Fred M. AckersonCounselMcDermott Will & Emery Websitewww.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 OFCCP Invites Voluntary Disclosures from Federal Contractors Regarding Executive Order 14173 by: Laura A. Mitchell , Nicole Trotta HSE Begins Public Consultation on CLP Reform Proposal by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton New Agreement to Accelerate Importation of Health Products Through PAHO by: Gustavo A. Alcocer , Alejandro Luna Fandiño Pending State Housing Laws: Expedited Approval of Post-Entitlement Permits by: Caroline Guibert Chase , Nicholas DuBroff Supreme Court Narrows Scope of Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case: Employer Considerations by: Ian R. Macdonald Nonsolicitation Agreement Forfeiture Clause Falls Outside Massachusetts Noncompetition Act by: Justin Keith , Terence P. McCourt Texas Supreme Court Holds That Executor Who Is Also The Sole Beneficiary Of The Estate Can Represent The Estate Pro Se by: David Fowler Johnson Meta's AI Copyright Victory: What It Means for the Future of AI Training by: Andrew R. Lee , Jason M. Loring If The Shoe Doesn’t Fit: Supreme Court Rejects “Minimum Contacts” For Personal Jurisdiction Under FSIA by: Paul A. Werner , Meredith Lerner Supreme Court Rules Federal District Courts Likely Lack Authority for Universal Injunctions by: James J. Plunkett , Zachary V. Zagger McDermott+ Check-Up – June 27, 2025 by: Debra Curtis , Julia Grabo Federal Court Nullifies HHS Rule Granting Extra Protections to Reproductive Health Information by: Jeremy W. Hays , Stephen A. Riga Perfume, Proof, and Parallel Imports: How Coty’s Traceability System Won a Trade Mark War by: Anna Carter , Gabriela Da Costa In TCPA Case, SCOTUS Rules District Courts Are Not Bound by Final FCC Orders by: Russell S. Jones Jr. , Caitlin Martini Mika Accidentally Deceased: Can a Consumer Reporting Agency be Liable for a Mistake? by: David W. Snyder Upcoming Events Jul 2 2025 Top Tips for Employers – Drug Testing Policies, Administration, & Litigation Jul 8 2025 Environmental Essentials Webinar - EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Power Plants: Implications for the Rest of Industry Jul 9 2025 Employment Law in the US Jul 10 2025 Checkmate: Making the Right Moves in Complex Workplace Investigations Print
