Chicago Partner Louis A. Lehr Jr. authored a new chapter,    Injuries at Amusement Parks,  as a part of the 2009 Supplement to his three volume work,   Premises Liability Third, published by West.  Chicago Associate  Jonathan B. Kinsley contributed to the preparation of the chapter. The book takes the practitioner step by step through the preparation [...]

On September 21, 2009 it was announced that Tampa Partner Vanessa Negron Cohn was appointed to the board of managers for Weinberg Village, senior living community and 501(c)(3) organization that is part of the Tampa Bay Jewish Federation. The board of managers is responsible for the day-to-day operations and fundraising efforts to maintain the quality [...]

Chicago Partner Hal R. Morris, Chicago Associate Jenifer H. Caracciolo, and Hoffman Estates Partner Hon. Arthur L. Janura, Jr., received a significant success for one of firm’s municipal clients where the client had denied Public Safety Employee  Benefits to a firefighter.  The firefighter had claimed to be entitled to Public Safety Employee Benefits Act ( [...]

Chicago Associate Katelyn Rose Letizia recently published an article in Chicago-Kent College of Law’s  Seventh Circuit Review  entitled  The Seventh Circuit Gives the Green Light to Red Light Cameras: An Analysis of the Court’s Application of the Rational-Basis Test to Red Light Camera Laws.   The article is a scholarly review and analysis of the Seventh [...]

Robert A. McKenzie, associate, and Theresia Wolf-McKenzie, counsel, of the Chicago office, recently represented clients in the formation of a new limited liability company and purchase of a new Cessna aircraft.  The organization of the company, negotiation of the purchase contract, and closing were accomplished in less than 25 days.  Use of the limited liability [...]

Chicago Partner Bruce  Balonick is presenting a workshop entitled “Legal and Tax issues in buying and selling  off a financial service business” at the Financial Service Centers of America 2009 Conference in Colorado Springs on October 22-25. Click here to see the full work shop schedule.

Associate  Robert A. McKenzie, partners Robert Lasky, Theresia Wolf-McKenzie and Edward Snyder, all with the Chicago office, recently represented clients in a series of tax free, like kind exchanges of jet aircraft.  The aggregate sale price for the three aircraft involved in the transactions exceeded $11 million.  Use of the like kind exchange structure allowed [...]

On September 9,  Partner Joel Rothman, a member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, discussed the purchase of Linux patents by Operation Invention Network (OIN), which consists of a group of companies including IBM, Sony, Red Hat and Google. The companies are currently getting ready for a legal fight over Linux. Joel discussed [...]

The 2009 Edition of The Employment Law Toolkit by Arnstein & Lehr Partner E. Jason Tremblay is now available. The Employment Law Toolkit is a comprehensive resource highlighting the significant employment and labor issues facing Illinois employers in today’s business environment. It focuses on providing practical and cost-effective suggestions on how to avoid employment and [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Labor & Employment Law attorney Mark Spognardi was interviewed for this article discussing the pros and cons of using social media platforms to recruit employees. The Pros and Cons of Recruiting Via Social Media – HR Wire 9-2-09

In this article from Banking and Financial Services Policy Report, Arnstein & Lehr Consumer Finance attorneys John Ropiequet and Chris Naveja explore fair lending litigation following the subprime mortgage meltdown. Fair Lending Litigation Following the Subprime Meltdown

by Judith Grubner Go to Arnstein & Lehr’s Intellectual Property Practice Group page Since 2003, when the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) of the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) decided Medina v. Neuro Vasx, Inc., 67 U.S.P.Q.2d 1205 (TTAB 2003), trademark owners have been in danger of losing their registrations because of [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Steven Daniels closed the sale of three separate properties owned by Key Bank or as part of a Key Bank loan workout. The three separate transactions involved two fractured condominiums in West Palm Beach and Jacksonville, Florida, respectively and a third multi-family project in Lee County, Florida, totaling in excess of [...]

The Intellectual Property Newsletter from Arnstein & Lehr’s Intellectual Property Practice Group discusses several recent cases that effect law pertaining to trademarks and other IP issues.  The newsletter was written by Partners Judith Grubner and Joel Rothman. This is the Summer 2009 issue. Arnstein & Lehr LLP Intellectual Property Newsletter – Summer 2009