Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Samuel H. Levine was featured in the May 1 issue of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin regarding his appointment to Secretary of the Illinois State Bar Association Commercial Banking, Collections & Bankruptcy Law Section Council for the 2012-2013 year. Mr. Levine was also named in the most recent issue of [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Samuel H. Levine gave a presentation at the Greater Illinois Title Company’s CLE seminar on May 2 in Chicago. The program, titled “Real Estate for Changing Times,” was held at Petterino’s Banquets in downtown Chicago and offered 3 hours of CLE credit. Mr. Levine’s talk was titled “Receiverships: Effective Remedy [...]

The state of the housing market and U.S. policy took center stage recently at the Florida Atlantic Builders Association’s Inaugural Trustees Roundtable Luncheon sponsored by Arnstein & Lehr LLP and attended by Miami Partners Michael B. Denberg (pictured far left) and Ronald R. Fieldstone (pictured near left). The March 30 event featured special guest speakers [...]

Arnstein & Lehr’s West Palm Beach and Boca Raton Coordinating Partner Steven L. Daniels was installed as chair of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Florida Regional Board at the board’s April 3rd meeting. “I am very excited about my new role with ADL,” Mr. Daniels said.  “It is an agency that does excellent work both locally [...]

  Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partners William J. Anaya (pictured left), Daniel I. Schlade (picture near right), and Samuel H. Levine (pictured far right) recently spoke at the 8th Annual Real Estate Short Course, sponsored by the Illinois Real Estate Lawyers Association. The program was held March 13 – 14 at Harper College in Palatine, [...]

Arnstein & Lehr West Palm Beach Partner Steven L. Daniels was quoted in a March 4 article in the Palm Beach Post. The article titled “Agents advised to keep ‘bank-owned’ quiet” discusses how agents are being told by many banks not to disclose the fact that the property is owned by a bank, even though [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Samuel H. Levine will appear on Chicago Access Network Television, Channel 21 in Chicago at 10 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 6 and 20 as part of a program series discussing legal issues with foreclosures. The half-hour programs, titled “Dealing with Foreclosures,” are presented by “Illinois Law,” a cable production [...]

Arnstein & Lehr Miami Partner Ronald R. Fieldstone was mentioned in a February 19 article in Daily Markets.com titled “2nd Annual EB-5 Finance And Investment Forum’ Comes To Miami On March 20, 2012.” Mr. Fieldstone will be a speaker at the forum, which focuses on the latest happenings in the EB-5 Regional Center Program as [...]

Arnstein & Lehr LLP is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been elevated to equity partner and nine associates elevated to partner in the firm’s Chicago, Miami and West Pam Beach offices. The following attorneys have been elected to equity partner: Paul R. Diamond is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group [...]

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 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 [...]

Miami Partner Randall L. Sidlosca was quoted in a December 2 article in The Real Deal titled “What would a Brazilian Visa Waiver mean for the Miami Real Estate Market”. The article discusses the possibility of Congress passing a bill that would remove visa requirements for travelers from Brazil, who currently need to apply for [...]

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 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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]