DEV-College of Law | Illinois

Adam H. Fleischer ’94

Krista Gaedtke — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 18:01:33 +0000

Chambers USA recognized Adam H. Fleischer ’94 as among the top 18 insurance coverage attorneys in the United States and named him to the highest ranking for Insurance: Dispute Resolution in the state of Illinois for its 2025 report. Adam is also a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and has been previously honored as a top insurance coverage attorney by Best Lawyers of America, Leading Lawyers, Crain’s Chicago Business, Who’s Who Legal and Illinois Super Lawyers.

Adam’s team at BatesCarey is ranked by Chambers USA in the top band of insurance coverage firms in Illinois, powered by University of Illinois College of Law alumni Samuel J. Head ‘22 and Justin K. Seigler ‘12, recently named to Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Gustavo A. Otalvora ‘09 and R. Patrick Bedell ‘04, a former recipient of Chicago Lawyer 40 Under Forty and Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star, as well as this summer’s clerks Parker C. Mee (J.D. 2026) and Rebekah L. Follis (J.D. 2026).

Sherkow cited extensively in blog post on drug labels

Chris Davies — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:30:33 +0000

In an analysis of a brief expected to be filed in the fall, the Patently-O blog cites the work of Professor Jacob Sherkow extensively in examining the ‘label-plus’ theory of inducement. This framework establishes that a generic drug’s label by itself cannot violate patent protections because of a congressionally authorized regulatory scheme. Sherkow’s work, in particular, helps illuminate the distinction between regulatory and factual speech in the particulars of the case at issue.

Read the full blog online.

Sherkow presents at ATRIP Congress in Copenhagen

Chris Davies — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:21:31 +0000

In June, Professor Jacob Sherkow traveled to Denmark to present his work, “Patent Eligibility, Secure Computing, and Genomic Data Sharing,” at the ATRIP Congress at the University of Copenhagen. His presentation took place on Monday, June 23, as part of the Intellectual Property & Justice: Balancing Frameworks in Patent Law portion of the conference.

Learn more about the event on the ATRIP Congress website.

New paper from Kaplan examines SECURE 2.0

Chris Davies — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:54:46 +0000

The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 included six major changes pertaining to current plan participants in retirement plans. In a new article published in The Elder Law Journal, Professor Richard Kaplan examines and analyzes each of those changes and how they address some of the deficiencies in the present tax-subsidized matrix of employer-provided retirement savings plans.

Read the full article on SSRN.

Amar and Mazzone revisit core principles of Federalism

Chris Davies — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 15:46:57 +0000

In response to protests in Los Angeles and the subsequent responses by local and federal officials, Professors Vikram Amar and Jason Mazzone put their constitutional law expertise to work to take another look at the principles of federalism and why they matter. “To conclude states must agree with the President before any kind of federalized military forces could be used would be to place the safety of federal personnel and federal property at the mercy of state government. As American history suggests, that could be a very dangerous scenario,” they write.

Read the full article on Justia Verdict.

Charles Yordy ’11

Krista Gaedtke — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:13:00 +0000

Charles Yordy was named the 2024 Employee of the Year for the Office of Finance and Operations of the U.S. Department of Education. He was subsequently appointed as the Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official.

Paul Schmitt ’17

Chris Davies — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:33:10 +0000

Paul Schmitt has joined the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy.

Michael Cabonargi ’00

Krista Gaedtke — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:32:22 +0000

Michael Cabonargi was appointed a Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County by the Illinois Supreme Court on June 13. Cabonargi had previously served as Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and prior to that as the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Kirsten A. Milton ’05

Krista Gaedtke — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:23:38 +0000

Kirsten A. Milton has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, a prestigious annual guide ranking the leading law firms in the U.S., for her Labor & Employment practice. Kirsten is the managing principal in Jackson Lewis P.C.’s Chicago office. She represents and counsels management in a wide range of labor and employment issues with a particular focus on complex litigation.

Finkin compares the Trump administration and German National Socialists in Justia article

Chris Davies — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 18:16:27 +0000

In an article adapted from a lecture given in London, Professor Matthew Finkin lays out a case comparing the actions of the Trump administration today to those of the German National Socialist party in the 1930s. The unprecedented actions of the current United States president have been foreshadowed by the early actions of the Third Reich, he explains. “What ensued there resonates here,” Finkin states.

Read his full article comparing the two states on Justia Verdict.