Fred M. AckersonCounselMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.mwe.comBlogwww.mwe.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn312-984-6929 Professional Biography Fred M. Ackerson is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm's Chicago office. Fred focuses his practice on state and local tax planning and controversies. More Legal and Business Bylines From Fred M. Ackerson What to Know About Illinois’s 2025 Amnesty Programs - (Posted On Friday, June 27, 2025) Illinois Enacts Pass-Through Entity Tax to Help Partners and S Corporation Shareholders Avoid the $10,000 SALT Cap - (Posted On Saturday, September 04, 2021) Illinois Amnesty Programs Now Underway - (Posted On Tuesday, October 01, 2019) Choices for Illinois Taxpayers in Implementing the 2017 Income Tax Rate Increase - (Posted On Thursday, February 15, 2018) llinois Franchise Tax Relief on the Horizon - (Posted On Tuesday, December 05, 2017) Tax Changes Implemented As Part of Revenue Package Supporting Illinois Budget - (Posted On Saturday, July 08, 2017) Plain and Simple: Maryland Tax Court Holds Insurance Company is Exempt from Corporate Income Taxes - (Posted On Wednesday, May 13, 2015) U.S. Supreme Court Turns its Attention to State Tax, Agrees to Hear “Double Taxation” Case - (Posted On Monday, June 02, 2014) Section 752 Proposed Regulations Regarding Partnership Recourse Liabilities and Rules for Related Persons - (Posted On Monday, January 27, 2014) Current Legal Analysis China’s Supreme People’s Court Releases Typical Cases of Unfair Competition in 2025 Covering Trademarks, Trade Secrets and AI Model Weights by: Aaron Wininger Second Circuit Upholds New York Party Name Ban by: Joseph T. Burns New York Law: The 2025 Update to Prenuptial Agreement Waiver Requirements by: Julia Rodgers, Esq. 2025 VETS-4212 Filings Are Due Soon as Filing Platform Experiences Technical Issues by: James A. Patton , Kiosha H. Dickey The Trade Secret Test Is Coming: Are You Ready? Recent Decisions Reveal the Cost of Poor Preparation by: Michael T. Renaud , Brad M. Scheller Bell Rings for New Leave Rights Effective October for Certain Connecticut School Employees by: Jenifer M. Bologna , Sean B. King Florida Decision Impacts Employees’ Abilities to Bypass Workers’ Compensation System and Sue Employers for Mental Distress Tort Claims by: Mary C. Cravatta State Department Adjudicating Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants in Their Country of Nationality or Residence by: Shannon N. Parker Northern District of Illinois Jury Verdict Reminds Employers to be Cognizant of Vaccine Exemption Requests by: Pauline R. Wizig Elevate Announces Strategic Partnership with TYS Advisors by: INSIDE Public Accounting Smith + Howard Expands Southeastern U.S. Presence with Acquisition of Horton, Lee & Burnett by: INSIDE Public Accounting Revolutionary FAR Overhaul: Part 8 Rewrite by: Gregory S. Jacobs , James W. Kim August 2025 PFAS Legislative Developments August Legislation Tracking (August 1 – August 31) by: John Gardella STAY INFORMED: FTC Fines Temu $2 Million in First Ever INFORM Act Enforcement by: Tammana Malik 9th Circuit Clarifies Trade Secret Disclosure Requirements Under The DTSA by: Steven J Pearlman , Scott S. Tan Upcoming Events Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 18 2025 Workplace Horizons Extension: Chicago Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Print
