As we explained in a previous update, which you can access here, on April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule governing the minimum salary required for employees to qualify for certain exemptions from the overtime pay obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (the…
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November 13, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Jodi Ruberg has joined as a Shareholder in Sarasota, Fla. Ruberg’s addition builds on the firm’s expansion into Sarasota announced in June 2024. “Jodi brings valuable experience as we continue our commitment to serving Sarasota with excellent…
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November 7, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that the firm received 31 Tier-1 rankings in the Best Law Firms 2025 Edition by Best Lawyers rankings in the Tampa and St. Petersburg metropolitan regions. Overall, Trenam Law received 44 top regional rankings. In the Tampa…
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In 2021, the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") was enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 in an effort to crack down on illicit finance and increase transparency as to who owns interests in various entities or is involved in their formation. The CTA establishes a beneficial ownership…
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November 1, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce the addition of seven associate attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office. The attorneys joining in Tampa include Elizabeth Alderson, Jonathon Ballantyne, Matthew Ceriale, Aaron Cook, Michael Harrigan, Stevie Henderson and Rebecca Sorensen. “We are excited to welcome this…
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Tampa, FL – Leslie “Les” D. Scharf, one of the founders of Trenam Law and a Distinguished Professorial Lecturer at Stetson University College of Law, passed away peacefully on October 25, 2024. He was 94 years old. Mr. Scharf, along with a contingent of other partners, including John Trenam, left their…
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October 28, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Tampa-based shareholder Stephanie Lieb will be inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy during its Annual Meeting in March 2025 as a member of the prestigious organization’s 36th class. Lieb joins Trenam colleague Lynn…
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Tom Cockriel, co-leader of Trenam’s Business Transactions Practice Group, authored an article for the September/October 2024 issue of Mergers & Acquisitions Magazine entitled “The Expanding Scope of Excluded Liabilities in Dealmaking,” offering analysis and guidance on the rising trend. The article focuses on a recent development in asset purchases: the…
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First, take a deep breath. Then, read the document. A Civil Investigative Demand (CID) is a tool the government uses to obtain information and documents to investigate potential violations of the federal False Claims Act. It is more technically described as an administrative subpoena that allows federal government agencies to request a plethora…
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As we discussed here, in April of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a final rule (the “Rule”) that would have, among other things, created a near total ban on any new non-competition agreements between employers and employees and would have rendered most existing non-competition agreements unenforceable upon…
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