Hollywood Hoax: Investors reach settlement in alleged Hollywood Ponzi scheme while FBI probe looming. (Sept 2024)
‘Joker’ Producer’s Broker To Pay $60M In Ponzi Scheme Suit. (Sept 2024)
Named by Chambers and Partners as General Commercial Litigation. (Sept 2024)
Illinois Pushes Boundaries With Strong Caregiver Bias Law. (Aug 2024)
Lawsuit Accuses Firm Of Pushing Black Chicago Families Into Foreclosure To Seize Land Near Obama Presidential Center. (Aug 2024)
New York company accused of pushing Black families into foreclosure to seize land near Obama Presidential Center. (Aug 2024)
Attorney: Croft & Frost investigation nearing indictment. (July 2024)
Process service can skip Cook sheriff’s office under new law. (July 2024)
Former employee alleges gender discrimination against Mark Anthony Brewing. (June 2024)
Master of Make-Believe, A struggling actor struck it rich in Hollywood – then the F.B.I showed up. (May 2024)
Alex Loftus quoted in the Chicago Sun Times in the story about the retirement planner on a 2,100-mile bike ride to support Ponzi scheme victims who stopped in Chicago. (May 2024)
Alex Loftus interviewed by Variety Magazine about one of the firm’s current Hollywood Ponzi scheme cases. (May 2024)
Additional Forbes’ perspective on the $46M Croft and Frost renewable energy Ponzi Scheme where we are representing many of the investors, primarily inexperienced in finance, who were significantly defrauded, with some losing their life savings. (April 2024)
Coverage in Forbes on one of our recent Ponzi Scheme cases where the firm is representing the investor plaintiffs. (April 2024)
League of Women Voters of Wilmette celebrates 100 years with panel discussion. (March 2024)
Founding Partner Alexander Loftus on CBS 2 Chicago discussing an investment fraud class action filed in Cook County seeking $46M in investment losses. (March 2024)
Founding Partner Alex Loftus on abc7 Chicago discussing a class action we filed involving a movie funding Ponzi scheme. (March 2024)
Loftus & Eisenberg had been pursuing aggregators and fundraisers for one of Hollywood’s largest Ponzi schemes for several years with success and the work on those cases led us to the heart of the scheme and this new case. (Feb 2024)
Gail Eisenberg quoted in NPR Illinois article about new Illinois law that should help survivors of gender violence who sue their employers. (Jan 2024)
Four of the attorneys at Loftus & Eisenberg have been honored by Illinois Super Lawyers as 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. (Jan 2024)
Gail Eisenberg elected Second Vice President of the National Employment Lawyers Association – Illinois, in addition to continuing her role as co-chair of the Legislative Committee. (Jan 2024)
Alexander Loftus recognized as the 2023 Leading Business Litigator of the Year – Illinois in the 10th anniversary for the Acquisition International annual Leading Advisor Award (Jan 2024)
Virginia resident files class action lawsuit against Chattanooga accounting firm for malpractice (Dec 2023)
Alexander Loftus was interviewed by NBC 5/Telemundo to help thousands of CryptoFx investors in the Chicago Latino community understand the complex legal process of unwinding a Ponzi scheme. Read related story. (Nov 2023)
Loftus & Eisenberg has filed a $13M TCPA lawsuit over alleged spam ads. Read more about what is possibly the largest junk fax operation in the United States (Sept 2023)
Marc Blumenthal was recognition by his peers in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his exceptional work in Litigation – Intellectual Property. (Aug 2023)
Lawyer Ghosts Hearing in Malpractice Case From Former Client (bloomberglaw.com) (July 2023)
Partner, Gail Eisenberg featured on a new show on The Chicago Bar Association YouTube channel, “Chicago Talks – Dobbs – In the Workplace: 1 Year Removed – YouTube” discussing the consequences of the Dobbs vs. Jackson Supreme Court decision (July 2023)
Naperville woman files lawsuit against Bank of America – CBS Chicago (cbsnews.com) (June 2023)
NFL Buccaneers’ Fax Spat Incites ‘Never-Ending’ Legal Fees Feud (bloomberglaw.com) (May 2023)
Moviemaker Ancel says spat over control of horror film led to alleged false sex assault, professional incompetence claims | Cook County Record (May 2023)
Consultant accuses ex-employer, lawyers of trumping up forgery claim to escape compensation agreement | Cook County Record (December 2022)
Coverage about Loftus and Eisenberg’s Gail Eisenberg and Davina DiPaolo’s defense of a defamation and tortious interference claim. Details here: Buffalo Grove LGBTQ activist says social media posts vs dance studio owner were mere opinion, not defamation | Cook County Record (December 2022)
Alexander Loftus featured on CNBC’s American Greed’s Streaming and Scheming Episode S15 E15 about Hollywood’s largest Ponzi Scheme where Loftus and Eisenberg is representing many of the investors. See preview here: Streaming and Scheming | American Greed Youtube Exclusive – YouTube and livestream full episode here: Epsiode was live on Tuesday November 29th, 2022 at 9 CT. (November 2022)
Alexander Loftus was named in 2022 to Chicago Law Bulletin’s prestigious 23rd annual Forty Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch Forty Under 40 – 40 attorneys under 40 (chicagolawbulletin.com) (September 2022)
Alexander Loftus’s Interview on The Face of Community and Business Legal Network Podcast Link to listen now Spotify or find it on Apple Podcasts (June 2022)
Foster denies MESD’s motion to dismiss former employee’s suit alleging politically-motivated termination. | Madison – St. Clair Record (Apr 2022)
Survived a motion to dismiss in a $120M class action against JJMT (primary funder of Horwitz Ponzi Scheme) alleging Consumer Fraud, Violation of Illinois Securities Law, and Negligent Misrepresentation. | New York Post (Feb 2022)
Loftus and Eisenberg Ltd. is recognized as an A+ Accredited Business with the Better Business Bureau, having succeeded in a rigorous review process by an organization recognized for integrity and business ethics. | Loftus & Eisenberg, LLC | Better Business Bureau® Profile (Feb 2022)
Partner Gail Eisenberg joins WBEZ-FM 91.5 Reset to discuss the bipartisan support to an upcoming end of forced arbitration for sexual harassment and assault claims. | WBEZ Chicago (Feb 2022)
All partners of Loftus & Eisenberg were named to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Illinois Rising Stars lists by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters Magazine. | Super Lawyers (Jan 2022)
Partner Gail Eisenberg featured in March of Dimes video for her maternal and infant health advocacy including improvements to family medical leave. | March of Dimes Advocacy – YouTube (Jan 2022)
Claim that self-quarantine led to firing can proceed. | Chicago Daily Law Bulletin (Jan 2022)
Founding Partner, Alexander Loftus selected based on his experience and reputation in business law by the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education – (IICLE), an organization dedicated to the professional development of Illinois attorneys, to revise and enhance legal resources. | IICLE (Jan 2022)
Gail Eisenberg has been elected through a peer based nomination process as a Fellow of the highly prestigious American Bar Foundation (ABF) with membership limited to just one percent of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. | American Bar Foundation (Jan 2022)
Loftus & Eisenberg: Opens Wisconsin office. | WisBusiness (Jan 2022)
Recognized by Expertise.com as a “Top Pick” among the top 46 of 721 Chicago litigation firms evaluated. | Expertise.com (Jan 2022)
Marc N. Blumenthal Joins Loftus & Eisenberg, Ltd. as Senior Counsel in Trademark and Copyright Practice | PR.com (Jan 2022)
Representing brave women who are speaking up against surreptitious recording. We all deserve to feel safe in our workplaces. | NBC 5 Chicago (Nov 12, 2021 updated on Nov 13, 2021)
Turning up the heat on the Horwitz Ponzi Scheme by filing separate suits focused on the different duties owed (Oct 21, 2021)
Ex-Saint Anthony HR director says hospital fired her for opposing ‘pay-for-play’ scheme with Madigan, Sandoval | Cook County Record (June 18, 2021)
Woman claims Oak Lawn subjected her to nuisances in ‘retribution’ for refusing to sell home for public works yard (May 5, 2021)
Kavahn Mansouri, Madison County IL man suing Metro East Sanitary District, Belleville News-Democrat (May 1, 2021, updated May 4, 2021)
Heather Isringhausen Gvillo, Former MESD employee files amended complaint alleging termination due ‘widespread practice of political patronage’, Madison – St. Clair Record (April 28, 2021)
Daniel Dorfman, Gail Eisenberg prepares to take the reins as supervisor in New Trier Township, Chicago Tribune (April 27, 2021)
Tequia Burt, Tip of the spear, Chicago Lawyer Magazine (April 22, 2021)
Margaret Wurth, “The Only People It Really Affects Are the People it Hurts:” The Human Rights Consequences of Parental Notice of Abortion in Illinois, HUman Rights Watch (March 11, 2021)
Class action: Seva Beauty salon chain allegedly misled franchisees to believe franchise would be easy money (July 23, 2020)
Class actions target State Farm, Zurich American over denied COVID business claims (June 17, 2020)
Restaurant sues insurer over denied COVID claim (June 17, 2020)
Investors Say Fund Cost Them $52M By Inflating Assets (July 1, 2020)
