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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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Daily Fantasy Sports: A Legal Primer
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Pay-if-Paid Clause Held to Be Enforceable as a Contract Defense
Richard Reizen
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Chair, Construction Practice
Ellen Chapelle
Partner
Chair, Insurance Counseling and Recovery
Eric Sparks
Partner
December 2013/Publication
Illinois Appeals Court Holds Taxation of Trust Established by Illinois Grantor Unconstitutional
September 2013/Publication
Business Law Section Diversity Clerkship Program: Exposing Minority Students to Careers in Business Law
Vanessa Tiradentes
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September 2013/Publication
Better Than the Average Lien
June 2013/Publication
How to Capitalize on 2013 Mid-Year Market Trends
Jessica Lingertat
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Real Estate
June 2013/Publication
Conditional Job Offers and Medical Examinations: An ADA Landmine?
David Michael
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Chair, Human Resources and Employment Law Practice
May 2013/Publication
Endorsement Forms Reduce Coverage & Owner Protected from Mechanics Lien
Richard Reizen
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Chair, Construction Practice
Ellen Chapelle
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Eric Sparks
Partner
May 2013/Publication
Illinois Department of Revenue Releases Guidance on Exemption Certificates
Because of changes to the law enacted last year, all existing Exemption Certificates for Enterprise Zones, High-Impact Businesses and River Edge Redevelopment Zones expire June 30, 2013, even if the certificate itself identifies a later expiration date.
Richard Reizen
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Ellen Chapelle
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Eric Sparks
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April 12, 2013/Publication
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