The Chicago Business Attorney Blog, published by Bellas & Wachowski, Attorneys at Law, focuses on legal issues relevant to business owners and operators in Illinois. It covers topics such as business formation, operations, and compliance with state and federal regulations. The blog addresses business litigation matters including disputes among partners and shareholders, as well as employment law issues like workplace harassment training and non-compete agreements. It also discusses personal injury claims related to business activities and provides updates on new legislation affecting businesses, such as the Corporate Transparency Act and the Illinois Receivership Act. The content aims to assist businesses in navigating legal challenges and regulatory requirements effectively.
Yes. It has already happened, and the legal defense you might be counting on, “the AI said it, not us,” has already failed in court.
If your business uses any AI tool that talks to customers, drafts content, or answers…
Most estate plans were built around a picture of what a person owns that no longer matches how people actually live. A house, a car, a bank account, some furniture. But think about what’s actually sitting on your phone and…
Illinois has spent the last two years rewriting the rules on what employers and businesses are allowed to put in a contract. Most of the changes did not arrive as one big headline. They arrived quietly, amendment by amendment, and…
If you have been waiting for Washington to hand down one clear rulebook for how your business can use AI, stop waiting. It is not coming this year, and it may not be coming next year either.
Congress has not…
For twenty years, “cybersecurity” meant one thing for most business owners: protect the network. Firewalls, endpoint protection, employee training on phishing emails. You knew what you were defending and you generally knew what your insurance covered if you failed.
That…
Everyone is talking about what AI can do.
Write marketing copy. Analyze contracts. Screen resumes. Answer customer questions. Summarize meetings. Build code. What far fewer people are talking about is what happens when AI gets something wrong.
That is where…
Most people assume their spouse or children will automatically inherit everything if they die without a will. In Illinois, that is only partially true.
If you die without a valid will, Illinois law decides who inherits your property. You lose…
The call comes in on a Tuesday afternoon.
It sounds exactly like your business partner. Or your CFO. Or the vendor you have worked with for six years. The voice has the same cadence, the same phrasing, the same slight…
Your employee is not trying to steal anything.
They are trying to finish a task faster. They paste your pricing model into ChatGPT to reformat it as a client proposal. They upload a draft contract and ask the AI to…
If your promotion process, your DEI initiative, or your last round of layoffs has ever been shaped around demographic targets, the ground under your feet just shifted. On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in *Ames v. Ohio…
