The Securities Law and Compliance Manual is written by Arnstein & Lehr Securities Practice Group lawyer Jerold Siegan. The purpose of this manual is to present in “non-lawyer” terms those things that the Issuer must do in order to qualify for one of the available “private placement” exemptions from the securities registration requirements under the [...]

This article was written by Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Employee Benefits Practice Group member Thomas M. White. It discusses a change to flexible spending benefits in 2011 under the health care reform law. Due to this change in the law, sponsors of these plans should review their formal documents, plan descriptions and claims forms [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Tampa attorney Robin S. Trupp was featured in the February 26, 2009 edition of Gulf Coast Business Review. The article discusses Mr. Trupp’s law practice interest in equine law and his past as a competitive horse rider. Robin Trupp focuses on both litigation and equine law. He also practices law in the [...]

Arnstein & Lehr has developed an iPhone application that is now available as a free download online at Apple’s iTunes store. The application allows iPhone owners to retrieve news and updates from Arnstein & Lehr’s Web site straight to their iPhone – including the firm’s latest legal alerts, General Counselor Employment Blog posts, office locations and other news of note. To download the free application to your iPhone, go [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago attorneys George Apostolides, Miriam Stein and Barry Chatz are mentioned in a July 21 article of The Deal. The article, “Creditors to recover little under EAR’s confirmed plan”, refers to the Chapter 11 filing by Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc (EAR). The three serve as counsel to EAR. Mr. Apostolides is also [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago attorneys Robert A. McKenzie and David A. Golin are quoted in the August 24, 2010 edition of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The article focuses on the financial difficulties faced by private airports in the current economy. Click here to read the article in full.

This article was written by Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Employee Benefits Practice Group member Thomas M. White. It discusses how under new health care legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, significant tax penalties may be imposed on many employers that provide “discriminatory” [...]

The articles in Arnstein & Lehr’s Commercial Solutions Newsletter were authored by Attorneys Samuel Levine, Allan Goldberg, Robert E. McKenzie and Joel Hurwitz. Click here to visit the Commercial Solutions home page. The Use of Receiverships for Managing Troubled Assets | FHA Condominium Guidelines | Bankruptcy Taxation | Downsizing and Rent Abatement: The Landlord and [...]

The launch of the Aviation Practice Group was noted in several publications last week, including the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin on August 9 and August 10, and dBusinessNews Chicago on August 9. To view a PDF of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article in its entirety, please click here.

Five Arnstein & Lehr partners were recently selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a respected peer-review publication. This year’s honorees (pictured in order from left to right) are Fort Lauderdale Partners Alan Kipnis in Banking Law and Douglas Kniskern in Trusts & Estates Law, West Palm Beach Partner [...]

Arnstein & Lehr West Palm Beach Partner, Steven Daniels recently closed a complicated $22 million Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure Agreement where the client Lender had to negotiate with two separate loan participants, a multi-tiered Debtor in possession and Deed in Lieu Assignee who also required a $15,750,000 new loan in order to close on [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Philip Ruben and Associate Andrew Sannes, members of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group, successfully represented the founders and sole shareholders of The Weiland Financial Group, Inc. (“WFG”) in connection with their sale of 100% equity of WFG to Open Solutions Inc., a leading provider of integrated enabling technologies for [...]

This article was written by Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Employee Benefits Practice Group member Thomas M. White. It discusses how retirement plan fiduciaries need to evaluate the fees charged by investment funds made available under their retirement plans. Plan fiduciaries responsible for investment decisions, including the selection of a plan’s investment menu, should assure [...]

Chicago Partner and Chair of Arnstein & Lehr’s Tax Practice Group, Robert E. McKenzie will be presenting programs at the National Tax Practice Institute in Las Vegas on August 10. His topics include tax aspects of bankruptcy and the IRS offer in compromise program. Mr. McKenzie previously served as Dean of that institute. Mr. McKenzie [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago partners and Government and Municipal Affairs practice group members, Hal Morris and Jenifer Caracciolo won an important victory for a municipal client of the Firm.  In that case, a municipal firefighter was injured while loading fresh hose on an out-of-service fire vehicle that had returned from a fire call.  The firefighter [...]

Chicago Partner Erik Kantz chaired a panel of experts at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section annual meeting in San Francisco titled Advising Growth Stage Companies: What Clients Should Know (And How To Tell Them) About Protecting Intellectual Property, Forming Key Contracts and Finding Venture Capital.  This program was the second in a series [...]

Managing Partner Raymond J. Werner was interviewed by the National Law Journal about the surge of law firm activity in Chicago. Mr. Werner discussed types of cases the firm has been getting, and why Arnstein & Lehr has remained competitive in the current economy. He also discusses the addition of Chicago offices by some of the larger [...]

This article was written by Arnstein & Lehr Partner Thomas M. White and Geraldine Michalik, Ph.D.  It addresses the need by pension plan sponsors, advisors, and other stakeholders to pay significant attention to the characteristics and performance of plan liabilities. To view the full article as a PDF, please click here.

This is a chapter of Family and Business Succession Planning: Leading Lawyers on Evaluating Recent Trends, Navigating Uncertain Tax Laws, and Developing Creative Strategies for Families and Businesses.  It was authored by Arnstein & Lehr Estate Planning Attorney Joseph Vitek. Click here to purchase the book. Succession and Liquidity: Two Key Considerations for Closely Held [...]

The articles in Arnstein & Lehr’s Intellectual Property Newsletter were authored by Attorneys Judith Grubner, Joel Rothman and Misha Kerr.  Click here to visit the Intellectual Property home page. Supreme Court interprets copyright suit filing provision | FTC applies endorsement guides to bloggers | “First Sale” doctrine no protection or post-purchase confusion | Postal Service [...]