http://www.law.com/jsp/dailybusinessreview/index.jsp Updated daily en-us 05/16/2012 Copyright 2012. ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.law.com/service/terms_conditions.shtml http://www.law.com/img/dbr/dbr_rss.gif http://www.law.com/jsp/dailybusinessreview/index.jsp Hollywood officials issued a letter of non-compliance and gave developer Lon Tabatchnick three months to secure funding for the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort, estimated at $133 million. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554052966&rss=dbr Miami developer Michael Swerdlow and lawyers for North Miami finished negotiating a new ground lease for the former landfill. The new lease will be up for a vote May 23 during a special City Council meeting. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554117352&rss=dbr William Scherer, the attorney for some of Scott Rothstein's investors, said he would have asked for more settlement money or moved for trial if he knew about discovery issues in other TD Bank litigation. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554044867&rss=dbr Law firms were among the major recipients of lobbying fees during the legislative session. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554047969&rss=dbr A Florida Bar commission assigned to review its disciplinary system in the wake of the Scott Rothstein debacle has issued a report that some observers are calling long on public relations and short on solutions. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202553704545&rss=dbr John Pacenti is off his leash, literally, attacking pit bulls and their owners and imploring the Miami-Dade County Commission to not back off repealing a pit bull ban. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202552964134&rss=dbr Miami's public transit was rated eighth in the nation, ahead of cities like Atlanta, by WalkScore.com. John Pacenti says this is further proof that we are living in bizarro world! http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202550985423&rss=dbr dbrTV speaks with attorney Marlene Reiss about the PIP reform bill passed by the Legislature and expected to be signed into the law by Gov. Rick Scott. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202550669676&rss=dbr John Pacenti has his sights set on those who applaud legal aid funding cuts while at the same time praising the Wall Street bailout quoting everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Hans Gruber from Die Hard. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202550351162&rss=dbr Corporate John takes on Slacker John again in a back and forth about Miami's desire to place electronic billboards anywhere they can to help generate revenue. Slacker John says electronic billboards are a "buzz kill." http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202549387967&rss=dbr The Cuban population in Miami may be upset at manager Ozzie Guillen for his Fidel Castro comments, but's that nothing compared to the wrath of John Pacenti who says the Marlins take the fans for granted. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202548641171&rss=dbr Willy Ferrer talks to dbrTV reporter John Pacenti about a new trend his office is trying to crack down on, ID theft to file income taxes and steal the refund. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202548763804&rss=dbr John Pacenti calls out the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the justices were contortionists when they heard arguments on the controversial health-care law. Pacenti said they bent the issue and many questions were asinine. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202547976496&rss=dbr Real estate investor Lyle Stern talks to dbrTV about building a restaurant space in South Beach for Estiatorio Milos and how the region "South of Fifth" is becoming a trendy location. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202547759230&rss=dbr Corporate-type John Pacenti debates slacker-type John Pacenti over gambling in the workplace and what it means as corporate John lashes out against lost productivity while worker John says people need to chill. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202547219163&rss=dbr John Pacenti is on fire in the wake of the Trayvon Martin killing as he takes on the "absurdity of the gun culture in America." http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202546493782&rss=dbr B.E.S.T. or Building Empowerment By Stopping Trafficking, is a non-profit organization committed to meaningful interventions to assist girls, women and others being trafficked, prevent future trafficking and engage the community in a campaign to understand and stop trafficking. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202546754712&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Paola Iuspa-Abbott speaks with Frits D. van Paasschen, above, president and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202546306270&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Eric Kalis spoke to Glenn Gregory, one of the brokers who is marketing one of Brickell?s newest Class-A office towers, about some of the challenges in leasing out a new building. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202545993131&rss=dbr John Pacenti takes issue with lawmakers in Tallahassee who are taking aim at the Clerk of Courts budgets saying it is a basic service of government "so when you are twiddling your thumbs trying to file something at the clerk's office, think of incumbent lawmakers." http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202545605823&rss=dbr "Fellow consumers, we're screwed," well, at least that is what John Pacenti says in this week's rant after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an AT&T clause prevented customers from seeking clss-action litigation and forcing them to arbitrate individually. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202544770268&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Paola Iuspa-Abbott's talks with Lon Tabatchnick, the developer of Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. He has until May 15 to get the financing in place to start construction around June. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202544865809&rss=dbr John Pacenti takes on prosecutorial misconduct in this week's rant talking about how the DOJ has had problems with prosecutorial misconduct on two fronts: the FCPA and the prosecution of doctors for writing illegal prescriptions of narcotics. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202543912557&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Eric Kalis interviews Larry Brooks and Gary Broidis, the creators of the retail bus tour and how the idea of taking clients on a tour of potential properties evolved and grew into what it is now. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202543913049&rss=dbr Wall-street "fat cats" beware as John Pacenti turns his anger on you calling you out for the foreclosure crisis saying that until real reform comes, no settlement with homeowners is going to make a difference. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202543173555&rss=dbr John Pacenti's weekly rant this week targets the GOP for playing "politics of no" in trying to hold up the nomination of Adalberto Jordan to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202542371149&rss=dbr dbrTV interviewed Asi Cymbal, president of Miami-based Cymbal Development, who says the offer to sell land in the Design District was too good to pass up. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202542148394&rss=dbr DBR reporter John Pacenti's commentary on a case before the Florida Supreme Court that allows for civil fines if a police officer deems music from a car is too loud. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202541589069&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter John Pacenti interviewed attorney Richard Sharpstein who had some not so kind words for the man behind one of the largest fraud's in Florida history. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202540342106&rss=dbr DBR speaks with Eric Bustillo, SEC's regional director in Miami, about the agency's restructuring in the wake of the financial crisis. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202539855421&rss=dbr dbrTV spoke to Cori Lopez-Castro, managing partner, Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, on law firm diversity and strides made by women. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202539513502&rss=dbr dbrTV interviewed LBA president Bernie Navarro who spoke about his goal of taking the Latin Builders Association to other countries, starting with trade missions to Peru and Mexico this year. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202537782878&rss=dbr Panelists discussed the economic outlook for this year, as well as their expectations for the region's key business sectors including the real estate recovery, Latin America and gambling in South Florida. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202537757817&rss=dbr DBR's Shayla Edwards interviews the Bilzin Sumberg partner after a recent 2nd DCA ruling that the state's stautes of limitations do not apply to arbitrations in some cases. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202534918965&rss=dbr The debate over so-called destination resorts was one of many topics up for discussion at the Daily Business Review's quarterly Business Advisory Board economic forecast roundtable. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202533064945&rss=dbr Bilzin Sumberg managing partner John Sumberg talks about the Genting/Herald deal and transforming Miami into a gambling resort. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202532572573&rss=dbr Shayla Edwards interviews law firm partner Mike Mopsick on what clients need to know about mediation, what they can expect and what is expected of the mediators. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202532072240&rss=dbr Even for the comfortably wealthy, it's hard to know which way to turn when investing in a crisis-filled world. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202525075902&rss=dbr Reporter Gregg Fields discusses BB&T's deal to acquire the assets of BankAtlantic including 78 branches. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202521229496&rss=dbr DBR Reporter John Pacenti asks addiction expert James Hall of Nova Southeastern University about some of the obstacles in treating people addicted to prescription drugs. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202520750963&rss=dbr DBR Reporter Julie Kay asks the managing partners of two top law firms what it takes to succeed in their jobs. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202519673947&rss=dbr South Florida banking consultants A. Buster Castiglia and Manuel Lasaga debate what makes a great community bank. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202519019888&rss=dbr DBR Reporter Paola Iuspa talks to Jeff Morr of Majestic Properties and Eric Garcia of Bobby Berk Home about the resurgent Design District north of downtown Miami. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202518417375&rss=dbr DBR Executive Editor Eddie Dominguez looks at the hourly rates and some of the cases handled by lawyers in the top tier of the Review's annual lawyer compensation list. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202518043806&rss=dbr Executive Editor Eddie Dominguez looks at the hourly rates and some of the cases handled by lawyers in the top tier of the Review's Lawyer Compensation Special Report. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202518386841&rss=dbr DBR reporter Eric Kalis talks to Bob Orban of Studley about the firm's search for a new office space in a Miami market now tilted toward tenants. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202517473006&rss=dbr The third and final auction of items from Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein features a stuffed lion, dozens of pricey shoes and dresses and a $3,000 Hello Kitty purse. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202517665087&rss=dbr A South Miami attorney waged a 9-year battle with her condo association. When she won, she used the money to pay off her mortgage and stay put. Why did she do it? http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202515156282&rss=dbr DBR reporter Eric Kalis looks at the history of South Florida real estate, including iconic landmarks that have seen good times and bad, and takes a peek ahead at where the next icons might be. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202514717471&rss=dbr DBR reporter Eric Kalis breaks down the Genting Group's unveiling of its big plans for the bayfront site that has long belonged to The Miami Herald. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202514486674&rss=dbr dbrTV covered the Federalist Society panel discussion on 9/11 and its effect on the justice system. The panel featured one current and four former U.S Attorneys General from the Southern District. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202514415211&rss=dbr DBR reporter Julie Kay takes a look at lawyer referral services and some of the concerns raised about them. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202513962367&rss=dbr Reporter Paola Iuspa-Abbott breaks down Wednesday's appeals court ruling, which one attorney believes could help thousands of Florida homeowners http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202513702561&rss=dbr DBR's Shayla Edwards sits down with White & Case Partner Raoul Cantero to discuss his recent column on how lawyers can write better appellate briefs http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202513198279&rss=dbr DBR reporter Eric Kalis updates the latest Claudio Osorio bankruptcy hearing http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202512890574&rss=dbr DBR reporter Julie Kay speaks with Al Cardenas, who months after taking over as chair of the powerful American Consevative Union, finds himself embroiled in controversy. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202512807460&rss=dbr http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202510897582&rss=dbr DBR speaks with Debbie Montero, Branch Director, Miami Office, Robert Half Legal, about the present state of General Counsel compensation. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202511045508&rss=dbr Outgoing ABA president Steve Zack talks to dbrTV about his term at the helm of the ABA, court funding and his future plans. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202510890267&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Julie Kay interviews June Clarkson and Theresa Edwards, who said they were fired for driving the investigations into foreclosure mills and process servers. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202509315399&rss=dbr Kenneth Swartz, of The Swartz Law Firm, speaks about the Fair Sentencing Act with DBR Substantive Law Editor Shayla Edwards. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202509314699&rss=dbr dbrTV reporter Jose Pagliery speaks with Ray Benitez, City of Miami Code Compliance Inspector, about several abandoned condo project located near downtown Miami http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202508568829&rss=dbr Miami-Dade PBA president John Rivera talks to dbrTV about the circumstances "we didn't get to see" in the now infamous Miami-Beach police shooting on Memorial Day weekend. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202504863450&rss=dbr DBR Reporter Julie Kay reports from the preview of the second public auction to help the victims of Scott Rothstein's Ponzi scheme. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202503277395&rss=dbr DBR's panel of experts discuss how South Florida is still recovering from the national recession and how the economy is learning "to walk again." http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202499843368&rss=dbr Bilzin Sumberg managing partner John Sumberg, as part of our quarterly business advisory board, talks about modest signs that real estate is coming back despite the distrust in Washington. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202499607802&rss=dbr While downtown Miami is largely a ghost town after 6 p.m., some business owners are investing in the area and are hoping that with the thousands of new residents living there, businesses while thrive after 6 p.m. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202497237337&rss=dbr Alex Diaz de Villegas, chair of the South Dade Venture Community Development District, led an effort to persuade Waterstone II to transfer control of its clubhouse, pool, gatehouses and other amenities to the community development district. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202496063040&rss=dbr Dealmakers recognized helped assemble a first of its kind, two-track buyout of Burger King, the sale of an iconic Miami office building, financing for massive infrastructure projects in Latin America and the second largest commercial loan workout of the downturn. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202492557351&rss=dbr Silvia Sabates Coltrane, a real estate broker, wants Surfside to approve her development plans for a proposed hotel at 9200 Collins Ave. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202489242845&rss=dbr The process of selecting the annual Top Dealmakers was a long and arduous one. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202492557316&rss=dbr Tim Murphy, Shutts & Bowen partner and firm historian, talks about some of the reasons the firm has managed to survive when many others have not. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202491939765&rss=dbr An emotional dbrTV story on the 57-year old murder mystery of seven-year-old Judith Ann Roberts. The Review spoke with the case's lead detective Irvin Whitman, who himself had three daughters at the time, about how this case affected him. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202490639341&rss=dbr The Board discuss how Florida is coping with the economic downturn and how one small business owner is re-inventing her bookstore in the hopes of staying afloat. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202489478318&rss=dbr Judge Joel Brown and Mayanne Downs talk about why funding the courts system is a must and how if there was a constitutional amendment on it there wouldn't be these yearly budge battles in the legislature to fund the courts. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202479175600&rss=dbr Before Chase completed the foreclosure process on their home, John and Lisa Ferrari say they didn't expect to suddenly be locked out of their home. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202487647792&rss=dbr dbrTV talks to brokers about the state of the South Florida office market. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202486994296&rss=dbr Associated Industries of Florida CEO Barney Bishop talks to dbrTV about some of obstacles businesses face in Florida. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202486449362&rss=dbr dbrTV spoke to several attorneys about the challenges of making partner in a down economy http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202486055773&rss=dbr The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society hosts a diversity symposium at the Dade County Courthouse. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202486317664&rss=dbr Attorney Peter Prieto talks to dbrTV about the FCPA and some of the cases that act has been used for. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202484618606&rss=dbr Florida Supreme Court Justice Charles Canady talks about the shortfall in court funding and some possible solutions http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202484164802&rss=dbr Attorney Harold Braynon and retired police officer Archie McKay talk to dbrTV about being "black in a white world." http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202483500454&rss=dbr 11th circuit judge and historian Scott Silverman talks to dbrTV about the historic courthouse's 24th floor jail and courtroom 6-1, the scene of Al Capone's trial. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202482446498&rss=dbr Judge Scott Silverman, historian of the 11th Judicial Circuit, sits with dbrTV to talk about the trial of Giuseppe Zangara, the man who tried to kill president-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202481768978&rss=dbr Judge Scott Silverman, historian of the 11th Judicial Circuit, sits with dbrTV to talk about the infamous madam Sherry prostitution ring and the book that led to a U.S. Supreme Court case http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202481884786&rss=dbr CresaPartners principal Matthew Goodman talks to dbrTV about how banks are aggresively looking for lease space to expand operations and add new branches. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202481456761&rss=dbr The inaugural tennis tournament's proceeds go to the bar's Legal Education Fund. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202480726231&rss=dbr Attorneys talk to dbrTV about the political influence on the Florida Supreme Court and if such influences actually exist. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202480689354&rss=dbr Managing partner Juan Gonzalez talks to dbrTV about how his law firm, Liebler Gonzalez & Portuondo has thrived being one of the most diverse law firms in South Florida http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202479015604&rss=dbr Lewis Freeman's attorney Joseph DeMaria talks to dbrTV about the emails Lewis Freeman has sent from prison and wonders why any one other than his family and personal friends to whom they were sent to would care. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202479807069&rss=dbr U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer talks to dbrTV about the subject of financial fraud and why South Florida is such a hotbed for such criminal acts http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202479016720&rss=dbr Every year, in what has become one of the most closely watched and coveted attorney recognition programs, the Daily Business Review selects the Most Effective Lawyers of South Florida. The sixth annual Most Effective Lawyers recognizes the work of more than 90 attorneys in 15 categories. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202475817484&rss=dbr The iconic Miami Tower - nationally known for its colorful nighttime illumination - has been sold for $105.5 million. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202476478702&rss=dbr Technology allows people to work anywhere, anytime, but this convenience comes with a price: Distracted drivers who hurt or kill someone expose their employer to potential liabilities. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202475839103&rss=dbr Collis McDuffie has owned his home for more than 40 years. Now two banks want to foreclose on his house after his grandson stopped making mortgage payments withouth letting McDuffie know. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202475506321&rss=dbr An attorney's use of second mortgages to secure his fees in foreclosure cases is an opportunity to review the Rules of Professional Conduct. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202475315009&rss=dbr The Daily Business Review's Business Advisory Board listened as small business owner Raquel Roque shared her experiences coping with the downturn as she seeks to reshape a longtime downtown retail fixture in Miami. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202475144289&rss=dbr The current climate in Congress and the bankruptcy courts increasing willingness to accommodate prompt liquidations could make business reorganizations under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code obsolete. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202474984113&rss=dbr Two years after the collapse of the financial markets and the exposure of massive Ponzi schemes like Bernie Madoff's, wealth managers remain largely in crisis mode as they assess the course of the economy and the safest harbors for their client's money. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202474213999&rss=dbr A Miami jury sided with Joe's Stone Crab in a dispute with a Hollywood lawyer over marketing rights to products using the landmark restaurant's brand name. Joe's attorneys discuss the case in this dbrTV interview. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202473641582&rss=dbr Bronwyn C. Miller has been formally sworn as a Miami-Dade circuit judge, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Judith Kreeger. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202473517136&rss=dbr dbrTV interviews commercial brokers Tere Blanca and Rosendo Caveiro who talk about the challenges and obstacles in making deals this year. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202472554949&rss=dbr A federal judge has rejected jurisdiction, not buying the defense's claim that a savings & loan was added to the suit for the lone purpose of defeating diversity. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202553650513&rss=dbr In New York, viewing child pornography wasn't a crime. But now two identical bills are racing through the legislature to change this. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1336948917515&rss=dbr A judge refused to dismiss the racketeering lawsuit brought by Chevron alleging that a multi-billion dollar environmental damages judgment was secured by a fraud committed by the plaintiffs and their attorney. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1336948975114&rss=dbr The Schnellenbergers, who sold the condo for $590,000, had owned the three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit since 1998, the year the coach was hired to launch Florida Atlantic's football program. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202553706203&rss=dbr The "long-term" lease for 95,000 square feet brings occupancy at Miami International Distribution Center to 100 percent. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554039704&rss=dbr A federal appeals court has revived bankruptcy findings that a $421 million settlement paid by Hollywood-based home-builder Tousa amounted to a fraudulent transfer to major national lenders. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202553670809&rss=dbr Warren Buffett's company is apparently bullish on the U.S. auto industry. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. took a new 10-million share stake in General Motors Co. in the first quarter. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554027690&rss=dbr Target Corp. is reporting a 1.2 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the discount chain pulled in more shoppers with its food and trendy fashions. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554028990&rss=dbr Nokia has been bumped off its 14-year top spot as the world's largest cellphone company by Samsung, according to a British research firm. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202554029034&rss=dbr In South Florida, law firms are promoting Hispanics in great numbers and women in fewer numbers, but blacks, Asians and Muslims are being overlooked. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202545249230&rss=dbr While women lawyers are making great strides at the associate level, nearly at parity with men at firms, they are still far from matching men at the partnership level. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202539513650&rss=dbr For these standout lawyers it was all about the client. The Daily Business Review's seventh annual Most Effective Lawyers special report recognizes the work of attorneys in 14 categories including those who reached a $410 million settlement with Bank of America on overdraft charges, retried a notorious child-murder case 21 years after the crime, dealt with a complex international real estate insolvency and challenged the denial of housing vouchers to elderly and disabled people. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202534807717&rss=dbr It's good to be king. That, in a nutshell, describes the last year in South Florida's commercial real estate market as high-profile and desirable properties went for prices that were reminiscent of the boom days of a few years back. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202532170825&rss=dbr As managing partners are watchful of budgets, costs and billing, many law firms report they are doing well again. Yet cost cutting is still the mantra of many. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202519913046&rss=dbr South Florida law firms know what new firms to the region are finding out - business is returning, the local economy is improving and the legal market is well on its way to digging out of one of its worst runs ever. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/PubArticleDBR.jsp?id=1202497866314&rss=dbr