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SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE KELLY SMALLRIDGE ON NEW DOMICILES HYPE & HOPE: AND THE LEGAL LANDSCAPE THE GREAT EXODUS TO SOUTH FLORIDA THE BEACON COUNCIL’S CEO FORT LAUDERDALE’S BOB SWINDELL MICHAEL FINNEY SHARES AN UPDATE LOOKS INTO HIS CRYSTAL BALL 2021 SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE 1 SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE LEGAL SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL RESOURCE GUIDE 2021 BALANCING CRISIS & OPPORTUNITY ATTORNEYS ARE ESSENTIAL Clayton Idle at 954-666-5304 SFBW Magazine, please contact Magazine, SFBW DURING A TIME OF MIGRATION To inquire about advertising opportunities for To AND RISK MITIGATION SPONSORED BY 2021 $7.95 WWW.SFLEGALGUIDE.COM $7.95 Tailored wealth strategies Personalized advice backed by a global leader The Sylvia Wealth Management Group J.P. 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He represents clients in criminal and civil litigation involving allegations of criminal conduct, including corporate and civil counsel consultation on potential law enforcement exposures of corporate and other business entities. He also represents corporations and individuals in internal investigations and pre- indictment charge avoidance efforts, as well as in grand jury subpoena and testimony matters. Mr. Shohat recently won a jury verdict of more than $1 Million in a civil legal malpractice case for a client represented in a federal criminal case. Working with co-counsel, he also settled Medical Malpractice two complex litigation defense cases, including a lawsuit over the ownership of a major South Florida hotel and golf course resort, and 4 another involving alleged civil theft and fraud in connection with a major national trucking company. Mr. Shohat currently represents 2021 clients in several Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prosecutions and investigations related to Venezuela’s national oil company, PDVSA, as well as the National Treasury of Venezuela. Jones Walker, with more than 350 lawyers in 13 offices throughout the United States, continues to expand its services in South Florida. In 2019, SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE LEGAL SOUTH FLORIDA key attorneys from the former international law firm Fowler Rodriguez, including renowned trial lawyer, George J. Fowler, III, joined the firm’s Miami, New Orleans, and Houston offices. Jones Walker’s Latin America team includes numerous attorneys with decades of firsthand experience negotiating cross-border inbound and outbound transactions between Latin America and the United States, as well as direct investments in Latin America from entities in Asia and Europe. The Latin America team advises clients across Edward R. Shohat, Attorney the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues, including antitrust and business immigration Edward Shohat has been defending criminal cases matters; domestic and international litigation and since his admission to the Florida Bar in 1972. dispute resolution; FCPA and OFAC compliance; Trial Lawyers He joined Jones Walker LLP’s Miami office in government relations and legislative advocacy; 2014 after practicing in a boutique-style firm for and environmental, maritime, tax, and trade 40 years. At Jones Walker, Mr. Shohat focuses his concerns, among other areas. Jones Walker LLP • 201 S Biscayne Blvd., Citi Center, Suite 2600, Miami, FL 33131 • 305.679.5716 • [email protected] • joneswalker.com www.sflegalguide.com Attorney Advertising. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other attorneys. practice on state and federal white collar crime and related forfeitures, as well as the defense of civil RICO cases and matters involving the US Patriot Act, Sarbanes Oxley, and corporate compliance issues. He represents clients in criminal and civil litigation involving allegations of criminal conduct, including corporate and civil counsel consultation on potential law enforcement exposures of corporate and other business entities. He also represents corporations and individuals in internal investigations and pre- indictment charge avoidance efforts, as well as in grand jury subpoena and testimony matters. Mr. Shohat recently won a jury verdict of more than $1 Million in a civil legal malpractice case for a client represented in a federal criminal case. Working with co-counsel, he also settled Medical Malpractice two complex litigation defense cases, including a lawsuit over the ownership of a major South Florida hotel and golf course resort, and another involving alleged civil theft and fraud 5 in connection with a major national trucking company. Mr. Shohat currently represents GUIDE LEGAL SOUTH FLORIDA clients in several Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) prosecutions and investigations related to Venezuela’s national oil company, PDVSA, as well as the National Treasury of Venezuela. Jones Walker, with more than 350 lawyers in 13 offices throughout the United States, continues 2021 to expand its services in South Florida. In 2019, key attorneys from the former international law firm Fowler Rodriguez, including renowned trial lawyer, George J. Fowler, III, joined the firm’s Miami, New Orleans, and Houston offices. Jones Walker’s Latin America team includes numerous attorneys with decades of firsthand experience negotiating cross-border inbound and outbound transactions between Latin America and the United States, as well as direct investments in Latin America from entities in Asia and Europe. The Latin America team advises clients across Edward R. Shohat, Attorney the full spectrum of legal and regulatory issues, including antitrust and business immigration Edward Shohat has been defending criminal cases matters; domestic and international litigation and since his admission to the Florida Bar in 1972. dispute resolution; FCPA and OFAC compliance; Trial Lawyers He joined Jones Walker LLP’s Miami office in government relations and legislative advocacy; 2014 after practicing in a boutique-style firm for and environmental, maritime, tax, and trade 40 years. At Jones Walker, Mr. Shohat focuses his concerns, among other areas. Jones Walker LLP • 201 S Biscayne Blvd., Citi Center, Suite 2600, Miami, FL 33131 • 305.679.5716 • [email protected] • joneswalker.com www.sflegalguide.com Attorney Advertising. No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other attorneys. CONTENTS 8 PUBLISHER’S NOTE A welcome from Gary Press, Chairman and CEO of Lifestyle Media Group FEATURES 12 MIGRATION MOXIE A hard look at the exodus from New York and California into South Florida 18 OFFICE SPACE Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board of 6 Palm Beach County, o ers a snapshot of the health of the boardroom and the glass tower 2021 20 THE OTHER SECTORS Michael Finney, president and CEO at e Miami-Dade Beacon Council, is helping to turbocharge a diversi ed local economy—far from the surf and sand 22 EAR TO THE GROUND What Bob Swindell, CEO SOUTH FLORIDA LEGAL GUIDE LEGAL SOUTH FLORIDA of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance, is hearing from local business leaders LISTINGS 27 TOP LAWYERS 78 TOP CPAS & LITIGATION SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS 86 TOP UP & COMERS 99 TOP LAW FIRMS 105 TOP LAWYERS BY