Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Gina Giacusa has joined the firm as an Associate and will practice in the Business Transactions Practice Group. Gina has experience assisting businesses with entity formation and maintenance, contract negotiations, licensing agreements, consulting agreements and various other general business transactions. Before joining the firm, Gina was an…
By: Amy Drushal Your decision to hire a new employee or promote an existing one may depend on the findings of a background check. Did you know that you need to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (the “FCRA”) if you perform background checks? Despite its name the FCRA does not just…
Many of our corporate clients have received a letter or email from Compliance Services, containing an Annual Minutes Requirement Statement. The letter or email requests that the Statement be completed and returned with a filing fee. Although the Statement and the request look very “official,” there is no obligation to…
By: Alicia Koepke The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently held that employees who have access to company email systems are presumptively allowed to use those email systems on nonworking time to engage in statutorily protected communications, such as communicating with other employees about the terms and conditions of employment. Consequently,…
Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that one of its Tampa-based shareholders, Robert G. Stern, was recently appointed to the University of Florida’s Board of Trustees by Governor Rick Scott. Stern, who earned both his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Florida, and will serve a five-year term. “As a long-time…
Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Geoff Young has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Geoff has extensive experience in foreclosures, receiverships, loan redocumentation, loan sales, structuring and documenting loan workouts, resolution of bank operation issues, insurance defense, and defense and prosecution of lender liability cases. Geoff also has experience in commercial and…
Trenam is pleased to announce the firm’s contribution of approximately $30,000 to United Way. Attorneys and staff recently participated in a firmwide fundraising campaign and surpassed its goal of $25,000. The annual fundraiser is a part of the firm’s ongoing involvement with United Way. The donations will be allocated to different United Way agencies in 2015.
Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce that Justin L. Dees has joined the firm as a Shareholder. Justin focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on trial and appellate actions involving contract disputes, fraud, shareholder disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability, real estate, business torts and creditors’ rights. He is based in…
Trenam Kemker is pleased to announce firm President, Hal Mullis will be inducted into the 2015 Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony and dinner will take place on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa. On this special day, a new group of outstanding business and community leaders…
The Real Estate and Lending Transactions Practice Group of Trenam Kemker added two experienced paralegals. Peter DiSalvo has over ten years experience in the legal field. He earned a B.S. in Legal Studies from the University of Central Florida and a B.A. from St. Johns University in Queens, New York. Kimberly Walters has been working…
