Alexander Lugo

October 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The St. Petersburg office of Johnson Pope was damaged by a collapsed crane, but other area law firms expect to resume business as usual Monday morning.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

October 10, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Holland & Knight is refilling its office in Philadelphia after a raid from Polsinelli in July, along with another partner addition in New York. Both lawyers have been working together in the insurtech space since 2018 and jumped over from Goodwin Procter.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

October 09, 2024 | Daily Business Review

With inflation creating a cash crunch for businesses of all sizes, lawyers have seen filings increase in recent months. The problems are only expected to get worse as hurricanes continue barreling toward Florida and interest rate cuts have muted impact.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read

October 08, 2024 | Daily Business Review

"We have vastly more work in Miami than we can do," said co-managing partner John O'Sullivan. "Half my cases, I'm working with teams that are from the other offices."

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

October 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

After a slew of initial partner hires in 2022, when Winston & Strawn first launched in Miami, the office has since not hired many new partners in that space. Now, it's bringing on its second crypto-focused partner since it established the practice.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

October 07, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Henry Leventis joins the firm as a partner focused on health care clients and their needs with investigations and compliance.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read

October 01, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Following the storm's path of destruction through Florida and states further north, financial damage is projected to reach as high as $34 billion, which raises the need for clients to tap lawyers for multiple reasons.

By Alexander Lugo

5 minute read

September 30, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Following a six-month search committee that kicked off after Scott MacCormack stepped down in March, the firm elected litigation co-leader and vice chair of the firm's executive committee Jaime Drozd to replace him on Friday.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 26, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Two partners from Solomon, Cooperman, Recondo & Weiss branched out to create a boutique that is looking to lure talent by offering flexibility, especially with billing rates, which could help younger attorneys kick start their practices faster.

By Alexander Lugo

3 minute read

September 24, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The Miami school faces a lawsuit alleging defamation and breach of contract after it fired a tenured professor, who is being accused of ignoring a school shooting threat and having an inappropriate relations with a student.

By Alexander Lugo

4 minute read