document is dropped in a USPS collection box by the deadline, it is considered timely filed. This is no longer a safe assumption.
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2026 Construction Forecast: The Only Thing Certain is Uncertainty
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2026 Construction Forecast: The Only Thing Certain is Uncertainty

As 2026 dawns, it is natural to consider the outlook for construction in the coming year.
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David Michael
Managing Partner
Chair, Human Resources and Employment Law Practice
In this first episode of our podcast series, we discuss the origin of Business Courts, the background and genesis of the Benchbook, and how our guests became involved in Business Courts.
Vanessa Tiradentes
Partner
As employers and employees alike shift to new protocols and procedures amidst the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Department of Labor (DOL) reminded employers about their continuing responsibilities.
In this second episode, our Chief Marketing Officer, John Byrne, interviews Corporate Associate Robert Chidester about what companies looking to raise capital.
Robert Chidester
Managing Partner
Nearly three months after its initial announcement, on June 15, 2020, the Federal Reserve launched its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP)
Vanessa Tiradentes
Partner
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released revised optional forms for employees to use when applying for leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, owners and developers find themselves facing the prospect of continued project disruptions.
Richard Reizen
Partner
Chair, Construction Practice
Eric Sparks
Partner
Following the enactment of tax reform legislation in 2017 commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) came into question
Jennifer Tolsky
Partner
Chair, Tax Planning and Structuring Practice
The first reported substantive ruling by a judge sitting in Illinois on the legal implications of whether COVID-19 and the resulting governmental shelter-in-place orders relieve a tenant’s obligation to pay rent
Paul Carroll
Partner
The IRS earlier this month released proposed regulations on Section 1031 like-kind exchanges that may help taxpayers who were facing tax consequences due to changes made to Section 1031