Several Chicago partners recently participated in the 7th Annual IICLE Real Estate Short Course, held March 15-16 at the Hickory Ridge Marriott in Lisle. William Anaya served as the planning chairman and moderated the entire two-day program. He also spoke on “Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Transactions” and “Environmental Considerations for Commercial Real Estate Transactions.” [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed for a March 25 article appearing in the Wall Street Journal online.  The article, entitled “The Kind of Tax Trouble That Leads To Jail,” outlines the penalties a taxpayer and his advisor might expect when the IRS catches you in either an honest tax preparation error or outright dishonesty. [...]

  Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie’s commentary on the Federal Aviation Administration’s recent revision to the handbook for the FAA’s Airport Compliance Program, appeared in the March 22 issue of Westlaw Journal Aviation. The revision effectively bars residential “through the fence” (TTF) access to airports receiving federal support. TTF access allows aircraft owners and operators [...]

Chicago Partner Justin Weisberg published an article titled “Gaining Virtual Steam: BIM Transforms Design, Construction and Facility Management” in the March issue of the American Bar Association’s Under Construction newsletter. In the article Mr. Weisberg discusses the development of virtual project information tools known as Building Information Modeling (“BIM”). He goes into further detail about [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Justin Weisberg published an article titled “Gaining Virtual Steam: BIM Transforms Design, Construction and Facility Management” in the March issue of the American Bar Association’s Under Construction newsletter. In the article Mr. Weisberg discusses the development of virtual project information tools known as Building Information Modeling (“BIM”). He goes into [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel Levine presented at the March 17-20 Midyear Meeting of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers workshop titled, “The Changing Face of Real Estate Acquisitions – Buying Real Property out of Bankruptcy and Federal Receiverships.” Workshop topics included bankruptcy 363 sales, federal receiverships, state court receiverships and practical experience. To see speaker [...]

Chicago Partner Barry Chatz will be a judicial panel member at the National Business Institute’s “Bankruptcy Judicial and Trustee Forum” on June 10. The four person judicial panel and moderator are key decision makers involved in bankruptcy cases. Attorneys and paralegals attending the half-day seminar will have the opportunity to gain insight on multiple bankruptcy [...]

Chicago Partners Jason Tremblay and Jenifer Caracciolo, and former partner Paul Starkman, recently obtained a significant victory on behalf of a global travel technology company. The client was sued by a former employee for gender and disability discrimination, as well as retaliation, after the employee was terminated for his violation of the company’s medical leave [...]

 Vanessa Negron Cohn, a partner in the firm’s Tampa office, was recently appointed treasurer of the Georgetown University Alumni Club for the West Coast of Florida. The Georgetown University Alumni Club is comprised of alumni, new students, parents, family and friends of Georgetown University, and it engages in activities designed to recruit new students to [...]

  Chicago Partners Hal Morris and Jason Tremblay as well as Chicago Associate, Toby Eveland , recently obtained a favorable ruling before the Illinois Appellate Court on behalf of a university. The appeal stemmed from a lawsuit filed by the alumni board of a fraternity at the university to enjoin the university from implementing a policy that [...]

Arnstein & Lehr recently agreed to participate in a financial literacy education effort under the sponsorship of the ABA Business Law Section (BLS) in partnership with Junior Achievement (JAWorldwide). The partnership was approved by the ABA Board of Governors at its February meeting.  It came about through the leadership of the Business Law Section’s Consumer [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Barry Chatz will be a judicial panel member at the National Business Institute’s “Bankruptcy Judicial and Trustee Forum” on June 10. The four person judicial panel and moderator are key decision makers involved in bankruptcy cases. Attorneys and paralegals attending the half-day seminar will have the opportunity to gain insight [...]

Partner Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed for an article that appeared in the March 3 edition of Law 360 entitled “J&G Defendants Face Tough Battle in Tax Trial.” The article discussed the New York trial that began last week of former Jenkens & Gilchrist LLP attorneys and other professionals who purportedly conspired to market illegal [...]

Partner David Sugar was interviewed for a March 4 Chicago Tribune article entitled “Charging stations pose obstacles for condos” which addresses the increased demand for electric cars and how condominium boards grapple with providing the necessary stations to charge them. To read the article, please click here.

Partner Robert E. McKenzie was recently interviewed for a March 1 Associated Press article entitled “GOP looks to cut IRS budget despite returns” for his thoughts on Republicans efforts to shrink the IRS while President Obama looks to increase IRS spending by 9 percent. To read the complete article, click here.

HOAleader.com recently asked West Palm Beach Partner Steve Daniels for his thoughts on homeowners association boards who are worried about those owners’ with reverse mortgages. Many boards suspect a reverse mortgage may be a sign a homeowner is in – or about to enter – rough financial waters.  His comments appear in the online publication’s [...]

An article entitled “Financial relief for Municipalities in Illinois” written by Partner James Chatz and Associate Marc Zaslavsky appeared in the March 2 edition of BNA’s Bankruptcy Law Reporter. In the article Mr. Chatz and Mr. Zaslavsky discuss the current procedural difficulties for municipalities in Illinois seeking financial relief and the benefits of enabling larger [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie continues to field interview requests concerning the GOP’s efforts to cut the IRS budget despite significant returns on the government’s investments in the agency for audits, liens and tax cheat property seizures. On March 8 Bob was interviewed by National Public Radio’s Brian Naylor for an article that appears on [...]

Chicago Partners Samuel Levine and Justin Weisberg are scheduled to speak at the Friday, April 8, Illinois State Bar Association’s (ISBA) Mechanics Liens and Construction Claims program at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb.  Mr. Weisberg will speak on “Perfecting Mechanics Liens and Bond Claims on Public Projects” while Mr. Levine will co-present the topic “Bankruptcy, [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was asked for his thoughts in a March 10 SmartMoney blog post entitled “More Spouses off the Hook for Tax Mess.” The article takes a look at the IRS’ “innocent spouse rule” which lets a wife or husband who wasn’t actively involved in preparing their tax return off the hook [...]