Law

BVK, Inc., a full-service advertising agency, has reached a settlement agreement with the Department of Justice following allegations the company wrongfully received a second-draw Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan.

Milwaukee-based law firm Davis|Kuelthau s.c. and Chicago-based law firm SmithAmundsen LLC announced today that they will merge on Nov. 1 to form a law firm called Amundsen Davis, LLC.

A Milwaukee business owner is facing federal charges of providing false information to obtain $176,895 worth of PPP loans, allegedly later using those funds for his own personal expenses.

Germantown-based Ellsworth Adhesives Specialty Chemical Distribution Inc., a distributor of specialty chemicals and equipment such as adhesives, sealants and lubricants, is being sued for breach of contract after the company allegedly provided a defective product to a customer.

Mooresville, North Carolina-based Pink Energy, an energy efficiency company providing customers with solar panels, has filed a lawsuit against Town of Genesee-based Generac Power Systems, alleging Generac has been providing the company with failing parts that have malfunctioned and burned or melted.

Vicki Berka, a former chief financial officer for Milwaukee-based advertising and marketing firm Bader Rutter & Associates charged with embezzling money from the company, will plead guilty to two of the charges against her.

A Cudahy family is being charged with securities fraud after allegedly taking peoples’ funds to invest without being legally certified to do so and then refusing to return those funds.

A federal lawsuit filed against Harley-Davidson in Wisconsin’s Eastern District Court this week seeks to recover any damages consumers...

Allen N. Rieselbach, a real estate lawyer who was a longtime partner for Milwaukee-based law firm Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren has died at the age of 91, the firm announced.

BizTimes Milwaukee is seeking nominations for its upcoming Rising Stars in Law feature.