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YLS Welcomes New Leadership at Annual Meeting
The Young Lawyers Section of the Chicago Bar Association will introduce the 2025-2026 Executive Council and Chair Gavin Phelps at the YLS Annual Meeting on June 5 at 5:30 p.m. at CBA headquarters. YLS members will be honored for their service and contributions throughout the year.
Gavin Phelps, CIPP/US, primarily practices business transactional law serving…
The Potential Annexation of Greenland: Ridiculous Farce or Strategic Genius?
By: Michael Vecchione
The notion of annexing Greenland was, for a time, seen as a joke even before the election this year. Yet, here we are, faced with the very real possibility that the United States may add it to its protectorate. This massive Arctic landmass, rich in natural resources and strategically located between North…
CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATIONS HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL “CBAY” AWARDS TO RECOGNIZE OUTSTANDING MEMBERS
The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) is hosting the first annual “CBAY” Awards on Thursday, May 22nd from 5-7pm at CBA Headquarters, 321 S. Plymouth Court. This special complimentary event honors the outstanding and extraordinary dedication, leadership, contributions, and service of our members who have helped make the CBA a vibrant and impactful organization throughout this…
Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda- Reflections of a Recent Law School Graduate
Authored by: Christine “Chris” Drew
By the time this is published, I will have walked across the stage, bent down to receive my hood, snapped a picture with our Dean, received my diploma, and prayed I either didn’t trip or have my legs give out on the way back to my seat. I hope I…
The Chicago Bar Associations Joins National Coalition of Bar Associations to File Amicus Briefs in Support of Jenner and Block and WilmerHale
The CBA and 15 other bar associations submitted amicus briefs in support of Jenner and Block and WilmerHale. These filings follow the amicus brief recently submitted in support of Perkins Coie LLP’s motion for summary judgment in response to the Executive Order (EO) directed against it.
The EOs, which, among other things, impose severe restrictions on…
The CBA Hosts 22nd Annual Barristers Big Band Benefit on April 25
The Chicago Bar Association’s Barristers Big Band is hosting their 22nd Annual benefit on April 24 at 6:00 p.m. at the Union League Club. This year’s theme is “Simple Pleasures,” a celebration of delicious food, great music, fantastic company, and dancing! Proceeds from the event benefit the CBA musical ensembles, including the CBA Symphony and…
The CBA Joins Nationwide Coalition of Bar Associations to File Amicus Brief in Support of Perkins Coie
The Chicago Bar Association and 15 other bar associations filed an amicus brief supporting Perkins Coie’s challenge to a presidential executive order targeting the firm, which, the brief argues, “threaten[s] to turn the Bar into an instrument of the executive branch.”
The brief, coordinated by the New York City Bar Association, asks the US District…
The Chicago Bar Association Statement in Support of Jenner & Block and the Rule of Law
The Chicago Bar Association unequivocally stands in steadfast support of Jenner & Block. Like the Chicago Bar Association, Jenner & Block is a Chicago institution, and it is one of the finest law firms in our city and in the world. Founded more than 100 years ago, Jenner & Block has a rich and storied…
CBA Joins Fellow Bar Associations in Supporting the Rule of Law and the Independence of the Legal Profession and the Judiciary
The Chicago Bar Association has joined fellow bar associations from across the nation in signing onto an American Bar Association statement supporting the rule of law and a statement prepared by the New York City Bar Association supporting the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary.
American Bar Association Statement:
New York City…