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Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tallahassee partner Benjamin J. Gibson has been recognized in the INFLUENCE 150, INFLUENCE Magazine’s list of the 150 most influential people in Florida politics.

Orlando real estate partner Jennifer Slone Tobin, the newest member of Shutts & Bowen’s Executive Committee, was recently interviewed by Law.com about her path into law firm leadership.

George N. Meros, Jr. , a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tallahassee office, has been ranked in the inaugural Florida Power 100 list, recognized among the most influential political players in the State. He is described as the “go-to attorney for any legal matter that intersects with government and politics.”

Ella Shenhav, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, was recently quoted in the GW Hatchet, an editorial publication serving the George Washington University community, where she discussed the potential of data privacy breaches following the release of privacy “core principles” in connection with a data analytics pilot project that occurred on campus during the fall of 2021.

Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office once again supported Feeding Tampa Bay on September 15, 2022, with a community service project to distribute meals to the hungry and help end food security in the community.

Miami partner Cari R. Shapiro and West Palm Beach partner Sean M. Smith have been recognized as 2022 Up & Comers by South Florida Business & Wealth.

Ella Shenhav, a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, recently participated in a Q&A for the Tampa Bay Business Journal, discussing the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, a proposed bill that is currently being debated by Congress, and if passed, would replace the current patchwork rule and enforcement structure for data protection with an overarching federal framework.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that it recently signed a lease with real estate development firm Corner Lot and its Jacksonville office will be relocating to the Corner Lot Tower, located at 1000 Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville, Florida. Formerly known as the Summit Tower, the nine-story Mid-Century Modern building was designed by Architect Taylor Hardwick in 1963.

Tampa partners Ella Shenhav and Michael Silver recently co-authored an article titled “What Every Business Should Know About the Proposed American Data Privacy and Protection Act,” published by the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce that Susan K. Spurgeon has joined as a partner in the Tampa office, as a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group.

Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Jacksonville office has been ranked among the top local law firms in the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2022 “Litigation Practices” list.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Tallahassee partner Amber Stoner Nunnally was appointed to the First District Court of Appeal’s Judicial Nominating Commission, by Governor DeSantis on September 6, 2022.