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 Why Your Employees Are Your Biggest Trade Secret Risk (And What NC Business Owners Can Do About It) by: William A. Oden, III , Gavin B. Parsons From Enhancement to Dependency: What the Epidemic of AI Failures in Law Means for Professionals by: Andrew R. Lee , Jason M. Loring Comprehensive Guide to Trump’s Executive Actions on ESG, DEI & Environmental Policy by: Jonathan E. Meyer AI-Enhanced Cryptocurrency Creates New Liability Challenges by: Jason M. Loring U.S. Olympic Committee’s New Transgender Athlete Ban Highlights Changing Policy Landscape by: Bethany S. Wagner , Zachary V. Zagger United States: The White House Working Group on Digital Asset Markets Report: Establishing Clear Regulation Based on a Digital Assets Taxonomy by: Sarah V. Riddell , Vivian K. Bridges The Value of Consumer Surveys in Class Action Cases by: IMS Legal Strategies Can a Whistleblower Derail a Deferred Prosecution Agreement? by: Audrey Karman , Luke Cass Another FCA Cybersecurity Settlements Highlight DOJ’s Enforcement Priorities by: Grace E. Stippich , Joseph W. Swanson USERRA in the Spotlight: What the Latest Domestic Deployments Mean for Your Workforce by: Michael Oliver Eckard “Lost in Transposition” – Commission Targets 18 Member States Over Sanctions Enforcement Gaps by: Curtis M. Dombek , Julien Blanquart GT’s The Performance Review Episode 32: "California Wage & Hour Nuances." [Podcast] by: Brian B. Kelly , Michael Wertheim Recovering Damages for Burn Injuries in Michigan by: Lawrence J. Buckfire California Supreme Court Saves but Guts Anti-Arbitration Statute by: Anthony J Oncidi , Jonathan P. Slowik Commission Approves Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan by: Jennifer Jeffers , Benjamin Brown Upcoming Events Aug 21 2025 Crash Course: How to Acquire and Resuscitate Distressed Companies Sep 15-16 2025 Chief Litigation Officer Summit Sep 15-16 2025 US General Counsel Summit Sep 29-30 2025 Intellectual Property Law Institute 2025 - New York Print
