Arnstein & Lehr has been recognized as one of the top nationally ranked law firms in the U.S. following our inclusion in the first ever Top Ranked Law Firms™ list released by the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory.  Martindale-Hubbell honors those firms having at least 33 percent of attorneys achieving a Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Rating.   Nearly 40% of Arnstein & Lehr [...]

Chicago Partners Kathleen M. Lach and Adam S. Fayne were invited to participate in an Illinois Department of Revenue roundtable held on October 20 to discuss hot topics in state administrative hearings, hosted by Chief Administrative Law Judge Mimi Brin. The participants included state and local tax practitioners from around the City of Chicago, as well [...]

Chicago Partner Justin L. Weisberg will be speaking at the Structures Symposium for the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois in Chicago on Wednesday, November 2. Mr. Weisberg’s talk, titled “Working in a Virtual World – Understanding Bim Requirements”, will be given in the afternoon session. For more information on the symposium, click here.

On Thursday, October 20, Chicago Partner Jay P. Tarshis spoke to the Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council on the topic “Designating A Beneficiary of Retirement Assets.”  The Northwest Suburban Estate Planning Council is an organization of attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, CLUs, ChFCs, CFPs and other financial professionals practicing estate planning.  To read Mr. Tarshis’s handout on [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Jerold I. Schneider wrote an article entitled “America invests, but who benefits from new patent law?” for the Intellectual Property Special Report appearing in the October 11 issue of the Daily Business Review.  In his article, Mr. Schneider outlines how the America Invents Act now allows profits to go to the first [...]

Thomson West has just published the 2011-2012 Update for Premises Liability 3d, authored by Chicago Name Partner Louis A. Lehr Jr. This three volume work is updated each year with a new chapter and a cumulative supplement which provides many new sections and hundreds of new case notes on premises liability law, plus a cumulative [...]

Chicago Partner Michael L. Gesas will speak on a panel titled “Structured Dismissals of Chapter 11 cases” at the October 19 Chicago Bar Association lunch meeting. Discussion points will include the definition of structured versus non-structured dismissals, creditor concerns regarding structured dismissals, and relative case law.

Chicago Partner Thomas F. McGuire was a panelist for a presentation entitled “Illinois Civil Union Act” for the Chicago Bar Association’s “You and the Law” cable access television program. The episode is scheduled to be aired on Monday, November 7 on CAN-TV Ch. 21 (Chicago) at 10:00 PM.

Chicago Partner Samuel H. Levine has been appointed as a participant on the National Uniform Law Commission Study Committee to examine desirability and feasibility of drafting a uniform law on the Appointment and Powers of Real Estate Receivers. He has also been appointed by the American College of Real Estate Lawyers as a liaison to [...]

Chicago partners John L. Ropiequet and Christopher S. Naveja have published an article entitled “Update on Current and Prospective Fair Lending Enforcement and Litigation Developments” in the latest edition of Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report. The article discusses recent federal and state enforcement actions against banks that allegedly discriminated against minority mortgage and auto borrowers, [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Joel B. Rothman and Chicago Partner Erik L. Kantz co-wrote the article “Consumer class actions for deceptive food, beverage and nutrition claims: is a sea change upon us?” It is featured in the October 2011 issue of Financier Worldwide. In the article, Mr. Rothman and Mr. Kantz discuss how class action [...]

Chicago Partner Kathleen M. Lach recently wrote the article “Illinois Civil Union Act raises filing questions,” which appears in the October 2011 issue of ISBA Tax Trends. In the article, Kathleen discusses federal and state tax filing issues arising out of the Illinois Civil Union Act. To read the article in its entirety, please click [...]

Chicago Partner Barry A. Chatz was recently interviewed for his experiences related to the outage affecting Blackberry users worldwide last week for a Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article “Blackberry outage affects lawyers and law firms” published in its October 14 edition. To read the article with Barry’s comments, please click here.

Miami Partner Ronald R. Fieldstone was quoted in the article “Lack of money keeps dealmaking on the horizon,” which appeared in the September 26 issue of Daily Business Review. Mr. Fieldstone discussed the federal EB-5 program, which grants green cards to foreigners if they invest $500,000 or more in a business that creates 10 or [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner and Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group Chair Barry Chatz appears as a featured panelist in Financier Worldwide Magazine‘s “2011 U.S. Bankruptcy Roundtable Report.” The report is one of the the lead feature stories in its October issue and provides analysis by a select group of experts who discuss key [...]

Arnstein & Lehr is proud to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. About Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Susan G. Komen fought breast cancer with her heart, body and soul. Throughout her diagnosis, treatments, and endless days in the hospital, she spent her time thinking of ways to make life better for other women [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Partner Mark Spognardi recently wrote the article, “Employers’ Summer of Disconnect: Obama Labor Board pushes anti-employer agenda,” which appeared in the September 20 issue of the Westlaw Journal. In the article Mr. Spognardi discusses how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has had a busy summer proposing and implementing rules and issuing [...]

West Palm Beach Partner Steven L. Daniels spoke on Tuesday, September 13, to approximately 100 members of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of the Palm Beaches and of Greater Ft. Lauderdale during their 2011 Commercial Real Estate Symposium and Trade Show. Steve served as a panelist with a local circuit court judge, auctioneer and commercial broker [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay was a speaker at the October 6 event, “Business Considerations for New and Growing Legal Practices,” co-hosted by CBA Young Lawyers Section and the Small Business Advocacy Council. The event was part of Crain’s Small Business Week. Mr. Tremblay’s panel discussion topic was “Successful Networking and Rainmaking Techniques.” [...]

On July 29, the Cessna 150-152 Fly-In Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, awarded Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie the Gordon Ellis Award for his support of the Foundation and its 2011 Fly-In in Clinton, Iowa. The award was established in 2010 and is presented to individuals that support the foundation without seeking recognition for their [...]