Tampa Partner’s Ronald Cohn and Vanessa Cohn appear in the Lawyers Giving Back section of the upcoming June edition of the ABA Journal. Mr. & Mrs. Cohn were highlighted as a result of their recent donation of nine iPad’s to the Tampa Preparatory School’s English Department. The Lawyers Giving Back section showcases lawyers from across [...]

Arnstein & Lehr’s Managing Partner, Raymond Werner, and Florida Managing Partner, Jeffrey  Shapiro, were interviewed for the article “Lawyers looking for lateral moves in demand” that appears in the 2011 South Florida Business Journal’s Book of Law. The article addresses the trend of South Florida law firms looking to lateral partner transfers rather than entry-level [...]

Chicago Partner Allan Goldberg authored ”Cooperative Apartments Shares May be Held as Tenants by the Entirety”. In his article Mr. Goldberg reviews the outcome of the case Maher v. Hams Trust & Savings Bank. To download the article as a PDF, please click here.

Chicago Partner Thomas White‘s article, “Annuities in 401k Plans: What a Plan Sponsor Should Keep in Mind,” is featured on 401khelpcenter.com. The article originally appeared in the May issue of Benefits Magazine. 401khelpcenter.com is a prime provider of information, opinion, analysis, news, rules, and other 401k and 403(b) resources for plan sponsors, retirement professionals, and [...]

Chicago Partner George Apostolides was the panel moderator at the May 4 Chicago Bar Association program, “Picking the Best Jury: Effective Techniques by the Experts.” The panelists offered tips on jury selection and spoke of the issues regarding the current federal court trial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Information about the event, including a picture, [...]

In the article, “Light sentences from offshore account prosecutions won’t last,” Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie discussed possible mitigating factors in tax crime sentencing. The article delved into the Department of Justice’s prosecution against taxpayers with unreported offshore accounts and whether resulting sentences are too light. The article appeared in the May 9 issue of [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Richard Rosenbaum successfully represented his client in the matter of Costa v. State of Florida. In the decision the appellate court reversed the trial court’s judgment and sentence of his client. The court remanded a new trial due to the State of Florida’s failure to conduct a Richardson hearing. To read court’s [...]

    In March, Arnstein & Lehr agreed to participate in a financial literacy education effort for high school students under the sponsorship of the ABA Business Law Section (BLS) in partnership with Junior Achievement (JA Worldwide). On Tuesday, June 7, the firm will host an introductory meeting in our Chicago office with the Chicago [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Jerold Schneider authored the article, “Work-for-hire standard could prevent  copyright protection,” which appeared in the May 11 issue of Daily Business News. The article addresses the difficulties that can occur when determining copyright ownership in work-for-hire situations. The Daily Business Review, an ALM publication, provides legal, real estate and financial information [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner John Ropiequet was a presenter at the Eighth Annual Housing and Auto Finance Workshop in Baltimore on May 3. The presentation, “Conflicts and Privileges: Legal Ethics of Affidavits, Robo-Signing and Notarizations,” focused on violations of professional ethical rules which may ensnare inside and outside counsel who deal with mortgage foreclosures [...]

Chicago Partner Edward  Snyder and Associate Robert A. McKenzie’s article “Surprises in Illinois Tax Amnesty Program” appeared in the May 2 issue of General Aviation News.  The article addresses how the Illinois Use Tax Amnesty program covers only aircraft purchased from out-of-state retailers, i.e., those subject to tax under the Use Tax Act, not the Aircraft [...]

Hoffman Estates Attorney J. William Braithwaite will be one of two presenters at a seminar for newly elected officials of the seven municipalities of the Barrington Area Council of Governments on May 31.  The seminar is designed to educate those elected to Village offices for the first time in the April, 2011, election on a [...]

Chicago Partner Thomas White was interviewed for an article that appeared in the May issue of Treasury & Risk.  The article, entitled “Cheers for 401(k) Tiers,” addresses tiered investment strategies that aligns particular types of investments with the investing appetite and inclinations of plan participants. Treasury & Risk magazine serves as a resource for senior financial executives covering all [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Jerold Siegan is highlighted in the May issue of Chicago Lawyer magazine which this month includes a feature story on Chicago area lawyers with “interesting hobbies, talents and creativity.”  Mr. Siegan is included on the cover while standing in front of three of his paintings at our Chicago office with [...]

Local and national media last week reported on the recent arrival of State Representative James B. Durkin to our Chicago office. Stories appeared in the April 27 edition of dBusinessNews, and the April 28 editions of Law 360 and the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. dBusinessNews.com is the nations leading Internet provider of local business intelligence, [...]

Chicago Partner Mark Spognardi was recently interviewed for an article that was posted April 29 to the Web site of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The article addressed the concern that employers may be lulled into a false sense of informality when conducting video interviews that might lead to inappropriate questions. SHRM is [...]

Chicago Partner Barry Katz , lead attorney, assisted by  Chicago Partners Erik Kantz, Stephanie Kim and Robert Taylor, former Chicago Associate Tal Izraeli and Chicago Paralegal Darecia Arif, successfully represented a major Chicago area developer in the restructuring of a loan portfolio. The restructure involved nine loans totaling $26,000,000. The restructuring involved 11 properties located [...]

Chicago Partner Kathleen Lach was a presenter at an Illinois State Bar Association conference, “Illinois Tax Overview and Current Issues: The Expert’s Perspective,”  on April 29. Ms. Lach’s presentation, “Informal Conference Board Proceedings,” reviewed the practice and procedural requirements when appearing before the Informal Conference Board and discussed how to effectively represent a client in [...]

Joel Rothman, a partner in our West Palm Beach office, recently co-chaired and spoke on developments in Copyright Law at the 2nd Annual Florida Intellectual Property Symposium in Fort Lauderdale. Mr. Rothman chairs the Intellectual Property Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, the sponsor of the event.  Mr. Rothman  gave the [...]

The Litigation Counsel of America (LCA), a selective, honorary trial lawyer society, invited Chicago Partner George Apostolides to become an LCA fellow. According to the LCA, fellows are selected “based upon effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.”