By Philippe Lieberman As banks today struggle to stay afloat, many are increasing their offerings to customers.  The tension arises when the duty owed to the customer by one department of the bank may be different than that owed by another department of the same bank.  For example, some services, …

By Abbey Kaplan Earlier this week, the Miami Herald reported that developers in South Florida are relying on buyer financing to finance residential construction projects.  In the last few years, I have seen a number of lawsuits by banks against developers, suing the individuals on their personal guarantees when the projects failed. …

By Michael S. Perse As the economy rebounds, some of my clients who hold judgments from earlier litigation are exploring the possibility of enforcing judgment liens against the debtors’ property, particularly South Florida real estate, which is beginning to climb in value. First, it is important to ensure that your …

  Congratulations to Founding Members Alan Kluger, Abbey Kaplan, Bruce Katzen, Steve Silverman and Philippe Lieberman and to attorney Terri Meyers, who were selected by Best Lawyers in America 2013 to be among the top legal practitioners in their practice areas: Alan Kluger – Commercial Litigation / Litigation: Banking & Finance / Litigation: …

By Michael T. Landen Recently, the Buffalo office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a letter concerning an employer’s instructions to an employee not to discuss a pending investigation.  Excerpts of the letter can be found here. The EEOC letter raises questions about an employer’s ability to silence employees during an …