David L. Newman
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Partner David Newman was quoted in an article that discusses the most recent court ruling between Apple and Samsung. On December 13, Mac News World published an article titled, “Apple Breaks Legal Serve in Samsung’s Home Court.” On December 12, a South Korean court dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Apple violated three of Samsung’s short-messaging patents.
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Adam S. Fayne
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Partner Adam Fayne contributed to a December 13 USA Today Article titled, “The Madoffs claimed $22.2 million in adjusted gross income and paid $2.8 million in taxes.” The article discusses the trial Bernard Madoff’s former associates are currently engaged in and a 2004 tax return that has been entered as evidence.
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E. Jason Tremblay
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay recently authored “Medical marijuana comes to Illinois – What it means for Illinois employers,” which will be featured in the January issue of the Illinois State Bar Association’s “Best of Newsletters” column. It was originally published in the December issue of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law newsletter. In August, Governor Pat Quinn signed into effect the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act,” which takes effect January 1, 2014. Mr. Tremblay clearly outlines the details of the law and provides employers with advice on how to adapt their policies accordingly.
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Robert A. McKenzie
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Of Counsel Robert A. McKenzie authored a December 4 article for the Daily Herald Business Ledger titled, “Aviation challenge: The declining pilot population.” In his article, Mr. McKenzie discusses how one of the greatest challenges facing the aviation industry in the United States today is the decreasing number of pilots. He elaborates on the Illinois Department of Transportation’s recent publication in which it assessed the economic impact of the Chicago Executive Airport, of which Mr. McKenzie is the current chairman of its board of directors.
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E. Jason Tremblay
Chicago Partner Jason Tremblay recently authored “Medical marijuana comes to Illinois – What it means for Illinois employers.” It was published in the December issue of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law newsletter. In August, Governor Pat Quinn signed into effect the “Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act,” which takes effect January 1, 2014. Mr. Tremblay clearly outlines the details of the law and provides employers with advice on how to adapt their policies accordingly.
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John L. Ropiequet
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Partner John Ropiequet has published an article in the Consumer Finance Law Quarterly Report entitled “FTC Advisory Opinion Seeks to Breathe New Life into the Holder in Due Course Rule.” The article reviews an unusual advisory opinion by the full FTC earlier this year that reinforces a staff opinion letter from 1999 which failed to sway courts which have interpreted the FTC regulation that requires the Holder Notice language to be included in consumer credit contracts. The courts have tended to excuse liability for contract assignees unless the consumer is entitled to rescind the contract, which the FTC asserts was not its intention when it promulgated the rule in 1975. The advisory opinion argues that the contract provision extends liability from the original creditor to all subsequent assignees.
Kathleen M. Lach
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Partner Kathleen Lach recently had an article published in the October-November 2013 issue of the Journal of Tax Practice & Procedure. The article titled, “Court Finds No Fraud in Bohannon,” reviews an opinion issued in May of of this year by the United States Tax Court. The opinion favored petitioners Frank and Julie Bohannon, finding they did not have the requisite intent to warrant the assertion of a fraud penalty under Code Sec. 6663. Ms. Lach was the lead trial attorney in this case.
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Ashley H. Forte
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Chicago Associate Ashley Forte was quoted in two articles concerning online sales tax issues. Both articles focus on the issue of whether or not states have the right to require e-commerce sellers to collect taxes on sales made by their residence. On Monday, the Supreme Court announced it would not hear an appeal by Amazon.com and Overstock.com which challenges a law in New York that requires e-commerce companies to collect taxes from shoppers in the state even if the retailer does not have a facility there. The first article was featured December 3 on the E-Commerce Times website and is titled, “Supreme Court Passes on E-Commerce Tax Case.”
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The second article was featured December 4 on CNET and is titled, “Confused about online sales taxes? You’re not alone” and provides clarity to readers on this issue.
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Howard J. Swibel
Judith L. Grubner
A recent Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article highlights a new documentary titled, “Skokie Invaded But Not Conquered.” Arnstein & Lehr Chicago Partners Howard Swibel and Judith Grubner provided contractual and intellectual property advice to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Educational Center, which produced the documentary. It examines the personalities and issues connected to the attempted neo-Nazi march in Skokie in the late 1970s. The film, which took 18 months to complete, was reviewed by Ms. Grubner and Mr. Swibel for copyright and trademark issues. Mr. Swibel said that the Museum values objectivity so, for the sake of the client, they wanted to ensure that it was as accurate as possible. The documentary was awarded two Chicago/Midwest Emmys, including Outstanding Achievement for a Historical Documentary. It will be broadcast nationally on PBS in April 2014.
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Vanessa Negron Cohn
Arnstein & Lehr LLP Tampa Partner Vanessa N. Cohn was recently recognized as one of this year’s “Women of Distinction” at the annual Bobbe Karpay Women of Distinction Program hosted by the Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation on Thursday, December 5, at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa. A keynote presentation was given by Alison Lebovitz, author, television host, speaker, and nonprofit executive who believes that each of us has the power and responsibility to make this world a better place.