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Court Rejects Attempt to Block Implementation of Illinois Fracking Regulations
Published Date: August 14, 2015
In Smith v. Department of Natural Resources, the Illinois Appellate Court for the Fifth District affirmed a trial court’s ruling denying a complaint for a preliminary injunction to prevent the implementation of the Illinois DNR’s fracking regulations. As has been widely reported (see here), the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act and the initial draft of the regulations were put together by [...] Read More
Richard Preiss Authored Article in the Compliance & Ethics Professional August 2015 Issue
Published Date: August 2, 2015
Richard Preiss authored an article that appeared in the Compliance & Ethics Professional August 2015 issue, a Publication of The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. The article titled "Compliance Programs: When they work and when they don't" focuses on the necessity of compliance programs across most industries in today's regulated economy. The article discusses how a compliance program is [...] Read More
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin Authored Article Appeared in the Daily Business Review
Published Date: July 31, 2015
Gary M. Stein and K. Stefan Chin authored an article that appeared in the Daily Business Review in the Law News Section on July 16, 2015. The article titled “Governor Signs Construction Defect Law Amendments” discusses House of Representatives Bill 87, which Governor Rick Scott signed into law on June 16, 2015. This bill makes several key amendments to Chapter [...] Read More
Jerry P. Brodsky Featured in Engineering News Record
Published Date: July 29, 2015
Jerry P. Brodsky was featured in the Engineering News Record (ENR) in the Q&A section on July 13, 2015. The article titled "Five Minutes with Jerry Brodsky on the Rio Olympics" discusses the dispute board program created and being implemented at the direction of the organizing committee to address and resolve disputes that may arise on approximately 35 contracts for [...] Read More
Peckar & Abramson Ranked Number Two in the Nation by Who’s Who Legal
Published Date: July 1, 2015
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that Who’s Who Legal 100 has ranked P&A number two in the nation in the category of Construction and Real Estate Law. This is the first year that Who’s Who Legal 100 has provided a ranking order of the top law firms within this practice area. Several P&A attorneys also received [...] Read More
