November 16, 2012 | Daily Business Review
Dissolving Rutherford Mulhall hires receiverThe Boca Raton law firm Rutherford Mulhall has taken the unusual step of hiring a receiver to wind down its practice and pay off creditors.
By Julie Kay
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July 29, 2011 | Daily Report Online
Class action against dermatological manufacturer Stiefel deniedU.S. District Judge James Lawrence King has denied class certification of a $226 million lawsuit brought by employees of Stiefel Laboratories who alleged the company and its executives significantly undervalued its stock and induced employees to sell their stock back to it prior to announcing a secretly planned sale of the company.
By Julie Kay
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February 22, 2008 | National Law Journal
Trent Lott under FBI scrutiny for bribery involvementFormer Senator Trent Lott is reportedly being investigated by the FBI, which is looking into whether he was asked by his brother-in-law Dickie Scruggs to help a Mississippi state judge get a federal judgeship in exchange for a favorable ruling in a fee dispute case.
By Julie Kay / Staff reporter
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December 29, 2011 | Daily Business Review
Miami attorney Jeremy Alters may face immediate suspensionThe Florida Bar has asked the Florida Supreme Court to suspend Miami attorney Jeremy Alters immediately for allegedly misappropriating trust accounts.
By Julie Kay
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March 06, 2008 | National Law Journal
Mississippi Bar looks to shore up confidence in state's lawyersThe Mississippi Bar Association, criticized by lawyers for not taking a more aggressive stance about the ongoing bribery scandals allegedly involving Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, has appointed a task force to strengthen confidence in the legal system.
By Julie Kay / Staff reporter
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November 18, 2010 | New York Law Journal
Suspended Firm Founder Pleads His Case for Reprimand, Not DisbarmentBy Julie Kay
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November 04, 2012 | Daily Business Review
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June 04, 2013 | Law.com
Legacy Shareholder Leaves Becker & PoliakoffKeith Poliakoff, whose father helped found the law firm that bears their name, is leaving Becker & Poliakoff to co-chair the Florida municipal and government practice at Arnstein & Lehr. Poliakoff is the latest in a string of lawyers, mostly governmental specialists, to leave Becker & Poliakoff in recent months.
By Julie Kay
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March 14, 2013 | Daily Business Review
Jimmy Morales named Miami Beach city managerMorales serves as Doral city attorney and Miami Gardens special master. He is a shareholder at Stearns Weaver, where he also sits on the firm's board of directors.
By Julie Kay
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January 11, 2008 | National Law Journal
Bilzin Sumberg promotes five to partnerBilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod, a Miami-based firm with 100 lawyers, has promoted five associates to partners, effective Jan. 1.
By Julie Kay / Staff reporter
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