Charter Schools & Innovative Education

Goldberg Kohn Achieves Mansfield Rule Certification for 2023-2024

Goldberg Kohn Again Named One of the “100 Best Places to Work in Chicago” By Crain’s Chicago Business

Former Charter School General Counsel Peter D. Kauffman Joins Goldberg Kohn

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring Success Academy’s Spring Banquet Celebrating Passion, Perseverance and Preparedness

Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Principals Named Rising Stars

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Job Transfer Case May Implicate IE&D Programs”

Meredith Kirshenbaum Named a Notable Leader in Labor & Employment Law By Crain’s Chicago Business

Litigation Group Chair David Chizewer Honored as a Litigation Trailblazer

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ 2023 Excellence Awards

Goldberg Kohn Named One of the 100 Best Places to Work in Chicago By Crain’s Chicago Business

Important Updates on HB 1120, the “Charter School Union Neutrality” Bill

David Chizewer Quoted in “Vallas and Johnson Clash on School Choice, Fueling Different Donor Bases in Mayor’s Race”

Jon Klinghoffer Quoted in “Illinois Paid Leave Bill Adds New Wrinkle to Legal Patchwork”

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the Illinois Network of Charter Schools’ 2022 Excellence Awards

Best Lawyers Honors 23 Goldberg Kohn Attorneys in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Edition

Goldberg Kohn Sponsoring the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ 2022 Dream Big for Kids Benefit

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Be Aware of Legal Risks With Post-Roe Abortion Benefits”

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Employers Weigh Risks, Benefits of Backing Abortion Access”

David Chizewer Named Chair of Goldberg Kohn’s Litigation Group; Succeeds Ken Ulrich

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers; One Young Attorney Also Named a Rising Star

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Jon Klinghoffer and Mike Sullivan Presenting “Illinois Charter School Challenges & Changes,” a Goldberg Kohn Seminar

Michael Sullivan Honored as an Employment Law Trailblazer

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Bojan Lazic, Robert Leighton and Christopher Marquez Elevated to Principals in Goldberg Kohn

Goldberg Kohn Sponsors Women in Charter Education Networking Event

Michael Sullivan Facilitating The Broad Residency’s “Labor Management Intensive” in Washington, D.C.

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers

Meredith Kirshenbaum Quoted in “Labor Board Chairman May Be Charting Policy in Footnotes”

Michael Sullivan Presenting “What CBA Provisions Can We Live With (And Maybe Even Thrive Under?)” at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ Legal Seminar

Meredith Kirshenbaum Authors “Bargaining With Combined Units: What It Means for Employers”

Goldberg Kohn Honored With Urban Prep Academies’ Founder’s Medal for the Firm’s Pro Bono Work

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers

Meredith Kirshenbaum, Jon Klinghoffer and Mike Sullivan Speaking About Recent Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act

Jon Klinghoffer, Michael Sullivan and Meredith Kirshenbaum Presenting “Developments in Labor Law: What Charter Schools Need to Know”

Jon Klinghoffer, Michael Sullivan and Meredith Kirshenbaum Presenting “Department of Labor’s Final Rule on Overtime Regulations” to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

Michael Sullivan Quoted in “Illinois Legislature Power Plays Threaten USD 500m in Savings,” Published by Debtwire

Michael Sullivan Headline Speaker at the Alliance of Public Charter School Attorneys’ Seminar; Will Address the Effect of the Supreme Court’s Noel Canning Decision

Twelve Goldberg Kohn Attorneys Named 2014 Illinois Super Lawyers; Two Young Attorneys Also Named Rising Stars