Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay was quoted in a November 21 article on Workforce.com regarding employee misclassification issues. The article,  “New Law Sinks Teeth into Misclassification of Workers,” discusses a new California law that targets misclassification of workers and provides fines on employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors. To view the article in full, [...]

Arnstein & Lehr staff and attorneys knit and crocheted scarves for over 4 months to support the 2012 Special Olympics. The scarf project was a major success and last week 2 boxes filled with 111 scarves were sent out to their Illinois offices. The Special Olympics Illinois offices were so excited and appreciative of our [...]

Tampa Associate Tyler Samsing is a member of the Youth Projects Committee for the Young Lawyers Division of the Hillsborough County Bar Association. The HCBA is holding its annual Holidays in January party in partnership with the Foster Angels Program of Hillsborough Kids, Inc. and with the Hillsborough County Foster Parent Association. This year the [...]

Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie has written an article titled “IRS Collection procedures” that appeared in the November 20 edition of Forbes. In the article, Robert explains that the IRS makes extensive use of computers and uses a four-level system to collect delinquent taxes. To view the article in full, please click here.

West Palm Beach Partner Steven L. Daniels has been quoted in several of the October 2011 articles in www.HOAleader.com, a resource for homeowner associations and condo board members nationwide. In the articles, Steve provides his expertise in real estate law, landlord/tenant matters, condominium/community association law, and zoning. To view the articles in full, please click [...]

Chicago Partner Erik L. Kantz was a co-chair of the Friday, November 18, at the Fall Meeting of the Business Law Section of the American Bar Association at The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. The CLE program was titled “You Can’t Fly Under the Radar: Why Small and Mid-Sized Companies Need to Worry about Antitrust and [...]

Chicago Partners Barry A. Chatz and Michael L. Gesas will be teaching a real estate course titled “Bankruptcy and Insolvency Laws Affecting Real Estate” at Chicago’s John Marshall Law School. The class is scheduled for the Spring 2012 semester on Thursdays from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. To view the class schedule in full, please [...]

Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca has written an article titled “Florida real estate: Tips and traps for foreign buyers and investors” that appeared in the November 15 edition of the Florida Real Estate Journal. In the article, Mr. Sidlosca provides recommendations on how best to structure and finance a deal for a foreign buyer with [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kids Charity of Tampa Bay to Benefit from Local Businesses’ Annual Holiday Toy Drive Arnstein & Lehr, Cadence Bank and Lazydays Tampa team for third year to bring holidays to underpriviledged children Nov. 28, 2011, Tampa, Fla. – Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to announce that it has joined forces with [...]

Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca attended a Spain-Florida Law Firms Forum sponsored by the Spanish Institute of Commerce and the Spanish government at the Intercontinental Hotel on November 2nd. The forum was attended by the largest and most prestigious law firms in Spain. The Spanish firms are looking to establish strategic relationships with law firms [...]

Chicago Partner John L. Ropiequet delivered two presentations at the Consumer Credit 2011 conference in Grapevine, Texas on October 27 and 28. His first presentation, entitled “Alphabet Soup Revisited: Litigation Trends Under the ECOA, FHA, TILA and EFTA,” covered recent developments in fair lending, Truth in Lending and ATM machine litigation. His second presentation, entitled [...]

In an October 25 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article titled “Legislators give back through pro bono,” Chicago Partner and legislator James B. Durkin was interviewed regarding his decision to take up a pro bono case that allowed a Guatemalan man to gain asylum in the United States. In the article, Mr. Durkin encourages attorneys to [...]

On Monday, October 31, Tampa Partner Robin S. Trupp spoke at Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis to students in Professor Judith Ford Anspach’s Animals and the Law class on Mr. Trupp’s experience in animal law and veterinary malpractice lawsuits.

Tampa Partner Vanessa Negron Cohn received an award on October 26 from the Hispanic Business Initiative Fund of Florida (HBIF) in appreciation of her “vision, leadership and dedication” as one of its founders. HBIF, celebrating its 20 Year Anniversary, is the leading Hispanic economic development, nonprofit organization in Florida that specializes in providing bilingual assistance [...]

Chicago Partner Samuel H. Levine was recently 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. Mr. Levine was also appointed by the American College of Real Estate Lawyers as a liaison to [...]

Chicago Partner Mark A. Spognardi was recently elected 2012 program director of the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association, a national association established to provide a forum for the creation, exchange and dissemination of ideas and information concerning human resources and labor relations matters, issues, regulations, legislation and current laws.

West Palm Beach Partner Steven L. Daniels was quoted in an October 21 article titled “Beware Before You Use this Tactic to Trim Your HOA’s Budget” on HOAleader.com, a homeowner association management website. In the article, Mr. Daniels discusses the risk to homeowner associations who try to reduce their budgets. To view the article in [...]

The  Miami Herald featured an article entitled “The holiday season push” on October 31st that addressed South Florida businesses’ efforts to ensure a successful fourth quarter, motivate employees and increase teamwork. Florida Managing Partner Jeffrey B. Shapiro and Arnstein & Lehr were featured prominently in the article.  In it Mr. Shapiro discusses the firm’s initiatives to encourage attorneys to [...]