Click here for the media coverage summary including full articles Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie, a noted authority concentrating his practice in representation before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and state tax agencies, is continuing to be featured in national and international news stories this year regarding the IRS’ efforts to uncover the identities of [...]
Terminating senior executives these days can result in litigation, bad publicity, business disruptions and poor morale among remaining managers, not to mention being grueling ordeals for all sides. Tough economic times require rapid management changes with no time to “paper the file.” Severance packages are shrinking. Age discrimination charges are spiking. What are CEOs, in-house [...]
On August 10 the Arnstein & Lehr Diversity Committee hosted 74 students involved in the Just the Beginning Foundation’s (JTBF) middle school/high school summer legal institute. The students ate lunch while listening to members of the Diversity Committee speak about their personal experiences as lawyers. The students then asked questions about different practice groups, work life balance, and college [...]
Chicago Partner John Ropiequet’s chapter on Illinois certificate of title law has been published by the American Bar Association in its Compendium of State Certificate of Title Laws. The Compendium collects analyses of the certificate of title laws for all 50 states and compares current laws with the provisions of the Uniform Certificate of Title [...]
Arnstein & Lehr Partner Samuel Levine, a notable expert on mechanics liens, discusses ways that contractors can protect themselves in this article for Modern Contractors Solutions. Protection for Contractors Through Mechanics Liens and Other Means from Modern Contractor Solutions July 2009
General-Counselor.com is the employment blog for in-house attorneys, business owners and executives. Recent posts to General-Counselor.com include: Judge dismisses suit where boss texted witness by Joel Rothman OFCCP to increase compliance audits on federal construction contractors by Mark A. Spognardi Sweeping Overhaul to VESSA To Become Law Soon by E. Jason Tremblay Court compels arbitration [...]
Arnstein & Lehr Hoffman Estates and Chicago Partner Arthur L. Janura, Jr. was reappointed committee chair of the Local Government Committee of the Northwest Suburban Bar Association for the 2009-2010. Mr. Janura recently finished a term as committee chair.
Chicago partners Adam Fayne and Robert E. McKenzie successfully litigated this multi-million dollar proposed tax deficiency in the case Beard v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2009-184 (2009). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) asserted that the six year extended statute of limitations period applied to the taxpayer’s alleged overstatement of basis in his partnership interest. The liability at issue [...]
Chicago Partner, Hal Morris, assisted by Chicago Associate Jenifer Caracciolo secured a significant victory in the Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, for one of the firm’s municipal clients. In that case, a resident of the municipality sought leave to intervene in a concluded court proceeding where the court had confirmed the public vote in favor of forming the municipality. The [...]
Arnstein & Lehr’s Managing Partner, Raymond J. Werner, spoke at the American Bar Association meeting in Chicago on August 1 as a panelist in a session entitled “Bucking the Trend: Tales of Successful law Firms in Turbulent Times.” Mr. Werner discussed how the firm has continued to be successful during the current economic downturn. The [...]
Arnstein & Lehr is pleased to announce that West Palm Beach Partner Joel Rothman was recently certified by The Florida Bar as a legal specialist in Intellectual Property. Board Certified attorneys are the only Florida lawyers allowed to identify or advertise themselves as specialists or experts. “Florida’s board certification program is one of the leaders [...]
Chicago Partners and members of Arnstein & Lehr’s Estate Planning and Probate Administration Practice Group, Jay Tarshis and Joseph Vitek, recently had their article “Current Trends in Fiduciary Litigation: The Evolving Responsibility of the Trustee to Diversify its Portfolio” published in the summer issue of The Journal, a publication of Stout Risius Ross (SRR), a 175 person [...]
West Palm Beach Partner and member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Real Estate Practice Group, Scott Frank, recently published an article discussing the legal recourse for the victims of an unfinished condominium development. The article entitled, Know Your Rights When Your Dream Condo Doesn’t Get Built, featured on AffluentMagazine.com, appears in the Coaches Corner/ Legal section [...]
Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Phillip Hudson, III was part of a delegation visiting Paris and Nice, France, to promote Miami-Dade’s thriving aviation-related assets to industry leaders from around the world. Mr. Hudson’s delegation was made up of members of The Beacon Council, Miami-Dade County’s official economic development agency. They participated in various business meetings [...]
Chicago Partner Mary Cannon Veed was recently appointed as Executive Editor of the Ameican Bar Association Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Brief for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. Mrs. Veed is also the chair-elect of the standing commiteee which serves as its board of editors. Her appointment runs from the conclusion of this week’s [...]
