Architectural Contracts

Learn about new estate planning legislation filed with Illinois House and Senate since the new Session started. Important new legislation already filed includes Senate Bill No. 72 called the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act, and Senate Bill No. 97 which proposes to amend the Illinois Notary Act by establishing and regulating electronic notarization and electronic notaries public, as well as provide that a paper or tangible copy of an electronic document that a notary public has certified to be a true and correct copy satisfies specified recording requirements.

Learn trademark and patent fundamentals to enable you to be able to better spot your clients’ potentially protectable intellectual property and understand common reasons patent and trademarks are refused by the USPTO.

A breakdown of the risks faced during construction projects, the types of policies that may cover those losses, and the limitations on use of those policies. Topics that will be explored: The standard types of losses incurred during construction along with standard defenses Risk shifting and loss allocation on construction projects Coverage under various policies and forms, focusing on CGL issues generally and on Covid/Business interruption losses