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May 18, 2000 | Law.com

Public Enmity for IPOs

In the face of a punishing, volatile stock market, executives and other investors are having second thoughts about the expense, the regulatory scrutiny and the second-guessing that go along with being a publicly traded company. Many are calling on lawyers, private investors and banks in an effort to undo their legal and financial ties to the public equities markets.
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July 01, 2002 | Law.com

The Next Big Things

With the economy sluggish, South Florida litigators are finding that people are more prone to sue. So while most other businesses have dipped, business for litigators is surging. They have proved their constant creativity in finding new deep pockets, ranging from home builders to vaccine manufacturers to the Roman Catholic Church.
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December 22, 2008 | National Law Journal

Lawyers from Florida to New York besieged by Madoff investors

New York and South Florida lawyers spent the weekend fielding calls from panicked clients who lost millions in a $50 billion alleged fraud linked to Manhattan investment adviser Bernard Madoff. Some said there is little chance of getting the money returned from Madoff, and they are looking at third parties to sue, such as financial advisers and institutional investors
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December 22, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Law firms forgo holiday parties for holiday giving

In a year of layoffs, pay cuts and economic woes throughout the legal industry, some South Florida firms are forgoing lavish holiday banquets in favor of thriftier celebrations.
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November 06, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Investors, firm members calling their lawyers

The downfall of power broker Scott Rothstein amid fraud allegations that investors say cost $400 million or more is generating new business for lawyers in South Florida.
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December 22, 2008 | New York Law Journal

Experts See Few Deep Pockets for Madoff Investor Litigation

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February 16, 2004 | National Law Journal

Nation finally gets it

There was a time in the not-too-distant past when juries had a tough time believing that people in suits and ties actually committed "crimes"�even when they did something wrong. All that has changed and the shift in the culture has no better illustration than the very large sentence that Andrew Fastow has agreed to serve in connection with his guilty plea.
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April 25, 2007 | National Law Journal

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.
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April 25, 2007 | Law.com

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.
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November 12, 2009 | Daily Business Review

Bankruptcy likely road to retrieve Rothstein funds

The dismantling of Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler belonged in bankruptcy court all along, according to bankruptcy attorneys and those representing investors who say they were fleeced by the firm's former CEO and managing partner.
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