Illinois Law Books

Illinois Business and Commercial Law gives business lawyers black letter law, illustrative cases, and practical guidance for advising Illinois businesses throughout their life cycle. It begins with entity selection and formation, then covers governance, fiduciary duties and owner disputes, financing, business acquisitions, franchising, contracts and UCC transactions, employment and restrictive covenants, business torts and trade secrets, financial distress, privacy and cybersecurity, and professional and healthcare entities. Rather than offering disconnected statutory summaries, it focuses on planning, drafting, compliance, risk management, remedies, and the real-world issues counsel face in operating, buying, selling, and restructuring a business.

Illinois Pretrial Civil Litigation delivers practical guidance for navigating every stage of Illinois civil procedure, from commencement of an action through pretrial disposition. Organized around the workflow of a civil case, this practice-focused resource explains jurisdiction, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, ADR, summary judgment and attorney conduct while providing forms, checklists and procedural insights for day-to-day litigation practice.

Illinois Search & Seizure provides a comprehensive analysis of Illinois and federal law on search and seizure issues.

LexisNexis Practice Guide: Illinois Contract Litigation provides practical, step-by-step guidance on all phases of contract litigation in Illinois. It provides an analysis of potential causes of actions, remedies, and defenses for a contract claim.