Sweeney & Scharkey LLC added Philippe Y. Blanchard as a name partner and as head of the corporate practice.Effective immediately, the firm will be known as Sweeney Scharkey & Blanchard LLC.Blanchard advises on strategic mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions.He was previously an equity partner in the corporate and securities group at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP.• Richard W. Zuckerman, a sole practitioner in Peoria, received the Samuel S. Berger Award from the Illinois …