Alexander Lugo

September 21, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"After being in-house for nearly twenty years at a healthcare company, I was excited to work with an international firm where I can use my legal and lobbying experience to benefit multiple clients across the country," said incoming DLA Piper partner Darren Patz in an emailed statement.

By Alexander Lugo

2 minute read

September 20, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Attorneys have been swamped with calls from asset managers and institutional investors.

By Alexander Lugo

5 minute read

September 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Kurt Lunkenheimer spent the last 13 years in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"I've been watching what they've been doing in sports, entertainment and media, and high-stakes litigation, and thought it'd be exciting to go back to the bigger global platform," Hans Hertell said. "When I thought, in my career, I'd be going more boutique, I found that as I've grown my practice I've needed a more global platform to grow my own career and my client base."

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

William Riley Jr. and Miami City Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla are each facing one count of money laundering, three counts of unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior, one count of bribery and one count of criminal conspiracy.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The talent pool is more demanding, rightfully so, than ever. They have expectations, they have questions, they're educated, and I think it is imperative that companies, law firms or otherwise, are meeting people at their level," said Kristen Corpion, whose CORPlaw was just acquired by Miami's Trembly Law.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read

September 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"Lawyers are not accountants … and these are hyper technical rules," Scott Westheimer, president of The Florida Bar, said. "All of those common types of violations, that are technical, we think can be resolved by utilizing the software contemporaneously and keeping track of all your transactions."

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"You're looking at not only outside interest groups that are trying to dismantle DEI efforts, but you're also looking at the state itself that may take interest in what DEI efforts are being put in place," said Adrian Felix, chair of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod's DEI committee.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"What I am seeing is a lot of demand from small to midsize firms trying to make up for being pillaged," Boca Raton-based Doug Horn, managing director at Palmer Kent Associates, said.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"Federal authorities in Miami have become increasingly more aggressive in pursuing cross-border and international cases," said Martin De Luca, an incoming Boies Schiller white collar-focused partner.

By Alexander Lugo

2 minute read