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Oct 29 2019

Trenam’s Appellate Newsletter: Bad Discovery Order? Here are a Few of Your Options

By Adam Brouillet Appellate, News, Publications

You’ve just been ordered to respond to discovery that seeks information that has nothing to do with the claims or defenses in the case, seeks information that would take hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars to compile or seeks information that is highly sensitive and confidential. Alternatively, you’ve been…

Oct 21 2019

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“Entrepreneur Tony DiBenedetto Suggests a New Way to Market Tampa-St. Pete,” St. Pete Catalyst

By Trenam News News

An article published on October 18, 2019 in St. Pete Catalyst highlights Trenam Law’s 2019 BusinessTrends event, which took place on October 16 in Tampa. The event, moderated by reporter and WUSF host Bradley George, featured panelists Tony DiBenedetto, co-founder and former CEO of Tribridge and entrepreneur-in-residence at Tampa Bay…

Oct 16 2019

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Marie Tomassi Interviewed by Best Lawyers for 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

By Trenam News Appellate, News

Family and community. That is at the core of Marie Tomassi’s legal practice. The 2020 St. Petersburg “Lawyer of the Year” honoree in Appellate Practice found it to be “such an honor and very rewarding” to receive the recognition from her peers. The field of appellate practice captured her attention…

Oct 10 2019

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Can A Fully Executed Contract be Unenforceable?

By Trenam News Business Transactions, News, Publications

Richard Leisner's article was published on September 30, 2019 by The D&O Diary. You can view the guest post here. In a recent Delaware Chancery decision, Stacey Kotler v. Shipman Associates, LLC, 2019 WL 3945950 (Del. Ch. Aug. 21, 2019), Vice Chancellor Joseph R. Slights, III found that a fully…

Sep 30 2019

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Alicia Koepke Unpacks How Employers Can Comply With the DOL’s Final Overtime Rule in Law360

By Trenam News Employment, News

In a Law360 article published on September 25, 2019, Alicia Koepke provides insight on the U.S. Department of Labor’s recently released overtime rule, which updated the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) overtime and minimum wage requirements by raising the salary threshold to $35,568 per year for employees to qualify as…

Sep 24 2019

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Alicia Koepke Authors Article on Department of Labor’s New Final Overtime Rule

By Trenam News Employment, News, Publications

As many businesses will recall, in 2016 the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that more than doubled the minimum salary that must be paid to certain employees for them to remain exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements, but a federal court enjoined and declared that…

Sep 23 2019

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Trenam Law Elevates Taylor Russo Hess to Shareholder

By Trenam News Estate and Trust Planning, News

Trenam Law is pleased to announce Taylor Russo Hess has been elevated to Shareholder. Hess is experienced in various probate and trust related matters, including providing guidance on and preparing gift tax returns and estate tax returns and representing fiduciaries in their roles as trustees and personal representatives. In her…

Sep 20 2019

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Trenam Law Welcomes Attorneys Marissa Elordi and Dakota Woll

By Trenam News Litigation and Dispute Resolution, News, Real Estate and Lending Transactions

Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Marissa Elordi and Dakota Woll have joined the firm. They both previously served as Summer Associates at the firm while completing law school. Elordi is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Group. She is resident in the firm’s Tampa office. Elordi received a…

Sep 09 2019

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Melodie “Dee” Menzer Joins Trenam Law’s Business Transactions Group

By Trenam News Business Transactions, News, Tax

Tampa, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Melodie “Dee” M. Menzer has joined the firm as an Associate. She is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Group and resides in the firm’s Tampa and St. Petersburg offices. Menzer was most recently an Associate at the St.…

Sep 09 2019

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Lara Fernandez Discusses Impact of E-commerce on Brick and Mortar Retail in TBBW Magazine

By Trenam News Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, News, Publications

Can Retail Stores Reinvent Themselves? Originally published in the September 2019 issue of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine. It seems that every week there is news of another brick and mortar chain closing. This year alone more than 25 major retailers like Payless ShoeSource, Gap and Sears have announced…

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