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 [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Partners Mark A. Spognardi and Robert E. McKenzie will present the audio webcast (or teleseminar)  “Regulatory Deference in Light of Mayo Foundation v. United States: How can such a small case be such a big game-changer?” on Wednesday, February 23. The event, organized by the American Law Institute – American Bar Association [...]

Get front-line guidance on what works and what pitfalls to avoid when separating high-level employees. Learn from our panel of experienced executives and attorneys who have handled hundreds of executive transitions and successful terminations. Click here for more info regarding the Terminating High-Level Executives Seminar on February 23, 2011. Please register using the form below. [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Partners Kathleen Lach and Thomas McGuire will speak to Xerox’s GALAXe Pride at Work group Thursday, February 3 in Rosemont. They will present “Hot Topics in Tax and Estate Planning.” The discussion will include the impact and implications of the new civil union law.

Miami Paralegal Linda McGrath-Cruz is appearing in an ad for Miami Dade College that shows the success of Miami Dade College graduates. The ad featuring Ms. McGrath-Cruz will appear in the Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald on January 26 and on February 2 in Diario Las Americas.

Chicago Partner Justin Weisberg has been selected to serve as Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee vice-chair for American Society of Civil Engineers during the 2011-2012 fiscal year.  Mr. Weisberg will serve as chair of the committee in the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie, chair of the firm’s Tax Practice Group, posted his most recent Blog item January 21 on Forbes.com‘s “IRS Watch” Blog. In the post, entitled “IRS Collection Standards Should Be Revised,” he discusses how the current standards fail to provide adequate expenses for taxpayers residing in high cost [...]

Chicago Partner Robert Butters was a panelist for the Florida Association of Realtors in Orlando, Florida on January 21. About 150 Florida realtors attended the program.  Mr. Butters seminar discussed how changes in the real estate industry and consumer’s searches for homes to purchase will impact the operations of real estate multiple listing services. The [...]

On February 1 Chicago Partner David Sugar will present the seminar “Protecting Yourself and Your Association” at Building Group’s new First Tuesdays program. Mr. Sugar’s topics include: board disputes; homeowner disputes; protecting the board and association from litigation; how to respond when the board or association is sued; delinquency payment issues and foreclosures. The Building [...]

During the past couple years, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have been working on major revisions to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for accounting with respect to leases. In August, FASB and IASB published proposed accounting standards for leases which, if adopted, would radically change the way [...]

Hoffman Estates Partner Arthur Janura Jr. is a presenter Wednesday evening at the Northwest Suburban Bar Association’s Municipal Law for the General Practitioner seminar.  Mr. Janura topics of discussion is Land Use & Zoning. The seminar is being held at the Forest View Education Center in Arlington Heights.

The 2011 edition of Arnstein & Lehr’s The Illinois Condominium Property Act is now available.  Published by Chicago partners David Sugar and Allan Goldberg.  The handbook includes a summary of new legislation enacted in 2010. To view or download the handbook, click here. Print copies are also available by contacting the marketing department.

Chicago Associate Marc Zaslavsky and his family are featured in the Winter 2011 edition of DePaul University College of Law’s Dialogue magazine. The feature is titled “Law in the Family.” It discusses the multi-generational legacy of Marc’s family at the DePaul School of Law. To read the feature in full,click here.

This article was written by Arnstein & Lehr Partner and Labor & Employment Practice Group member Thomas M. White. It discusses The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) and waivers of employees’ claims. USERRA is a broad federal statute that protects the employment rights of certain individuals who engage in military service. To [...]

2010 saw relatively little new legislation directed at condominium associations, and only two amendments to the Illinois Condominium Property Act (“ICPA”) were enacted. Instead, much of the legislative activity in 2010 focused on non-condominium homeowners associations, including passage of a completely separate Act to govern those associations. Voting of Parking and Storage Units in “30/50” [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel Levine wrote an article for the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) Newsletter.  Mr. Levine’s article, ‘The Receivership Law Update,” discusses cases of national interest involving receiverships and foreclosure. ACREL is a nationally known invitation-only organization. The objectives of ACREL include improving and reforming real estate law and practice, addressing issues of [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP welcomed to the firm’s Miami office Wednesday Kevin S. Grossfeld as an associate in the Tax Practice Group and the Commercial and Real Estate Finance Transactions Practice Group. Mr. Grossfeld  previously worked as a transaction and litigation attorney at Rosenthal Rosenthal Rasco Kaplan, LLC in Aventura, FL Mr. Grossfeld earned his [...]

Effective January 1, the Illinois Joint Tenancy Act has been amended to permit revocable inter vivos trusts created by a husband and wife to hold title to the couple’s homestead property as tenants by the entirety.  This means that married couples will no longer need to give up the protections offered by a tenancy by [...]

During the past couple years, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have been working on major revisions to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for accounting with respect to leases.  In August, FASB and IASB published proposed accounting standards for leases which, if adopted, would radically change the way [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP Partner Joel M. Hurwitz comments on the proposed Accounting Standards Update for Leases – Topic 840 issued August 17, 2010. To download the full comment as a PDF click here.