The two sides have also agreed to maintain a media blackout during talks. Like other major orchestras, the CSO has posted a series of deficits, and is likely asking musicians to accept pay cuts.
Mikva, a former member of the Illinois legislature and the U.S. Congress, was a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals from 1979 through 1994. In 1994 and 1995, he served as White House Counsel. He currently teaches at the University of Chicago Law School.