Julie Kay

June 23, 2008 | National Law Journal

Philadelphia-based Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll has acquired the Atlanta law firm Needle & Rosenberg, marking its expansion into the South and the opening of its 12th office. Needle & Rosenberg's 23 lawyers, three patent agents, engineers and scientists serve a national client base in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and licensing and related litigation.

By Julie Kay / Staff reporter

2 minute read

July 19, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig officially filed a notice of withdrawal as counsel to TD Bank in the Scott Rothstein bankruptcy case. A move that was not unexpected. Greenberg has been replaced by the law firms of Philadelphia-based McGuire Woods and the national firm Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman.

By Julie Kay

2 minute read

October 21, 2012 | Daily Business Review

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By Julie Kay

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June 24, 2013 | Law.com

Extending a merger trend sweeping the legal industry, 31-lawyer Siegfried Rivera in Coral Gables, Fla., and 10-lawyer Hyman & Mars in Miami will combine July 1 to create a new firm. The two firms specialize in community association law, while Siegfried Rivera also does construction litigation and real estate law.

By Julie Kay

2 minute read

October 26, 2011 | Daily Business Review

U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke postponed Coquina Investments' civil fraud trial against TD Bank. If mediation fails as expected, the trial would begin Nov. 1.

By Julie Kay

2 minute read

October 21, 2013 | Daily Business Review

A national search is under way after Athornia Steele stepped down after five years as the first black dean at Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center.

By Julie Kay

4 minute read

January 09, 2008 | National Law Journal

Brian Garcia, former head of Akerman Senterfitt's immigration practice, has joined Holland & Knight's Miami office as a partner. "I didn't have an opportunity to build a national immigration practice at Akerman and I do at Holland & Knight," Garcia said. "There's a greater interest in that at Holland than there was at Akerman."

By Julie Kay / Staff reporter

1 minute read

February 19, 2010 | Daily Business Review

Carlton Fields had its toughest year in memory in the recession with equity partner profits growing 2 percent to $746,154 compared with double-digit growth in previous years.

By Julie Kay

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February 04, 2011 | Daily Business Review

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Raymond Ray has awarded the lawyers hired to handle the bankruptcy of Scott Rothstein's defunct law firm an additional $2.6 million for four months work.

By Julie Kay

1 minute read

July 31, 2008 | National Law Journal

Former Broward County, Fla., Sheriff Ken Jenne, in prison for public corruption, agreed to surrender his law license for five years. Jenne, 61, was sheriff for nearly a decade and a former Democratic state senator. A lawyer by training, he was one of the most powerful figures in the state when he was indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly accepting more than $150,000 in improper payments from Sheriff's Office contractors.

By Julie Kay / Staff reporter

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