Epstein Becker & Green recently acquired hot-shot attorney Joseph P. Klock, Jr. for its Miami office. Klock offers valuable experience in litigation and business law; he also played an important role in the legal controversy surrounding the 2000 presidential elections. He was formerly the head of Miami-based Steel, Hector & Davis, prior to its merger with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP. With over 380 attorneys in 11 offices nationwide, Epstein Becker continues to grow in the Southeast.
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At the beginning of the month, Florida firm Holland & Knight LLP announced the expansion through lateral hiring of its South Florida Securities and M&A practice. Three former shareholders at Akerman Senterfitt, Kara L. MacCullough, Laurie Green and Esther L. Moreno, joined Holland & Knight as partners. MacCullough, formerly the chair of Akerman’s Securities group, and Moreno focus on securities, mergers and acquisitions and international corporate transactions. Green’s expertise comes largely from her experience with the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Holland & Knight has one of the largest business groups in the country, with over 380 lawyers in its practice. Firmwide, Holland & Knight has more than 1,150 lawyers in 17 U.S. offices, along with several foreign offices. The firm is one of the top 15 largest firms in the world.
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Lawyers from Hunton & Williams’ Miami office have been making big moves as of late. In early August, two attorneys took new jobs with Greenberg Trauring. Now three additional partners look to be joining Holland & Knight. The five lawyers were part of Hunton & Williams’ health care and corporate practices.
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Florida firm Holland & Knight will raise pay for its first-year associates to $120,000 annually. The raise will be effective for Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Amongst Florida firms, only White and Case is known to pay as much as $120,000 at this level.

Cozen O’Connor has opened a new Miami office focusing on commercial litigation and eventually corporate transactional work. The office has been seeded with three former Shook, Hardy, & Bacon partners, and there are plans for an immediate associate addition and more attorneys as needed. Source:www.law.com