The lists recognize the outstanding achievements of attorneys in the state of Illinois.

In founding the Equal Pay Day Chicago Coalition, Barb has helped empower and educate women and minorities to fight for equal pay.

Golan Christie Taglia celebrates Barb's many achievements and her longtime service and commitment to the practice of law.

15 Golan Christie Taglia attorneys were named to 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists, five of whom celebrate being selected to the list for the first time.

The 2nd Annual Building Inclusive Community Conference features Barbara L. Yong for a conversation regarding the gender pay gap in the United States in her capacity as Founder of Equal Pay Day Chicago.

CAN TV’s Political Forum recently featured Barbara L. Yong for a conversation regarding the gender pay gap in the United States in her capacity as Founder of Equal Pay Day Chicago.

Golan Christie Taglia is thrilled to announce 11 of the firm’s attorneys were named to the 2022 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Barbara Yong was a featured guest on Hirsch Serman's Radio show on financial wellness.

Golan Christie Taglia is delighted to announce the inclusion of 16 firm attorneys to the 2021 Leading and Emerging Lawyers lists for their outstanding work in a wide range of areas including Closely & Privately Held Business Law, Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy & Workout Law: Commercial and more.

Golan Christie Taglia is proud to announce the inclusion of nine of its attorneys to the 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.

Insolvency is defined as either having more debts than assets based on a balance sheet test or being unable to pay your debts as they come due. 

To ensure confidentiality, questions can be submitted in advance and participants’ names will not be displayed.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicts that 40% of the nation’s 30 million small businesses could close permanently in the next six months. Are you worried that your business will be one of the statistics? It may not have to be.

If your business is closed or is suffering from a drop off in sales as a result of the Coronavirus Outbreak, we encourage you to stay calm. While bankruptcy is always an option, you may be able to ride out the storm by trying to reduce your expenses.

Please join Golan Christie Taglia attorney, Barbara L Yong, at the SBAC Lawyers’ Community Educational Forum for Business Owners for her presentation regarding asset protection planning for business owners.

You have worked hard to build up a nice little nest egg. You may have started or purchased a successful business, own a home, have savings in the bank, put aside money to pay for your kids’ college education, and accumulated several investments which you hope will carry you though retirement. The stock market is at an all-time high, and you may have even been diligent enough to prepare an estate plan. But the future is impossible to predict and your assets should be protected in case of a rainy day.

Barbara Yong will be honored with the Outstanding Service Award at the Chicago/Midwest Chapter Turnaround Management Association’s Executive Speaker Forum on November 21, 2016 from 5-10pm at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago.

Owners of businesses that are insolvent, regardless of whether the insolvency is determined using the balance sheet test (meaning their liabilities exceed their assets) or because they are unable to pay their debts as they come due, need to act responsibly to prevent creditors from imposing personal liability for business debts. Once a business is insolvent, the owners have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of their creditors to either turn the business around and make it profitable or to shut it down to prevent a deepening insolvency on the backs of the creditors.

Join ABI in the Windy City this fall for the Seventh Annual Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference! This day-long educational program, devoted entirely to consumer bankruptcy professionals, will focus on current issues affecting debtors and creditors in consumer cases.

On September 5, 2012, Barbara L. Yong was honored by the League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area with the 2012 Person of Impact Award. According to the League, “The award was created to honor individuals, non-profit organizations or government entities that are considered ‘change-makers’ and have made significant contributions in encouraging citizens to engage in the democratic process.” Golan & Christie congratulates Ms. Yong on her achievement.

Turnaround Management Association's March 2012 issue of "Journal of Corporate Renewal"

Bankruptcy comes in several flavors, and a Chapter 11 is the flavor that allows a business to reorganize and continue to operate. Can small businesses benefit from filing a Chapter 11 bankruptcy? YES! And here’s why: