Real estate attorney Kathryn Goldberger has joined Holland & Knight’s West Palm Beach office as a partner. She is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Section, one of the largest in the country. She was previously in-house counsel at Westbrook Partners, a global real estate private equity firm, where she oversaw the acquisition, development, financing and disposition of the properties within the firm’s investment portfolio.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. has added Michael K. Dixon and Roy P. Zachariah as shareholders in its West Palm Beach office, expanding the firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology capabilities amid client demand fueled by an increase in corporate migration to Florida. Both attorneys join Greenberg Traurig from Akerman LLP, where they worked as a team in the West Palm office.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Sean P. Coyle in West Palm Beach as a partner in the Corporate Department. Prior to joining Fox, Coyle was a partner at Akerman LLP.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome David J. DePiano as a partner in the Litigation Department in the firm’s West Palm Beach office. Prior to joining Fox, DePiano was a shareholder at Shapiro Blasi Wasserman & Hermann, P.A.
Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced that Grasford Smith has joined the firm’s national Litigation Practice Group in West Palm Beach. He joins from Jones Foster P.A., bringing a wide array of experience in complex commercial litigation. Smith has particular expertise resolving matters in the financial services, real estate, hospitality, retail, and maritime industries.
A group of 12 attorneys who investigate and litigate fraud schemes and unfair and deceptive practices on behalf of insurance companies and other financial services companies has joined Holland & Knight. The group, including seven partners, a senior counsel, and four associates, has extensive investigative and trial experience. The team is led by David Spector, Sandra Heller and Adam Hodges. Formerly with Akerman, the group, while primarily based in West Palm Beach, handles matters for clients throughout all jurisdictions in the United States. Ms. Heller will be in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Mr. Detzel will be in Orlando, Fla.; and Mr. DiBlasi will be in New York. More >>
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Joseph Vallo has joined Locke Lord’s West Palm Beach office as a Partner in the Firm’s Business Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Vallo joins the Firm from Greenberg Traurig LLP where he was a shareholder. Vallo has nearly 30 years of experience working in securities arbitration and compliance and will strengthen the Firm’s capabilities for clients faced with securities litigation and enforcement matters. More >>
Tags: Locke Lord LLP | West Palm BeachAkerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, today announced the expansion of its Professional Liability Practice with a team of six litigators from Ackerman Law Group, including its founder David Ackerman. They will join Akerman’s Litigation Practice Group in the West Palm Beach office on March 1, enhancing the firm’s national capabilities for clients challenged with legal malpractice claims and ethical violations. More >>
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Goldberg Segalla added partner Dustin C. Blumenthal to the firm’s Global Insurance Services Practice Group in West Palm Beach. More >>
Tags: Goldberg Segalla LLP | West Palm BeachJust six weeks after announcing it entered the Florida market by opening an office in Orlando, international law firm Goldberg Segalla is once again making waves — this time in the southern portion of the state, where its 18th and 19th offices are now open for business in West Palm Beach and Miami. More >>
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