March 30, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Porter Wright Sued for Legal MalpracticeTwo Russian brothers have filed a legal malpractice suit against Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur and its Naples managing partner alleging they should have disclosed the existence of millions of dollars in real estate judgments against another client before the brothers invested $5 million with him.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
15 minute read
March 29, 2017 | Daily Business Review
South Florida's Billing Rates Remain Flat As Small Firms Get More Than Half the WorkLawyer billing rates in the South Florida market grew more slowly than in most large markets through 2015 and a larger percentage of the work went to smaller law firms than it did in larger cities
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
10 minute read
March 28, 2017 | The American Lawyer
DLA Piper Continues to Expand in Latin America—This Time in PeruThe global legal giant has established another cooperation agreement in Latin America with Peru's Pizzaro, Botto & Escobar. The 40-lawyer firm will now be known as DLA Piper Pizarro Botto Escobar in Lima.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
31 minute read
March 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Gunster Guides Bank Deal as Share Value ClimbsThe increase in the share value means a windfall for shareholders of Sarasota-based Insignia Bank in its acquisition by Pompano Beach-based Stonegate Bank.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
10 minute read
March 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review
National LGBT Bar Association President Says Group Has 'a Lot of Work to Do'Akerman associate Dale Noll assumed the helm as president of the National LGBT Bar Association this month.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
10 minute read
March 23, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer
Cozen Hires White & Case Litigators as Miami Growth ContinuesCozen O'Connor's expanding Miami office has hired three additional litigators: two long-time White & Case lawyers and a third who is a law school classmate of one of the hires, and the son of the other.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
23 minute read
March 20, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Heller Waldman Name Partners Go Their Separate Ways, Form Two New FirmsThe law firm Heller Waldman has split along practice and geographic lines so each name partner's office can focus on its own core practices – litigation and estate planning.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
7 minute read
March 16, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Exxon Mobil Lawyers Ask Court to Enforce $188M Venezuela AwardExxon Mobil asked for a judge to order Venezuela to pay the more than $188.3 million the company says it is still owed related to the 2007 expropriation of the company's oil assets, after a tribunal recently annulled most of $1.4 billion award.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
12 minute read
March 14, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Greenberg Traurig Advises on $609M Watsco Stock SaleGreenberg Traurig represented Watsco Inc. when United Technologies subsidiary Carrier decided to sell most of its joint-venture stock in Watsco.
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
16 minute read
March 14, 2017 | Daily Business Review
UF Law School Leaps to No. 41 in U.S. News & World Report Law School RankingsHow did Florida law schools fare in U.S. News' annual rankings?
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa
10 minute read
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