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In light of the Covid-19 developments that are impacting the automotive finance markets, Nisen & Elliott LLC is assisting clients with retail and lease extension and deferral programs. As part of this review, we are drafting extension and deferral documents as well as compliance policies. In addition, we are conducting 50 state...

The Automotive Finance Group is tracking Covid-19 state law developments as they apply to automotive lending and leasing. In particular, we are tracking vehicle repossession moratoriums and any limits imposed on contract terms and interest rates. The detailed compilations are available in our monthly compliance report, Auto Alert™.

The Family Law Group under John K. Kneafsey successfully won an appeal in the Illinois Appellate Court 1st District defeating an attempt to over turn a Circuit Court order refusing to modify or terminate maintenance.

Nisen & Elliott recently assisted a Canadian large equipment manufacturer acquire a state of the art manufacturing plant and associated equipment in Illinois. The acquisition establishes the client’s first manufacturing footprint in the United States.

Auto -Lending Products Under Scrutiny “ by Emily Glazer and AnnaMaria Andriotis, The Wall Street Journal  , August 29, 2017, see WSJ.com.

The Family Law Group under John Kneafsey successfully defeated a "Petition to Modify" or terminate maintenance in the Circuit Court of Cook County.  It was a hard fought case that started in 2010 and concerned issues including how to treat the potential of a large inheritance.

John J. D’Attomo was quoted in the Chicago Tribune article entitled “Naperville Country Club ordered to refund $700,000 in ex-members' fees,” arising from Nisen & Elliott’s representation of former country club members in litigation against the Naperville Country Club. www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-country-club-lawsuit-st-0303-20170302-story.html

John J. D’Attomo and two other individuals received a Life Saving Award from the City of Park Ridge Fire Department for their efforts performing CPR and utilizing an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to successfully resuscitate a health club member who suffered sudden cardiac arrest on May 17, 2016.

The National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA) announced that it has appointed Nisen & Elliott, LLC as its Legal and Legislative Counsel for 2016. "Nisen & Elliott was selected as NVLA's Legaland Legislative Counsel due to the firm's depth, knowledge and experience in the vehicle leasing arena," said NVLA president...

The Trust and Estate group at Nisen & Elliott, LLC is currently in the process of revising the estate planning documents for several of our clients in order to minimize exposure to potential capital gains taxes following the death of the second to die. Under most existing documents at the first death...

John J. D’Attomo recently won an appeal in the Illinois Appellate Court involving claims for violation of the Illinois Condominium Property Act and breach of contract on behalf of the purchasers of a luxury condominium unit. The dispute arose from the seller’s failure to disclose a leasing restriction applicable to the condominium...

Nisen & Elliott, LLC manages toxic tort defense, and complex litigation resulting in recovery of insurance proceeds for mass toxic torts. We recently received, on behalf of a client, payments from Integrity Insurance Company in Liquidation in New Jersey. Our Firm originally filed the claim on behalf of our client in 1987 and the...