Former GrayRobinson shareholders Mayanne Downs and Jeffrey Aaron have left the firm and taken eight other attorneys with them to start a spinoff boutique firm in Orlando and Tallahassee.

“Mayanne Downs and Jeff Aaron, along with eight lawyers on their team, are leaving to start their own boutique firm. They are great lawyers and great friends, and they go with our blessing. We look forward to continuing to collaborate with them in the future,” GrayRobinson President and CEO Dean Cannon said in an emailed statement.