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Will Miami Mayor's Quinn Emanuel Side Gig Earn Fresh Scrutiny?

Francis Suarez, who's weighing a bid for the GOP presidential nomination, isn't the first Florida politician to draw a salary from a law firm while holding office.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Becker & Poliakoff Loses Another Land Use Partner to Shutts & Bowen With Housing Reform Measure Poised To Kick In

New partner Jeremy Shir says the Live Local Act will be a "game changer" for affordable housing developments.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Florida Lawyers Tapped to Lead Defense for Alleged Stabber of Tech Executive

"It appears that this client may be as controllable as a runaway train," said criminal law expert Brian Bieber, a shareholder an Am Law 200 firm who is not involved in the matter.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Dismisses Medical Marijuana License Appeal After 'Inexcusable' Delay

"A delay of more than thirty days in filing a transcript is prima facie unreasonable and inexcusable," Warren County Superior Court Judge Thomas Hammond wrote. "[They have] significantly exceeded that limit."
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Historic Acquittal in Louisiana Fuels Fight to Review 'Jim Crow' Verdicts

Ramos v. Louisiana outlawed nonunanimous jury convictions as unconstitutional, with justices on the 6-3 majority acknowledging the practice as a vestige of racism from the era of laws legalizing racial segregation.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Amanda McGovern, Daily Business Review's Attorney of the Year in 2022, Dies

"She was a remarkable role model and groundbreaker in our legal community, a single mother who reached the top levels of cross-border litigation in the United States," Jorge A. Mestre, a partner at Rivero Mestre, said.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Ga. Federal Jury Finds Against Clayton County Sheriff in First of Six Employment Suits

Former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, who made the decision to fire the plaintiff, is currently facing 18 months in federal prison for civil rights violations.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Akerman's Atlanta Leader Plans Steady Growth, Targeting Key Practices

The Am Law 100 firm has given its attorneys "a lot of flexibility" to either work remotely or in the office, said Jason Lichtstein, the firm's new Atlanta leader.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Distinguished Leaders: Jorge Diaz-Silveira Wants to Get Rid of the Billable Hour

"Find an area of practice you are passionate about and immerse yourself in it from both a legal and business perspective," said Hogan Lovells' Jorge Diaz-Silveira.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Distinguished Leaders: Seclusion Is a 'Dangerous Trend' for the Legal Profession, Says Antonio Dias

"The most significant change of the last decade probably occurred when COVID drove lawyers and clients out of their offices and into seclusion," said Jones Day's Antonio Dias.
2 minute read

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