Fred M. AckersonCounselMcDermott Will & Schulte LLPWebsitewww.mcdermottlaw.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 CFTC Proposes Federal Framework for Leveraged Retail Crypto Trading by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia California Enacts Commercial Financing Licensing Framework by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia NYDFS and Wyoming Agree to Coordinate Digital Asset Oversight by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Community Bank Group Sues OCC Over National Bank Charters by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Plaintiffs Ask Court to Add Constitutional Claims Against SB 54 to Their SB 343 Challenge by: Sheila A. Millar , Antonia Stamenova-Dancheva Rogue AI Agents Probed: Could Any Remedies Affect the Balance of Market Power? by: Dan Mogin , Kristy F. Greenberg Minnesota Finds Decrease in Certain Consumer Products Containing PFAS, Will Expand Product Testing in the Future by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Canada Issues Section 71 Notices to Obtain Information on Certain Substances, Will Hold First Information Session in October 2026 by: Lynn L. Bergeson , Carla N. Hutton Marijuana Rescheduling Temporarily Paused by: M. Tae Phillips , Michael S. O’Malley Attorneys General of Three States File Two Sweeping Lawsuits Targeting Telehealth Abortion Providers and State Shield Laws by: Erin Sutton , Julia Rioux Thayer New Biosimilar Legislation Addresses Inflation Reduction Act Delay Provision by: Eli Greenspan , Sylvia Kornegay DOJ False Claims Act Enforcement Reforms on Sub-Regulatory Guidance and Qui Tam Dismissals Highlight New Defense Considerations by: Prashant Kolluri , Matthew J. Cannon School’s Back in Session: Child Labor Laws Remain an Area to Watch by: Kaitlin E. Gallen California’s AB 2116 Brings Factoring, Merchant Cash Advances, and Other Small Business Financing Under the California Financing Law by: Paula M. Vigo Marqués DOL’s Latest Opinion Letters Clarify Meal Break, Volunteering + Tip Pooling Rules by: Justin R. Barnes , Jeffrey W. Brecher Upcoming Events Oct 12-13 2026 2026 Proxy Disclosure & 23rd Annual Executive Compensation Conferences Oct 19-20 2026 European Corporate Counsel Summit by Marcus Evans Oct 19-20 2026 IP Law Europe Summit by Marcus Evans Oct 28-29 2026 Future Lawyer USA Print
