The Business Litigation Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar presents its 2023 Legislative and Case Law Update, providing coverage of the laws that have developed over the past 12 months that you need to know for your practice. As before, we have an all-star cast of Sen. Jonathan Martin, Florida Secretary...Read More

In keeping with the tradition established at last year’s Retreat of the Section participating in a Service Project, this year the Business Law Section is working with Laces of Love. This very worthwhile organization provides new shoes to low-income and disadvantaged children and educates the public about the needs of these children. Since its incorporation...Read More

We love our sponsors! We chatted with Doug Bates of Clark Partington, and Immediate Past Chair of the Business Law Section Business Spotlight: 1. What services does your firm provide? At Clark Partington we are a full-service business law firm.  With four offices between Pensacola and Tallahassee, we provide a range of services to individuals...Read More

The 2024 Federal Securities Institute will be held February 15 and 16 in Tampa. Watch for early bird registration starting in November. FSI is the premier conference for corporate, M&A, and securities practitioners, in house counsel, executives, and advisors who focus on the middle market.Read More

Did you miss this program at Annual Convention? You can now watch the video. Speakers: Bankruptcy Judge Mindy A. Mora (SDFL), Prof. Charles W. Mooney, Jr. (UPenn Carey Law School), Edwin Smith, Steven Weise, Joanne Gelfand, and Andrew Hinkes, with an introduction by Michael Dunn The program explains the rationale for the creation of UCC...Read More

The final installment in our 4 part Mental Health First Aid series, Dealing with Difficult Clients and Building Resilience, is now available on demand. All 4 episodes can be found here. Each offers one hour of CLE and is free to BLS members. Dealing with Difficult Clients and Building Resilience Mental Health Issues in Those...Read More

By Avery S. Chapman, Chair of the Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence Committee This program will be available soon on demand. Check back for the link.  We now have held our annual 4-hour CLE on June 23, 2023 (CLE Course # 5859), with CLE credits of: 4.0 General, 4.0 Tech, 2.0 Ethics.  We had over...Read More

I hope everyone had successful meetings at the Florida Bar’s Annual Convention. Click here to view the Business Law Section slate for the 2023-2024 Bar Year. To everyone in a leadership position, congratulations and thank you all for your service to the BLS! The Section continues to do great work because of the commitment of...Read More

We love our sponsors! We chatted with Jackson Hwu of Nelson Mullins. Business Spotlight: 1. What is the name of your firm? Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough 2. What services does your firm provide? Nelson Mullins is a full service firm offering legal services for litigation, transactions, intellectual property, and immigration. 3. What is your...Read More

Congratulations to Chris DeCort on being named Outstanding Member of the Year for 2022-2023. Selecting a “Member of the Year” is a difficult task in an organization like The Florida Bar Business Law Section. The Section produces top shelf work, and we do so because of first class professionals like Chris DeCort. Chris is the...Read More