The Corporate Lawyer

The newsletter of the ISBA’s Corporate Law Departments Section

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2022 Articles

Become an Illinois Bar Foundation Champion By Bernard G. Peter December 2022 The Champions of the Illinois Bar Foundation are a distinguished group of supporters who believe in the value of justice and philanthropy.
Giving Back to Our Colleagues in Need By Bridget C. Duignan September 2022 A look at how the Illinois Bar Foundation's Lawyers Care Fund helps attorneys around the state.
Illinois Bar Foundation Champions Program May 2022 The Illinois Bar Foundation's Champions Program is an easy way to pledge your support and further the work of the Foundation.
Illinois Department of Labor Clarifies Amendments to Illinois Equal Pay Act By Alex Weinstein & Allison E. Czerniak May 2022 In March and June of 2021, the Illinois Equal Pay Act was substantively amended to require Illinois employers with 100 or more employees in Illinois to obtain an equal pay registration certificate from the Illinois Department of Labor every two years.
Illinois Supreme Court Eliminates Another BIPA Defense By Joseph A. Strubbe, Brian W. Ledebuhr, & Zachary J. Watters February 2022 The Illinois Supreme Court rejects Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act pre-emption as a defense to Biometric Information Privacy Act actions by employees for statutory damages.
IRS Retirement Plan Limitations for 2022 By Bernard G. Peter May 2022 The Internal Revenue Service updated the retirement plan limitations for 2022 in IRS Notice 2021-61.
Paperless Tech Tips for Attorneys By Liz Tracy January 2022 Four ways to increase your efficiency using technology.
A Plaintiff in a Suit Under 12.56 of the BCA Must Be a Shareholder By Kevin Stine December 2022 You must be a current shareholder to file a lawsuit under 12.56 of the Business Corporation Act and for breach of fiduciary duty that is a derivative action.
Preparing for Privacy: New State Privacy Laws Effective in the New Year By Kelly Carter December 2022 In the continued absence of United States federal privacy law for the private sector, states are pushing forward to establish a data privacy framework in the U.S.
SEC Defeats Motion to Dismiss Insider Trading Complaint Alleging Novel ‘Shadow Trading’ Theory By Jonathan E. Richman & Julia D. Alonzo February 2022 The SEC prevailed on a motion to dismiss a closely watched lawsuit alleging that the defendant had engaged in insider trading based on news about a not-yet-public corporate acquisition when he purchased securities of a company not involved in that deal.
Significant Pay Reporting Requirements to Take Effect in the New Year for Illinois Employers By Michelle Olson & Ryan Probasco January 2022 Amendments to the Illinois Equal Pay Act require larger Illinois employers to apply for an equal pay registration certificate with the state. Employers are advised to act promptly to remedy any pay inequities in their workforce before their EPRC applications are due.
Tips for the Corporate Law Department from the ISBA CLE: Data Protection and Security Practices for Lawyers and Their Firms By Margo Lynn Hablutzel September 2022 A summary of a recent Corporate Law Departments Section Council CLE program.