Recent Blog Posts

Resolving Contract Ambiguity

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published August 13, 2014 | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Resolving Contract Ambiguity

Andrew Schwartz and Matthew Henderson share insights on contract ambiguity and how Illinois courts resolve such issues.

Business Litigation FAQs

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published July 25, 2014 | Posted in Business Law, Commercial Litgation | Tagged Tags: business litigation | Leave a comment

What is “business litigation”? We use the broad term “business litigation” to describe any litigation for control of a privately-owned company. Other terms we frequently see are “freeze-outs,” “squeeze-outs,” “business divorces,” “oppression” and “breach of fiduciary duty.”

Collections FAQs

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published July 25, 2014 | Posted in Collections | Tagged Tags: collections, judgments | Leave a comment

How can I collect on a judgment? Illinois law has several methods to help creditors collect on their judgments. The primary collection methods are citation proceedings, garnishments and judgment liens.

Out-Of-State Judgment Creditors FAQs

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published July 25, 2014 | Posted in Collections | Tagged Tags: assets, collections, debtor, judgments | Leave a comment

Much of our practice focuses on helping out-of-state judgment creditors collect debts from debtors with assets in and around the Chicago metropolitan area. This blog post addresses a number of FAQs that we get from time to time.

FAQs About Injunctions

By Andrew R. Schwartz | Published July 25, 2014 | Posted in Injunctions | Tagged Tags: injunction, permanent injunction, preliminary injunction, TRO | Leave a comment

What is an “injunction”? An injunction is an equitable remedy by which a court orders a party either to perform a specific act, or to refrain from doing something.