Law/Professional Services

Challenges abound for medical marijuana businesses By Kevin Gale The expansion of medical cannabis in Florida presents many opportunities, but enacting it has been a cumbersome process with lots of

President Trump and longtime political consultant Roger Stone, who lives in Fort Lauderdale, are being sued in connection to the Wikileaks saga that dogged Hillary Clinton during the presidential campaign.

Prominent banker, attorney win fights with SEC, class-action attorneys By Kevin Gale | Photography by Downtown Photo When the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission brings a civil case, most companies

Banker Alan Levan’s determination to fight the Securities and Exchange Commission paid off on Monday when a federal jury rejected all of the remaining civil fraud claims against him. The case

The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would partially repeal and replace Obamacare, but there’s another knotty problem ahead. What are we going to do about the federal budget

Regulation of short-term rentals, as exemplified by Airbnb, are stirring a big debate about property owner rights and political influence. Bills in the Florida House and Senate would curb local

By Adam D. Kemper So your employee has a “debilitating medical condition” and requested an accommodation to use medical marijuana. Now what? In order to use medical marijuana in Florida,

Case law is still emerging in the field of legal protection for transgender people, but government agencies already are cracking down on what they deem rights violations. Joe Santoro, a

The 1st Annual Cannabis Law and Business Conference & Expo will be focused on law affecting practitioners and businesses within the cannabis industry. Join hundreds of professionals in South Florida

The NBA’s regular season begins this month. The NFL has kicked into high gear. Boxing is a year-round dance.   And for lawyers who represent sports professionals, a successful season

According to the Florida Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court, auditing firms have a duty to serve as “watchdogs” to detect fraud and other irregularities that might lurk within the

Why the U.S. could replace offshore hot spots By David Lyons Inside a Ritz-Carlton hotel ballroom, the setting of a recent wealth management conference sponsored by the Florida International Bankers