Chicago Associate Robert A. McKenzie is scheduled to speak at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) fly-in convention, 2010 AirVenture Oshkosh, on July 28 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  Mr. McKenzie’s presentation is entitled “Clearing Aircraft Title Problems.”  He will discuss buying and selling aircraft, common title problems, methods to use in clearing title problems, and how to work [...]

Fort Lauderdale Partner Dale S. Bergman was interviewed in the Dealmakers section of the March 10 issue of the Daily Business Review. Bergman assisted Celsius Holdings complete a public stock offering deal worth nearly $14.5 million. He did so by recapitalizing the company, converting shared stock and implementing corporate changes. Bergman accomplished all this during [...]

Chicago, Illinois – February 1, 2010 – Robert A. McKenzie, an associate in Arnstein & Lehr’s Chicago office, has been elected to the board of directors for the Illinois Aviation Museum at Bolingbrook. The museum is a consortium of individuals and groups dedicated to advancing aviation and engineering.  Mr. McKenzie has been involved with the [...]

West Palm Beach and Boca Raton Partner Scott Frank served as a roundtable moderator on the topic Taking Advantage of a Buyer’s Market: Negotiating the Purchase Contract and Performing Due Diligence, at the Inside Self-Storage World Conference & Expo held last week at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC. During the two-hour session held [...]

Robert A. McKenzie, associate, and Theresia Wolf-McKenzie, counsel, of the Chicago office, recently represented clients in the formation of a new limited liability company and purchase of a new Cessna aircraft.  The organization of the company, negotiation of the purchase contract, and closing were accomplished in less than 25 days.  Use of the limited liability [...]

Associate  Robert A. McKenzie, partners Robert Lasky, Theresia Wolf-McKenzie and Edward Snyder, all with the Chicago office, recently represented clients in a series of tax free, like kind exchanges of jet aircraft.  The aggregate sale price for the three aircraft involved in the transactions exceeded $11 million.  Use of the like kind exchange structure allowed [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Phillip Hudson, III was part of a delegation visiting Paris and Nice, France, to promote Miami-Dade’s thriving aviation-related assets to industry leaders from around the world. Mr. Hudson’s delegation was made up of members of The Beacon Council, Miami-Dade County’s official economic development agency. They participated in various business meetings [...]

CHICAGO, Illinois – June 19, 2009 – The Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP announced today that Howard M. Berrington has joined the firm as a partner in the Business Organizations & Transactions, Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights and Banks & Financial Institutions practice groups in the Chicago office. Prior to joining Arnstein & [...]

CHICAGO, Illinois – May 22, 2009 – The Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to announce that Richard T. Pines has joined its Chicago office of counsel in the Business Organizations & Transactions and Insurance practice groups. Pines concentrates his practice on business and business transactions and specializes in corporate federal [...]