Do you know a 2L or 3L interested in Business Law? The BLS Scholars Program is designed to introduce and recruit future lawyers to the BLS by providing law students the opportunity to meet and interact with a diverse group of business lawyers and judges. Law students selected as BLS Scholars will attend the BLS’s...Read More

What has been your best experience from your time as a Fellow? My best experience has been connecting with my fellow class at the various events hosted by the BLS at the Labor Day Retreat and FL Bar Conference. I’ve created business connections and friendships for a lifetime (in fact, one of the fellows in...Read More

Jessey is currently second vice chair of the Inclusion, Mentoring and Fellowship Committee What has been your best experience from your time as a Fellow?   The highlight of my Fellowship experience has been being able to engage with my Fellows class, both interpersonally and professionally. In practice, I often find myself faced with issues...Read More

What has been your best experience from your time as a Fellow? Getting to meet the other fellows, getting involved in multiple projects, and getting to see firsthand the impact BLS has on its members and the legal community. Why did you apply to the Business Law Section’s Fellowship Program? I wanted to find a...Read More

What has been your best experience from your time as a Fellow? My best experience has been attending the Annual Labor Day Retreat each summer and presenting a CLE on emerging data privacy issues in Florida. The Retreat fostered meaningful connections with Fellows and practitioners, while presenting allowed me to engage with a unique practice...Read More

The Legislature adjourned, Sine Die, on Friday afternoon without the traditional Hankie Drop ceremony. Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez announced a goal of coming back in mid-April for a Special Session to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The exact dates have yet to be announced, though the 2026-2027...Read More

Happy St. Patty’s Day BLS, We are well on our way to closing out the third quarter of our Bar year. Sixty-three people attended the Executive Council Retreat in Iceland earlier this month. See the photos below. It was a great time, topped off with a Northern Lights spectacle! Last week we closed out the...Read More

The Legislature adjourned, Sine Die, on Friday afternoon without the traditional Hankie Drop ceremony. Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Danny Perez announced a goal of coming back in mid-April for a Special Session to pass a budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The exact dates have yet to be announced, though the 2026-2027 fiscal...Read More

Last week, the legislature completed week six of the nine-week legislative session. Many substantive committees wrapped up their work, the number of bills “in play” narrowed, and budget discussions shifted into the forefront. Both the House and Senate debated and passed their budget proposals for FY 2026-2027 in committee and on the floor. The House...Read More

Good morning Business Law Section, Our legislative session is in full swing, entering week seven (of nine) and our initiatives are moving through the process. Thank you to each one of you who have stepped up to review bills and provide technical guidance along the way. This week we are hosting one of our signature CLE programs...Read More