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Sunny Isles Beach City Commissioner Dana Goldman, Of Counsel to the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, recently hosted a Condo Rights Workshop. Dana was joined by Shutts partner Amanda Buffinton, a partner in the Tampa office who is Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law.

James P. Terpening and Melanie B. Senosiain, attorneys in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, recently co-authored Thomson Reuters Practical Law’s “Breach of Contract Defenses: Florida.”

Derrick M. Valkenburg, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Orlando office, will speak at an upcoming Associated Builders and Contractors-In-Action panel for the Central Florida Chapter on July 28, 2021, from 7:30 – 9:00 am.

Following the collapse of the 12-story condominium in Surfside, Fla., the Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section has assembled an advisory task force to review the state’s condominium law and make recommendations to legislators, the governor and other officials on what should be done to prevent another catastrophic building failure.

Shutts & Bowen LLP attorneys James P. Terpening and Maureen K. Rogers recently co-authored the article “Quasi-Contract Claims: Florida,” published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law.

West Palm Beach partner Jennifer L.D. Kypreos has been appointed to the Georgetown Law Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute (ACLI) Advisory Board.

Benjamin J. Gibson, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tallahassee office, was named Vice Chairman of the State Board of Education on July 14, 2021.

Miami partner Harold Patricoff was recently quoted in an article titled “Ecuadorian President’s Alleged Florida Real Estate Ties Raise Questions,” published by The Real Deal. Ed provided commentary on Ecuador’s president, Guillermo Lasso, as well as laws restricting foreigners from owning assets in foreign tax havens and low-tax jurisdictions.

Shutts & Bowen LLP attorneys James P. Terpening and Melodie Khosrovani co-authored a Thomson Reuters Practical Law article addressing equitable remedies for contract actions.

At the inaugural HYPE Awards event, Shutts was honored in the “Attorney of the Year” category.

Paul J. Scheck, a Labor and Employment partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Orlando office, was recently appointed to the roles of Secretary and Treasurer on the Executive Council of The Florida Bar’s Trial Lawyers Section.

Miami partner Lee Mackson discusses bankruptcy slowdown in an article titled “Bankruptcy Slowdown Promotes Lawyers to Pivot to Transactions and Litigation,” published by the Daily Business Review.