The 41st Annual Federal Securities Institute and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Conference, was held on February 24-25, 2025 at the Grand Hyatt in Tampa, Florida. A premiere national event in the securities, M&A, and governance fields, the Institute brought together leading regulators, practitioners, and industry experts to discuss the latest developments in corporate and federal...Read More

by Amaris Gyebi The 15th Annual Florida Bar Intellectual Property Symposium was held on April 10-11, 2025, in Aventura, Florida. This is the section’s largest event for IP practitioners and professionals, offering an opportunity for members across the State to engage with one another and learn of the latest IP developments. This year’s Symposium featured keynote...Read More

Gain critical insights into the 2025 legislative session. Understand how new laws will directly impact your legal practice by attending the Legislative Update Summit at the JW Marriott, Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida on May 23, 2025. Participants will hear from a Florida Legislator on significant legislation from the 2025 Session, several speakers discussing...Read More

The schedule for the Annual Convention can be found here. Registration for the Judicial Liaison dinner will be open soon.Read More

Applications are being accepted now through May 30, 2025 for Business Law Section Fellows. Learn more and apply here. The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar (the “Section”) consists of numerous active committees, as well as Executive Council with more than 60 members. The Section has a longstanding commitment to the recruitment of a...Read More

By Manual Farach In Re: Certification of Need For Additional Judges, Case No. SC2024-1721 (Fla. 2024). https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/2444685/opinion/Opinion_SC2024-1721.pdf The Florida Supreme Court certifies the need for two additional judges for the district courts of appeal, twenty-three circuit judges, and twenty-five county judges. Quintana v. Rodriguez Family Investment Partnership, LLLP, Case No. 3D23-968 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024)....Read More

By Manuel Farach In Re: Amendments To Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Case No. SC2023-0962 (Fla. 2024). https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/2444348/opinion/Opinion_SC2023-0962.pdf The Florida Supreme Court leaves in place the proportionality requirements for discovery, requires objections to discovery be made with “specificity” and “including the reason” for the objection, requires objections to state whether documents are being withheld based...Read More

-Hon. Robert A Mark -Hon. Laurel M. Isicoff Judge A. Jay Cristol passed away on October 21 2024 only three weeks after he celebrated his 95 th birthday. There is an expression that when looking at the dates of birth and death – with the “life” represented by a dash in between the years, one should consider “the...Read More

Business Law Section members from the Tampa Bay area got together for a “happy hour for good” to volunteer at Feeding Tampa Bay’s new Causeway Center on November 19, 2024.  The BLS group, which has organized previous local happy hours as the “Informal Tampa Social Hour Group,” enjoyed an evening of working together at Feeding...Read More

Welcome Back! Welcome back from the Thanksgiving Holiday, I hope all had a great time with family, friends and loved ones and are coming back to work recharged for the end of the year. Your Executive Committee has been hard at work planning for the coming year and asks your help with a few items....Read More