Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP was proud to host a series of weekly musical performances during the height of COVID-19 to benefit entertainment clients. “Concerts From My Couch” entertained viewers via Zoom...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker was interviewed on The What Podcast regarding the force majeure clause often featured in entertainment-industry contracts and its effect on COVID-19 cancellations.. The What Podcast is a weekly...
Partner Michelle M. Wahl will host a webinar tomorrow for Women in Music (WIM) Chicago on “Copyright vs. COVID-19 – What Content Creators Should Know.” Via an online presentation and Q&A, Wahl...
Partner Jeffrey S. Becker is quoted in today’s Chicago Tribune regarding the potential cancellation of the Lollapalooza and Pitchfork music festivals due to coronavirus concerns. According to the article, Are...
April 7, 2020
Chicago Lawyer Magazine Interviews Wahl on City’s Expanding Entertainment Legal Market
Chicago Lawyer Magazine interviewed Entertainment and Media Law partner Michelle M. Wahl for her thoughts on Chicago’s expanding entertainment legal market. In “Hitting the Right Notes,” Wahl tells...
February 13, 2020
Wahl Speaks On Women in Sports and Entertainment Law Panel
Partner Michelle M. Wahl spoke on a Women in Sports and Entertainment Law Panel this week hosted by DePaul University College of Law and UIC John Marshall Law School’s Entertainment and Sports Law Societies. Wahl spoke...
December 16, 2019
Lateral Partner Joins Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Commercial Litigation Practice
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP announces the arrival of partner James W. Harkness to the firm’s Chicago and Lisle, Illinois offices. Harkness focuses his practice on commercial litigation, manufacturing disputes,...
December 9, 2019
Sheean Serves as Law Institute Liaison at DRI Insurance Seminar
Partner Christopher T. Sheean served as Law Institute Liaison at last week’s DRI Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium in New York City. Sheean welcomed attendees to the symposium on Thursday morning as a...
November 26, 2019
Reilly Volunteers at Immigration Processing Center on U.S. Border
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP’s Jonna McGinley Reilly recently spent a week volunteering with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center in El Paso, Texas. Reilly visited the El Paso Processing Center (EPPC) and Otero...
Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP is a proud Festival Sponsor of the 55th Chicago International Film Festival this month. Partner Jeffrey S. Becker will be a panelist at Industry Days, the festival’s hub for...