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March 22, 2023
Ex-ComEd GC Details Pressure To Hire Madigan-Backed Firm
A Jenner & Block LLP partner testified this week that he faced at times "relentless" pressure to direct legal work when he was in-house counsel for Commonwealth Edison to an ally of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, and that he found himself raising concerns when the utility sought to hire Madigan associates.
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March 16, 2023
ComEd Lobbyist On Wiretap: 'My Client Is The Speaker'
Chicago federal jurors on Thursday heard a wiretap recording of a former Commonwealth Edison lobbyist on trial for bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan saying that even though the lobbyist was being paid by ComEd, "my client is the speaker."
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March 15, 2023
Secret ComEd Tapes Will Prove Madigan Bribery, Jury Told
Prosecutors told a Chicago federal jury Wednesday that they would hear more than 100 recordings of four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists describing in their own words an intricate, yearslong scheme to bribe former Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan to advance the utility's legislative agenda.
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March 13, 2023
ComEd Exec's Trial A Test Of Prosecutors' Bribery Strategy
The trial against a group of former Commonwealth Edison employees charged with bribing ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is set to kick off this week, with federal prosecutors under pressure to secure convictions in what could serve as a preview of their case against the embattled former legislative kingmaker.
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January 02, 2023
Illinois Cases To Watch In 2023
The Illinois Supreme Court is set to significantly help businesses in 2023 assess the risk of litigating biometric privacy claims, with anticipated decisions regarding how long plaintiffs can wait to sue over violations and how often their claims accrue.
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July 14, 2022
Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyists Set For March Bribery Trial
Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and several ex-lobbyists and consultants are now set to go to trial in Chicago on March 6 on charges of conspiracy and bribery to push for energy regulation favorable to the utility.
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February 17, 2022
Ex-ComEd CEO, Lobbyists Must Face Corruption Charges
An Illinois federal judge refused to dismiss public corruption charges against Commonwealth Edison Co.'s former CEO and other ex-lobbyists and executives on Thursday, saying prosecutors didn't need to allege a quid pro quo to bring charges that the former employees conspired to bribe public officials in a push for favorable energy regulation.
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January 15, 2021
Virus Didn't Compromise ComEd Grand Jury, Feds Say
Illinois federal prosecutors slammed a bid by former Commonwealth Edison Co. executives and lobbyists to access grand jury selection materials in their bribery case, arguing the request is based on the "mistaken conjecture" that additional jurors were improperly selected during the coronavirus pandemic.
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