Scharf Banks Marmor LLC

Scharf Banks Marmor LLC Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, Chicago’s largest WBE law firm, represents large global enterprises, publ businesses, and government agencies.

At Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, we represent large global enterprises, public and private U.S. All of our lawyers come from substantial large firm practices, or were high level members of corporate law departments. We are Chicago’s largest WBE law firm. Our clients include, among others, Barilla USA, City of Chicago, Fig Food Company, Hyatt Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline, Georgia Pacific, Merck, OSI Gro

up, Stratford Career Institute, Thoma Bravo, Walgreens Co., and other businesses. Our Approach to Client Service:

We bring an unusual combination of highly experienced lawyers, state of the art technology, and a focus on quickly getting to the results our clients want without time-consuming and costly detours. No matter what legal challenge is presented to us, our clients know we will draw on our experience, professionalism and teamwork to help them achieve their goals. Specialties: Complex Litigation, Compliance and Corporate Governance, Employment, Life Sciences(Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Biologics, Animal Feed), Food, Intellectual Property, Pay Equity and Antitrust

03/10/2022

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...

02/02/2022

Stephanie Scharf’s Gender and Race in the Law Research Featured in Illinois SuperLawyers Magazine

Partner Stephanie Scharf was one of six attorneys featured in the 2022 lllinois Super Lawyers Magazine. The article, “Numbers Don’t Lie,” focuses on Ms. Scharf’s groundbreaking research on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession and describes Ms. Scharf’s passion for seeking data-d...

01/28/2022

Firm Partners Selected as 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers | Scharf Banks Marmor

The Firm is proud to announce that co-founding Partners Stephanie Scharf, Ted Banks and Sarah Marmor and Partners Rebecca Ford and Darren Cahr have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers list. Ms. Scharf and Ms. Marmor were listed in the practice area of Civil Litigation: Def...

Darren Cahr Joins Scharf Banks Marmor LLC To Lead Intellectual Property & Advertising Practice
01/04/2022

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

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 Authors Two-Part Series on Restrictive Covenant Law and Trends for the PLI Chronicle
11/01/2021

Partner Sarah Marmor Authors Two-Part Series on Restrictive Covenant Law and Trends for the PLI Chronicle

PLI has published the first of a two-part series on restrictive covenant law and trends written by Partner Sarah Marmor, head of the Firm’s Employment Counseling and Litigation Practice. The first, on the basic types of restrictive covenants, appears in the PLI Chronicle: Insights and Perspectives...

Partner Sarah Marmor’s Article “Working in a Post-Pandemic World” is Published by the PLI Chronicle
08/26/2021

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

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...

Stephanie Scharf Interviews Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth at the ABA’s World Forum for Women in the Law
07/19/2021

Stephanie Scharf Interviews Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth at the ABA’s World Forum for Women in the Law

Partner Stephanie Scharf served as Co-Chair of the ABA’s World Forum for Women in the Law where she interviewed Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth. Over 700 women from around the globe gathered virtually for this inaugural three-day conference focused on women, power and disrupting the status quo.

Firm Attorneys George Sax and Stephanie Scharf Win Appeal for Cook County Sheriff in Disciplinary Litigation
06/24/2021

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

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....

Changes Coming to Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law
06/03/2021

Changes Coming to Illinois Restrictive Covenant Law

In late May 2021, the Illinois legislature passed a new bill that, if signed into law as expected, will have some significant impacts on Illinois restrictive covenant agreements. (A link to the bill is here, https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/PDF/10200SB0672ham001.pdf) The new law is expected t...

Firm Attorneys Win Family Medical Leave Act Dismissal on Behalf of Yelp
03/31/2021

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

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
03/31/2021

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

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...

Stephanie Scharf, George Sax and Sarah Marmor Are Editors of Product Liability Litigation: Current Law, Strategies and B...
03/26/2021

Stephanie Scharf, George Sax and Sarah Marmor Are Editors of Product Liability Litigation: Current Law, Strategies and Best Practices, 2nd Edition Published by the Practising Law Institute

Relying on their decades of experience in managing sophisticated product liability cases, Stephanie A. Scharf, George D. Sax and Sarah R. Marmor are the invited editors of Product Liability Litigation: Current Law, Strategies and Best Practices, 2ndEdition,which is to be released this week by the Pr...

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