Holland & Knight has poached two corporate lawyers in Miami from Bilzin Sumberg, including prominent attorney Steven Lear, a South Florida corporate lawyer and former top in-house counsel at U.S. Sugar Corp. who will head his new firm’s national joint venture practice.
Holland & Knight touted Lear’s experience advising clients, particularly in the real estate sector, on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures. Lear spent nearly 20 years at Bilzin Sumberg before his move to Holland & Knight, and also served earlier in his career as chief in-house counsel of agribusiness conglomerate Lykes Bros. Inc. and sugar producer U.S. Sugar.
