Happy Holidays

Art Bookbinders would like to wish all of our clients a Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy New Year! Hope to see you in 2013.

AXIS Online Closing Book Library

AXIS Online Closing Book Library collects all of your transactions in one central location accessible from any computer. Wherever you have an internet connection, you have your closing documents.  And because only your final closing documents are housed in your AXIS library, you never have to worry about finding the right version or searching through unrelated documents again.

Contact us today to learn how you can get started for under $1000.

FedEx shipping information

The severe weather system that brought hazardous conditions across the northeast is still leaving difficult conditions and continues to affect FedEx operations. Unavoidable service delays should be expected due to local road conditions in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. FedEx is committed to providing service to the best of our ability in areas that can be safely accessed and where conditions have improved. We will continue to monitor the situation to minimize the impact on service. Please continue to check fedex.com for updates.

Shipping to affected areas?
To help avoid delays, we encourage you to contact your recipients to verify whether their location is open or able to receive deliveries. In the event of evacuations, shipments not delivered before Superstorm Sandy will be secured in one of our facilities. Delivery will be attempted when it is safe to do so.

Continue to check fedex.com for service updates. For specific shipment status information, please track your shipment at fedex.com. You can also contact FedEx Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339 or stay up to date by subscribing to FedEx Service Alert e-mail notifications at the FedEx E-Mail Subscription Center. Consistent with the provisions of the FedEx Service Guide, shipments delayed due to Superstorm Sandy are not eligible for a refund or credit under the money-back guarantee policy.

Fitzgerald joins Skadden's Chicago office

From the Chicago Tribune.

Former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald plans to join a corporate law firm that is native to New York but has an established presence in Chicago, just like him.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP announced Monday that Fitzgerald will become a partner in the firm's Chicago office on Oct. 29.

We Welcome the National Association of Bond Lawyers to Chicago!

 
Welcome to Chicago from Art Bookbinders!

As guests in our great city, we want you to enjoy your visit.  We put together an exclusive list below of some restaurants and attractions that you might want to find time for during your stay. Please keep this electronic version of our favorite dining spots and activities. Ask your hotel Concierge to make reservations for you. 

National Association of Bond Lawyers Conference agenda

http://www.nabl.org/education/event/bond-attorney-workshop?tab=agenda



RESTAURANTS

Volare ( Italian)
201 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.410.9900

http://volarerestaurant.com/chicago/

Zagat = 91% Like
Lunch Mon - Sun 11:00am - 3:00pm
Dinner    Mon - Sat 3:00pm - 11:00pm
  
Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish House
1024 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.640.0999
http://www.hugosfrogbar.com/
Zagat = 94% like
Dining Room - Everyday 3pm - 1am
Best Crab cakes in the Midwest!

 Benny’s Chophouse
River North 444 N. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL
312.626.2444
http://bennyschophouse.com/hours-directions/
Zagat =94% like
Mon–Fri   11am- Midnight

ACTIVITIES

Art Institute Museum
111 South Michigan Avenue.
Open daily 10:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
OPEN  LATE Thursday until 8:00 p.m
http://www.artic.edu/


Museum of Contemporary art (MCA)
220 E. Chicago Ave.
 Wed- Sun 10 am–5 pm
http://mcachicago.org/


 The Field Museum
1400 S. Lake Shore.
Daily 9am-5pm
http://www.fieldmuseum.org

Architecture boat tours (90 minutes)
Chicago Arch. Foundation
Michigan Ave,& Wacker Dr.
http://www.architecture.org/tours
See Concierge for reservations

Welcome back to Chicago!

Art Bookbinders welcomes the NABL !

After a three-year hiatus, the Bond Attorneys’ Workshop returns to its traditional home in Chicago. Enjoy the nightlife and restaurants of the Windy City.

2012 Bond Attorneys' Workshop

Oct 24–26, 2012

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
Chicago, Illinois

Look for us there.

The Art of the Deal

  It is all in the details.  If you feel your closing documents deserve the best quality binding, you are not alone. Book binding is an art, art that protecst your important documents. Do you love books? You are not alone. Stanford's Library has  a collection of beautifully hand crafted book bindings.  You can find out about the collection here. If you cannot make it the exhibit, we can always custom make your closing books for you. Call for details.

It is safe to say that people love books for many reasons. This artist may love them for  reasons you might not have thought of just yet.  Guy Laramee has created some amazing sculptures using  old books. We can appreciate the creativity and attention to detail he applied to these works of art.  If you ever decide to create woks of art with your next order of books from Art Bookbinders, remember we offer CDs of all printed, bound materials so your material is safe and backed up. Give us a call, we have all your book binding needs covered.

Hardbound books

Some call them Bibles. Some call them binders. Others say hard back, leather bound, record books, or closing books. At least everyone can agree that this is the most timeless and elegant legal bookbinding solution available for your documents.

 A hard cover board is wrapped in durable buckram or levant cloth before being hot-stamped on the spine with your title information in a colored foil. The documents are then permanently bound inside to create not only a record of the deal, but also a trophy showpiece for your office.

 Cover materials are available in a wide assortment of colors showcased on our color chart. We also have many options for customization. Check out either Book Options or our photo gallery for some great ideas. For more information, please click here.

 

Art BookBinders want to say thank you to all of our past, current and future clients.  We hope you have a safe and relaxing 4th of July holiday. The photo above comes from one of our client's Pintrest board. Check it out when you have a chance

Our Wonderbound volumes

Chicago is going through a bit of a heat wave at the moment.  Big heavy leather bound closing books are probably not on your mind at the moment. We offer an cost efficient, top quality binding solution to help get your closing books neatly on the shelf.
WonderBound® volumes feature a heavy paper cover which is then foil stamped in similar fashion to traditional hard bound volumes. Recent reengineering now means that WonderBound® volumes open flatter than before, which makes copying simple. Take the money you save and put it towards beating the heat.

Customization is also easy by the addition of a logo, or leatherette tabs. Contact ABOFA for a sample or more information.

We have updated our product line.

Art Bookbinders 2012 Products

 
We value our clients and want to deliver the best products possible. You spoke and we heard you. we have refreshed our product line. Please check back for the updates.  More information can be found at our website, www. ABOFA.com .

Congratulatons to our client, Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Receives Gold Standard Certification from the Women in Law Empowerment Forum June 22, 2012 Sidley Austin LLP was named to the Women in Law Empowerment Forum’s (WILEF) 2012 list of law firms with Gold Standard Certification – a designation for firms that have integrated women in top leadership positions and compensated them well. Fifty firms were named to the list for meeting at least three of six criteria aimed at analyzing women’s participation in firm management. Sidley was also named to the inaugural list in 2011.

Congratulations to our client NG&N

Best Lawyers® Recognizes NG&N Attorneys Five attorneys from NG&N have been recognized in the 2012 edition of The U.S.News – Best Lawyers in America®. The attorneys selected are: L. Thomas Giblin - 2012 Lawyer of the Year Steven E. Miller Robert L. Nabors Gregory T. Stewart John R. Stokes For more information regarding this prestigious recognition or the methodology for selection, please visit Best Lawyers®. Congratulations from Art Book Binders of America. The nation's leader in legal book binding.

Online Document Management with Axis

Art Bookbinders of America Inc., a firm specializing in binding legal closing books, unveiled its newest product for an increasingly mobile legal office environment. Axis Online Document Management is an online document tool with an aim to provide immediate access to past transcripts, regardless of location. The system requires no hardware installation on the user’s computer and utilizes the same architecture currently featured on ABA’s Digital Closing Book CD-ROMS. Scanned documents are PDF based, bookmarked to the index and searchable by keyword. “I see Axis as a natural progression from our CD-ROMS,” said Matt Fournier,Manager of Sales at ABA. “For years, Art Bookbinders lead the industry standard in digital documentation. Axis takes our service one step further by adding worry-free portability and multi-transcript search capabilities.” Fournier also noted, “WiFi is available at most coffee shops and even on some airlines. Since there is no physical device to pack and check through TSA, Axis can take some of the stress out of traveling”. For additional information visit Art Bookbinders of America’s website at www.abofa.com. Art Bookbinders of America is a Chicago based company with a focus on providing document solutions to the nation’s leading law firms for the past 45 years.