Deedee Bitran, the Vice Chair of the Communications Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, recently joined StandWithUs as Senior Counsel and Director of Pro Bono while concurrently serving as Of Counsel at Shutts and Bowen LLP.  StandWithUs, an international educational nonprofit, focuses its mission on supporting Israel and fighting antisemitism; its...Read More

Volume XVIII, Issue 21 May 24, 2025 Manuel Farach VoluKousisis v. United States, Case No. 23–909 (2025). https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-909_f2q3.pdf A defendant who induces a party to enter into a contract under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not cause or seek to cause economic loss to the victim....Read More