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Mission Accomplished: Supreme Court Ratifies Seventh Circuit’s ‘Rejection-as-Breach’ Rule for Trademarks in Bankruptcy
In a closely watched and heavily anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently came down solidly behind our own Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in addressing a split among the appellate courts as to the consequences when a trademark licensor files for bankruptcy.
Shareholder Richard Thies Interviewed by the Big Ten Network
Shareholder Richard Thies was recently interviewed in our offices by the Big Ten Network concerning his knowledge of the student environment at the University of Illinois from 1949 to 1955 and during the Cold War. Mr. Thies’s interview will be used in an upcoming...
Shareholders David Thies and John Thies Share on Succession Planning at International Conference
In order to represent a wide range of clients throughout Illinois and beyond, Webber & Thies is a member firm of the LEGUS International Network of Law Firms. On October 24 and 25, Shareholders David Thies and John Thies attended the LEGUS mid-year conference in...
Shareholder David C. Thies Serves on Champaign County Board of Health
Shareholder David C. Thies was appointed for his third term of service on the Champaign County Board of Health. The Board, which consists of eight members who serve for three-year staggered terms, directs the Champaign County Public Health Department, and is...
Judge Bernthal Shares Tips for a Successful Settlement
Judge David Bernthal, Counsel at Webber & Thies, spoke on a panel to share his insights with Illinois bar members about successfully mediating disputes. The presentation was the final session for the Illinois State Bar Association’s September 6th program in...
Counsel David Bernthal Views the Authority of the Court from the Perspective of the Bench
David Bernthal, Counsel at Webber & Thies, shares with readers how he viewed his judicial power during his career in the state and federal courts. In his July 14th op-ed in the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette Bernthal writes, “judicial power . . . must be applied...
Thies Presents Land of Lincoln Awards
At the Annual board/staff lunch of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid (LOL), John Thies, President of LOL and WT shareholder presented honors to Ethel Sylvester and Felicia Voelkel. Sylvester was recognized for her service as a client representative to the LOL Board, which she...
David Thies Finishes Term on the ISBA Trusts & Estates Section Council
Webber & Thies Shareholder David Thies recently completed his year-long term as Chair of the Trusts and Estates Section Council for the Illinois State Bar Association. With a membership of over 1,700, the Section is responsible for activities relating to the...
Filing under seal in federal court: A suggestion for reform
Shareholder Daniel Thies has published an article in the June 2019 Illinois State Bar Association Federal Civil Practice Section Newsletter. The article includes a suggestion for improving the procedures for filing confidential documents under seal in Illinois federal...
Phillip Van Ness Begins Term as Chair of ISBA Environmental Law Section
Webber & Thies Shareholder Phillip Van Ness began his term as Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Section Council on June 14 at the ISBA Annual Meeting. The Section monitors developments in the environmental law field and evaluates and...