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On September 7, 2021, El Salvador became the first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. The “Bitcoin Law” was widely and vocally promoted by President Nayib Bukele, who first announced the concept at a ...

James P. Terpening, a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, will serve as a faculty member for the Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE) for the upcoming seminar, “Discovery in Construction Litigation for ...

On September 8th, Miami partner Frank Zacherl co-presented an AM Best Webinar titled “Insurance Defense 101: What Insurers Need from Today’s Counsel.”

The September 2021 edition of SRQ Magazine recently recognized two Shutts & Bowen LLP attorneys among the “Elite Top Attorney” honorees, including Charla M. Burchett and Erik M. Hanson, from the firm’s Sarasota office.

Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Orlando Commercial Real Estate Team, including partners Michelle L. Humes, James F. Johnston and Karen W. Wankelman, are facilitating a local philanthropist’s $4.8 million purchase of a 15,468 square foot ...

The Biscayne Times recently reported on Miami’s goal of making itself the “global center of crypto trading and mining.”

Ella A. Shenhav, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, has completed the required training and is now a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Civil Mediator.

Erik Matheney, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, was recently appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s Lawyers Advisory Committee.

Shutts & Bowen LLP partner James Timko facilitated a successful settlement on behalf of client Mark Healy, the Receiver for the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, resulting in millions of dollars to be utilized for the ...

A federal court Judge in the Southern District of Florida recently ruled that a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed against Giorgio Armani by its former exclusive home furnishing dealer must be arbitrated, siding with the Italian ...

CBS 4 News reports that Miami Beach’s Ocean Drive has been completely closed to vehicles since last year, originally as a way for many of the businesses to spread out and mitigate the effects of COVID-19.

Law360 recently ranked Shutts & Bowen LLP among the most diverse law firms in the country among its tiered group, according to the publication’s 2021 Diversity Snapshot. Shutts was also recognized among the top five firms with the ...

Shutts & Bowen LLP partners Karen W. Wankelman and John Patterson recently co-led the team representing Southern Marinas, LLC and its affiliates in the acquisition of three best-in-class marinas.

Bridget M. Dennis, an attorney in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, recently authored an article in the Summer 2021 edition of the Cramdown, a quarterly publication for the Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association’s membership.

Shutts & Bowen is pleased to announce the firm’s newest Practice Group Leaders (PGLs), who manage and oversee the firm’s formal practice groups. Michelle G. Hendler, Peter A. Lagonowicz and William G. McCullough have been named ...