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Darren Cahr Named to World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000 for 10th Straight Year | Scharf Banks Marmor For the tenth year in a row, Darren Cahr, head of the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Advertising Practice, has been listed in the World Trademark Review’s prestigious WTR 1000 directory. Mr. Cahr is a nationally recognized counselor, courtroom advocate, and thought leader on cutting-edge issue...

Darren Cahr Joins Scharf Banks Marmor LLC To Lead Intellectual Property & Advertising Practice

Darren Cahr Joins Scharf Banks Marmor LLC To Lead Intellectual Property & Advertising Practice | Scharf Banks Marmor Scharf Banks Marmor LLC is delighted to announce that Darren Cahr, a nationally recognized intellectual property and advertising lawyer, has joined the Firm to lead and expand its Intellectual Property & Advertising Practice. Mr. Cahr is a nationally recognized counselor, courtroom advocate, and tho...

Partner Sarah Marmor’s Article “Working in a Post-Pandemic World” is Published by the PLI Chronicle

Partner Sarah Marmor’s Article “Working in a Post-Pandemic World” is Published by the PLI Chronicle | Scharf Banks Marmor Partner Sarah Marmor, head of the Firm’s Employment Counseling and Litigation Practice, has published an article in the the PLI Chronicle: Insights and Perspectives for the Legal Community (August 2021). “Working in a Post-Pandemic World: Navigating the Changes and Uncertainties Wrought by COVID...

Firm Attorneys George Sax and Stephanie Scharf Win Appeal for Cook County Sheriff in Disciplinary Litigation

Firm Attorneys George Sax and Stephanie Scharf Win Appeal for Cook County Sheriff in Disciplinary Litigation | Scharf Banks Marmor Scharf Banks Marmor LLC represented the Sheriff of Cook County in a successful appeal before the Illinois Appellate Court. This is the Firm’s tenth win since 2018 in Federal or State cases serving as lead appellate counsel for the Sheriff in disciplinary appeals. The Appellate Opinion, Malacina v....

Firm Attorneys Win Family Medical Leave Act Dismissal on Behalf of Yelp

Firm Attorneys Win Family Medical Leave Act Dismissal on Behalf of Yelp | Scharf Banks Marmor Firm attorneys Stephanie Scharf and Suzanne Alexander win motion to dismiss, with prejudice, for Yelp. In this Family Medical Leave Act case, an employee took FMLA leave for alleged back pain and then promptly went on a trip to Thailand – which seemed inconsistent with her medical leave. After the...

Firm Attorneys Win Appeal for Cook County Sheriff Upholding Officer’s Termination for Excess Force During Arrest

Firm Attorneys Win Appeal for Cook County Sheriff Upholding Officer’s Termination for Excess Force During Arrest | Scharf Banks Marmor Serving as Special Assistant Cook County State's Attorneys, Stephanie Scharf and George Sax represented the Cook County Sheriff in a successful case before the Illinois Appellate Court, resulting in the appellate decision, Vargas v. Dart, 2021 IL App (1st) 200036-U, attached here. The Appellate Cour...