Michael A. Mora

Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].

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August 24, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig's Client Prevailed on Appeal But Hasn't Collected on $500K in Sanctioned Attorney Fees

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus wrote in the 23-page opinion that said the litigation could have come straight out of a telenovela.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 23, 2021 | Daily Business Review

This South Florida Judge Just Made History — Again: 'We're in Good Hands'

"As somebody looking at the generation of women and judges coming behind me, I thought, 'Wow. We're in good hands,'" U.S. District Senior Judge Patricia A. Seitz recalled about her colleague.

By Michael A. Mora

7 minute read

August 20, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Judge, Litigators Say Demanding Change of Cuba's Communist Government is Personal

"The truth is the pen can be mightier than the sword, but only when there is paper to write on," said A. Dax Bello, the president of CABA. "We need to get them that paper."

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

August 19, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Good News for Miami Lawyer in Spat: Appellate Panel Strikes Down Ruling Finding Fraud on the Court

The Third District Court of Appeal found no evidence of fraud on the part of the plaintiff and his counsel.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 18, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Boies Schiller Flexner Litigator Behind Lawsuit Accusing Seminole Tribe of Florida of Online Gambling Monopoly

"We included a claim under the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution saying that you can't give the tribe a monopoly to conduct gambling outside of its reservation, based on their status as a tribe," Hamish P. M. Hume, a shareholder of Boies Schiller Flexner, claimed.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 17, 2021 | Daily Business Review

'They Are Hunting Their Judges Down': US Female Jurists Say They Fear for Colleagues as Taliban Seizes Control of Afghanistan

"The judges expect the Taliban will torture, kill them and their families," said Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa S. Walsh.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 17, 2021 | Delaware Law Weekly

With End to Pandemic Restrictions in Sight, Bankruptcy Attorneys Don't Know What to Expect Next

While the number of business-related bankruptcy filings across the country was slightly lower in 2020 than in 2019, the District of Delaware saw nearly three times as many filings year over year.

By Ellen Bardash | Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 16, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Miami Greenberg Traurig Attorneys Fend Off Appeal by Federal Prosecutors to Cancel New Trial

"For trial lawyers and lawyers who are trying cases, it is always important to not run from the weaknesses but to see how you can flip them and use them to your advantage," Jared Dwyer, a shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, said.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 12, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Oops ... Misstep in South Florida Appeal Costs $350,000 in Attorney Fees: Stockman Rule at Center of Ruling

"It was all or nothing," Anthony Brown, a partner at Lavalle, Brown & Ronan, said about the prevailing-party attorney fees provision.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

August 11, 2021 | Daily Business Review

How We Won: Coral Gables Litigator Clinch Nearly $12 Million Settlement for Grieving Parents

"There is no reason in the world, if an apartment complex does a twice a day check on a pool and knows what the regulations are, that these drownings should occur," said Michael Haggard, a partner at the Haggard Law Firm.

By Michael A. Mora

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