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I hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend. We are continuing our work on the Labor Day Retreat with some great events. We are excited to announce a new fantastic program on Friday afternoon the Corporate Counsel Roundtable moderated by our own Greg Yadley. Announced speakers so far are Zach Posner, co-founder of the Legal Tech...Read More

Welcome to the 2024-2025 BLS year! We have some great events coming your way. We will see Executive Council members on August 1 for Leadership Training and all of us on August 30 for the Labor Day Retreat. Take a look below at our upcoming events, and please note here the deadline for reimbursement requests...Read More

Dear BLS Members: This is my last communication to the entire section as chair and I want to thank all of you.  It has been a humbling experience and an honor to serve as your chair for the last year.  I hope that I will see many of you in Orlando on June 19-20 for...Read More

By Manuel Farach Week ending June 29, 2024 Murthy v. Missouri, Case No. 23–411 (2024). States and individuals lack standing to claim the federal government violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media platforms to censor speech. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, Case No. 22–859 (2024). A Securities and Exchange Commission action seeking civil...Read More

Chief Bankruptcy Judges Caryl Delano (M.D. Fla.), Erik Kimball (S.D. Fla.), and Karen Specie (N.D. Fla.) at the Florida bankruptcy judges’ dinner at the recent Eleventh Circuit Conference in Point Clear, AL.Read More