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Freeborn Partner Joel B. Bruckman shares thoughts on the prospect of out-sized liabilities under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in an article in The D&O Diary co-authored by Sarah Abrams, Head of Professional Liability Claims, Bowhead Specialty Underwriters, entitled “Runaway BIPA Recoveries Impact Company Liability and Cyber Insurance.” To read the article, click here.

Freeborn Partner Abosede Odunsi once again shares her thoughts with Law360 on Patagonia’s recent transfer of ownership to a trust and nonprofit in the article entitled “Benefits Of Patagonia Donation Model Could Draw Followers.” Click here to read the full article in Law360 Tax Authority (subscription required). 

Freeborn Partner and Leader of the Labor and Employment Practice Group, Marc Zimmerman, was recently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal for an article entitled, "Twitter Workers Said to Resign By the Hundreds After Elon Musk Set Employment Ultimatum." The feature details how Elon Musk recently issued an ultimatum telling Twitter employees to commit to “long hours at high intensity” or leave.

CHICAGO – Freeborn & Peters LLP continues the expansion of its litigation practice group and Chicago office with the addition of Carly M. Allen as an associate. 

Allen previously served as a 2021 summer intern at Freeborn, where she worked with the litigation practice group on projects involving trademark litigation, non-solicitation and non-compete agreements, and other commercial litigation

Echo Global Logistics, Inc. ("Echo"), a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, recently announced their acquisition of Fastmore Logistics ("Fastmore"), a leading Chicagoland transportation broker. Freeborn & Peters LLP served as legal advisor to Fastmore throughout the acquisition, which will be a natural extension of both businesses, expanding

NEW YORK –  Freeborn & Peters LLP continues the expansion of its corporate practice group and New York office with the addition of Robyn N. Davis as a partner. 

An alumna of two American Lawyer 125 firms, Davis has returned to private practice after nearly 20 years as senior legal and general counsel to companies, including several in the Fortune 200. A comprehensive business attorney and legal

CHICAGO – Freeborn & Peters LLP announces that the 2023 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide has ranked the firm within Tier 1 in six practice areas, ranked Freeborn nationally in seven practice areas, and awarded high rankings for multiple firm practice areas in Chicago, Ill.; Richmond, Va.; and Tampa, Fla. 

Freeborn was ranked nationally for Insurance Law (Tier 1)

Partner and Co-Leader of the Insurance Brokerage Group Katheleen A. Ehrhart shares her thoughts on today’s trends in law in Crain’s Chicago Business’ Roundtable on Litigation. She notes: "There has also been a steady increase of litigation surrounding hurricanes, with over a quarter of federal court cases related to insurance resulting from a hurricane-related claim." Read the full article here.

CHICAGO – Freeborn & Peters LLP announces that partner Jennifer M. Huelskamp has been included in Law Bulletin Media’s 23rd annual 40 Under Forty Illinois Attorneys to Watch, which recognizes top young attorneys practicing across the state. 

Law Bulletin Media selected the 2022 honorees from among more than 1,200 nominations for their intelligence, passion, professional success, community

CHICAGO – Freeborn & Peters LLP is pleased to announce that its client, Michael Zmijewski, a former commercial flooring executive, has obtained a complete dismissal of a federal indictment filed against him in September 2021 in the Northern District of Illinois.  The lone charge stemmed from a U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust investigation involving the commercial flooring industry.  

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