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September 01, 2006 |

Ex-Partner's Lawsuit Highlights Title VII Issues

A sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Susan Hickman, a former equity partner at Chicago's Hinshaw & Culbertson, again calls into question whether partners can use federal workplace discrimination laws against their firms. Similar to the pending age discrimination case brought by 32 of Sidley Austin's former partners, the suit alleges that the firm violated discrimination laws that apply to employer-employee relationships. The outcome may hinge on the amount of management control Hickman had as a partner.
4 minute read
February 13, 2006 |

Adorno & Yoss Trumpets Diversity but Loses Practice Groups in the Process

Rapidly boosting its headcount from 150 lawyers to about 270, Florida-based Adorno & Yoss has become the largest minority-owned firm in the United States. But the expansion has brought growing pains, resulting in the defection of at least 16 lawyers and two practice groups so far this year. Some say the firm focuses outward too much, neglecting practice groups and morale while wooing corporate clients. Top managers, meanwhile, say the changes are part of the normal restructuring of a growing firm.
8 minute read
September 17, 2013 |

Real Estate Company Wants Greenberg Traurig Suit Reinstated

American Federated Title Corp., the loser in a lawsuit against Greenberg Traurig over a real estate deal that went bad, is fighting an uphill battle in asking the Third District Court of Appeal to reinstate the case.
4 minute read
November 23, 2010 |

Greenberg in middle of suit over bad property deal

A Wall Street real estate firm and Greenberg Traurig are on the defensive in a lawsuit sparked by a $41.5 million land deal gone wrong. Fort Lauderdale lawyer Franklin Zemel filed the lawsuit on behalf of American Federated Title against New York's GFI, claiming his client was forced to defend itself for two years against a lawsuit that should never have been filed.
5 minute read
August 05, 2013 |

MOVERS

David Goldberg joins Katten Muchin Rosenman's litigation and dispute-resolution practice as partner in New York. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
3 minute read
July 24, 2013 |

Bribery Charges Revived Against Tamarac Mayor

Tamarac Mayor Beth Talabisco, who got bribery charges against her dismissed in 2012, will have to face a jury based on a decision issued by the Fourth District Court of Appeal.
4 minute read
May 12, 2006 |

Philadelphia-Based Cozen O'Connor Gains Fla. Foothold

Philadelphia-based Cozen O'Connor is opening an office in Miami on Monday, its first in Florida. The new office will be led by managing partner Rick Dunn. Joining him will be partners Sherrill Colombo and Christopher Brown. The three lawyers, all commercial litigators, previously were partners at Shook Hardy & Bacon in Miami. Cozen O'Connor has 515 attorneys in 23 offices in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. Its U.S. locations include Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and New York.
3 minute read
August 31, 2006 |

Title VII at Center of Ex-Partner's Suit

A former Hinshaw & Culbertson partner's sexual harassment suit may turn on whether partners can use federal workplace discrimination laws against their firms.
4 minute read
December 15, 2006 |

Standard practices boost corruption

WHEN ATTORNEY PATRICK Cotter brought his client-a convicted Chicago water department official-before a federal judge for sentencing last month, he explained that Donald Tomczak had lived by the rules of "old Chicago." He wanted to give some context for his client's taking of $400,000 in bribes in exchange for city trucking business and Tomczak's side job of rounding up public employees for political campaign work.
8 minute read
April 19, 2012 |

Fort Lauderdale attorney helps Salvadoran company get award

Franklin Zemel represented Partex Apparel International, a South Florida company that moved to El Salvador. Partex was owed $1.09 million that was never paid by a Kansas-based company.
4 minute read

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