West Palm Beach Partner Joel Rothman was interviewed on Thursday on the legal side of iPhone/smart phone applications for an upcoming Comcast Newsmakers broadcast.  Mr. Rothman discussed what app developers should do before or during the creation process, how to protect their ideas, applications and iPhones/smart phones.  Comcast Newsmakers features community leaders, opinion makers, elected [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Steven Daniels was recently named the development chair for the Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Florida Region.  Mr. Daniels  will oversee fundraising for ADL in Florida and serve a two-year term.  Mr. Daniels  also recently served as the emcee for the ADL Florida’s 2010 Torch of Liberty Award Dinner which honors ADL members [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Alan Kipnis discussed the risks and rewards of purchasing a home that has been foreclosed on with NorthJersey.com. Mr. Kipnis discussed what to look for and how to go through the process. The article appeared in the February 20 issue of the North Jersey Homes section. Click here to read the full [...]

West Palm Beach Partner John Turner has been elected to membership in the Trial Attorneys of America. This national organization of trial counsel is limited to 200 attorneys in private practice plus corporate counsel who deal primarily with product liability matters. Membership is by invitation only. 

Hoffman Estates Partners Arthur L. Janura and Nancy S. Harbottle will be speakers at the annual Illinois Municipal League (IML) Municipal Attorneys Seminar on March 19. Mr. Janura and Ms. Harbottle will be presenting a seminar entitled “Tips on Drafting & Reviewing Letters of Credit & Performance Bonds.” The seminar is being held in Bloomington, [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to welcome to the firm’s Chicago office Marc S. Zaslavsky.  Mr. Zaslavsky is an associate in the Bankruptcy Group. Mr. Zaslavsky  earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Indiana University and his J.D. magna cum laude from DePaul University College of Law. Mr. Zaslavsky was a member of [...]

On February 12 Chicago Partner  Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed for “On the Money!”, a weekly radio program that reaches listeners in the South Florida market.  Mr. McKenzie discussed trends in IRS enforcement of individuals in 2009, including off shore accounts, the IRS stated increase in audits among the wealthy and self-employed, and changes in [...]

Arnstein & Lehr attorneys John Ropiequet and Christopher Naveja co-author Fair Lending Developments: The End of Discretionary Pricing? and the return to the mortgage finance arena. Fair Lending Developments: The End of Discretionary Pricing?

Miami Partner and member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Bankrptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, Phillip Hudson, III, discussed bankruptcy “contagion theory” in the February 3 issue of the Daily Business Review. Mr. Hudson talks about why many people continue to pay on homes that are not worth their mortgage and what to look for from [...]

Chicago Partner and member of Arnstein & Lehr’s Consumer Finance Practice Group,  John Ropiequet,  recently published an article in the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report entitled “Racial Discrimination Claims in Current Mortgage and Auto Finance Litigation:  The Song Remains the Same.”  The article discusses recent enforcement actions by state and federal agencies asserting that lenders’ [...]

The January/February 2010 issue of Coverage features an article by Chicago Partner Justin Weisberg and Associate Louis Gale. The article is entitled “A closer look at the rights of an indemnified party as compared to the rights of an additional insured from an insurance coverage perspective.” Coverage is the ABA publication for the Committee on [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Intellectual Property Partner Joel B. Rothman discussed his ongoing battle with The Florida Bar over Internet testimonials with the ABA Journal for a feature article in its February 2010 issue entitled “Grade Anxiety: Firms fret about clients rating their work.”    Joel’s lawsuit, Rothman v. The Florida Bar, alleged the state’s professional conduct [...]

West Palm Beach and Boca Raton Real Estate Partner Scott A. Frank is scheduled to speak on Dealing with Tenant or Corporate Bankruptcy during the Inside Self-Storage (ISS) World Expo March 1-3 at the Paris Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.  The ISS World Expo is the industry’s leading conference and trade show and the premier [...]

Chicago Insurance Partner Mary Cannon Veed is scheduled to speak on April 22 at the International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR) Insolvency Conference.   Mary will serve as the moderator on a panel of actuarial, regulatory and legislative experts discussing proposed health reform legislation.  IAIR provides individuals involved with insurance receiverships education, information exchange, and enhanced [...]

Chicago Tax Partner Robert E. McKenzie is scheduled to discuss several topics of note during The Florida Bar Tax Section’s 32nd Annual Meeting scheduled for April 30 – May 2 at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.  Mr. McKenzie will serve as a panelist during the We Got What It Takes [...]

Arnstein & Lehr’s Construction Practice Group has launched the premier issue of its practice group newsletter.  The publication includes a retrospective of the practice group’s achievements in 2009 as well as articles about smart grid technology, the Illinois Home Repair and Remodeling Act (HRRA), contractors and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, attorney [...]

Hoffman Estates and Chicago Partner  Arthur Janura, Jr is featured in a cover story in the February issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine. Art’s comments appear in the article “Following clients to the suburbs” about the advantages of a suburban office location for a large downtown law firm. Click here to read the full article.

Arnstein & Lehr LLP Litigation Department Chair David Waxman and Partner Sharilee Smentek were successful recently in the defense of a negligent failure-to-warn-action against their client in The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  The appellate court affirmed the opinion of an Illinois District Court for the client, a manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals.  [...]

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 labor-related liability and comply with many state and federal laws facing employers. Arnstein & Lehr Partner and member of [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Richard Rosenbaum spoke to the Sun Sentinel about Scott Rothstein, a local attorney who has pled guilty to a 1.2 billion dollar ponzi scheme in South Florida. Richard discussed the case and his predictions regarding the sentence Rothstein could be facing. The article appeared in the January 27 issue of the newspaper. [...]