On May 22, 2012, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, a full-service national law firm, celebrated the grand opening of its new office inCoral Gables where more than 200 people attended. The firm recently relocated its Dadeland office to 2525 Ponce de Leon Blvd inCoral Gables after signing a 12-year lease to occupy the entire fourth floor of the building. With approximately 40 lawyers in theCoral Gables office, the firm is able to provide a wide range of sophisticated transactional and litigation services to its clients. Hinshaw & Culbertson has had a longstanding presence in Miami, having opened its initial office in 1987. The firm also has offices inFort Lauderdale, Tampa and Jacksonville and with over 80 lawyers in Florida, that makes Hinshaw one of the larger law firms inFlorida. The firm is proud that its employees are highly diverse, having been recognized nationally as one of the most diverse law firms in the United States.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Jeffrey L. Rubinger Joins Bilzin Sumberg as Partner in Tax Group
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Miami, Florida – Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP announced today that Jeffrey L. Rubinger has joined the firm as a partner. He will practice international tax law.
"As one of the preeminent international tax lawyers in Miami, Jeff will be a tremendous asset to our Tax Group and to our clients," said Bilzin Sumberg's Tax Group Chair, Richard M. Goldstein. "His experience in international taxation, including his knowledge of the laws of various foreign jurisdictions will enhance the Group's existing capabilities, allowing us to broaden our services, particularly to those clients engaged in inbound and outbound investment activities."
Monday, May 14, 2012
Lydecker Diaz Expands Statewide Presence: Opens Offices in Tampa & Jacksonville
MIAMI, FL –May 11, 2012 – Florida law firm Lydecker Diaz continues its momentum of growth, opening offices in Tampa and Jacksonville and moving into more expansive offices in Orlando. These moves represent a significant increase in statewide presence, reflecting the firm’s client reach throughout Florida.
“While many law firms have been forced to cut back because of the state of economy, Lydecker Diaz has continued its strategic growth, first strengthening its core practices and now branching out into new parts of the state,” said Mark Hendricks, managing partner of Lydecker Diaz. “Lydecker Diaz’s three new offices in key Florida cities continue to solidify the firm’s presence and standing as one of the premier commercial litigation, corporate and transactional firms in the region.”
The Jacksonville office, located at 4720 Salisbury Road, the Tampa office located at 4511 North Himes Avenue, and the new Orlando office located at 390 N. Orlando Avenue will add to the firm’s footprint. In addition, the firm has named JW Webb as partner-in-charge of the Orlando office to manage the firm’s robust client list in the area. Mr. Webb has extensive experience managing law firm offices and focuses his practice in general civil trial and complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, and medical malpractice.
The new office openings come less than a year after Lydecker Diaz relocated its Miami office to an expanded space at 1221 Brickell Avenue, in the heart of downtown Miami’s Brickell Financial District. In the past four years, the firm has grown by nearly 60%, from 40 attorneys to 70.
Lydecker Diaz is a full service commercial law firm serving clients throughout Florida. The firm’s attorneys bring extensive experience in the areas of commercial and financial litigation, intellectual property, labor & employment, appeals, and corporate & business transactions. www.LydeckerDiaz.com
“While many law firms have been forced to cut back because of the state of economy, Lydecker Diaz has continued its strategic growth, first strengthening its core practices and now branching out into new parts of the state,” said Mark Hendricks, managing partner of Lydecker Diaz. “Lydecker Diaz’s three new offices in key Florida cities continue to solidify the firm’s presence and standing as one of the premier commercial litigation, corporate and transactional firms in the region.”
The Jacksonville office, located at 4720 Salisbury Road, the Tampa office located at 4511 North Himes Avenue, and the new Orlando office located at 390 N. Orlando Avenue will add to the firm’s footprint. In addition, the firm has named JW Webb as partner-in-charge of the Orlando office to manage the firm’s robust client list in the area. Mr. Webb has extensive experience managing law firm offices and focuses his practice in general civil trial and complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, and medical malpractice.
The new office openings come less than a year after Lydecker Diaz relocated its Miami office to an expanded space at 1221 Brickell Avenue, in the heart of downtown Miami’s Brickell Financial District. In the past four years, the firm has grown by nearly 60%, from 40 attorneys to 70.
Lydecker Diaz is a full service commercial law firm serving clients throughout Florida. The firm’s attorneys bring extensive experience in the areas of commercial and financial litigation, intellectual property, labor & employment, appeals, and corporate & business transactions. www.LydeckerDiaz.com
Thursday, May 10, 2012
DEAN MEAD ELECTS ROBERT J. NABERHAUS III AND KELLY SULLIVAN AS SHAREHOLDERS
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ORLANDO APPOINTS GRAYROBINSON’S MARC LEVINE TO BOARD
“We feel a great deal of pride when a member of the GrayRobinson team pours their time and skills into the community,” said GrayRobinson President Byrd F. "Biff" Marshall, Jr. “Marc is an outstanding leader in our Orlando office and will surely contribute his utmost talents to the JCC of Greater Orlando.”
RICK MITCHELL APPOINTED CO-CHAIR OF WINDERMERE’S POLICE CHIEF SELECTION COMMITTEE
Rick is a native Floridian with more than fourteen years of complex litigation experience, and he has received the highest "AV Peer Review Rating" and named a top lawyer in the area of "Business Law" in the annual "Florida Legal Elite" publication.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Ervin A. Gonzalez Inducted into La Salle High School Hall of Fame
Gonzalez, a 1978 graduate of La Salle High School, received the Saint John Bosco Alumni Award alongside distinguished alumni Lyan Fernandez (1971), Roymi Membiela (1976), and Jorge Plasencia (1992). Criteria for the distinguished award include:
The Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appoints Jorge Luis Lopez, Esq., to Chairman
The committee is comprised of nine representatives appointed by the School Board, five appointed by Miami-Dade County, and five appointed by the Miami-Dade League of Cities. The mission of the Citizens’ Oversight Committee is to monitor the implementation of the ILA and report back to participating local governments, the School Board and the general public on the effectiveness with which it is being implemented.
MARIA D. GARCIA NAMED TO FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Garcia, a member of ZP&W’s healthcare practice group, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Cuban American Bar Association (“CABA”) and a member of the Business Buddies Board for Best Buddies Miami. She is also active with the Florida Bar Association’s Health Law Section, the Dade County Bar Association, Women’s International Shipping & Trade Association and the American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter. In addition, she has served as the President of the FIU College of Law Alumni Association.
JOHN VREELAND HONORED WITH UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA FOUNDATION’S ANNUAL VOLUNTEER AWARD
“We are extremely proud of John and Weezie’s recognition by the University of Florida Foundation,” said GrayRobinson President Byrd F. "Biff" Marshall, Jr. “Both have remained passionate and dedicated members of the University of Florida community and we know they will continue to advocate and support its many programs and initiatives.”
South Florida Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators announce Board of Directors for 2012 – 2013.
MIAMI, FL (May 8, 2012) – South Florida Chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators, ALASOFLA has announced the Board of Directors for 2012 – 2013.
- Lisa Dasher, CLM, CPA of Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford, P.A., President
- Paula Lawson, CLM of Genovese Joblove & Battista, P.A., President-Elect
- Victoria L. Allen, CLM of Rogers Morris & Ziegler LLP, Director and Immediate Past President
- Jackie Fleites, SPHR of Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, Vice-President - Membership
- Mario Rumasuglia of Berger Singerman LLP, Treasurer
- Edna Rosén, CLM of Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller, P.A, Secretary
- Marlon Mendez of Holland Knight LLP, Director and Past President
NEW ASSOCIATES JOIN KAYE BENDER REMBAUM, P.L.
SOUTH FLORIDA – South Florida community association law firm Kaye Bender Rembaum, P.L. has added Evelyn Greenstone and Jeffrey Green to its legal team.
Greenstone has four years of legal experience practicing criminal and civil litigation. Following law school she was an Assistant State Attorney in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court, in and for Broward County, before transitioning to civil litigation where she handled property damage and consumer collection claims. A resident of Fort Lauderdale, Greenstone will focus on community association litigation and covenant enforcement. She received her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law and a B.S. in Psychology and a minor in legal studies from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.
A resident of Boca Raton, Green has five years of litigation experience representing a variety of clients in construction disputes, business law, real property disputes, contracts, torts and other commercial litigation matters. He will represent community associations in the areas of covenant enforcement, commercial litigation and construction litigation. Green received his Juris Doctor from University of Florida Levin College of Law, with honors, and a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in classics also from University of Florida.
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Lydecker Diaz Adds Mark Anthony Emanuele as Partner
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Mr. Emanuele has been practicing law in Florida for over 25 years and is an AV-rated attorney. His expertise is extensive including advising Fortune 500 Companies with regard to construction, interpretation and application of State and Federal laws related to employment matters, §1983 claims, economic and educator liability and academic and educator liability. Mr. Emanuele’s litigation experience in this area includes, but is not limited to, defense of large school systems in administrative proceedings related to discipline and termination of employees, defense of law enforcement agencies in administrative proceedings related to discipline and termination of employees and employee grievances. In the area of commercial litigation, he handles multi-million dollar, complex commercial litigation involving legal malpractice claims, accounting malpractice claims, fraudulent transfers, receivership proceedings, and business disputes involving local, state and national corporations.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Miami-Dade Judge Amy Steele Donner Joins Broad and Cassel
“Judge Donner’s unparalleled experience brings yet another level of sophistication to our statewide litigation team,” said Miami office Managing Partner Mark F. Raymond. “Broad and Cassel and its clients will benefit greatly from her return to private practice.”
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Regina Rabitaille Joins Broad and Cassel’s Orlando Office
ORLANDO, Fla.; May 3, 2012 — Regina Rabitaille has joined the Orlando office of Broad and Cassel as an Associate in the Estate Planning and Trusts Practice Group.
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Rabitaille recently served as a summer associate at Broad and Cassel’s Orlando Office, where she handled a variety of matters, including the drafting and revision of numerous estate plan documents. She also worked for the United States Attorney’s Office in Ocala, where she performed legal research concerning various issues in the civil context.
Educate Tomorrow Hosts 9th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction at Miami Tower’s Sky Lobby
“This annual event is a great fundraiser for Educate Tomorrow, whose mission is to create independence for disadvantaged and foster youth through education, mentoring, and life skills training.” said Melanie Damian, Chair of the Board of Directors for Educate Tomorrow.
Educate Tomorrow is a non-profit organization that provides one-on-one education mentors for foster care youth between the ages of 14 and 23 who are transitioning out of the foster care system, without the emotional and financial advantages of being welcomed into an adoptive family. The annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction event attracts wine enthusiasts and passionate supporters of Educate Tomorrow.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
CHRISTOPHER SOTILLO JOINS ROSENTHAL, LEVY, SIMON & RYLES, P.A.
MICHAEL FREELING RECEIVES NATIONAL ADL LEADERSHIP AWARD
“Michael Freeling has been an invaluable supporter of ADL, and we are thrilled and proud that his commitment of time and energy invested into ADL’s mission to fight anti-Semitism and prejudice of all forms was recognized on a national level,” said Andrew Rosenkranz, ADL Florida Regional Director.
ROBERT L. PARKS ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL JUDICIAL COLLEGE BOARD OF VISITORS
Coral Gables, Fla. (April 30, 2012) – Veteran trial attorney Robert L. Parks, principal and founding partner of The Law Offices of Robert L. Parks, has been elected chairman of the Board of Visitors for the National Judicial College.
The National Judicial College’s Board of Visitors is a nationally recognized group of individuals charged with furthering the quality of education offered by the National Judicial College and providing excellence in judicial education to judges throughout the world. Members also serve as goodwill ambassadors by enhancing awareness of the College, providing leadership, encouragement and support to the overall resource development program and assisting with fundraising efforts.
KIMBERLY HEALY JOINS GRAYROBINSON'S COMPLEX LITIGATION SECTION IN ORLANDO
“Kim is a great addition to our firm’s Complex Litigation Section,” said GrayRobinson president Byrd F. “Biff” Marshall, Jr. “With exceptional experience and a dedication to the state of Florida’s legal community, we are confident she will provide our clients with exceptional legal representation.”
