PRE-ORDER
With contracts serving as the basis for so many transactions, agreements, and businesses, practitioners need to stay abreast of this foundational area of the law. Over the course of 20 chapters, specialized Illinois attorneys cover the wide range of issues presented by negotiating, drafting, modifying, and performing contracts, as well as what to do if breaches or damages arise. Updates to the 2026 edition include changes to the law controlling employment agreements brought by amendments to the Freedom to Work Act and Workplace Transparency Act and up-to-date information and resources on limitations periods for the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Chapter 1 — Introduction and Essentials of Contract Formation
Michael Cedillos, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 2 — Contract Formation Under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code
Howard J. Swibel, Saul Ewing LLP, Chicago
Chapter 3 — The Statute of Frauds
Leah G. Nolan and Allison P. Klein, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Chicago
Chapter 4 — Void Contracts or Clauses Under Illinois Statutes
Adam C. Toosley and Rose M. Tanner, Thompson Coburn LLP, Chicago and St. Louis
Chapter 5 — Problems in Contract Formation
Paul J. Coogan, Elizabeth E. Babbitt, and T. Hudson Cross IV, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Chicago
Chapter 6 — The Alternatives of Promissory Estoppel and Quasi-Contract
Michael Cedillos, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 7 — Warranties, Disclaimers, and Limitations
Megan Warshawsky and Shivani Govani, Saul Ewing LLP, Chicago
Chapter 8 — Guidelines for Drafting Specific Contract Clauses in Employment Agreements
Ellen M. Hemminger and Alex E. Mastorides, Vedder, Chicago
Chapter 9 — Contract Performance
Richard Douglass, Douglass P.C., Chicago
Chapter 10 — Modification of Contracts
Anushi Trivedi, Athletico, Oak Brook
Chapter 11 — The Parol Evidence Rule and Contract Interpretation
Thomas R. Stilp, Stilp Business Law P.C., Chicago
Chapter 12 — Breach of Contract and Nonperformance
William F. Cook VI, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago
Chapter 13 — Rights, Legal Remedies, and Calculating Damages for Breach of Contract
Brandon C. Prosansky, Matthew F. Singer, and David B. Lurie, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, Chicago
Chapter 14 — The Moorman (a.k.a. Economic-Loss) Doctrine — The Line Between Contract and Tort Losses
Howard J. Jeruchimowitz and Aaron S. Klein, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 15 — Equitable Remedies: Reformation, Rescission, Restitution, and Specific Performance
Karen F. Botterud, Axiom Global Inc., Chicago
Chapter 16 — Assignment and Delegation
Adam C. Toosley and Dremain T. Moore, Thompson Coburn LLP, Chicago
Chapter 17 — Joint and Several Contracts
Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna, David S. Repking, and Nicole Reed, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 18 — Contracts for the Benefit of a Third Person
Christopher S. Moore, Chris Moore Law LLC, Chicago
Chapter 19 — Contract Disputes and Litigation
Ruth A. Bahe-Jachna, David S. Repking, Nair Marie Banks, and Elizabeth Gluck, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Chicago
Chapter 20 — United Nations Convention on Contracts for The International Sale of Goods
Karen F. Botterud, Axiom Global Inc., Chicago
