Monika Mesa

Monika Mesa writes about the business of law in Florida. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MonikaMesa1

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October 08, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Hunton & Williams and Simpson Thacher Advise on $1 Billion Bank Deal

The deal merged Sabadell United Bank's 28 Florida offices into IBERIABANK.

By Monika Mesa

2 minute read

October 06, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Five Lawyers Form New Litigation Firm in Miami

The new firm will focus on litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration and complex commercial litigation.

By Monika Mesa

3 minute read

October 04, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida's Hourly Legal Billing Rates Among Nation's Highest

Florida's hourly legal billing rates are among the highest in the nation, but compared to the national average, fewer of those billable hours get applied to actual invoices, according to a legal trends report.

By Monika Mesa

5 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Lawyer's Tale: Surviving the Wrath of Irma in the British Virgin Islands

When British Virgin Islands solicitor Dan Wise and his family hunkered down in their two-story home to wait for Hurricane Irma, they never imagined…

By Monika Mesa

6 minute read

October 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A Lawyer's Tale: Surviving the Wrath of Irma in the British Virgin Islands

The hurricane took the roof off Martin Kenney & Co. solicitor Dan Wise's house and sent his family fleeing from rats, ostriches and other damage that has ravaged the British Virgin Islands.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

6 minute read

September 29, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Markets: Argentinian Revival

The Latin American country is heating up thanks to newfound political stability.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

4 minute read

September 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Q&A: Jackson Lewis Principal Pedro Torres-Diaz On the Practice of Law in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

Jackson Lewis principal comments on Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

6 minute read

September 28, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Decorated Army Vet Sues Florida Supreme Court and Florida Board of Examiners for Violating Americans with Disabilities Act

A decorated veteran has sued the Florida Supreme Court and the Florida Board of Bar Examiners under the Americans with Disabilities Act seeking to end demands for bar applicants' mental health history based on a history of disability.

By Monika Gonzalez Mesa

5 minute read