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Happy Fourth of July from Varnum!

Ensuring that employer agreements with benefit plan service providers are carefully reviewed is essential to mitigating compliance, tax, and litigation risks. In our latest advisory, attorneys Charles Russman, John Arendshorst and Carolyn Sullivan underscore the importance of legal reviews to uphold fiduciary duties and protect business interests. https://lnkd.in/gjFYkA6F

Varnum partner Christopher Miller recently contributed an Expert Analysis column to Law360 regarding recent Florida legislation affecting homeowners associations (HOAs). Read the article to learn more about several important HOA reforms. https://lnkd.in/g6wcuNfy

Varnum litigators Eric Nemeth and William Thompson recently won the dismissal of all criminal charges against a Detroit businessman after a Federal court found widespread prosecutorial misconduct and grand jury abuse by the U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division. Read more about this outstanding outcome here. https://lnkd.in/gppiaW-B

Varnum attorney Christopher Miller breaks down Florida's new House Bill 1021. Starting July 1, 2024, condominium associations will see major changes to enhance transparency, accountability and governance. Read more about these important updates here. https://lnkd.in/gUga99M4

Varnum's Mike Romaya, Elliott Berlin and Matthew Shina represented Old National Bank as the senior lender in connection with Aquila Equity Partners-backed Charthouse Holdings' acquisition of logistics provider Pronto Freight Ways, Inc. Read more about the transaction here. https://lnkd.in/gd8FFnk6

Varnum’s Julia Perkins and Shalini Nangia took on the roles of grill masters in this year’s 15th Annual Bench Bar Culinary Challenge. This unique event pits lawyers against judges in a friendly cooking competition, all in the spirit of giving back to our community. We are proud to support this initiative, with all funds raised benefiting two incredible organizations: Alternatives for Girls and the Women Lawyers Foundation Scholarship Fund.

The Supreme Court of the United States' recent decision in Starbucks v. McKinney has raised the bar for the National Labor Relations Board's 10(j) injunctions, impacting how employers seek immediate relief in unfair labor cases. Learn more from Varnum attorneys Maureen Rouse-Ayoub and Neil Youngdahl here: https://lnkd.in/gQQFUGF5

We are pleased to introduce Varnum's Health Care AI Task Force. Our team is dedicated to supporting a wide range of health care entities—including hospitals, systems, medical providers, technology companies, and others—with guidance on the intersection of AI, data privacy and compliance. The Task Force is led by partners Zachary Meyer, John Rolecki, Jeff Stefan and Sarah Wixson. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gErSjJqM #HealthCareAI #DataPrivacy #AIinHealthCare

Varnum is proud to celebrate Juneteenth, the day when freedom from slavery and the principles of the Declaration of Independence were extended to all Americans. Today, we reflect on the significance of this milestone in our shared history. #Juneteenth