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Epic Battles

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

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He fought the SEC and won

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

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Did we forget about the national debt?

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

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Hot political potato: Airbnb

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

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Employer Obligations toward Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana

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,

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What Businesses Need to Know about Transgender Legal Protections

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

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LLS Annual Canna Law Conference – Presented by Greenspoon Marder

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

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Scoring in Business

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

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Is auditing firm responsible for missing a fraud?

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

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The Panama Papers

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

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Why More Workers Will Soon Be Entitled to Overtime

By Paul O. Lopez, Esq. For many years, the threshold for exempt employees who were not entitled to overtime compensation has been approximately $455 per week ($23,660 per year), so

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Compensation Minefields

Even private companies are facing pressure on compensation issues By Kevin Gale Presidential candidates aren’t the only ones scrutinizing executive pay these days. Everyone from insurance companies to minority shareholders

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