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WSHC+B attorney Chanae L. Wood recently attended the Miami Gardens City Center Groundbreaking Celebration. This project is set to transform downtown Miami Gardens and will offer local businesses endless opportunities. Across the street from Hard Rock Stadium, this project will transform the area into an amazing spot for locals to work, play, eat, be entertained, and live. Congratulations to the Miami Gardens City Council on this exciting first step for this momentous project! Chanae represents developers and governmental entities in land use, zoning, and general government matters. She counsels municipal clients on compliance with public records, sunshine law ethics, and matters dealing with comprehensive planning, general municipal, procurement, utilities, administrative, and constitutional law. Chanae is currently the Village Attorney for Miami Shores. #WSHCBLaw #LandUse #Zoning

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WSHC+B partner and Chair of the firm’s Sports, Arts, and Entertainment Law Practice Group, Alan Fertel, recently spoke with Law360 to discuss his career as a sports & entertainment lawyer, including his role as counsel to 2024 Paris Olympics-bound and gold medal swimmers Caeleb Dressel and Bobby Finke. Alan will be in attendance at the 2024 Paris Olympics as Dressel and Fink contend for Olympic gold in various swimming events for the United States. In speaking about his role as counsel to the Olympic swimmers, Alan explained, "You've got to make sure that the client is put in the best position possible to be successful, the athlete has to be comfortable, because they've got to be free to swim fast." Alan is a preeminent lawyer whose diverse practice includes sports, arts, and entertainment law, civil litigation, commercial law, international law, and family law. Dubbed a “powerhouse generalist” and an “Olympian lawyer” by colleagues and clients, Alan negotiates high-value endorsement deals and sponsorship contracts for his athletes. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/d_JCWjAn #WSHCBLaw #Law360 #ParisOlympics #SportsLaw

Congratulations to the WSHC+B government division for their 2024 Super Lawyers recognition! There are few firms in Florida that can match our experience counseling governments and representing private entities and individuals who do business with governmental entities at all levels of state and local government. Our attorneys regularly advise local governments, elected officials, law enforcement personnel, and individual departments of local governments. The firm’s “in the trenches” experience representing dozens of public sector clients, whether administratively or in litigation, along with our personal relationships with key decision-makers, gives us a unique insight that we can leverage to benefit all of our clients. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxYaYb6X #WSHCBLaw #SuperLawyers #RisingStars #GovernmentLaw #LandUseandZoning

Congratulations to the WSHC+B litigation division for their 2024 Super Lawyers recognition! WSHC+B litigators are seasoned trial and appellate attorneys who practice in state and federal courts, as well as before arbitral and administrative panels and regulatory agencies. Public and private sector clients trust our attorneys to handle their most sensitive, significant, and high-profile matters. We have prosecuted and defended disputes in both individual and class action settings at every level of the justice system. While we are always mindful of our clients’ practical and financial needs in terms of litigation, we do not shy away from the courtroom when it becomes necessary. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxYaYb6X #WSHCBLaw #SuperLawyers #RisingStars #BusinessLitigation #CivilLitigation Howard DuBosar Edward Guedes Alen Hsu Joseph Serota Anne Reilly Flanigan Justin Luger

WSHC+B attorneys Mitchell Bierman, Chad Friedman, and Roger C. Pou, Esq. proudly serve as village attorneys for Pinecrest. Our team is especially gratified to work with elected officials and professional staff to deliver an unparalleled live-work-recreate experience for Village residents and visitors. We congratulate them for their many accomplishments and much-deserved recognition in Business View Publishing. #WSHCBLaw #Pinecrest #VillageAttorney #Municipalities

Hurricane Beryl has reminded us of nature's unpredictability and power. This active hurricane season highlights the importance of being prepared. Municipalities must be ready to protect their communities from the next storm. Pre-disaster preparation is pivotal to maximizing access to federal funding and emergency recovery assistance. Our disaster recovery team provides legal guidance to ensure that all pre- and post-disaster event documentation and reporting requirements are submitted and conducted in a form that will best mitigate FEMA’s ability to deny reimbursement and maximize the federal funds provided for disaster recovery assistance. Learn more about WSHC+B’s disaster recovery practice at: https://lnkd.in/dF-qTtjC #WSHCBLaw #HurricanePreparedness #DisasterRecovery

WSHC+B partner Fabio Giallanza authored an article in the Daily Business Review discussing the significant change in Florida property law introduced by House Bill 799 (HB 799). Florida's House Bill 799 (HB 799) allows property owners to create easements on their own land while retaining ownership of both the dominant and servient estate. This departure will demand extra care in the title review process. In the article, Fabio also discusses how the new law contradicts the principle held by most states that "one cannot have an easement in his own land" and creates an inconsistency with the existing doctrine of merger, which remains applicable in Florida. Fabio Giallanza is a corporate and real estate attorney who represents businesses and investors in the acquisition and financing of property, along with business transactions and corporate matters. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evZfXSVh. #WSHCBLaw #RealEstateLaw #HB799

Congratulations to the WSHC+B eminent domain practice division for their 2024 Super Lawyers recognitions! Managing Partner, Mitch Burnstein, and partner Pete Waldman were recognized as Super Lawyers, while partner Alicia Gonzalez was recognized as a Rising Star. As Florida becomes even more heavily populated and property becomes increasingly expensive, it is more important than ever to engage lawyers with a proven litigation track record in eminent domain litigation. The eminent domain practice group is well-versed in, and has a long history of successfully litigating, all types of compensation and damages claims, such as special purpose land valuations, business damages, cost to cure property damages, relocation and moving expenses, and valuation of equipment, trade fixtures, and personal property. The practice group attorneys have recovered multi-million dollar jury verdicts and successfully defended against multi-million dollar claims to verdict. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gxYaYb6X #WSHCBLaw #SuperLawyers #RisingStars #EminentDomain

Congratulations to WSHC+B attorney Amelia Jadoo who has been reappointed to serve on the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Local Professionalism Panel (LPP) for a three-year term. The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit LPP receives, screens, and acts on any referrals of claimed unprofessional conduct and addresses those referrals informally, if possible. The LPP is an informal peer-to-peer mentoring process for addressing instances of unprofessional conduct that is separate and apart from the formal disciplinary process. Amelia Jadoo is Of Counsel in the firm’s Government Division and has over 15 years of experience in business and government practice. Active in the Palm Beach County community, Amelia is an Alumni of Leadership Palm Beach County Engage Class of 2024, a Board of Director for the Florida Association For Women Lawyers, Palm Beach Chapter, and an active member of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. #WSHCBLaw #FifteenthJudicialCircuit #LocalProfessionalismPanel