It is said that a collision at sea will ruin your whole day. It can also be fatal and ruin careers. One such collision punctuates this in a big, expensive, and tragic way. Ten Navy sailors died and 31 were injured. The two ships sustained millions in damage. The careers…

Big Law’s flight to Florida continues as Fox Rothschild on Monday announced a new Sarasota office led by newly appointed health care transactions practice chair and executive committee member Robert Stroud.  Stroud, who arrives from Southwest Florida’s Blalock Walters accompanied by counsel Yazen Dides and associate Mark Clare from Blalock…

Law firm productivity has continued to fall, with multiple analysts pointing to historic lows in billable hours per lawyer. But are law firm attorneys actually doing less valuable work in the end? Yes, there are continued demand concerns in Big Law, with some law firms still over-capacity in their lawyer…

A collective of 35 individuals has withdrawn its arbitration efforts aimed at an electronic commerce firm it says defrauded it of millions. When pre-trial negotiations failed, the group sought restitution through the American Arbitration Association, assisted by Miami-based attorney Nima Tahmassebi from Perlman, Bajandas, Yevoli & Albright.

Legal Speak was live on location at Legalweek 2024 in New York City, where we interviewed professionals from across the legal industry about everything from the practical applications of generative AI to the benefits of sharing ideas and advice with both colleagues and competitors. Experts also shared the initiatives they…

The U.S. Senate confirmed a nominee Tuesday to the Florida federal district court bench, with a second nominee’s confirmation expected that afternoon and two more nominees likely to be confirmed by senators later this week. The Senate confirmed U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra, who sits in the Southern District of…