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The Institute for Justice (IJ) is a non-profit public interest law firm in the United States. [4] [5] [6] It has litigated twelve cases before the United States Supreme Court dealing with eminent domain, interstate commerce, public financing for elections, school vouchers, tax credits for private school tuition, civil asset forfeiture, and residency requirements for liquor license.
The firm represents the family of Ontario Billups, who was shot and killed by Tracey A. Williams of the Chicago Police Department while unarmed. [4] The firm was the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation arising from the E2 nightclub stampede. [5] The firm achieved a $16 million settlement from the City of Chicago for the killing by a ...
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), [1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development does not violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Katten's attorneys and practices have been ranked in the BTI Litigation Outlook, Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers UK, The Legal 500 United States, The Legal 500 United Kingdom and US News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” [6] 2018 as a top-tier Honor Roll firm in the areas of IP Litigation, Class Actions, Securities and Finance Litigation, and Complex Employment Litigation. [7]
Kirkland & Ellis LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1909, Kirkland & Ellis is the largest law firm in the world by revenue and the seventh-largest by number of attorneys. [5] It was the first law firm in the world to reach US$7 billion in annual revenue. [6]
The firm consisted of 13 attorneys and one office in 1981 and has grown steadily into a national law practice with three offices and more than 40 attorneys. Masuda Funai has a broad range of practice areas, including corporate, finance and acquisitions, commercial and trade, employment, labor and benefits, immigration, [ 1 ] litigation and real ...
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., is a U.S.-based law firm with approximately 140 lawyers [3] in eight offices. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Segal McCambridge is a litigation firm [4] with broad experience in appellate, commercial, complex toxic tort, construction, employment and labor law, environmental, insurance, pharmaceutical and medical device, professional liability ...
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (informally Sonnenschein) was an international law firm with nearly 800 lawyers and other professionals in the United States and Europe, serving businesses, non-profits and individuals. [1] The firm was founded in Chicago in 1906 and as of May 2010 ranked as the 58th-largest law firm in the U.S. by revenue. [2]