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Despite bankruptcy, Iron Horse Hotel aiming for continued local ownership, attorney says
Citing the impact of COVID-19, The Iron Horse Hotel in Milwaukee's Walker's Point is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
Failing to pay $732,000 in payroll taxes lands former business owner 15-month prison sentence
The former owner of a Milwaukee personal care business has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for failing to pay nearly $732,000 in payroll taxes over a 30-month period.
Federal lawsuit against Advocate Aurora claims health care provider suppresses competition, hikes prices
A little over two weeks since a merger between Milwaukee-based health care provider Advocate Aurora Health (AAH) and Charlotte, North Carolina-based Atrium Health was announced, a federal antirust lawsuit has been filed against Advocate Aurora.
Former Bader Rutter CFO accused of embezzling $2.7 million from company’s corporate accounts
The FBI is investigating claims of embezzlement and fraud against Hartford woman Vicki Berka, former chief financial officer at Milwaukee-based advertising and marketing firm Bader Rutter & Associates.
Mequon investment advisor charged with fraud after allegedly scamming 70 investors
Mequon investment adviser Kay Yang is facing fraud charges after allegedly misappropriating more than $4 million of investors’ funds.
MKE Brewing faces lawsuit after allegedly producing batch of lemonade contaminated with yeast
Milwaukee Brewing Company is being sued by Melbourne, Florida-based Kona Gold Beverage Inc. for an alleged breach of contract that involved a contaminated batch of one of its products.
East Troy students receive patent for their invention that monitors pet health
A group of students originally from East Troy has received a patent for a project they first started working...
Williams Bay mansion seized by federal government following tax fraud case, to be sold at auction
A Williams Bay mansion along Geneva Lake will be sold at auction by the federal government, following a lengthy criminal tax fraud case against its former owner, one-time Chicago attorney Paul Daugerdas.
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Pay it forward: Foley’s Nick Welle leads diversity pipeline partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs
Nick Welle
Partner, business lawyer
Foley & Lardner LLP
Nonprofit served: Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program, in partnership with Boys &...
Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council among 20 organizations to reach $53 million settlement with Fannie Mae
The Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council and 19 other local fair housing organizations nationally reached a $53 million settlement with Fannie Mae this week over allegations that the company treated foreclosed homes in communities of color unfavorably.
Marquette clinic offering free legal resources for local entrepreneurs
Students in Marquette’s Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic (LEC) have successfully completed their Neighborhood Entrepreneur Project, aimed at providing free legal support to low and moderate-income microentrepreneurs in Wisconsin.
CEO of Milwaukee-based Exit 7C pleads guilty to wire fraud
Blessing Egbon, founder and chief executive officer of Milwaukee-based Exit 7C, has reached a plea deal with the state in which he has agreed to plead guilty to three counts of wire fraud.
