Firm Ranked in 35 Practice Areas in Tampa Bay Region Trenam Law is pleased to announce that the firm received 21 top-tier rankings in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firm” rankings in the Tampa and St. Petersburg metropolitan regions. Overall, Trenam Law received 35…
Originally published in the October 2020 issue of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth magazine. Imagine walking through International Plaza a year from now. What will you find? Surely none of us can escape the news of shuttering storefronts and faltering brands. Once we have a viable vaccine, will consumer confidence…
A new bankruptcy subchapter that went into effect in February could become massively important to small businesses across the country in the coming months. Earlier this year, Congress approved a new bankruptcy subchapter called Chapter 5, which is designed to allow reorganization for smaller businesses that cannot afford to file…
As the retail industry continues to weather economic challenges that pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic, Stephanie Lieb spoke with Chain Store Age for an August 25, 2020 article discussing the current landscape of bankruptcies in the sector and what to expect in the future. While it could be expected for brick-and-mortar…
Four Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” Five Attorneys Named “Ones to Watch” Trenam Law is pleased to announce that fifty-four of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. Additionally, four attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in their particular specialty and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Stephanie Lieb spoke with the Tampa Bay Times for its May 2, 2020 story on the economic impact COVID-19 is having on Florida, and she addressed the potential rise in bankruptcies in the coming months. Industries that were already teetering, like retail and restaurants, were hit hard by the shutdown,…
