Kogut & Wilson is proud to announce that seven firm attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America lists, with Eva Matela Kogut being honored as a Chicago
6 Tips to Build Your Best RelFest Agenda
The best conference experiences don’t happen by accident. Here are six tips to help you get the most out of every session, conversation, and coffee break at RelFest Chicago.
Law Firm Acquisition – Acquiring a Founder’s Practice
Question:
I am an associate working in a small family law practice located in Chicago. There are two attorneys in the firm – the owner/founder who is 74 and me. I have been out of law school for seven years
What Does Democracy Really Mean? A Conversation with Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman
As the legal frameworks governing civil rights and democratic institutions face ongoing challenges, understanding how these systems operate within the courts is critical for active civic engagement.
For the latest episode of The Legal Lens podcast, I had the privilege
CLE: 2026 Bench & Bar® in Dialogue – Chicago
On October 6, 2026, the Federal Circuit Bar Association will present its 2026 Bench & Bar® in Dialogue – Chicago CLE program at the University Club of Chicago, 76 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603. The CLE program aligns with
No Violation of FOIA Where Records Not in Possession of Responding Public Body
An Illinois Appellate Court rejected an inmate’s claims in a FOIA lawsuit against a sheriff’s department in King v. Livingston County Sheriff’s Office.An inmate filed a FOIA request with a sheriff’s office seeking records pertaining to racial profiling by
Suspicious Downloads, Personal Email Forwarding, and Lies to Investigators Sufficient to Plead Trade Secret Misappropriation
Sagent Pharmaceuticals v. Farco USA, LLC, et al., No. 25 C 14080, (N.D. Ill. May 5, 2026) (Kocoras, J.).
Judge Kocoras granted in part and denied in part defendants’ partial Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in this
WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL vol 96
In our on-going lifetime love affair with America’s pastime, we present to you the rookie debut of St. Louis Cardinal Joshua Baez this weekend. First Baez became the 33rd player in major league history to blast a home run on the
Google Puts Agentic Hotel Booking to the Test
Seventh Circuit Upholds FDIC’s Use of In-House Enforcement Proceedings After “Close and Challenging” Constitutional Analysis
In a closely watched decision with potentially significant implications for federal banking enforcement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s authority to adjudicate certain enforcement actions through its own administrative process