News & Legal Updates

Following the demise of the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed national rule to ban non-compete agreements last year, a bi-partisan Senate Bill in Ohio has put the issue back on the table for the Buckeye State.

McDonald Hopkins is proud to announce the addition of Gabriella Dubsky as an Associate in the firm’s Business Department and Real Estate Practice Group. She will work out of the firm’s Chicago office.

Public bodies interested in meeting virtually under a new Ohio state law have another two months within which to prepare for the measure before it goes live.

Proponents of so-called public-law litigation — lawsuits seeking to vindicate broad social or political causes important to large numbers of people — were dealt a blow in December when the Ohio Supreme Court eliminated one path toward having state court judges hear those kinds of cases. The Martens decision should be welcomed by lawmakers and government regulators across the state for its elimination of a swath of plaintiffs who are not directly injured by the targets of their ire.

A city of Columbus citizen attempted to reverse the decision to rename Christopher Columbus Square Park, was alas dismissed in December by the trial court. The reason? The plaintiff lacked standing to sue the city government. In its motion to dismiss, the city argued he had not established that he was injured by the name change in a way that distinguished him from all other citizens, and thus he lacked traditional standing to sue the government.

We are proud to announce that our Chicago office is once again raising money for cancer research through Cycle for Survival, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's official rare cancer fundraiser, all under the stewardship of the Chicago office’s Managing Member: Marc Carmel. Marc was recently appointed to Cycle for Survival's Chicago Leadership Community. In this Q&A, Marc shares his personal experiences and insights regarding the fundraiser and his passion for the cause.