On November 26, 2025, Laura Kotelman was sworn in as a Commissioner of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners by the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Author: Krista Gaedtke
Ronald Franklin Coplan ’65
Ronald Franklin Coplan, 88, of Valparaiso, Indiana, formerly of Morrison, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
New paper from Sherkow: “Intellectual Property, New Genomic Technologies And Plant Innovation: Clearing Innovation Pathways”
Professor Jacob Sherkow has co-authored a new paper with Laura Valtere (University of Copenhagen – CeBIL) and Timo Minssen (University of Copenhagen – CeBIL) titled “Intellectual Property, New Genomic Technologies And Plant Innovation: Clearing Innovation Pathways.” The abstract follows: New genomic technologies (NGTs), such as genome editing-the modification of DNA in living cells-promises to revolutionize […]
Lawless and co-authors discuss their book “Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy” in 2-part series with Law360
Professor Robert Lawless, along with co-authors Pamela Foohey and Deborah Thorne, recently sat down with Law360 for an in-depth interview on their book “Debt’s Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy.” The book is the latest to come out of the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, a long-term interdisciplinary research project on consumer bankruptcies in the U.S. that began […]
Pahre publishes paper in Texas A&M Journal of Property Law
Professor Jennifer Pahre recently published “A Comparison of Inadequate Doctrines: The Canadian “honour of the Crown” and the U.S. Federal Trust Responsibility” in the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law. The paper, written as a result of a grant from the Indigenous Politics Program at the American Political Science Association, compares key policies of the […]
Mazzone discusses constitutionality of a proposed “billionaire’s tax” in Illinois
Although it was ultimately not included in the recently approved Chicago area transit bailout measure, Professor Jason Mazzone told the Cook County Record in late October that the proposed “billionaire’s tax” would face a stiff uphill battle in court. “The sponsors of the (legislation), which would impose a tax on unrealized gains on assets owned […]
R. Ross joins Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness podcast as a guest
Professor Richard Ross was recently a featured guest on the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness podcast. He and fellow guest Professor Steven Wilf (UConn) discussed the creation of the legal concept of the people with the right to overthrow their government. The podcast is created by the Amerikazentrum research center in Germany, highlighting […]
George C. Lackey ’61
George C. Lackey, Lackey & Stevenson PC, Centralia, Illinois, has retired at the age of 89.
Mark Wanda ‘86
Mark Wanda has been named Senior Vice President, Legal & Chief Compliance Officer at Verastem, Inc.
Matt Gold ’16
Matt Gold (‘16) joined MoloLamken LLP as Counsel. Matt joins from the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, where he most recently served on the Google (ad tech) antitrust trial teams. MoloLamken LLP’s founding partner, Steven Molo (‘82) is a University of Illinois College of Law alumnus.