Miami partner Tiffany Comprés and Florida International University are co-hosting the “Intelligence about Arbitrators & the Future of International Arbitration” Program on November 12 beginning at 5:30 pm at the firm’s ...

Immigration partner Diamela del Castillo-Payet hosted a Welcome Reception for U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the firm’s Miami office on October 24th.

Fort Lauderdale associate Deedee Bitran participated as a panelist during FIU Law’s Fourth Annual Labor and Employment Panel.

The Shutts & Bowen, Tampa office’s 2019 “Outstanding Pro Bono and Community Service Awards” Ceremony recently recognized local attorneys and staff who made significant contributions to pro bono and charitable efforts ...

Shutts & Bowen Real Estate attorneys Jennifer Slone Tobin, Martha Rabbitt and Jennifer Kypreos attended the Real Estate Women’s Forum Florida that took place in Miami on October 16, 2019. This event brought together leading ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Orlando partner Michael A. Sjuggerud recently presented on “Real Estate Transactions with Foreign Buyers and Sellers” to the Global Committee of the Space Coast Association of Realtors®.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Michael J. Quinn, a partner in the Orlando office, has graduated from Class 97 of Leadership Orlando, a program of the Orlando Economic Partnership. Michael was recruited to join the ...

Shutts & Bowen was proud to support the Leadership Broward 2019 Profiles in Leadership Black-Tie Ball on October 5. The event celebrated South Florida leaders including top executives in the nonprofit, business, healthcare ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP recently sponsored the 27th Annual Community Champions Luncheon of the Corporation to Develop Communities (CDC) of Tampa, held at Armature Works. This fundraising lunch brought together hundreds of corporate ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Orlando partner Sarah Donini Rodriguez has been showcased as the 2019 Spotlight on Flex professional for the month of September. According to the Alliance, Spotlight on Flex showcases ...

Miami partner Daniel Barsky was appointed to the International Trademark Association Academic Committee for the 2020-2021 term. His term is effective beginning January 1, 2020.

On September 25, West Palm Beach partner and Marine Corps Captain Harvey Oyer was the Master of Ceremonies for the dedication of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in West Palm Beach.

West Palm Beach partner Al LaSorte was featured in the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s October 2019 newsletter.  

Miami partner Aliette DelPozo Rodz has been appointed to the Florida Bar Grievance Committee for Miami-Dade County’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit. Her appointment begins on November 1, 2019, for a three-year term.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Orlando partner Derrick M. Valkenburg recently presented on “Construction Law for Brokers” to the Commercial Investment Council of the Space Coast Association of Realtors®. The presentation took place in ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP partner Olga M. Pina was quoted in the article, “Lawyers Wary of Helms-Burton Litigation After Favorable Rulings, More Lawsuits,” published by the Daily Business Review.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Orlando partner Bud Bennington was recently interviewed by the Orlando Business Journal and featured in the spotlight piece, “How longtime lawyer Bud Bennington and his firm are shaping the Orlando litigation ...

Harold “Ed” Patricoff, Miami attorney and partner in the law firm of Shutts & Bowen, has been named to the board of the Coral Gables Museum Board of Directors effective October 1st, it was announced today by incoming Chairman ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Tampa partner Eric S. Adams was recently featured as a distinguished faculty member by the National Business Institute (NBI) for a seminar on “The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit (A Real-World Application ...

Fort Lauderdale attorney Deedee Bitran was recently published in the Florida Bar’s Business Law Section Blog.

Tampa attorney Stephen J. Putnoki-Higgins was recently published in the wealth and estate planning section of WealthManagement.com.

Tampa partner Woodrow “Woody” Pollack has been appointed as a member of the Florida Blockchain Task Force.

Florida’s legislature created the statewide Florida Blockchain Task Force to explore and develop a master plan for ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP partners Olga M. Pina and Ella A. Shenhav will be speaking to the Tampa Bay Organization of Women in International Trade on the topic, “Helms-Burton Unleashed: Uncertainty Ahead for Investors in Cuba.”

West Palm Beach partner Harvey Oyer was mentioned in the Palm Beach Post. Harvey attended a Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce Breakfast at The Breakers featuring elected Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks on September ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Orlando Co-Managing Partner, Daniel O’Keefe, was present for the University of Florida’s 2020 ranking announcement, featuring speaker Governor Ron DeSantis.

Fort Lauderdale partner Jamie Wasserman was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Leadership Broward. Jamie will serve as the Class XXXVII Representative for a 1-year term.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that three partners have been selected for inclusion in Florida Trend Magazine’s 2019 “Florida 500” special issue.

Shutts & Bowen LLP partner Erik F. Szabo recently presented at the Greater Orlando Builders Association’s (GOBA) Developers Council Construction Defects/Stucco Litigation Seminar, speaking on the “Anatomy of a ...

The children’s book The Last Egret, written by Florida author and attorney Harvey Oyer, has joined classics like Black Beauty, Heidi, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Winnie-the-Pooh in the “Best Student Reading List in the ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce the expansion of its Appellate Practice Group with the addition of new partner Julissa Rodriguez. She joins Shutts in Miami from Greenberg Traurig, where she served as Chair of its Miami ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Tampa partner Amanda B. Buffinton was a featured speaker at the 3rd Annual ‘Insurance in the Construction Industry Seminar,’ hosted by The Seminar Group, Legal and Professional Education.

MIAMI, Fla. – August 15, 2019 - Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce that it has settled in full a civil case brought on behalf of its client LS Energia -- a U.S.-based company that designs, builds and operates electric power plants ...

Shutts and Bowen is proud to announce 86 lawyers were recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Several partners were also selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” for the upcoming ...

Tampa partner Lauren Stricker authored a blog post in the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar titled “Eleventh Circuit Joins the Majority: Time-Barred Debt Collection + Implicit Threat of Litigation = Plausible FDCPA ...

Our 2019 Summer Clerkship Program brought four law students for an intellectually challenging and professionally gratifying experience. Nearing the end of the program, the students agreed to share a few of the highlights from ...

Peter Abreu, Chief Information Officer for Shutts & Bowen, was recognized as a South Florida Business and Wealth Apogee Awards Honoree. Peter will be honored at the 2019 Apogee Awards on October 23rd at Gulfstream Park.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to have been ranked among the top Central Florida law firms by the Orlando Business Journal (OBJ) in separate 2019 lists, including “Central Florida’s Largest Litigation Law Firms” and “Central ...

Our 2019 Summer Clerkship Program brought four law students for an intellectually challenging and professionally gratifying experience. Nearing the end of the program, the students agreed to share a few of the highlights from ...

Our 2019 Summer Clerkship Program brought four law students to Shutts for an intellectually challenging and professionally gratifying experience. Nearing the end of the program, the students agreed to share a few of the highlights ...

Our 2019 Summer Clerkship Program brought four law students to Shutts for an intellectually challenging and professionally gratifying experience. Nearing the end of the program, the students agreed to share a few of the highlights ...

Miami partner Tiffany Comprés has been selected to join the Fruit & Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation’s roster of arbitrators.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce its ranking in Law360’s 2019 Diversity Snapshot, a report compiled from the headcounts of over 300 U.S. firms as of December 31, 2018. Affirming Shutts’ longstanding commitment to ...

On July 24, the Miami Beach City Commission Land Use Committee endorsed a proposal to make the International Inn in Miami Beach a historic landmark.

Tampa partners Deborah A. Getzoff and Meredith S. Delcamp were educational speakers at the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 33rd Annual Environmental Permitting Summer School Conference, which is the largest and most ...

Miami partners Aliette DelPozo Rodz and Kristin Drecktrah Paz were recently mentioned in Law360. The article, “Turkish Brothers Take $388M Award Fight to Federal Court,” discusses their removal to federal court of a lawsuit ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP Sarasota partner John Patterson recently presented the 2019 President’s Award for Excellence at The Florida Bar Foundation’s 43rd Annual Reception and Dinner.

Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced appointments and reappointments to Florida’s Judicial Nominating Commissions (JNCs). These include several Shutts & Bowen partners.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Fort Lauderdale Partner Sidney C. Calloway has been appointed by the Urban League of Broward County to serve as Chair to the Board of Directors.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Attorney Hillary J. Thompson has been selected by ATHENA Orlando Women’s Leadership to the roster of the ATHENA NextGen Class of 2019.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Partner Lauren Stricker authored the article “Florida Bankruptcy Courts Limit Florida Debtor’s Homestead Exemption” for the summer 2019 edition of Hillsborough County Bar Association’s LAWYER ...