Congratulations to Founding Member, Steve Silverman, who was a finalist in the Business Litigation category of the Daily Business Review’s Most Effective Lawyers of 2012. Steve was recognized for his successful representation of Dollar Tree against Winn Dixie.  Steve and his trial team successfully argued that the interpretation of the …

By Philippe Lieberman Two weeks ago, I blogged about the importance of a written agreement to mitigate future litigation when a business partnership goes south. (Previous post can be found here) But what happens if you entered into the agreement on a handshake deal, without a written agreement?   What if the partnership breaks …

By Philippe Lieberman Recently, I have handled several cases involving disputes between business partners where the terms of the relationship were agreed to with a handshake, without a formal agreement.  Now, months or years later, the relationships have soured and the parties are in litigation.  The best advice I can give to …

By Alan J. Kluger It is standard practice in Florida (and most jurisdictions) to issue a subpoena duces tecum when deposing an opponent’s expert witness, in order to obtain the documents that the expert relied upon in forming his or her opinion.    Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure permit a …

  By Josh M. Rubens The Southeastern Regional Investor Fraud Summit was held last week at Miami-Dade College. The summit was organized by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and other agencies in an effort to educate the South Florida public regarding investment fraud.  Given the prominence …