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May 04, 2010 |

Shutts & Bowen adds 3 attorneys in Fort Lauderdale

Shutts & Bowen is adding three attorneys in Fort Lauderdale, including the head of Ruden McClosky's securities law practice group.
3 minute read
March 11, 2004 |

Lawyers' Departures Stun Broad and Cassel in Miami

Less than a week after Broad and Cassel named prominent white-collar defender Dan Small as its Miami litigation chief, Small and two other lawyers have quit to join Duane Morris. Small, a former federal prosecutor, was the firm's third head of litigation in Miami in less than a year. The office has been plagued with management problems and turnover.
4 minute read
February 28, 2006 |

U.S. Law Firms Set Their Sights on Cuba After Castro

With Fidel Castro turning 80 this year, U.S. lawyers are contemplating Cuba's future more than ever. There are two main sources of interest. Some -- mostly Cuban-American attorneys with sentimental ties -- want to help the country's legal system when the Communist regime falls. Others view the island as a lucrative source of business, from tourism and infrastructure to oil and "everything under the sun," as one firm partner puts it. But lawyers must still contend with the U.S. government's trade embargo.
8 minute read
August 01, 2009 |

Reverse Commute

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April 23, 2007 |

Chart: Diversity Scorecard Snapshot 2007

9 minute read
July 27, 2010 |

Gunster setting sights on Tampa, Orlando

Gunster is trying to establish a foothold in Tampa and Orlando in its quest to become the largest Florida-only firm and blanket the state.
6 minute read
April 25, 2007 |

Ethics Ruling May Squeeze Out Becker & Poliakoff Attorney

Miami Beach City Commissioner Michael Gongora is considering resigning from Becker & Poliakoff in the wake of a controversial ethics ruling that members of his law firm are not allowed to represent clients before any city bodies because of his position. This type of situation is not uncommon at large law firms, which often have their lawyers serving as elected members of city and county commissions or as appointed members of city and county boards and committees. It's also come up for smaller law firms.
7 minute read
November 20, 2008 |

Some firms prefer to practice stealth layoffs

When White and Case laid off 70 associates and 90 nonprofessionals, firm leaders decided not to take a stealth approach. Layoffs were needed to shed excess capacity in the economic slowdown, according to firm spokesman Nicholas Clarke, who said very few of the job losses were performance-related. But not all law firms are necessarily being so open. Some firms are quietly letting attorneys go but doing it in small numbers. And some firms are nudging associates toward the door rather than shoving them out.
5 minute read
October 17, 2000 |

Miami Area Law Firms Step Up Minority Recruitment

Smarting from a well-publicized survey by the Black Lawyers Association showing that Miami law firms are short on black partners, and under fire to become more diverse, Miami area law firms have stepped up efforts to hire minority first-year associates. But while some firms say they have difficulty attracting African Americans, first-year associates aren't so sure.
4 minute read

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