https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Florida Pulse Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 16:59:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331812 Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis." Thu, 01 May 2025 16:53:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2333174?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2333174 The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a recommendation by an ethics watchdog that a state judge should only be reprimanded and fined for improper campaign donations and discussions about her own reelection campaign, saying she should also get a 10-day suspension. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:26:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2333081?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2333081 Hogan Lovells announced Thursday that it has expanded the capabilities of its infrastructure, energy, resources and projects practice with the addition of two attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Miami. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:56:31 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332880?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332880 Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:55:56 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332687?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332687 A Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission panel has "reluctantly, but of necessity" recommended the removal of a Florida judge found to have made inappropriate comments about abortion amid an election campaign, stating that the judge showed a lack of remorse for her actions in testimony before the panel. Thu, 01 May 2025 15:35:15 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332849?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332849 Kennedys LLP announced Thursday that it had elevated 21 lawyers to partnership across nine of its offices, marking a 23% increase on the number it promoted in 2024. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:48:01 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332905?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332905 The rapidly growing firm of Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Thursday that it tapped a new partner who was previously with Carlton Fields to launch an international insurance regulatory team practice along with another Los Angeles-based attorney. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:41:35 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332553?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332553 The former mother-in-law of slain Florida law professor Dan Markel asked Wednesday to delay her trial on charges she helped orchestrate his murder, citing copious discovery produced in recent weeks by the prosecution. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:49:37 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331973?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331973 President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the U.S. Marshals Service, Gadyaces Serralta, stressed to Democrats on Wednesday that the agency's mission to protect judges and enforce court orders would not change under his leadership despite increasing criticism of the bench from the president and other policymakers. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:44:33 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332256?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332256 After prosecuting headline-grabbing cases as the U.S. attorney in South Florida, like that of a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and of a former U.S. diplomat who admitted to spying for Cuba, Markenzy Lapointe is settling back into private practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:27:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332405?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332405 Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:10:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331896 Greenberg Traurig LLP announced on Tuesday the hiring of a former senior associate at Seyfarth Shaw LLP as an of counsel in its real estate practice out of Orlando, Florida. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:51:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331688?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331688 An increased base salary, stock awards and a performance bonus contributed to Norwegian Cruise Line's top in-house attorney's total compensation increasing to $5.2 million, according to a recent proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:43:24 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332551?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2332551 Saul Ewing LLP beefed up its executive team by creating a new role aimed at directing firmwide initiatives and has shifted its chief marketing officer into the position. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:00:28 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2330312?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2330312 As they enter the legal workforce in increasing numbers, Generation Z lawyers need to hone certain skills to thrive in multigenerational law firms, experts say, in many cases shifting how they communicate and build relationships in order to adapt to earlier generations' preferences. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:55:07 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331643?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331643 Even as the demand for legal services fell short of industry expectations, U.S. law firms entered 2025 on solid financial footing, with steady rate hikes fueling an 11.3% jump in first-quarter revenues, according to survey results released Tuesday by Wells Fargo Private Bank. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:36:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331919?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331919 Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP announced Tuesday that it is expanding its footprint in South Florida with the addition of a four-attorney team from Black Srebnick that will be tasked with opening a Boca Raton office this summer. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:09:49 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2330975?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2330975 The international dispute firm Sequor Law has expanded its arbitration team in Florida with an expert on international arbitration joining from Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:54:14 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331006?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331006 Hughes Hubbard & Reed has tapped a former Ropes & Gray LLP marketing director and Legal Marketing Association president to serve as its chief marketing and business development officer, the firm announced Monday. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:51:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331825?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2331825 A Boston law firm says another firm that served as co-lead counsel in a salmon purchaser antitrust case is refusing to honor a referral fee agreement for 15% of the attorney costs in the Florida litigation, according to a federal complaint filed Monday in Massachusetts.