Bloomberg Law
Aug. 24, 2016, 11:19 PM UTC

Did School Officials Cross the Line By Hiring Their Old Law Firm?

Meredith Mandell

Last month, the Chicago Board of Education agreed to a contract paying as much as $250,000 to law firm Jenner & Block, where Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool and General Counsel Ron Marmer formerly worked.

Did this move violate the school system’s code of ethics, given the officials’ former relationship with Jenner? The deal was revealed by the Chicago Sun Times, and now the inspector general for the Chicago Board of Education will investigate.

At the heart of the controversy are Marmer’s continuing financial ties to the firm. In 2015 he received $200,000 from the firm and will continue ...

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