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Corporate Counsel

From Bedsheets to Balance Sheets, Hospitality Poised for a Slow Comeback

"The in-house folks right now are now looking at whether this is going to be a sustained, successful environment," said Craig Ganz, a partner at Ballard Spahr in Los Angeles who works on restructuring matters for restaurants. "They're worried about what the future looks like on a short-term basis."
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Divided US Supreme Court Won't Let Texas Sue California Over LGBT Travel Ban

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that stopped Texas from using the high court's original jurisdiction to sue California over a 2016 LGBT antidiscrimination law.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis, Moody Push to Lift Federal CDC Cruise Restrictions

Attorney General Ashley Moody said during an event with Gov. Ron DeSantis and cruise industry officials at Port Canaveral that she was looking at ways to "push back" against a directive by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that essentially keeps the cruise industry from operating.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

For Many Motel Dwellers, Eviction Ban Provides No Relief

Hotel owners say they have also taken a hit during the COVID-19 outbreak and need paying customers to cover expenses.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Woman Behind the Curtain': Meet the Lawyer Driving Major Florida Land Deals

Alicia Lewis said longevity in your legal career should be based on your skillset and not how you look. "My male counterparts don't have to deal or think about that," she said, adding: "It is almost as if men get better with age and that assumption is always there and it is not always there for a woman."
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Clevelander Closure Foreshadows 'Next Large Legal Question': Businesses Requiring Vaccination

"We're quickly getting to a point where there's going to have to be some determination made by businesses about whether they restrict entry to people that only have vaccines or not," Shutts & Bowen's Alexander Tachmes said.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Melo Group Adds New Real Estate Projects in Their Bet on Downtown Miami's Central Business District

"We believe in downtown," said Carlos Melo, a principal in the Melo Group. "For us, it is not only the units. It is to bring something more to our communities where people can start enjoying where they live. It is the people who are the soul of the neighborhood."
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

South Beach Nightclub Is Priced in Bitcoin — But What About Volatility?

The property is located one block from the beachfront, has inherent property air rights allowing for future redevelopment options, and is within walking distance of several high-end hotels and multimillion-dollar condominiums.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Vacation Rental Plan 'Clearly a Work in Progress'

The fight about oversight of short-term rentals has escalated in the Legislature as the popularity of vacation properties advertised on platforms such as Airbnb has mushroomed.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Defendant Leaves Employment Suit Plaintiff in Lurch, Citing Failed Business-Interruption Claim

The eatery says it has no unencumbered assets after a recent sale of the company, and its default in the New Jersey case comes just after it lost a battle with an insurance company over a claim for COVID-19 business interruption coverage.
3 minute read

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