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November 20, 2001 | Law.com

Seeking Relief

Some of South Florida's most familiar business names, such as Renaissance Cruises and ANC Rental, have tumbled one after another into bankruptcy court, but none have done so without the direct involvement -- or at least the tacit approval -- of their lenders. The relationship between companies and their lenders can be the factor leading companies into bankruptcy, according to some industry insiders.
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December 11, 2009 | Law.com

Associate Pay Cuts Here to Stay, Say Firms, Analysts

A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren't a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead. Since February 2009, at least 19 Am Law 200 firms have rolled back entry-level pay. And the pace of change appears to have picked up in recent months, with some global firms announcing far-reaching changes. Even at Wall Street firms, change is in the air.
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November 04, 1999 | Law.com

Choosing Sides in Tort Reform War

Florida's war over sweeping changes in the civil justice system will soon move onto a new battleground, and combatants are already suited up. Opponents of the massive lawsuit limitation package passed by the state legislature earlier this year, led by the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, plan to file their long-expected suit challenging the constitutionality of the so-called tort reforms in the next month. Both sides signed up some of the state's most highly regarded lawyers to wage the fight.
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November 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

2008 NLJ 250 Chart 51-100

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December 23, 2004 | Law.com

Bikini Lines in the Sand

At first blush, a busty, bikini-clad woman sunning on a seaside cliff has nothing to do with mediation. At second blush, the blonde, aka Miss February in the Florida Mediation Group's 2005 calendar, still has no connection to dispute resolution -- which might be why the calendar made waves in the local legal community. The group's director has written a public letter apologizing to anyone offended by the advertising tactic.
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January 11, 2010 | Law.com

Gardener With Ties to David Boies Accused of System Abuse in Long-Running Litigation

A Florida judge has handed a major victory to a West Palm Beach gardener in his 14-year case against a rival gardener with ties to famed litigator David Boies. In a scathing order, the judge accused rival gardener Botanica Landscaping of manufacturing and manipulating evidence by amending and hiding tax returns, altering wire transfer documents and backdating a critical agreement. Over the course of the dispute, Boies was temporarily disqualified from the case and was the subject of Florida Bar complaints.
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November 18, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

NASD Arbitration Panel Blasts Salomon Smith Barney

In an unusually sharp ruling, a National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration panel in Boca Raton, Fla., has awarded damages against brokerage firm Salomon Smith Barney for breach of fiduciary duty to a former employee of WorldCom.
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December 17, 2003 | Law.com

With Merger, Big Employment Law Firm Moves Into Florida

In the latest move by an out-of-state law firm into one of South Florida's hottest specialty niches, the country's third-largest labor and employment firm is merging with a Miami boutique. Atlanta-based Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart announced that it is merging with five-lawyer Whelan DeMaio & Kiszkiel, and will open its Florida office Jan 1. Shareholder David DeMaio said the changing dynamics in the marketplace persuaded him and his partners to join up with a larger firm.
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September 18, 2006 | National Law Journal

The NLJ Client List | Who Represents Corporate America

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June 06, 2003 | Law.com

'Queen of the Net' Testifies at Securities Inquiry

Fallout from the 2000 stock market collapse landed in Florida Thursday as Mary Meeker, the Morgan Stanley stock analyst once called "Queen of the Net," testified at a National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration hearing into alleged securities irregularities at her firm. Meeker, a Florida broker, and Morgan Stanley are accused of conflict of interest, negligence and fraud for their advocacy of Internet stocks that fueled the boom gone bust.
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