Paul E. Starkman | Labor & Employment Attorney
Paul E. Starkman is the Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Practice Group at Arnstein & Lehr LLP. Since joining the firm in 1986, he has acquired extensive experience counseling public and private employers on a broad range of personnel matters and corporate transactions with employment-related issues. He has also successfully handled litigation involving “cutting edge” discrimination claims, actions seeking injunctive relief, class actions, compensations and benefit claims and other employment related issues in federal and state courts throughout the country. (Read More)
Mark A. Spognardi | Labor & Employment Attorney
Mark A. Spognardi focuses on representing management in traditional and non-traditional labor and employment law matters, including counseling, litigation, and appellate work. His practice includes representation in unfair labor practice and representation proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board; union-free campaigns; employment discrimination matters before federal and state anti-discrimination agencies and federal courts; Section 301 lawsuits; contract negotiations and arbitrations; drug and alcohol testing; alternative compensation systems; veterans’ re-employment rights; WARN Act and RIF matters; federal and state wage and hour matters; employment at-will; wrongful discharge and whistleblower lawsuits; federal and state injunctive relief, strike management; human resource audits and employee handbooks; employment contracts; restrictive covenants and non-compete agreements; pension plan withdrawal liability; and various other employment related matters. Mr. Spognardi represents businesses in all industries, including manufacturing transportation, banking and investment, food processing, textile, health care, retail, hospitality, construction, interim services, and publishing, media and communications. (Read More)
E. Jason Tremblay | Labor & Employment Attorney
E. Jason Tremblay is a Partner in Arnstein & Lehr’s Litigation Department. He focuses his practice in employment, commercial, and real estate litigation. In the employment area, Mr. Tremblay has extensive experience representing employers and employees in a broad range of personnel and employment-related matters. He has successfully represented employers in both federal and state court, as well as administrative tribunals, in a wide variety of employment-related lawsuits, including the enforcement of restrictive covenants, Title VII and Americans with Disabilities Act discrimination and retaliation claims, FMLA interference claims, trade secret, and unfair competition matters. He frequently drafts employment contracts, severance agreements, employment policies and employee handbooks. He also regularly counsels employers on personnel-related issues. (Read More)
Steven N. Malitz | Litigation Attorney
Steven N. Malitz is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Arnstein & Lehr LLP and is the firm’s Pro Bono Chair. Mr. Malitz has extensive expertise representing public and privately-held businesses, and individuals, in sophisticated business, real estate and tort litigation matters, from inception through post-judgment proceedings, including matters involving breach of contract and interference with contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, injunctive and equitable remedies, shareholder disputes including oppression, valuation and buyout issues, intellectual property matters including trademark and copyright issues, trade secrets and restrictive covenant issues, leasing issues, business and professional licensing proceedings, professional negligence, real estate broker liability, construction litigation, premise liability, defamation, and creditors’ rights including fraudulent transfer, preference, post-judgment and tracing issues. (Read More)
Joel B. Rothman | Intellectual Property & Employment Attorney
Joel B. Rothman is a partner in the Arnstein & Lehr’s West Palm Beach office. Mr. Rothman represents individual and corporate clients in intellectual property infringement litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade libel and related commercial matters. His litigation practice also includes significant focus on electronic discovery issues such as e-discovery management and motion practice relating to e-discovery.
Mr. Rothman also files applications for trademark and copyright registrations, represents companies in licensing and acquisitions, and advises clients on information security and privacy matters. Mr. Rothman has significant employment litigation experience as well, including defense of Fair Labor Standards Act, wrongful termination, and discrimination matters. (Read More)
David S. Wayne | Litigation Attorney
David S. Wayne is a Partner in Arnstein & Lehr’s Litigation Group. He practices in a variety of areas including complex real estate and commercial litigation, employment and labor, insurance coverage, products liability and construction litigation. His practice includes all aspects of litigation including trial work, arbitration/mediation, appeals, motion practice, and responding to charges before state and federal agencies such as the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Wayne has successfully litigated cases to judgment in Illinois state and federal courts, as well as to award before the American Arbitration Association. (Read More)
Meghan A. Dwyer | Litigation Attorney
Meghan A. Dwyer is an Associate in the firm’s Chicago office. Her practice focuses on litigation and white collar criminal issues. Ms. Dwyer joined the Firm upon her graduation from law school after successfully serving in the Firm’s Summer Associate Program. (Read More)