Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that Mary Forbes Lovett, Partner and Chair of Ulmer’s Real Estate Practice Group, has been elected to the firm’s Management Committee. Lovett is one of two women serving on this seven-member committee, which is responsible for guiding the operations and strategic direction of…
From Ulmer’s Broker-Dealer Law Corner Blog By Alan M. Wolper Last year, for the first time, FINRA produced a statistical report designed to provide some perspective on the firms that comprise its membership. I blogged about it, and concluded at the time that the report basically demonstrated the following: FINRA is still mostly…
Join Ulmer for a webinar on November 14 at 2:00 p.m. ET as partner Vance VanDrake navigates, “The Patent Game.” Patents play an integral role in value creation, securing venture capital, and acquisition. Your ability to play the patent game could be the difference between success and failure. The tactics…
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Shawn J. Gebhardt has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Chicagoland Food Science Foundation (CFSF), a nonprofit organization that works to raise funds for and award scholarships to students intending to work in the food industry. CFSF’s mission is…
David D. Black, Co-Chair of Ulmer & Berne LLP’s Banking & Commercial Finance Practice Group, has been recognized by The National Law Journal in its inaugural list of Finance, Banking & Capital Markets Trailblazers. This list identifies movers and shakers in these areas of law who have made an impact through…
Benchmark Litigation has ranked Ulmer & Berne LLP’s Litigation Department and nine of the firm’s partners in its 2020 guide to the nation’s leading firms and attorneys. In recognition of the Litigation Department’s skilled attorneys and complex trial work, Ulmer has earned Benchmark’s highest possible ranking – “highly recommended” in Ohio –…
The US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced its proposal to amend its regulations regarding “white collar” exemptions (executive, administrative, and professional) to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime requirements. The DOL estimates that this amendment would allow 1.3 million employees who are presently exempt to become entitled to overtime compensation.…
Earlier this week, David Leopold published an op-ed on Medium.com titled, “Bearing Witness at the Southern Border.” In the piece, David details his recent travels to the southern border and the reality he witnessed as a result of the Trump administration’s asylum policies. To read the full op-ed on Medium.com,…
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