By Manny Farach Aug. 27, 2025 ECB USA, Inc. v. Savencia Cheese USA, LLC, Case No. 23-12580 (11th Cir. 2025). https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/202312580.reh.pdf Personal jurisdiction cannot be established through defendants& communications with plaintiffs; Florida-based attorney or the attorney accessing a digital “deal room” in Florida because such contact constitutes unilateral activity by plaintiffs that fails to create...Read More

Judges fill an integral role on our Executive Council. Meet one of them, Judge Grossman. Judge Scott M. Grossman is a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division. Before his appointment to the bench in 2019, Judge Grossman was a shareholder with a large international law...Read More

 I started my professional life as a Tax lawyer in the Court of Appeals Branch of the Office of Chief Counsel of the IRS in the Washington DC national office, where we reviewed all cases appealed from the Federal District Courts, Court of Claims, and Tax Court, through to the Supreme Court, and set the...Read More

When you think of pro bono, litigation often comes to mind. But there’s a growing need for transactional pro bono assistance such as helping nonprofits, small businesses, and entrepreneurs with contracts, governance, entity formation, compliance, and other business law issues. This work allows you to give back using the skills you already use every day without stepping...Read More