Trenam Law is pleased to announce that shareholder Eric Koenig was featured in Law360 in an article titled Trenam Law’s Eric Koenig Grills (For) His Opponents. Koenig was featured in the Secret Lives of Lawyers column, a series on attorneys’ novel pursuits outside the courtroom. Koenig serves as a counselor…
Nowadays, the prudent business owner should be cognizant of cybersecurity and the public relations and legal costs that can arise from a data breach. By holding personal information of customers, employees, or anyone else, the business assumes the legal and public relations obligations to keep that information secure. Cybersecurity is…
Yesterday, Judge Amos L. Mazzant III of the United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, granted an emergency nationwide preliminary injunction that prevents the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule, which doubled the salary threshold for white collar exemption from overtime pay, from going into effect on December…
Most litigators have experienced that mediation is a virtual certainty in nearly all cases. The question is no longer if, but when. In evaluating options for resolving your client’s dispute, you may ask yourself “when is the right time to mediate this dispute?” Some mediators might tell you it is…
Trenam Law’s Richard M. Leisner spoke at a webinar on the topic of Redefining General Solicitation for Securities Offerings in the Internet and Social Media Age. Approximately 100 were in attendance at the webinar given by Strafford Publications. Leisner is the firm’s senior securities lawyer. Since joining the firm in 1972, Leisner’s broad-based corporate and securities law practice encompasses virtually all stages of the life…
The Florida Constitution requires employers to pay employees wages no less than the minimum wage for all hours worked. As we initially reported in our October 2016 Employment Law Newsletter, beginning on January 1, 2017, Florida’s minimum wage increased to $8.10, up from $8.05 in 2016. Under Florida law, the…
As seen in The Florida Bar Journal, February 2017, Volume 91, No. 2 With the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series, there is a lot of talk in Chicago about the specters of the billy goat and the infamous Bartman finally being vanquished.1 With one final victory, on November 2, 2016, Chicago Cubs fans finally let…
The Tampa Bay Business Journal covered Trenam Law’s new Cybersecurity Practice in an article published on Jan. 23, 2017. Given the rising need for counsel related to cyber liability issues, the new practice unifies attorneys at the firm with cybersecurity experience. With this new group, the firm aims to help clients prevent data breaches or mitigate the damage…
As seen in The Florida Bar Journal, February 2017, Volume 91, No. 2 By: Bert McBride With the Cubs winning the 2016 World Series, there is a lot of talk in Chicago about the specters of the billy goat and the infamous Bartman finally being vanquished.1 With one final victory, on November 2, 2016, Chicago Cubs…
Trenam Law’s Don B. Weinbren is serving as Vice President of The Group Inc.’s 2017 Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held on January 21-22 at the Villas of Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida. Weinbren also serves as a Director of the organization. The Group Inc. is a private organization which promotes the highest standards of…
