Arnstein & Lehr Tampa Partner Robin S. Trupp responded to questions regarding Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a Question and Answer section of the January 6 issue of the Tampa Bay Business Journal. Mr. Trupp discusses the difficulties that a Chapter 11 faces. In a special report of the same issue, Arnstein & Lehr was listed [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie and Associate Elizabeth Thompson were quoted in a January 17 article in USA Today titled “Romney confirms he gets a big tax break.” The article discusses GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney’s financial disclosure after he was pressured by rival Rick Perry to disclose his tax returns. Romney confirms [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was quoted in a January 18 article in Accounting Today titled “Taxpayer Uncertainty Prompts Citizenship Renunciations.” The article discusses the Internal Revenue Service’s newest version of the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure (OVD) Program, which is designed to give reassurance to taxpayers who have been hesitating to come forward [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Robert E. McKenzie was interviewed for a January 22 article in Forbes.com on Newt Gingrich avoiding tens of thousands of dollars in Medicare payroll taxes in 2010 by using a technique the Internal Revenue Service has consistently and successfully attacked. To read Mr. McKenzie’s comments and the complete article, please click [...]

Arnstein & Lehr West Palm Beach Partner Steven L. Daniels and Paralegal Jane Lincoln just completed the complicated sale of a 352 unit apartment complex in Broward County for $7.9 million. Representing the seller, it involved the discounting of several layers of bond financing used to originally purchase the property, clearing of liens, violations and the [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner David Sugar was quoted in a January 4 article in the Chicago Tribune. The article titled “Top issues that associations will face in the coming year” sought industry professionals to provide predictions of possible challenges associations can expect in 2012. David commented on the issue of pets in residential buildings [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner John L. Ropiequet delivered two presentations at the Winter Meeting of the ABA Consumer Financial Services Committee in Park City, Utah on January 9. The first presentation, entitled “Wal-Mart v. Dukes – How Much of a Hazard to Class Certification in Financial Services Cases?” explored whether the Supreme Court’s Dukes [...]

Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie appeared on WGN-TV on January 9 and provided tips on recent tax changes. Mr. McKenzie spoke for approximately 3 minutes in the interview. Regarding individuals, he discussed the reduced Alternative Minimum Tax exemptions for 2012, the expiration of the Private Mortgage Insurance deduction, the reduction in Pre-tax mass transit exclusions from $250 to [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay authored the article, “7 ways to protect your company when hiring from a competitor,” which appeared in the January 9 edition of Inside Counsel. In the article, Mr. Tremblay recommends when hiring a competitor’s employee that a company should take certain steps to reduce the likelihood of being [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner and Condominium & Community Associations Practice Group member Allan Goldberg discusses leasing restrictions in his most recent article. In the article Mr. Goldberg states, “…because of a tough and precipitous drop in the economy, many more individual condominium and townhome buyers have been confronted with certain leasing limits contained in [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay recently authored an article titled “Labor: Developing formal orientation programs for new employees” that appeared in the online journal Inside Counsel on January 3. The article discusses the value in spending time orientating new employees, as it is an opportunity for the employers to communicate to new [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca authored an article titled “Florida real estate tips, traps for foreign buyers” in the Business Monday section of the Miami Herald.  Mr. Sidlosca’s article notes that, do to flat or declining prices and the rise of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, now is an attractive time for foreigners to [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca wrote a commentary titled “Bill would help keep U.S.-educated foreigners onshore” that appeared in the January 4th issue of the Daily Business Review. The article discusses the decreased demand for H-1B visas for technically skilled workers. Mr. Sidlosca also comments on a bill, being drafted by Congress, [...]

The annual release of Illinois Super Lawyers included two dozen Arnstein & Lehr attorneys. The list of attorneys honored for 2012 included 23 partners from Arnstein & Lehr’s Chicago office. They are: Roy L. Bernstein, Barry A. Chatz, Thomas P. Conley, Mark E. Enright, Michael L. Gesas, Kathleen M. Gilligan,  Allan Goldberg, David A. Golin, [...]

Arnstein & Lehr is pleased to announce the opening of its Milwaukee office with the addition of partner Charles W. Pautsch, and associates Lisa Baiocchi and Jesse Dill to the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. All three attorneys join Arnstein & Lehr from the law firm of Jackson Lewis LLP. The expansion of this practice [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Richard L. Rosenbaum was quoted in a December 23 article in the Palm Beach Post titled “Convicted Lake Clarke Shores killer may be granted new trial.” The article discusses a first-degree murder case that was appealed by Mr. Rosenbaum, who represents the accused, Nicholas Agatheas, on grounds that the circuit judge should [...]