Reinhart Shareholders Konrad and Kurten Elected to State Bar of Wisconsin's International Practice Section Board of Directors

MILWAUKEE – Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. (Reinhart) shareholders Adam R. Konrad and Benjamin T. Kurten have been elected to the State Bar of Wisconsin's International Practice Section (IPS) Board of Directors for a three-year term. This will be Kurten's first time serving on the board and a re-election for Konrad, who served on the board in recent years.

The IPS's mission is to:

• Promote understanding of and expertise in public and private international law among Wisconsin lawyers and the public.
• Monitor and respond to relevant legislative and judicial developments.
• Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among practitioners, academics and law students interested in international law and practice.

Konrad is a shareholder in Reinhart's Business Law, International and Tax Practices. He advises foreign and domestic companies, private equity investors and entrepreneurs in a wide range of industries on mergers and acquisitions, and international tax matters. As part of a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship, Konrad interned with the Bundeszentralamt für Steuern/German Federal Central Tax Office and the Berlin offices of a large international law firm. He is proficient in German.

Kurten chairs Reinhart's Immigration Law Group and is a shareholder in the firm's Labor and Employment and International Practices. He has more than 12 years of broad-based immigration law experience. Kurten's experience includes assisting large multinational corporations, small private companies and individual investors to successfully navigate the complex U.S. immigration laws in order to meet their business needs through such tasks as: transferring international personnel; hiring foreign-born talent with hard-to-find skill sets to fill professional positions; and establishing new U.S. investment enterprises or branch operations. He regularly works with clients from a variety of different industries, including manufacturing, health care, research, financial services, technology, education, entertainment, professional sports, consumer goods and agriculture.

Reinhart's International practice provides a variety of services, including assisting foreign businesses in their acquisition of U.S. companies and helping U.S. businesses conduct operations overseas. Reinhart's International attorneys handle legal issues around the world, including exports, immigration, licensing and intellectual property protection, tax planning, transfer pricing and repatriation.

The IPS was founded by Reinhart Of Counsel, Delos N. Lutton. Additionally, the IPS was chaired by a number of current and former Reinhart attorneys, including Lutton, retired shareholder David A. Erne, and current shareholders Robert J. Misey, Jr. and Catherine L. Davies.