Alexander Lugo

February 21, 2024 | Pro Mid Market

Prominent law firms are finding themselves adverse to former clients in unpaid fee litigation as collection cycles lengthen, but not every dispute is worth litigating.

By Justin Henry | Alexander Lugo

7 minute read

February 21, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The biggest beneficiary is Winter Park-based boutique Fishback Dominick, which earned nearly $700,000 in the second half of 2023 from the Central Florida Oversight Tourism District. The firm hadn't previously billed the entity in recent years.

By Alexander Lugo

5 minute read

February 16, 2024 | Daily Business Review

After Hinshaw & Culbertson lawyers allegedly ignored a $1 million medical malpractice settlement almost a decade ago, the plaintiff in that case claims he's been "financially ruined" by the verdict and associated costs, and he's suing the firm for negligence.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

February 16, 2024 | Daily Business Review

As South Florida's boom is generating issues with affordability and limited space for construction, some law firms are starting to invest in other regions within the state with abundant land as well as access to water.

By Alexander Lugo

5 minute read

February 09, 2024 | Daily Business Review

While others jumped on trends that tend to provide exuberant highs during good times but extreme lows during slower periods, the firm stuck to its guns in more traditional spaces, helping boost its corporate practice last year.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read

February 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Two Holland & Knight attorneys and a Hialeah assistant city attorney highlight the relationships that have helped them thrive in a profession in which women continue to be underrepresented.

By Alexander Lugo

6 minute read

February 06, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The addition of five attorneys from ABL Law, who focus on litigation and outside general counsel services, brings Smith Gambrell's headcount in the city to 37.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

February 05, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The Am Law 200 firm is absorbing construction-focused Ferencik Libanoff Brandt Bustamante & Goldstein.

By Alexander Lugo

2 minute read

February 05, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"It has taken some education or orientation by the bankruptcy legal community to see the value of it, but it caught on fast," said Soneet Kapila, president of the American Bankruptcy Institute.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

February 01, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"It was a more average type performance for the Florida-based firms this past year. They came off a really strong 2022, where they outperformed quite dramatically," Owen Burman, a Wells Fargo senior consultant, said.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read