Chapman in the News Archive

Chapman has been proud to serve as pro bono counsel to Children’s Rights in its efforts to advocate for and protect vulnerable immigrant children as amicus to the plaintiffs-appellees in Flores v. Rosen, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 19-56326.

Chapman attorney Rebecca Wallenfelsz discusses key estate planning matters, including important information that families should know both before and while they provide care for loved ones.

Chapman attorneys Sarah Breitmeyer and David Cholst were named the Federal Tax Portfolio Authors of the Year by Bloomberg Tax & Accounting.

Chapman served as counsel to the underwriter in connection with a first-of-its-kind $236 million tax-exempt “receivables” financing of the Lincoln South Beltway public-private partnership project, which was named The Bond Buyer’s 2020 P3 Deal of the Year.

Ryan Bowen, a partner in Chapman’s National Public and Health & Education Finance Department, was named the Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies 2020 Member of the Year in recognition of his work on behalf of housing issuers in the State of Texas.

Chapman attorney Rebecca Wallenfelsz discusses investment strategies and the current state of the market with StrategIQ Financial Group's Chief Investment Officer Bradley J. Rathe.

Chapman will be honored with the 2020 Standing Up for Justice award for the firm's support and Paul Carman's work on behalf of the HANA Center at the virtual HANA Center Gala.

Chapman’s innovations team creates app to help Legal Aid Chicago expand access to criminal record expungement services.

Chapman was named one of the top law firms for women attorneys in Law360’s 2020 Glass Ceiling Report.

Chapman attorneys partnered with volunteer attorneys from one of the firm’s financial institution clients to draft renewal paperwork for individuals whose Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is up for renewal.

Chapman congratulates Associate and Pro Bono Counsel Sara Ghadiri, who received Illinois Wesleyan University’s 2020 Robert M. Montgomery Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Chapman is proud to join over 1,000 companies in more than 100 countries in support of the United Nations and inclusive multilateralism by signing the Statement from Business Leaders for Renewed Global Cooperation.

Chapman’s innovations team automates the generation of essential estate planning documents to help CDEL expand access to estate planning services for underserved people in Illinois.

Receiving a “Hall of Fame” distinction, the 2020 list marks the 12th time Chapman has been recognized by Working Mother for programs, policies, and best practices.

In a new article, Chapman’s Chief Talent Officer Stacey Kielbasa and Professional Development, Diversity and Pro Bono Manager Shannon Burke write about law firm policies relating to remote work and distance learning during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

On July 22, Online Lending Policy Institute hosted a conversation covering the new FDIC rule issued on June 25 which adopts the common law doctrine of “valid when made” as well as other topics related to fintech.

Chapman is proud to join the Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule initiative to increase the representation of historically underrepresented lawyers in law firm leadership and governance roles.

We are proud to announce that Chapman has joined the new Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) formed to work on pro bono projects and regulatory advocacy initiatives that seek to correct injustices in our legal system and to promote racial equality in the law and government institutions.

On June 11, the Online Lending Policy Institute hosted a conversation covering the expansive advance notice of proposed rulemaking in the fintech space.

Chapman was named to the 2020 Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Pro Bono Recognition Roster, recognizing law firms and corporate legal departments for inspiring and life-changing pro bono work performed by attorneys and legal professionals in Illinois.

Chapman has joined the Chicago Bar Association’s Wills for Heroes: COVID-19 Essential Healthcare Workers program to provide estate planning services to individuals serving on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Rebecca Wallenfelsz, a partner in Chapman's Trusts and Estates Department, participated in an interview on the Divorce and Beyond Podcast. 

Representing a detained client during a pandemic is extraordinarily challenging, but Chapman attorneys Sara Ghadiri, Melanie Haywood, and Eric Silvestri with assistance from Finance Law Development Analyst Rachel Waddey and support from the detained team at National Immigrant Justice Center helped a survivor of severe domestic violence from Egypt obtain asylum.

Thomson Reuters recently published a case study examining Chapman's utilization of Contract Express to automate document drafting and streamline transactions. 

Today, Chapman Partner Hillary Phelps was named a member of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's Market Transparency Advisory Group. 

Chapman Associate and Pro Bono Counsel Sara Ghadiri discussed her work with the Illinois Free Legal Answers program and assisting pro se litigants during the COVID-19 pandemic in an interview with the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. 

For the second consecutive year, Chapman is proud to be recognized as an American Bar Association Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Leader for the work of our attorneys in 2019 on behalf of the ABA Free Legal Answers program. Associate and Pro Bono Counsel Sara Ghadiri was individually recognized for her work on behalf of the program. 

Ericka Martinez Alvarez, a 2L at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, is the recipient of the second annual Chapman and Cutler LLP Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Diversity Scholarship.

Chapman attorneys Sara Ghadiri and Eric Straughn assisted at the Public Interest Law Initiative's Legal Prep Community Law Clinic in Chicago’s Garfield Park neighborhood, interviewing four individuals to answer their immediate legal questions and putting them on the path toward getting free representation.

Chapman pro bono efforts have resulted in Immigration and Customs Enforcement granting parole to two women, both victims of torture for their involvement in the Anglophone separatist movement in Cameroon.

Chapman is proud to have served as counsel to the banks and swap providers on a $6.5 billion financing that was named The Bond Buyer's 2019 Deal of the Year at an awards ceremony held December 4 in New York.

Chapman's Chief Executive Partner Tim Mohan authored an article for Legal Evolution discussing Chapman's talent development initiative, the Finance Law Development Program. 

Chapman is serving as pro bono counsel to Children’s Rights to advocate for and protect vulnerable children in a recent amicus brief. On September 27, a district court issued a favorable ruling, and Judge Dolly Gee tracked arguments made in Children’s Rights’ brief.

Hillary Phelps, a partner in Chapman's National Public and Health & Education Finance Department, was named a 2019 "Rising Star" at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance Conference. 

Chapman is serving as pro bono counsel to Children’s Rights to advocate for and protect vulnerable children in its most recent amicus brief.

Chapman served as special counsel to an Illinois county in the state’s first transaction under a commercial property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing program, which allows property owners to obtain upfront financing from private capital providers for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in new and existing buildings.

Chapman is proud to support the Chicago Committee on Minorities in Large Law Firms and its LegalTrek program, which is working to diversify the legal profession by encouraging and supporting college students from historically underrepresented groups to attend law school.

For the sixth time, Chapman was named to the 2019 PILI Pro Bono Roster, recognizing law firms and corporate legal departments for inspiring and life-changing pro bono work performed by attorneys and legal professionals in Illinois.

Chapman’s Chicago office hosted a reception recognizing Ezra Lintner as the first recipient of the Chapman and Cutler LLP Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Diversity Scholarship. Ezra is an openly transgender Dean's List Scholar at DePaul University College of Law.

Chapman attorneys David Batty, Kimberly Bischoff, Will Petraglia, Sara Ghadiri, and Eric Manor volunteered at the Charlotte Fire Department Headquarters for a Wills for Heroes clinic.

Chapman was honored by the Chicago Legal Clinic with the 2019 Pro Bono Service Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the clinic’s mission to provide community-based quality legal services and education to the underserved and disadvantaged.

Attorneys from Chapman's San Francisco office participated in the Legal First Responders kick off event. Legal First Responders is a program of Legal Access Alameda.

Chapman Associate and Pro Bono Counsel Sara Ghadiri was named to the 2019 class of The Outstanding Young Persons of Illinois by the Illinois Jaycees — Sara was the only honoree this year in the category of political, legal, and/or government affairs.

MetLife has once again recognized Chapman for inclusivity efforts spanning affinity group activities, mentoring and sponsorship opportunities, training and pipeline programs, and supplier diversity initiatives.

Chapman attorney plays key role in supporting Illinois name change legislation to protect domestic abuse survivors.

NetDocuments, the leading secure cloud-based content services platform for law firms, corporate legal teams and compliance departments, announced today at ndElevate, its annual customer and partner summit, that it acquired Closing Room, a deal management application developed by Chapman and Cutler LLP to streamline transactional closing processes.

Chapman and Cutler LLP attorney Sara Ghadiri has played a key role in supporting legislation to expand protections for survivors of domestic abuse and stalking.

Chapman attorney Marc Franson participated in the inaugural episode of Talking Fintech with hosts Jeremy Potter and Colin Darke. 

Chapman attorney Sara Ghadiri has played a key role in supporting legislation to expand protections to survivors of domestic abuse and stalking.