Ron DeSantis, governor of Florida. Credit: Office of the Governor Holtzman Vogel Once Again Tops List of DeSantis Administration's Favorite Outside Counsel
During Gov. Ron DeSantis' second gubernatorial term, a handful of politically connected law firms are getting top dollar for their work with the executive branch. Those same firms are edging out other firms that have either shed key talent or are not as politically connected to the administration.
April 29, 2024 at 06:44 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Holtzman Vogel is earning more contract dollars from Gov. Ron DeSantis' second gubernatorial term than any other law firm.
- GrayRobinson, Dinsmore & Shohl and boutique Lawson Huck Gonzalez are also on the list of top-paid firms under DeSantis.
- As those firms rise in prominence with the executive branch, others such as Shutts & Bowen and Cooper & Kirk are seemingly being left behind.
Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has already dished out $25 million in legal-related costs during his second term, and the top paid firm so far is Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak, according to state data.
From January to June of last year, DeSantis' administration had dished out at least $850,000 to the Washington, D.C., lobbying and political law firm. From January 2023 to April of this year, that amount jumped to at least $3.8 million. GrayRobinson, Dinsmore & Shohl and Lawson Huck Gonzalez follow Holtzman Vogel at the top of the list.
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