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The International Lawyers Network (ILN) is a leading association of 91 high-quality, full-service independent law firms.

Since 1988, the ILN has helped its members keep pace with today’s global economy, through access to the tremendous strength and depth of the combined expertise of 5,000 lawyers in 66 countries on six continents.

ILN member firms are among the most respected and most experienced counsel in their jurisdictions. Clients’ increasing need for reliable foreign counsel is well-met by the personalized, high-quality and cost-effective legal services provided by ILN member firms. Unique to the ILN are the strong personal and professional relationships among its members and their clients developed over the past 24 years. Far from a mere directory, the ILN is an affiliation of lawyers who gather on a regional and worldwide basis annually and work routinely with each other to address client requirements and needs.

Each of the ILN’s member firms is international in outlook and staffed by highly trained senior attorneys, who are experts in a broad range of practice areas. ILN members have demonstrated experience in working successfully with international companies. They are independent, mid-sized firms within their jurisdictions, and are committed to the focus of the International Lawyers Network, admitted to the Network only after a rigorous application process. The ILN provides clients with high-quality service from experienced local counsel who work in firms that maintain excellent reputations in their own countries. This means that clients have immediate access to attorneys who are native, both linguistically and culturally, to the country of interest.

The ILN’s international directory app is available for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry smartphones. To access the app, click here or log on to ILNmobile.com from your smartphone.

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Mark Longo to moderate panel on angel financing

Mark Longo is moderating an Association for Corporate Growth panel on May 16, 2012 on the topic of “Angel Financing: The preferred path to exit for Canadian companies“, featuring a panel consisting of Boris Wertz, Mike Volker and Basil Peters. Further details are available on the event website.

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Employment Rights for Non-Employees

Some companies are now required to extend employee protections to independent contractors.

Businesses understand there are a number of laws regulating employees’ rights, working conditions, safety and compensation. What may be surprising to employers, however, is that many of these laws are extended to protect people who are not their employees. In other words, a business will sometimes have to extend “employee” protections to people such as independent contractors and sub-contractors.

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Davis Malm Welcomes Attorney Brian L. Gaudet to Firm

Boston, MA, May 7, 2012 — The Boston law firm of Davis, Malm & D’Agostine, P.C. has announced that Brian L. Gaudet has joined the firm as a shareholder. Mr. Gaudet will practice in the Business Law, Real Estate, and Trusts and Estates practice areas. He brings over 25 years of experience to the firm, representing clients in a wide range of tax and other matters. Mr. Gaudet will provide tax planning and transactional analysis to businesses, non-profits and individuals at the federal, state, local, and international levels. He will also represent taxpayers in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service, Massachusetts Department of Revenue, and other tax authorities. More…

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Barry A. Chatz and Kevin H. Morse write article in Thomson Reuters News & Insight Bankruptcy Law

Arnstein & Lehr Attorney Barry A. Chatz

Barry A. Chatz

Arnstein & Lehr Attorney Kevin H. Morse

Kevin H. Morse

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Barry A. Chatz (pictured far left) and Associate Kevin H. Morse (pictured near left) have written an article that appeared in the May 10 issue of Thomson Reuters News & Insight Bankruptcy Law. The article, titled “Stern v. Marshall: A narrow ruling creating broad problems in the bankruptcy process,” discusses the US Supreme Court’s decision in a case that may broadly impact the utilization of the bankruptcy process within Federal Courts for years to come. Barry and Kevin explain that the Courts and litigants are using the Stern case as a vehicle to challenge and manipulate the jurisdiction of bankruptcy courts and the bankruptcy process.

To read the article in full, click here.

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Michelle G. Novick attends Professional Women’s Club of Chicago networking luncheon

Arnstein & Lehr Attorney Michelle G. Novick

Michelle G. Novick

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner Michelle G. Novick attended the May 2012 Professional Women’s Club of Chicago (PWCC) networking luncheon on May 9 at The Union League Club of Chicago. The event, titled “Occupy Leadership: When Our Intention Drives Our Attention”, featured Connie L. Lindsey, Executive Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility of Northern Trust and also National Board President of Girl Scouts of the USA. Ms. Lindsey discussed the state of the economy and the social factors that have led our country to this state. PWCC is a prestigious networking organization for professionals and entrepreneurs in all industries.

For more information regarding the organization, please click here.

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John L. Ropiequet speaks at Ninth Annual Housing and Auto Finance Workshop

Arnstein & Lehr Attorney John L. Ropiequet

John L. Ropiequet

Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partner John L. Ropiequet delivered two presentations to the 2012 Housing and Auto Finance Workshop on May 8 in Baltimore, Maryland. The first presentation, titled “Hot Topics in Fair Lending: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, Government Enforcement Actions and Other Landmines,” discussed the impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark class action ruling last summer on fair lending class actions. The second presentation, “Navigating Ethical Quandaries in the Social Media Age: How Do The Rules Impact a Lawyer’s Favorite Social Media Activities?”, explored how the Rules of Professional Conduct may limit what lawyers can do with the opportunities presented to them by social media and other internet-based forms of communication.

For more information regarding the event, please click here.

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Andis Paunins on purchase of the public performance licenses, "Dienas Bizness"

Andis Paunins

In the May 14th 2012 issue of the newspaper “Dienas Bizness”, Andis Paunins, associate of TARK GRUNTE SUTKIENE, gives his opinion on one of the most topical issues currently in Latvia – purchase of the public performance licenses. He clarifies that the state and municipality autohirities are bound to the same laws as any other physical or legal person, therefore authorities are oblidged to purchase licenses in case music is played in office.

Click here to read the publication (available in Latvian language).

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Employers more positive on immediate jobs outlook

The immediate jobs outlook has turned positive for the first time in more than a year, driven largely by a decrease in redundancy intentions. This is the main finding of the latest Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s  quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey of more than 1,000 employers, conducted by YouGov.

The report’s net employment balance, which measures the difference between the proportion of employers that intend to increase total staffing levels and those that intend to decrease total staffing levels in the first quarter of 2012, has risen to +6 from -8 since the Winter 2011/12 quarter.  This is the report’s first positive figure for more than a year.

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ILN-terviews: Jonas Forsman, Hellstrom

Welcome to ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up our Network. For our latest interview, we chose ILN member, Jonas Forsman of our member firm Hellstrom in Stockholm, Sweden.

In one sentence, how would you describe your practice?
My practice is within company law with focus on M&A, structural and managerial issues.

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