Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed recently for an article that appeared August 14 on Bloomberg online on the likely settlement by Credit Suisse, Switzerland’s second largest bank, of aiding tax invasion. The story with Mr. McKenzie’s quotes was also picked up by the online publication Today. The U.S. Justice Department [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Tampa Partner Robin Trupp and Associate Brian Cummings secured a speedy result from Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal for Partner Ron Cohn’s financial institution client. A mere eight days after oral argument, the appellate court affirmed a Final Judgment of Foreclosure, which included the involuntary dismissal at trial of multiple lender-liability [...]

Andrea Cox, a litigation partner in Arnstein & Lehr’s Miami office, has been named among the “40 Under 40″ outstanding lawyers of Miami-Dade County by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s “40 Under 40″ honors the rising stars of Miami-Dade County for their commitment to improving the community and for their dedication [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca was recently interviewed for an article that appears on the Spanish-language Web site Terra. The article focuses on how U.S. citizens now view ourselves and also how the world views us post 9/11. It also discusses the inter-agency cooperation that has developed after 9/11 as well as [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to announce that Paul R. Diamond has joined our Chicago office as a partner practicing real estate, banking, business, and land use law. Prior to joining Arnstein & Lehr, Paul worked in the Chicago office of Wildman Harrold. For more than twenty-five years, Mr. Diamond has concentrated his practice [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP presented Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects, with the 2011 Woman of Vision Award at its fifth annual luncheon for Chicago women business leaders on July 27. Almost 150 of Chicago’s top female business and professional leaders were in attendance for this year’s event. The award, sponsored by Arnstein & Lehr’s [...]

On Wednesday, August 3, several dozen diverse high school students from the Just the Beginning Foundation (JTBF) visited Arnstein & Lehr for lunch, enjoying a welcome by Managing Partner Ray Werner and a career review by Named Partner Lou Lehr. Other Chicago attorneys gave tours of our office, and mixed and mingled with the students to [...]

Chicago partner’s Samuel Levine and William J.  Anaya will participate in the first Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) Real Estate Law Mid-Year Update, planned for August 25 at the Hickory Ridge Marriott in Lisle. The Update is a focused survey of hot topics and the latest developments, providing concrete knowledge attorneys can put [...]

Tampa Partner Ronald B.  Cohn and Associate Tyler Samsing’s article “Foreclosure Crisis Presents Challenges for Lenders When Homeowners and Condo Associations are Involved,” was published in the August issue of The Bankruptcy Strategist. Their article addresses how community associations are being severely impacted by the foreclosure crisis and, as a result, lenders and courts are [...]

On Wednesday, August 3 approximately 85 diverse high school kids from a number of area high schools will arrive for lunch, discussions with members of the firm regarding the practice of law and a tour of the firm. Attorneys from the firm will mix with the kids over lunch and be responsive to questions and [...]

Chicago Associate William T. Eveland has been selected as one of the Best LGBT Attorneys Under 40 by the National LGBT Bar Association. The association’s committee determined that his nomination was exceptionally strong and he should be included in the Class of 2011 listing of the best and brightest in the LGBT legal community. The [...]

Chicago partner Mary Cannon Veed has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of The Brief Editorial Board within the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Appointments to leadership positions within TIPS are clear recognition of professional abilities and reputation among some 24,500 members. TIPS enriches the tort, trial and insurance [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was quoted in the article, “More Tax Trouble for Small Firms.” The article appeared July 29 on Smart Money’s The Tax Blog. Mr. McKenzie described “the IRS’s tactics as ‘harsh.’ In singling out people to penalize, it seems ‘more likely to shoot at the person on the sidelines’ instead of [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie gives a podcast presentation to Accounting Today about the IRS’s offshore voluntary disclosure initiative and why U.S. taxpayers who have undisclosed bank accounts with Credit Suisse and HSBC should take advantage of it. To listen to the podcast in full, please click here.

Arnstein & Lehr’s Chicago office presented Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects with the 2011 Woman of Vision Award at its fifth annual luncheon for Chicago women business leaders. The event, held last Wednesday, July 27, in the banquet room at Fulton’s On the River, was a major success, with attendance by more than 120 [...]