Trenam Law is pleased to announce shareholder Robert G. Stern has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Investment Council of Tampa Bay. He will serve as Secretary. Formed in 1982, the Real Estate Investment Council (“REIC”) is an organization of Tampa Bay professionals that share…
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Trenam Law is pleased to announce Shareholder D. Michael O’Leary began his one-year term as Chair of the Tax Section of The Florida Bar on July 1, 2020. The Tax Section is Florida’s largest group of tax lawyers with more than 2,000 members. O’Leary has previously served in multiple leadership…
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Stephanie Lieb was quoted in The Wall Street Journal and the WSJ Pro Bankruptcy newsletter on June 30, 2020 discussing investor interest in struggling restaurants amid the coronavirus pandemic. While five U.S. restaurant companies have found investors to acquire them out of bankruptcy, distressed retailers are facing more challenges for…
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On June 15, 2020, the Federal Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on LGBTQ employee’s rights. In a Tampa Bay Business & Wealth article published on June 23, 2020, Alicia Koepke discusses the clarity this ruling provides employers across Florida, and the rest of the country, in regard to discrimination…
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Originally published in the July/August 2020 issue of The Florida Bar Journal. By: Alicia Koepke As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have been or will be forced to close operations or reduce or eliminate their workforce. In doing so, covered employers should carefully consider their…
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Trenam Law is pleased to announce that seventeen of the firm's attorneys have been named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ 2020. The list of publication’s honorees includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys. To compile the Legal Elite list, actively practicing Florida attorneys…
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Five Attorneys Listed in Top Categories Trenam Law is pleased to announce that over half of the firm’s attorneys were recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Five attorneys were recognized in the “Top Lists” including Lara R. Fernandez in “Top 100” state-wide for Bankruptcy: Business as well…
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For the June 2020 issue of The Bankruptcy Strategist from ALM's Law Journal Newsletters, Amy Drushal and Gerald Davis outlined the far-reaching economic impact of COVID-19 on the restaurant industry, especially as restaurants are already known to survive on tight margins. The short-term affect of the virus has already been…
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Ashlyn Robinson Banks authored an article for the June 2020 edition of the Commercial Leasing Law & Strategy published by ALM's Law Journal Newsletters wherein she explores options for commercial landlords considering evictions for tenants who violate non-monetary provisions of their leases. Landlords often consider adherence to these contractual obligations…
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As the rise in retail sector bankruptcies in recent years has reached a fever pitch due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Stephanie Lieb discussed the outlook for these struggling retailers in a May 28, 2020 article in Tampa Bay Times on the future of local malls whose retail tenants…
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