by SFBBG | Dec 19, 2020 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On December 11, 2020, Governor Pritzker extended the moratorium on residential evictions, but only as to a “Covered Person” which is defined as a person who (1) expects to earn no more than $99,000 in annual income for 2020 (or no more than $198,000 if filing a joint...
by SFBBG | Sep 24, 2020 | Firm News
SFBBG attorneys Richard M. Goldwasser and Matthew P. Tyrrell scored a decisive victory in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit when the Court affirmed a six-figure judgment entered in the Northern District of Illinois in favor of firm client, Beauty...
by SFBBG | Sep 23, 2020 | Firm News
During a time when many law firms fled downtown, switching entirely to remote operations, and otherwise socially distancing from their former Loop practices, one Chicago law firm kept its foot on the gas and reached certain pre-pandemic goals set in late 2019. Not...
by SFBBG | Aug 18, 2020 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates
The CARES ACT Expands Eligibility For Subchapter V Providing More Businesses a Viable Option to Reorganize. Earlier this year, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, which created the new Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 1181-1195 “Subchapter...
by SFBBG | Jul 14, 2020 | Insights, COVID-19 Updates, Matthew P. Tyrrell
On July 1, 2020, the City of Chicago rolled out the Fair Workweek Ordinance, which requires certain employers to provide predictable work schedules to eligible employees and pay additional compensation if the employer subsequently modifies the schedule. The City’s...
