Berger Singerman

In the News Report, Week Ending 5.20.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-21T09:16:33+01:00

Robert Barron, 5.15.12, Florida Bar News

Robert Barron joined the Board of Directors of Henderson Behavioral Health

Frank Scruggs, 5.15.12, Sun-Sentinel

Frank Scruggs comments on WARN Act

In the News Report, Week Ending 5.13.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-15T12:08:17+01:00

Lori Rabinowitz, 5.7.12, citybizlist.com

Lori Rabinowitz appointed to 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee E

Lori Rabinowitz, 5.8.12, South Florida Business Journal

Lori Rabinowitz appointed to 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee E

Frank Scruggs, 5.9.2012, Above the Law

Frank Scruggs explains the WARN Act in an interview with Above the Law

Lori Rabinowitz, 5.11.12, Daily Business Review

Lori Rabinowitz appointed to 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee E

Etan Mark and Marc Shuster, 5.11.12, Daily Business Review

Photo: Etan Mark and Marc Shuster attending the Daily Business Review's Top Dealmakers of the Year

Melanie Ann Hines Named "Leaders in Law" by the Florida Association of Women Lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-07T12:03:58+01:00

Melanie Ann Hines has been named a “Leader in Law” by the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (FAWL). She will be honored at FAWL’s Annual Meeting, to be held in June 2012 during The Florida Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Orlando.

Leaders in the Law was established by FAWL in 2010 to recognize those attorneys that have made significant impacts in their communities through their legal service or volunteer activities, and who serve as positive role models for FAWL members.

Hines, a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution and Government and Regulatory teams, focuses her practice in the areas of white collar criminal defense, administrative law and civil litigation. She has represented corporate and individual clients in grand jury investigations, before regulatory licensing boards, in defense of agency enforcement actions and in civil RICO and fraud cases. She has also conducted internal investigations for public and private entities.

Before joining Berger Singerman, Hines served in the Office of Statewide Prosecution, Department of Legal Affairs from1991 to 2003. Hines is President Elect of the Federal Bar Association, a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, the Tallahassee Bar Association, the Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association and the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society.

She received her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University and her J.D., with honors, from Florida State University College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 5.7.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-07T10:33:37+01:00

Jordi Guso, 4.30.12, citybizlist

2012 Pro Bono Award Recipient from Dade Legal Aid

Berger Singerman, 4.30.12, Daily Business Review

Berger Singerman requesting fees for Ruden McClosky Bankruptcy

Paul Singerman, 5.2.12, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman comments on malpractice lawsuit in Ruden McClosky bankruptcy

James Gassenheimer, Dan Lampert, 5.7.12, Daily Business Review

James Gassenheimer and Dan Lampert feature on Pittsburgh Grand Hotel Deal as a finalist for the Top Dealmaker Award

Lori Rabinowitz Appointed to 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “E”

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-07T08:51:53+01:00

Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was appointed to the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “E.” She will serve a two-year term.

The Florida Bar grievance committees are made up of volunteer members, at least one-third of whom are not lawyers, and function to review complaints and decide if there is probable cause to believe a lawyer violated the professional conduct rules imposed by the Supreme Court of Florida and whether discipline against the lawyer appears to be warranted.

Rabinowitz has more than 25 years marketing experience, and is the current Membership Chair for the Legal Marketing Association South Florida City Group and a past member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Marketing Association Southeast Chapter.

She received her bachelor’s degree in communications from Queens College in New York.

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Jordi Guso Receives Pro Bono Award from Dade Legal Aid and Put Something Back

Berger Singerman — 2012-05-01T09:55:06+01:00

Jordi Guso received the 2012 Pro Bono Award from Dade Legal Aid and Put Something Back. The award was given at the Dade County Bar’s Twenty-third Annual Recognition Luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Miami on April 27th.

Dade Legal Aid is a non-profit law firm that provides free legal services to qualifying low income residents of Miami-Dade County. In practice for over 60 years, it is a single organization with two components: in-house legal services and the Put Something Back pro bono program.

Guso is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization Team and has significant experience representing debtors, official committees and secured creditors in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and debtor-creditor relations.

He received his undergraduate degree from Spring Hill College and his law degree from University of Miami.

Guso has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Best Lawyers in America, Chambers USA, Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, and Florida Super Lawyers. His professional involvement includes: Advisory Board Member, 36th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice (March 2012); Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy (Inducted, March 2011); Board of Directors Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (Treasurer, 2000-2001; Secretary, 2001-2002); Director, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. (2007 – 2012); and Member, Pro Bono Committee, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida (2008 – 2012).

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 4.22.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-04-24T09:47:24+01:00

Marian Nease, The Florida Bar News, 4.15.12

Marian Nease selected by LeadingAge for its Legal Committee

Curtis Hunter, The Florida Bar News, 4.15.12

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Paul Avron, The Record, Spring 2012

ARTICLE: "What Constitutes 'Tolling' Motions?"

In the News Report, 4.15.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-04-17T12:35:32+01:00

Berger Singerman, Daily Business Review, 4.11.12

Berger Singerman awarded fees regarding RRA Bankruptcy Matter

Gavin Gaukroger, Sun-Sentinel, 4.11.12

Photo: Gavin Gaukroger at 2-1-1 Broward’s “Connecting Event”

In the News Report, Week Ending 4.08.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-04-09T10:13:04+01:00

Frank Scruggs, Daily Business Review, 3.28.12

ARTICLE: Self-review of Equal Opportunity Programs Key to Federal Contracts

Curtis Hunter, Miami Herald, 4.2.12

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Elaine James, Daily Business Review, 4.2.12

Elaine James comments on latest budget cuts affecting clerks' offices

Curtis Hunter, South Florida Business Journal, 4.6.12

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Paul Singerman, South Florida Business Journal, 4.6.12

Paul Singerman comments on latest motion by Levinson Jewelers in RRA matter

Curtis Hunter, Daily Business Review, 4.4.12

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Robert Barron, Daily Business Review, 4.6.12

Robert Barron named to Henderson Behavioral Health's Board of Directors

In the News Report, Period Ending 4.1.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-04-02T09:57:32+01:00

Paul Singerman, 3.16.12, South Florida Business Journal

Photo: Paul Singerman and the article notes fees paid to Berger Singerman in RRA matter

Chuck Lichtman, 3.22.12, South Florida Business Journal

Chuck Lichtman comments on deposition requests for Scott Rothstein

Curtis Hunter, 3.27.12, South Florida Business Journal

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Curtis Hunter, 3.28.12, City BizList

Curtis Hunter joins Berger Singerman

Robert W. Barron Named to Board of Directors of Henderson Behavioral Health

Berger Singerman — 2012-03-30T13:10:28+01:00

Robert W. Barron was named to the Board of Directors of Henderson Behavioral Health.

Henderson Behavioral Health is the oldest and largest, community-based not-for-profit behavioral healthcare system in South Florida. In addition to providing the full-range of evidence-based behavioral healthcare services to all ages, Henderson is also committed to creating and managing a system of housing for adults and children, operating more than 650 housing units throughout the South Florida region. Henderson Behavioral Health has distinguished itself both nationally and internationally as a center of teaching, learning and research.

Barron is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team and has significant experience with general corporate transactions, corporate and debt restructurings and commercial real estate transactions.

He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Oral Roberts University and his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was valedictorian and was selected for membership into the Order of the Coif, the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Law Institute.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. Barron is the past Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, current President of Sheridan House Family Ministries and serves on the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship Advisory Board.

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Curtis B. Hunter Joins Berger Singerman's Business, Finance & Tax Team

Berger Singerman — 2012-03-27T11:10:43+01:00

Curtis B. Hunter has joined as a Partner and member of the firm’s Business, Finance & Tax Team. He is resident in the firm’s Miami office. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Hunter was most recently a partner with Messer, Caparello & Self in Tallahassee, Florida.

Hunter concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate law, tax, trusts/estates and estate planning, wealth preservation, business succession and asset protection planning, tax controversies involving the IRS and Department of Revenue, real estate and litigation.

“Curt’s experience is a great addition to the team,” said James Berger, Managing Partner of Berger Singerman. “By our having offices around Florida, he will be able to expand the firm’s clients in Miami as well as continue to service clients in Tallahassee”.

Hunter received an LL.M., Taxation, University of Miami; J.D., Cumberland School of Law, Samford University; and B.S., Finance, Florida State University.

Hunter is admitted to practice law in Florida. He is a member of The Florida Bar, Tax Section; Real Property, Probate and Trust Section. He is former counsel for Capital Medical Society and participated in Leadership Tallahassee Class XVI.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 3.18.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-03-19T10:11:34+01:00

Robert Barron, 3.9.12, Daily Business Review

Robert Barron named to the Southern Florida Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Board of Trustees

Doug Bates, Morrie Brown, Elaine James, Christopher Jarvinen, Etan Mark, 3.12.12, Daily Business Review

Daily Business Report's "Special Report: New Partners"

Gavin Gaukroger, March 2012, City & Shore Magazine

Photo: Gavin Gaukroger attending the 2012 2-1-1 Broward Non-Profit Academy Awards

In the News Report, Week Ending 3.11.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-03-12T12:13:55+01:00

Marian Nease, 3.08.12, Daily Business Review

Marian Nease named to the Board of Directors of LeadingAge, Legal Committee

Lenny Samuels, 3.08.12, Miami Herald

Lenny Samuels noted as counsel for Corrections Corporation of America in suit against City of Pembroke Pines

Lenny Samuels, Paul Figg, 3.09.12, Sun-Sentinel

Lenny Samuels and Paul Figg noted as counsel for Corrections Corporation of America in suit against City of Pembroke Pines

In the News Report, Week Ending 2.25.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-28T12:39:00+01:00

Berger Singerman, South Florida Business Journal, 2.24.12

Berger Singerman named as a finalist of the South Florida Business Journal 2012 Best Places to Work

Paul Avron, ABI Journal, February 2012

ARTICLE: “Does Automatic Stay Apply to Appeals Being Prosecuted by Debtor of Adverse Order”

In the News Report, Week Ending 2.19.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-20T12:49:29+01:00

Morrie Brown, 2.14.12, citybizlist

Morrie Brown joins Berger Singerman

Morris C. Brown Joins Berger Singerman's Business, Finance and Tax Team

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-13T10:02:09+01:00

Morris C. Brown has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a Partner and member of the firm’s Business, Finance & Tax Team. He is resident in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Brown was most recently a partner with Greenberg Traurig in their Palm Beach County offices.

Brown has been practicing for more than 35 years primarily in the areas of general corporate and securities law, representing investors, venture capitalists, corporations and others in private and public capital formation, mergers and acquisitions. His practice includes transactions of all sizes, ranging from very large public and private acquisitions and mergers to public offerings and private placements for newly emerging companies.

“Morrie’s experience will add significantly to the already talented team of attorneys in our corporate practice group,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-Chair of Berger Singerman. “I am immensely excited that Morrie has joined the firm”.

Brown received a J.D., Washington University in St. Louis School of Law where he was Order of the Coif. He received an A.B., Washington University in St. Louis.

Brown is admitted to practice law in Florida. Brown serves as a member of the National Council for the School of Arts and Sciences at Washington University in Saint Louis. He also serves as Chairman of the Gold Coast Elliot Society of Washington University, and the vice Chair of its Gold Coast Regional Oversight Committee.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 2.12.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-13T09:35:17+01:00

Sam Poole, February 2012, Go Riverwalk Magazine

Sam Poole comment on what makes Fort Lauderdale a better place to live, work and play

James Gassenheimer, Berger Singerman, 2.09.12, BusinessWire

Berger Singerman files lawsuit against The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne
Release also appears on WSJ MarketWatch and Yahoo.com Finance (Australia)

In the News Report, Week Ending 2.07.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-07T12:48:03+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 1.26.12, Bloomberg Businessweek

Chuck Lichtman comments on Scott Rothstein's depositions

Chuck Lichtman, 1.30.2012, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on Scott Rothstein's depositions

Paul Singerman, February 2012, Florida Trend Magazine

Paul Singerman comments on electronic discovery and document management systems

In the News Report, Period Ending 1.29.2012

Berger Singerman — 2012-02-01T10:23:09+01:00

Laurie Weinstein, January 2012, Broward County Bar Association Barrister

PHOTO: Laurie Weinstein attends a BCBA event

Doug Bates, Etan Mark, 1.03.2012, South Florida Business Journal

Doug Bates and Etan Mark named new partners

Doug Bates, Etan Mark, 1.03.2012, citybizlist

Doug Bates and Etan Mark named new partners

Doug Bates, Etan Mark, 1.12.2012, Miami Today

Doug Bates and Etan Mark named new partners

David Black, Gavin Gaukroger, Paige Mason, 1.13.2012, Daily Business Review

PHOTO: David Black, Gavin Gaukroger, Paige Mason attend a Dive Bar, Underwater Bar Association event

Doug Bates, Etan Mark, 1.13.2012, South Florida Business Journal

Doug Bates and Etan Mark named new partners

Doug Bates, Etan Mark, 1.20.2012, Daily Business Review

Doug Bates and Etan Mark named new partners

Berger Singerman Recognized as "Top Law Firm" by Martindale-Hubbell

Berger Singerman — 2012-01-25T09:22:30+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as one of “Florida’s Top Ranked Law Firms.” The selection was based upon Martindale-Hubbell rankings, and firms with more than one-third of their attorneys achieving an "AV® PREEMINENT™" ranking were considered. Berger Singerman is one of 193 Florida law firms included on the list.

This is the first time Martindale-Hubbell has done a firm ranking at the state level and the list will be featured as a stand-alone publication and sent out statewide with The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Business Review, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal, on February 29, 2012.

“We are honored to be recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as one of Florida’s top law firms,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-Chair of the firm. “It is a testament to our extremely talented attorneys and our commitment to passionate client service.”

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Berger Singerman Named Finalist for M&A Advisor's 6th Annual Turnaround Awards in Several Categories

Berger Singerman — 2012-01-05T09:47:35+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm has been named finalists for M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual Turnaround Awards, being held January 31, at The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. The firm was nominated for two of its deals, the first being the reorganization of the Pittsburgh Hilton and eventual sale of the Pittsburgh Hilton to Wyndham Hotels and the second, the acquisition of HearUSA by Siemens.

The Wyndham deal, worked on by attorneys Daniel Lampert, James G. Gassenheimer, Brian G. Rich, Franklin Caplan, Phyllis S. Bean, David K. Black, William M. Shaheen and Alisa “Paige” Mason was nominated for “Turnaround of the Year (Middle Market)” and “Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Lower Middle Market).”

The HearUSA acquisition by Siemens, which was represented by attorneys Paul Steven Singerman, Brian K. Gart, Debi Evans Galler, Robert W. Barron and David K. Black was nominated in the “Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (Middle Market),” “Cross-Border Deal of the Year (Middle Market)” and “Distressed M&A Deal of the Year (Upper Middle Market).” The deal was also nominated for “Sector Deal of the Year” in the Healthcare/Life Sciences category.

“Although the bankruptcies of MF Global, American Airlines and Borders highlight today’s difficult environment, there were thousands of successful turnarounds in 2011 thanks to the energy and ingenuity of the world’s leading restructuring and distressed investing professionals,” says Roger Aguinaldo, CEO and Founder of The M&A Advisor. “The deal teams represented in our Award Finalists have demonstrated creativity and perseverance in today’s challenging climate.”

Since 1998, The M&A Advisor has been presenting, recognizing the achievement of and facilitating connections between the world’s leading mergers and acquisitions, financing and turnaround professionals with a comprehensive range of services.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Period Ending 1.01.12

Berger Singerman — 2012-01-03T00:00:00+01:00

Kris Aungst, Howard Berlin, Daily Business Review, 12.23.11

Photo, Howard Berlin and Kris Aungst, 2011 Winner of Most Effective Lawyer, Bankruptcy

Marc Shuster, South Florida Business Journal, 12.23.11

Marc Shuster comments on commercial lending trends

Dan Thompson, The Florida Bar News, 1.01.12

Dan Thompson named to the Chief Justice's Advisory Committe for the 2012 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards

Kelly O'Keefe, The Florida Bar News, 1.01.12

Kelly O'Keefe honored as Woman of Distinction by Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle

Etan Mark, Monica Rossbach, The Florida Bar Journal, January 2012

ARTICLE: "Que Rico Discarding the Fallacy that Florida RICO and Federal RICO are Identical"

Nineteen Lawyers Listed as Top Lawyers in the 2012 Edition of The South Florida Legal Guide

Berger Singerman — 2011-12-20T09:07:15+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm is listed in the Top Law Firm category and nineteen of its South Florida-based attorneys have been included in the 2012 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, an annual Top Lawyers list of the most highly regarded attorneys in the tri-county area.

Berger Singerman attorneys listed as Top Lawyers include:

Robert Barron - Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Acquisitions
James L. Berger - Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Transactions
Howard J. Berlin - Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights
Anthony J. Carriuolo - Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy
James D. Gassenheimer - Business
Michael S. Greene - Real Estate, Constructions Claims
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights
Nick Jovanovich – Tax, Corporate
Sharon L. Kegerreis - Criminal
Daniel Lampert - Corporate, Securities
Charles H. Lichtman - Complex Commercial Litigation, Creditors Rights
Dawn M. Meyers - Government
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax, Trust & Estates
Samuel E. Poole - Zoning and Land Use
Leonard K. Samuels - Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation
Laz L. Schneider - Corporate Securities
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy, Commercial/Secured Transactions

Additionally, two of its attorneys have been listed in the Top Up & Comers category. They are:

Etan Mark – Complex Commercial Litigation
Marc S. Shuster - Real Estate, Corporate

The South Florida Legal Guide is a list of “lawyer’s lawyers” in South Florida. With rare exceptions, the attorneys on the list have been in practice for a minimum of 15 years. The list is compiled by ballots sent to a selection of lawyers in South Florida asking whom they would recommend to a friend or family member in a variety of practice areas. This list is reviewed by a panel of lawyers and narrowed to what the publishers believe are the top lawyers in each area of practice, and the top law firms.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, 11.27.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-12-01T10:51:45+01:00

Paul Singerman, The Florida Bar News, 11.15.11

Paul Singerman inducted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Chuck Lichtman, Daily Business Review, 11.17.11

Chuck Lichtman comments on Rothstein case

Chuck Lichtman, Daily Business Review, 11.21.11

Chuck Lichtman comments on Rothstein case

Etan Mark, National Law Journal, 11.21.11

ARTICLE: “Does Defense from Federal RICO Apply to 'Little RICO' Statutes?”

In the News Report, 11.13.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-11-16T09:38:56+01:00

James Gassenheimer, 11.09.11, FINS

James Gassenheimer comments on MF Global

Kelly O'Keefe, 11.10.11, Tallahassee Chamber

Kelly O’Keefe named as one of Women of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle

Doug Bates, 11.11.11, Tampa Bay Business Journal

Doug Bates noted as counsel for National Gold Exchange and comments matter

Craig Thompson, November 2011

Craig Thompson joining Berger Singerman after law school graduation

Daniel H. Thompson Named to Chief Justice's Advisory Committee for 2012 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards

Berger Singerman — 2011-11-15T12:04:40+01:00

Daniel H. Thompson has been named to the Chief Justice’s Advisory Committee for the 2012 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Awards. The purpose of the committee is to review the nominations and make recommendations as to who should receive the annual pro bono service awards, given by The Florida Bar Association.

Thompson is a shareholder on the firm’s Government and Regulatory team and specializes in resolving concerns that clients may have with governmental regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on environmental and land use issues. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Thompson served as Deputy Secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, President of Florida Legal Services, Inc., on the Board of Trustees of the Apalachee Land Conservancy and Tallahassee Area Director of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee. Thompson is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed as a leading attorney in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, The Best Lawyers in America, Florida SuperLawyers and Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 70 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, 11.06.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-11-07T12:09:01+01:00

Paul Singerman, 11.1.2011, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman comments on Rothstein litigation matters

Paul Singerman, 11.2.2011, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman comments on Ruden McClosky bankruptcy

Paul Singerman, 11.2.2011, AM Law Daily

Paul Singerman noted as counsel for Ruden in bankruptcy proceedings

Paul Singerman, 11.2.11, South Florida Business Journal

Paul Singerman comments on Ruden bankruptcy

Berger Singerman, 11.2.11, South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman noted as counsel for Ruden bankruptcy

Leslie Cloyd and Paul Singerman, 11.4.11, Daily Business Review

Leslie Cloyd and Paul Singerman noted as counsel for Ruden in bankruptcy proceedings

Kelly O'Keefe Honored as "Woman of Distinction" by Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle

Berger Singerman — 2011-11-04T09:30:08+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Kelly O’Keefe was honored as a “Woman of Distinction” by Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle at its 2011 Women of Distinction Awards Gala on November 3rd.

This year’s honorees are women who have distinguished themselves through service and leadership in their respective community. These women of distinction represent the areas of arts, communications, education, environment, faith, health, social services and government and O’Keefe is being honored in the legal category.

“The Awards Gala is truly an event to celebrate the women in our communities whose leadership and commitment enrich the lives of many,” said Raslean M. Allen, CEO of the GSCFP. “These women are providing role models in our communities which show girls the path to rise to positions of leadership and service in their community which continues to be an important part of Girl Scouting.”

O’Keefe, a shareholder and member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team, concentrates her practice in real estate litigation, administrative/governmental litigation and appeals. She serves on The Florida Bar Second Circuit Grievance Committee, the Florida Bar Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee and is on the Board of Trustees for the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society. In addition, O’Keefe is a past president of both the Tallahassee Bar Association and the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and is an alumnus of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Courts.

In 2001, she received the Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer Award given by The Florida Bar, and was recognized as the 2005 Attorney of the Year by the Florida Law Related Education Association for her work with Florida’s law related education programs.

O’Keefe received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, magna cum laude, and her law degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law.

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In the News Report, 10.30.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-11-03T09:48:38+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 10.20.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on RRA case

Paul Singerman, 10.24.11, Lawdragon.com

Paul Singerman feature article on Lawdragon.com

Kelly O'Keefe, 10.31.11, Tallahassee.com

Kelly O’Keefe recipient of 2011 Women of Distinction Award

In the News Report, 10.16.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-10-17T09:43:11+01:00

Paul Singerman, 10.10.11, Daily Business Review

Lawyer Compensation 2011

Berger Singerman, 10.10.2011, Daily Business Review

Lawyer Compensation 2011 Partner Rates

Brian Gart, Robert Barron and Debi Galler, 10.12.11, Daily Business Review

Dealmakers for HearUSA

Monica Rossbach and Michel Weisz, 10.14.11, Daily Business Review

Attendees of the ORT America Miami Region 2011 Jurisprudence Awards

Elaine Johnson James, 10.14.11, Daily Business Review

ARTICLE: Litigating Exemptions Under ILSA From a Waterfall to a Trickle

Daniel H. Aronson Named Best Lawyers Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year for 2012 by Best Lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2011-10-11T13:13:13+01:00

Daniel H. Aronson, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named “Miami Best Lawyers Venture Capital Law Lawyer of the Year” for 2012, by Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Aronson is group leader of the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice. He has practiced for more than 25 years in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings, other sophisticated finance and capital markets transactions, general corporate law and international business transactions. Aronson regularly counsels public and private business entities, and their boards, management and significant owners, concerning strategic business, finance, governance, restructuring and transactional matters.

He serves as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he has designed, published course materials and taught courses concerning Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Drafting Business Documents and Transaction Skills. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Florida Venture Forum, where he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chair or Co-Chair of the annual Florida Venture Capital Conference. He is also an Executive Advisory Board member of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration.

Aronson is one of the most highly regarded corporate, securities and M&A lawyers in Florida, with listings and recognition in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, The International Who´s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend´s “Legal Elite” and the Daily Business Review´s "Top Dealmakers."

He received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and his law degree from New York University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Survey of American Law.

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In the News Report, Period Ending 10.9.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

Christopher Jarvinen, 9.12.11, National Law Journal

Christopher Jarvinen joins Berger Singerman

Brian Gart, 9.13.11, Palm Beach Post

Brian Gart comments on HearUSA case

Stefanie Moon, 9.13.11, Daily Business Review

Stefanie Moon attends the Broward County Women Lawyers Association Installation Luncheon

Leigh-Ann Buchanan, 9.15.11, The Florida Bar News

Leigh-Ann Buchanan joins Berger Singerman

Paul Singerman, 9.28.11, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman named a fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Mitchell Berger, 9.28.11, Thomson Reuters

Mitchell Berger as counsel for trustee and Ocala Funding in case against Deloitte

Frank Scruggs, 9.28.11, Daily Business Review

Frank Scruggs as counsel for DJS Processing

Christopher Jarvinen, 10.1.11, The Florida Bar News

Christopher Jarvinen joins Berger Singerman

Paul Steven Singerman Named Fellow of the American Bar Foundation

Berger Singerman — 2011-09-26T00:00:00+01:00

Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been inducted as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).

The ABF is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession. Membership in The Fellows is limited to one third of one percent of lawyers in America.

Singerman is active throughout the United States in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. His work in many cases has garnered the widespread respect of his peers, including representation of the Official Committee of Unsecured Credits in the Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. bankruptcy and as counsel to Judge Herbert Stettin as Chapter 11 Trustee for the law firm Rothstein, Rosenfeldt & Adler.

Although Paul is best known for his representation of debtors in complex restructuring cases, he is also experienced in representing creditors' committees, lenders, large unsecured creditors, asset purchasers in § 363 sales and trustees. Much of his work has involved companies with international operations or European or Asian parties-in-interest.

He has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the “Star Individual” rating in Chambers USA for three years in a row; having been selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America for 16 consecutive years, including being Miami’s Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year in 2011; being named a “Top Ten Super Lawyer” in Florida Super Lawyers and listed as a top lawyer since its inaugural issue in 2006; being honored by Lawdragon as one of the nation’s 500 leading lawyers and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Singerman is a past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization.

Singerman is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, American College of Bankruptcy, Florida Association of Managing Partners, Commercial Law League of America and the Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court.

He received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

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In the News Report 9.11.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-09-12T12:30:46+01:00

Nick Jovanovich, 9.2.11, South Florida Business Journal

Nick Jovanovich comments on best practices on investing

Chuck Lichtman, 9.2.11, South Florida Business Journal

Chuck Lichtman comments on Scott Rothstein’s deposition

Christopher Jarvinen, 9.6.11, Daily Business Review

Christopher Jarvinen joins Berger Singerman

In the News, Period Ending 9.4.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-09-06T10:12:26+01:00

Elaine Johnson James, 8.15.11, The Florida Bar News

Elaine Johnson James joins Berger Singerman

Paul Singerman, Kris Aungst, 8.23.11, Law360

Paul Singerman and Kris Aungst noted as counsel for TBW Trustee/Chief Resturcturing Officer, Neil Luria

Michael Moody and Arthur Spector, 8.23.11, Daily Business Review

ARTICLE: Anna Nicole Smith Decision Affects Court's Authority

Leigh-Ann Buchanan, 8.31.11, Daily Business Review

Leigh-Ann Buchanan joins Berger Singerman

Christopher Jarvinen, 9.1.11, Law360

Christopher Jarvinen joins Berger Singerman and is profiled by Law360

Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2012 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2011-09-01T09:44:26+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that fifteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^®.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Berger Singerman attorneys included in the 2012 edition are:

Daniel H. Aronson – Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts & Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Venture Capital Law
Mitchell W. Berger – Commercial Litigation
James Berger – Real Estate Law
Howard J. Berlin – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Melanie Ann Hines – Administrative/Regulatory Law, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Securities
Daniel M. Mielnicki – Tax Law
Sheldon S. Polish – Tax Law, Trusts & Estates
Samuel E. Poole – Environmental Law, Land Use & Zoning Law
Leonard K. Samuels – Employment Law, Labor Law Management
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law
Daniel H. Thompson - Administrative/Regulatory Law, Environmental Law, Litigation – Environmental, Water Law

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Attorney Christopher Jarvinen Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2011-08-31T09:11:05+01:00

Christopher A. Jarvinen has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a Shareholder and member of the firm’s Business Reorganization Team. He is resident in the firm’s Miami office.

Jarvinen was most recently a partner with Hahn & Hessen LLP in New York, and prior to that, he was an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and the former Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman LLP. Jarvinen’s practice focuses on corporate reorganization and creditors’ rights. For over a decade, he has represented debtors, official and unofficial committees and significant creditors in complex chapter 11 corporate restructurings, chapter 15 cases and other cross-border insolvency matters, out-of-court restructurings and bankruptcy-related litigation.

“We are delighted that Christopher has joined our team,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman. “In addition to bringing an extensive background in corporate reorganization, Christopher possesses a unique depth of cross-border experience with Brazil and Argentina that will be most helpful to some or our clients, as well as potential clients and to our firm’s efforts to increase our visibility in matters involving the South American market.”

Among other professional activities, Christopher is a member of the executive advisory board of the Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, one of the annual flagship conferences of the American Bankruptcy Institute. He also serves on the board of editors of INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE RESCUE, the U.K.-based bi-monthly, global journal providing value to practitioners on a wide range of international corporate rescue and insolvency issues. Christopher is also a co-founder of the Turnaround Management Association – Brazil (TMA-Brazil) and serves as its appointed ambassador to the TMA in the United States.

Jarvinen is a graduate of Boston College Law School, has obtained degrees from Brown, Harvard, and Yale universities and the graduate business school of the Fundação Getulio Vargas located in São Paulo, Brazil and has also attended Columbia University. He is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, and Massachusetts and before the federal courts located in the First, Second and Eleventh Circuits.

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Attorney Leigh-Ann Buchanan Joins Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2011-08-30T08:38:27+01:00

Leigh-Ann A. Buchanan has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as an associate and a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. She is resident in the firm’s Miami office.

Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Buchanan was an associate with Rivero Mestre, LLP, in Miami. Buchanan concentrates her practice in complex commercial and transnational litigation, white-collar criminal defense, and international commercial arbitration. Her experience includes practice in both state and federal courts, as well as state and federal civil appeals.

“Leigh-Ann is an extremely talented attorney” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman. “We are delighted to have her on the team.”

Buchanan received a B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Bethune-Cookman University. She received a J.D. from University of Miami School of Law where she was Articles Editor, Social Justice Law Review and Vice-President, Black Law Students Association. Buchanan is admitted to practice in Florida and United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

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Frank Scruggs Named "Key Partner" by South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman — 2011-08-25T11:22:52+01:00

Frank Scruggs, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named a “Key Partner” by the South Florida Business Journal for 2011.

The Key Partners Awards was created to honor the area's top attorneys and accountants, based on demonstrated success over the past year to 18 months. The South Florida Business Journal based their selection of honorees who are the best in their field, providing the highest quality of services to their clients, at the same time, exhibiting the highest levels of professionalism and ethics. Scruggs was be honored at an event on August 18th in Fort Lauderdale.

Scruggs is a shareholder and co-team manager of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. He advises employers regarding compliance with federal and state employment laws, using a distinctive combination of experiences: commercial litigator; executive in the public and private sectors; and member of the governing boards of major corporations. Scruggs advises companies regarding compliance risks in day-to-day operations and litigates cases that threaten the enterprise and brand. He uses preventive counseling to help employers avoid charges of discrimination, claims that misclassification of employees violates the Fair Labor Standards Act, the determination of independent contract status, and myriad other employment law issues. In addition to litigating employment law cases, he also tries complex commercial disputes. His board and civic and involvement includes service on the Boards of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami. He is also involved in the Broward Workshop.

He received his law degree from Harvard University, and has a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, 8.7.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-08-08T11:02:11+01:00

Jordi Guso, Paul Avron, July/August 2011, ABI Journal

ARTICLE: An Aircraft Lessor is Not Entitled to Adequate Protection During Section 1110 60-Day Period A

Dan Thompson, 8.1.11, The Florida Bar News

Dan Thompson named President of Florida Legal Services

Doug Bates, 8.1.11, The Florida Bar News

Doug Bates relocates to Berger Singerman’s Tallahassee office

Brian Gart, 8.2.11, Palm Beach Post

Brian Gart comments on HearUSA matter

Laz Schneider, 8.2.11, PRWeb

Laz Schneider noted as on of Board of Directors of McNally Berger

Berger Singerman, 8.2.11, MarketWatch

Berger Singerman noted as counsel for HearUSA

In the News Report, 7.31.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-08-01T11:45:26+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 7.27.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on RRA matter

Brian Gart, 7.27.11, South Florida Business Journal

Brian Gart noted as counsel for HearUSA

Elaine Johnson James, 7.28.11, Daily Business Review

Elaine Johnson James joins Berger Singerman

Elaine Johnson James Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2011-07-25T10:44:25+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Elaine Johnson James has joined as a Shareholder and member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. She is resident in the firm’s Boca Raton office.

Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Johnson James was most recently a partner with Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, LLP in West Palm Beach.

Johnson James has significant experience as a trial and appellate advocate and negotiator and represents and counsels insurance companies, corporations, governmental entities, banks and individuals in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. She also represents national and local real estate developers at the trial and appellate levels.

Johnson James is nationally recognized for her experience in defending actions involving the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, and Florida's Condominium Act and Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, among others. She regularly represents insurers and reinsurers in coverage, claims and bad faith, or extra-contractual litigation and counsels insurers on a variety of issues. Johnson James is certified as an arbitrator by the American Arbitration Association and has served as outside general counsel to a municipal housing authority for 12 years.

“We are excited that Elaine is joining the firm,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman. “Her talent and enthusiasm for being a lawyer will enhance our strong Dispute Resolution Team.”

Johnson James received a J.D. from Harvard Law School where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. She received an M.A. from Teachers College of Columbia University and a B.A. from Barnard College.

Johnson James is admitted to practice law in Florida. She is a member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, Palm Beach County Bar Association, Florida Association of Women Lawyers and F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association. She is currently on the Board of Directors and Vice Chair of the Police Athletic League.

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In the News Report, 7.10.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-07-12T11:12:04+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 6.28.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA matter

Dan Thompson, 6.30.11, Tallahassee Democrat

Dan Thompson named President of Florida Legal Services, Inc.

Melanie Hines, June-July 2011, 850 Magazine, ARTICLE The Rules of Promotion

Fred Goldberg, July 2011, The Florida Bar Journal, ARTICLE: Enforcement of Settlements A Jurisdictional Perspective

Brian Gart, 7.5.11, Daily Business Review

Brian Gart named Chair-Elect of The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section

Chuck Lichtman, 7.5.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA matter

Doug Bates, 7.5.11, Daily Business Review

Doug Bates named Chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC Committee of The Florida Bar

In the News Report, 6.26.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-07-01T09:10:27+01:00

Stefanie Moon, The Federal Lawyer, May 2011

Mid-Year Meeting, March 2011 (Photo)

Berger Singerman, Daily Business Review, 6.20.11

100 Largest Law Firms in Florida 2011

Berger Singerman, Florida Super Lawyers 2011, June 2011

Daniel Aronson, Kristopher Aungst, Robert Barron, Douglas Bates, James Berger, Mitchell Berger, Howard Berlin, Anthony Carriuolo, Brian Gart, James Gassenheimer, Gavin Gaukroger, David Gay, Jordi Guso, Gregory Haile, Melanie Ann Hines, Nick Jovanovich, Charles Lichtman, Etan Mark, Sheldon Polish, Brian Rich, Leonard Samuels, Frank Scruggs, Marc Shuster, Paul Steven Singerman, Arthur Spector, Daniel Thompson

Brian Gart and Douglas Bates Named to the Florida Bar Business Law Section Positions

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-27T10:56:15+01:00

Brian K. Gart and Douglas A. Bates, attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, were recently appointed to leadership positions within the Business Law Section of The Florida Ba.

Gart, a shareholder with the firm, was named Chair-Elect of the Business Law Section. He has more than 25 years experience in complex business bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy litigation matters, out-of-court restructurings and other types of insolvency proceedings.

In addition to his involvement with The Florida Bar, Gart is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the American Bar Association. He received his B.A. and J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami.

Bates, an associate with the firm, was named Chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC Committee of the Business Law Section. He has experience representing chapter 11 debtors, creditors' committees, trustees, purchasers of assets in § 363 sales, telecommunications companies and various real estate companies in out-of-court workouts.

He is a member of the Pro-Bono Committee of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and active within The Florida Bar. Bates received B.S., summa cum laude, from Birmingham Southern College and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 65 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, 6.19.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-20T12:09:05+01:00

Melanie Hines, Brian Rich, Dan Thompson, 6.12.11, Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee attorneys listed in 2011 Florida Super Lawyers List

Laurie Weinstein, 6.15.11, The Florida Bar News

Laurie Weinstein elected to Broward County Bar’s Young Lawyer’s Section Board of Directors

Frank Scruggs, 6.15.11, Daily Business Review

ARTICLE: "New Rules for Tipped Workers May Add Litigation in Florida"

Daniel H. Thompson Named President of Florida Legal Services, Inc.

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-14T13:25:02+01:00

Daniel H. Thompson has been named President of Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS), a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 which provides civil legal assistance to indigent persons statewide and works with legal aid and legal service programs to improve their ability to do so locally. In becoming President of FLS, Thompson also becomes a member of the Board of the Florida Bar Foundation.

The Florida Bar Foundation is a nonprofit corporation established by The Florida Bar to foster law-related public interest programs on behalf of Florida’s legal profession.

“It is an honor to serve Florida Legal Services, Inc. as its president,” said Thompson. “The mission of FLS is to provide greater access to justice, and I am excited to work with a wonderful Board of Directors to help fulfill this mission.”

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, on the Board of Trustees of the Apalachee Land Conservancy and Tallahassee Area Director of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee. Thompson is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed as a leading attorney in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, The Best Lawyers in America, Florida SuperLawyers and Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

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In the News Report, 6.12.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-13T11:03:34+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 6.1.2011, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA matter

David Black, 6.1.2011, The Florida Bar News

David Black named to The Posse Foundation, Miami’s Advisory Board

Chuck Lichtman, 6.9.2011, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA matter

Berger Singerman Receives High Marks in the World-Famous Chambers USA 2011 Guide

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-10T13:25:29+01:00

Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top Florida law firms in Chambers USA 2011 America's Leading Business Lawyers. Fourteen of the firm’s attorneys and three of its practice teams have been ranked by Chambers USA. Chambers’ researched rankings and editorials are often utilized by general counsel and consumers of legal services worldwide who consider Chambers assessments when selecting counsel.

In the Firm rankings, The Business Reorganization Team received a Band 1 ranking. Every year since 2003 when Chambers began publishing in the United States, the Team has received a first tier ranking for its bankruptcy/restructuring practice. Attorneys Douglas Bates, Howard Berlin, Leslie Cloyd, Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich, Paul Steven Singerman, and Arthur Spector received individual recognition for the team. In this year’s publication, Paul Steven Singerman is once again the only attorney in the state of Florida to receive a *(star) ranking, and one of only 14 in the entire nation to receive a star ranking for Bankruptcy/Restructuring. For three consecutive years, the Team has more ranked attorneys in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring category than any other law firm in the state of Florida.

Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team has been ranked with Mitchell Berger and James Gassenheimer recognized individually in General Commercial Litigation. Berger Singerman’s Corporate M&A/Private Equity Practice Group is ranked with Daniel Aronson receiving a Band 1 individual ranking. Attorneys James Berger and Marc Shuster are ranked in the Real Estate category. Attorney Daniel Thompson has been ranked in the Environmental category.

“We are proud of Chambers’ recognition of our Team members. Chambers distinguishes itself by its rigorous market research. And we are honored by our clients’ favorable feedback. It motivates all of us to work yet harder on our promise to provide passionate client service,” said Singerman.

The annual Chambers USA guide of the best law firms and lawyers is published by the London-based Chambers & Partners. Chambers & Partners publishes similar U.K. and Global guides which are widely respected. Research is conducted via in-depth telephone interviews with clients and with attorneys, each one lasting about half an hour. The qualities on which the rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 65 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Twenty-Six Berger Singerman Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers By Publishers of Law & Politics Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2011-06-08T09:03:40+01:00

Twenty attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were named to the “Florida Super Lawyers 2011” list compiled by Thomson Reuters. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. They are:

Daniel H. Aronson- Corporate & Securities
Robert W. Barron – Real Estate
James L. Berger – Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger - Business Litigation
Howard Berlin - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Anthony J. Carriuolo - Business Litigation
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
James D. Gassenheimer – Business Litigation
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Defense: White Collar
Nick Jovanovich - Tax
Charles H. Lichtman – Business Litigation
Sheldon S. Polish – Estate Planning/Probate
Brian G. Rich - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Leonard K. Samuels - Employment & Labor
Frank Scruggs - Employment & Labor
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Daniel H. Thompson - Environmental

The following attorneys are listed in the “Rising Stars” category:

Kristopher Aungst
Douglas Alan Bates
Gavin C. Gaukroger
David L. Gay
Gregory A. Haile
Etan Mark
Marc S. Shuster

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a rigorous multi-phased process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.

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In the News Report, 5.29.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-05-31T13:10:46+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 5.20.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on RRA matter

Melanie Hines, Chuck Lichtman, 5.20.11, South Florida Business Journal

Melanie Hines & Chuck Lichtman appointed to Federal Judicial Nomination Commission of Florida

Frank Caplan, 5.24.11, Daily Business Review

Frank Caplan comments on Florida State Bill HB 883

James Berger, May 2011, Book of Law - South Florida Business Journal

James Berger noted as 2011 Leading Lawyer in South Florida Business Journal’s Book of Law

Paul Singerman, May 2011, Book of Law - South Florida Business Journal

Paul Singerman noted as 2011 Leading Lawyer in South Florida Business Journal’s Book of Law

In the News Report, 5.22.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-05-25T09:27:25+01:00

Paul Singerman, 5.23.11, Palm Beach Post

Paul Singerman comments on the HearUSA, Inc. Chapter 11 Filing

In the News Report, 5.15.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-05-16T12:33:23+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 5.11.2011, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA matter

David Black, 5.13.2011, South Florida Business Journal

David Black noted as new Advisory Board Member for Posse Foundation, Posse Miami

In the News Report, 5.08.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-05-11T11:52:53+01:00

David Black, 4.28.2011, Miami Today

David Black noted as Advisory Board Member for Posse Miami

Melanie Hines, 4.29.2011, The Chamber

Melanie Hines reappointed to Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Florida

Stefanie Moon, 4.30.2011, The Florida Bar News

Stefanie Moon served as a judge for the Federal Bar Association’s Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition held at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C.

Frank Caplan, Deborah Talenfeld, Mike Greene, 5.2.2011, Daily Business Review

Everglades on the Bay matter for DBR’s Top Dealmakers of the Year

Jordi Guso, Dan Lampert, 5.2.2011, Daily Business Review

Protective Products of America matter for DBR’s Top Dealmakers of the Year

Chuck Lichtman, 5.6.2011, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on RRA matter

Dan Mielnicki, May 2011, Trusts & Estates

ARTICLE: "Planning for Multi-generational Trusts"

Jordi Guso, 4.29.11, National Real Estate Auction Audio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uddtVBNNQPM

Laurie Weinstein Elected to Board of Directors of the Broward County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-28T16:29:35+01:00

Laurie Weinstein was elected to the Board of Directors of the Broward County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. She will serve a one-year term.

Weinstein is a member of the Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team and concentrates her practice in commercial litigation. She received a J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and a B.A. from the University of Florida.

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Charles Lichtman and Melanie Hines Reappointed to Federal Judicial Nominating Commission of Florida

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-27T13:23:49+01:00

Charles H. Lichtman and Melanie Ann Hines, shareholders with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, were recently reappointed to the Federal Judicial Nomination Commission of Florida. They will serve a two-year term.

The commission will make recommendations to Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio for federal judgeship appointments, United States Attorney positions and U.S. Marshalls.

Hines is a shareholder resident in the firm’s Tallahassee office and is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Government & Regulatory Teams. Hines served as Florida’s Statewide Prosecutor from 1991-2003 via appointment by then Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth, and was considered a leader in the formation of public-private partnerships for crime prevention. Hines is a member of the Senior Circuit Judge Review Panel, the Florida Bar Association’s Professionalism Committee and is both a Florida Bar Foundation and an American Bar Association Fellow. In addition, she serves as a Volunteer Guardian/Attorney Ad Litem for dependent children and volunteers as a Florida Supreme Court Justice Teacher. She received her law degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in criminology and psychology from Florida State University. Hines resides in Tallahassee.

Lichtman is a shareholder resident in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office and is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and trial practice, and he has significant experience in large fraud, corporate shareholder and finance cases of all types. Lichtman devotes a significant pro bono effort on matters related to election law and voter protection issues and served as co-lead counsel for the Democratic Party in the 2000 Presidential election recount and litigation matters, pending in Broward County, Florida. He then served as Special Lead Counsel for the John Kerry Campaign in Florida in the 2004 Presidential Election. In the 2008 election, he served as Statewide Lead Counsel for the Florida Democratic Party, overseeing the technical aspects of the election in all of Florida’s 67 counties and a voter protection program which placed over 5800 lawyers in the polls throughout Florida on Election Day. Lichtman received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his juris doctor from the DePaul University College of Law.

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In the News Report, 4.24.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-24T00:00:00+01:00

Ruben Fogel, 4.15.11, South Florida Business Journal

Ruben Fogel, new associate at Berger Singerman

David Black, 4.21.2011, Daily Business Review

David Black noted as new Advisory Board Member for Posse Miami

Lenny Samuels, 4.22.2011, South Florida Business Journal

Lenny Samuels noted as counsel for Kerry Remlinger in AutoNation case

Berger Singerman, April 2011, Globe St.com

Berger Singerman as new lessee at 1450 Brickell for the firm’s new Miami office space

In the News Report, 4.17.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-17T00:00:00+01:00

Paul Singerman, February 2011, ABI Journal

Paul Singerman recognized at Special Endowment Reception as Sustaining Member

Paul Singerman, Berger Singerman, 4.12.11, South Florida Business Journal

Paul Singerman comments on firm’s new Miami office building lease at 1450 Brickell

Berger Singerman, 4.13.11, South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman signs new lease at 1450 Brickell

Berger Singerman, 4.14.11, Law360

Berger Singerman noted as US Holdings counsel

Paul Singerman, Berger Singerman, 4.15.11, South Florida Business Journal

Paul Singerman comments on firm’s new Miami office building lease at 1450 Brickell

David K. Black Named to The Posse Foundation Miami Advisory Board

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-15T11:03:58+01:00

David K. Black was named to the Advisory Board of The Posse Foundation in Miami (Posse Miami).

Posse started because of one student who said, “I never would have dropped out of college if I had my posse with me.” That simple idea of sending a group of students to college together to act as a support system for one another was the impetus for a program that today has become one of the most comprehensive college access programs in the United States. The concept of a Posse works for both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students—a Posse—carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for increased individual and community development. The Posse Foundation has three goals 1) to expand the pool from which top colleges and universities can recruit outstanding young leaders from diverse backgrounds, 2) to help these institutions build more interactive campus environments so that they can be more welcoming for people from all backgrounds, and 3) to ensure that Posse Scholars persist in their academic studies and graduate, so they can take on leadership positions in the workforce.

Black is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team and concentrates his practice in corporate law. Black received a J.D., magna cum laude, from Boston University School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University.

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In the News Report, 4.10.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-10T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman, 4.8.11, Daily Business Review

Berger Singerman noted as a Finalist for Deal of the Year

In the News Report, 4.03.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-04-03T00:00:00+01:00

Ruben Fogel, 3.17.11, Miami Today

Ruben Fogel joins Berger Singerman

Ruben Fogel, 3.28.11, Daily Business Review

Ruben Fogel joins Berger Singerman

Greg Haile, April 2011, Coral Springs Lifestyle

Photo: Greg Haile at the 2-1-1 Non Profit Academy Awards

In the News Report, Week Ending 3.27.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-03-27T00:00:00+01:00

Dan Lampert, 3.25.11, Daily Business Review

Dan Lampert comments on Arch Aluminum & Glass exit out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Paul Singerman, 3.23.11, AmLaw Daily

Paul Singerman noted as counsel for Robb & Stucky

Robert W. Barron Named to Jim Moran Institute Advisory Board

Berger Singerman — 2011-03-25T13:56:36+01:00

Robert W. Barron, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was named to the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. He will serve a one-year term.

The mission of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in the College of Business at The Florida State University is to cultivate, train and inspire entrepreneurial leaders in the community through world-class education programs and curriculum, intensive consulting assistance and mentorship to entrepreneurs and business owners, leading-edge academic research and applied education and public recognition.

Barron is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team and has extensive experience in the commercial real estate industry. During the current market downturn in the real estate industry in Florida, Barron is working with clients, both borrowers and lenders, in attempting to work out or restructure distressed loans with an aggregate outstanding balance in excess of a billon dollars.

He received his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Oral Roberts University and his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center, where he was valedictorian and was selected for membership into the Order of the Coif, the LSU Law Center Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Law Institute.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. Barron is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and current President of Sheridan House Family Ministries.

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In the News Report, 3.20.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-03-20T00:00:00+01:00

Sam Poole, 2.19.11, Miami Herald

Sam Poole comments on the proposed Miramar Charter School

Mitchell Berger, 3.01.11, Florida Trend

Mitchell Berger noted as a “Must Know Contact”

Sam Poole, 3.14.11, Sun-Sentinel

Sam Poole comments on the proposed Miramar Charter School

Danny Aronson & Ilyse Homer, 3.14.11, Daily Business Review

Danny Aronson and Ilyse Homer listed as Berger Singerman’s new partners

Greg Haile, 3.16.11, Sun-Sentinel

Photo, Greg Haile at the 2-1-1 Broward’s Non-Profit Academy Awards

Sharon Kegerreis & Etan Mark, 3.16.11, Daily Business Review

ARTICLE: "Compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act a Must for Companies"

In the News Report, 3.13.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-03-13T00:00:00+01:00

Paul Singerman, 3.07.11, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman comments on court-appointed trustee’s misappropriation of funds

Chuck Lichtman, 3.07.11, South Florida Business Journal

Chuck Lichtman comments on QTask in RRA matter

Berger Singerman, 3.07.11, News-Press

Berger Singerman noted as Robb & Stucky’s counsel and Fort Lauderdale office as site of auction

Berger Singerman, 3.07.11, Sun-Sentinel

Berger Singerman noted as Robb & Stucky’s counsel and Fort Lauderdale office as site of auction

Paul Singerman, 3.07.11, News-Press

Paul Singerman comments on Robb & Stucky negotiations

Chuck Lichtman, 3.08.11, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on QTask in RRA matter

Stefanie Moon, 3.8.11, South Florida Business Journal

Stefanie Moon comments on RRA matter and deal with Kim
Rothstein

Dan Mielnicki, Trusts and Estates

ARTICLE: "In Defense of Multigenerational Trusts"

In the News Report, 3.06.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-03-07T12:59:40+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 2-28-2011, Daily Business Review

Chuck Lichtman comments on the RRA case

Monica Rossbach, 2.28.11, Dade-County Bar Association (DCBA) Bulletin

Monica Rossbach (photo) at the DCBA-Young Lawyers Section Mixer Event

Chuck Lichtman, 3-2-2011, Daily Business Review

ARTICLE: The Practicality of Handling Fraud Cases

James Gassenheimer, 3.05.11, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

James Gassenheimer comments on the settlement regarding the Shubh hotels matter

James Gassenherimer, 3.05.11, Post-Gazette.com

James Gassenheimer comments on the settlement regarding the Shubh hotels matter

Berger Singerman, 3.05.11, South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman’s profile as one of the recipient of the 2011 Best Places to Work Award

Paul Singerman, 3.06.11, News-Press.com

Paul Singerman comments on the Robb & Stucky matter

In the News Report, 2.27.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-02-28T00:00:00+01:00

Drew Hinkes and Gavin Gaukroger, February 2011, The Federal Lawyer

ARTICLE Cloud Computing New Discovery Challenges Await

Frank Caplan, 2.17.11, The Islander News

Frank Caplan comments on new hotel-resort re-zoning laws in Key Biscayne

Berger Singerman, 2.22.11, JDSupra

Berger Singerman noted as Robb & Stucky’s bankruptcy counsel

Mitchell Berger, Berger Singerman, 2-23-2011, Sun-Sentinel

Berger Singerman noted as sponsor for 2-1-1 non-profit awards; Mitchell Berger in award photo

Paul Singerman, 2.23.11, News-Press

Paul Singerman comments on the Robb & Stucky bankruptcy case

In the News Report, 2.20.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-02-20T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman, 2-14-2011, Daily Business Review

Berger Singerman noted as counsel for trustee in RRA case

Stefanie Moon, 2-15-2011, Florida Bar News

Stefanie Moon named to Board of Directors of the Broward County Women Lawyers Association

Robert Barron, 2-15-2011, Florida Bar News

Robert Barron named Chair of the Board of Directors of the Sheridan House Family Ministries

In the News Report, 2.13.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-02-13T00:00:00+01:00

Howard Berlin, 2-8-2011, Daily Business Review

Photo: Howard Berlin attending the recent Bankruptcy Bar Association dinner meeting.

In the News Report, 2.06.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-02-06T00:00:00+01:00

Robert Barron, 1-31-2011, Daily Business Review

Robert Barron named Chairman of the Sheridan House Family Ministries

Ilyse Homer, 2-1-2011, Florida Bar News

Ilyse Homer named Shareholder

Paul Avron, Debi Galler, Jeff Wertman, 2-1-2011, Florida Bar News

Paul Avron, Debi Galler, Jeff Wertman named Of Counsel

In the News Report, 1.31.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-31T00:00:00+01:00

Debi Galler, 1-13-2011, Miami Today

Debi Galler named Of Counsel

Ilyse Homer, 1-13-2011, Miami Today

Ilyse Homer named as Shareholder

Stefanie Moon, 1.15.2011, The Florida Bar News

Stefanie Moon named to Board of Directors for Broward County Women Lawyers Association

Berger Singerman, 1-24-2011, Daily Business Review

Berger Singerman noted in the School Board’s Outside Counsel Diversity in Most Black Attorneys List

Berger Singerman, 1-24-2011, Daily Business Review

Berger Singerman ranked in the Annual Diversity Scorecard and Five Years of Diversity List

Lori Rabinowitz, 1.26.11, Sun-Sentinel

Lori Rabinowitz in the American Fine Wine Competition

Dan Thompson, 1.30.11, Tallahassee Democrat

ARTICLE: Here's One Rule That You Can't Freeze

Dan Thompson, 1-31-2011, Miami Herald

ARTICLE: Does Freezing Rulemaking Create a Rule of Unintended Consequences

Robert W. Barron Elected Chairman of the Board of Sheridan House Family Ministries, Inc.

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-24T11:47:04+01:00

Robert W. Barron was elected Chairman of the Board of Sheridan House Family Ministries, Inc. He will serve a one-year term.

Sheridan House Family Ministries, Inc. was initially founded in 1968 as a home for boys with behavioral issues and has since expanded to house more than 70 boys and girls with behavioral issues. In addition, the organization has social services and counseling divisions that reach out to those in the community who need financial assistance, support and guidance.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. Barron is the immediate past Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

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In the News Report, 1.23.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-24T11:45:54+01:00

Ilyse Homer, 1.21.2011, Daily Business Review

Ilyse Homer named Partner at Berger Singerman

Paul Steven Singerman and Daniel H. Aronson Named "Lawyers of the Year" by Best Lawyers of America

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-21T10:35:05+01:00

Paul Steven Singerman and Daniel H. Aronson, shareholders in the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, have been named “Lawyers of the Year” by Best Lawyers of America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Singerman was named the “Miami Best Lawyers Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Lawyer of the Year” and Aronson the “Miami Best Lawyers Corporate Lawyer of the Year” for 2011.

After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designating “Lawyers of the Year” in high-profile legal specialties in large legal communities. Only a single lawyer in each specialty in each community is being honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The current, 17th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2011) is based on more than 3.1 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyers of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in these surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity.

Singerman, co-CEO of the firm, is active throughout the United States in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. He has served as debtor’s counsel in Aloha Airlines, Adva-Lite, Puig Development; Levitt and Sons and TOUSA; and as special counsel in the liquidation of Havens Steel; and special litigation counsel to the debtors and then trustee in the American Tissue cases. He has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the highest rating in Chambers USA, having been honored for being selected for Best Lawyers in America for 14 consecutive years and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Singerman is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization. In addition, he is on the Executive Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

Aronson has played a principal role in representing public and private corporate clients and private equity and venture capital funds in high-profile, high-stakes mergers, acquisitions, sales, public and private securities offerings and a wide variety of complex financing transactions, and in counseling these and other clients in strategic business, capital markets, governance and transactional matters. His client representations have included AmeriPath, Apollo Management, ANDRX, The CHELA Financial Companies, Champion Products, Churchill Downs, Claire’s Stores, FPL Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Johnson and Johnson, H.I.G. Capital, Liz Claiborne, Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Noven Pharmaceuticals, Offerdahl´s Café Grill, Pollo Tropical, Ryder, Schering-Plough, SEACOR Holdings, Spherion, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Travel Services International and Vestar Capital Partners.

Aronson serves as Adjunct Professor of Law, in Capital Markets & Securities Regulation, at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he has designed, published course materials and taught courses concerning Business Organizations, Securities Regulation, Drafting Business Documents and Transaction Skills. He is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Florida Venture Forum, where he has served as Chairman of the Board and Chair or Co-Chair of the annual Florida Venture Capital Conference. He is also an Executive Advisory Board member of the Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Administration.

Aronson is one of the most highly regarded corporate, securities and M&A lawyers in Florida, with listings and recognition in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, The International Who´s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend´s “Legal Elite” and the Daily Business Review´s "Top Dealmakers." Aronson received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and his law degree from New York University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Survey of American Law.

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In the News Report, 1.16.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-18T13:06:25+01:00

Brian Gart, 1-10-2011, Daily Business Review

Brian Gart comments on Gulfstream case

Brian Gart, 1.12.2011, South Florida Business Journal

Brian Gart comments on Gulfstream case

Paul Avron, Debi Galler, Jeff Wertman, 1-14-2011, South Florida Business Journal

Paul Avron, Debi Galler and Jeff Wertman noted as new Of Counsel for Berger Singerman

Mitchell Berger, 1.14.11, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mitchell Berger comments on Ed Rendell’s fund raising legacy

Berger Singerman Names Ilyse M. Homer Partner

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-04T09:37:18+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Ilyse M. Homer has been named Partner.

Homer, resident in the firm’s Miami office, currently serves as Team Manager of the firm’s Business Reorganization Team. She concentrates her practice in bankruptcy, insolvency, creditors’ rights, bankruptcy appeals and assignments for benefit of creditors.

She is a member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association, the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association. In addition, she is admitted to practice in Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida

Homer received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Brandeis University and her juris doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she served as an Associate Editor of the University of Miami Law Review and was a member of Order of the Coif.

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In the News Report, 1.02.11

Berger Singerman — 2011-01-03T10:20:34+01:00

Berger Singerman, Mitchell Berger, December 2010, Go Riverwalk

Berger Singerman and Mitchell Berger comments on the firm’s 25th Anniversary mission and celebration

Deborah Talenfeld, Frank Caplan, Mike Greene, 12-14-2010, Daily Business Review

Article details the recent deal of a private equity firm acquiring units in a distressed condo in downtown Miami

Jeff Wertman, 12-15-2010, Daily Business Review

Jeff Wertman noted as new board member for Junior Achievement of Florida

Jordi Guso, 12-15-2010, The Florida Bar News

Jordi Guso invited to be a member of the American College of Bankruptcy

Liz Conover, Dawn Kampersal, Karen Abraham, Jennifer Escobar, 12.20.10, Hospice by the Sea

Hospice by the Sea released to media contacts a photo and details of the firm’s recent gingerbread house donation to the organization.

Paul Singerman, 12.20.10, Daily Business Review

Paul Singerman comments on the dissolution of the RRA accounting firm and effects on the bankruptcy case

Frank Caplan, 12.26.10, Miami Herald

Frank Caplan profiled as new mayor of Key Biscayne

Frank Caplan, 12.26.2010, Miami Herald

Frank Caplan comments on the 2011 goal as mayor of Key Biscayne

David Black, 12-27-2010, Daily Business Review

David Black noted as new Secretary for the Broward Organizational Committee of the Children’s Movement of Florida

Nineteen Lawyers Listed as Top Lawyers in the 2011 Edition of The South Florida Legal Guide

Berger Singerman — 2010-12-30T08:36:01+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm is listed in the Top Law Firm category and eighteen of its South Florida-based attorneys have been included in the 2011 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, an annual Top Lawyers list of the most highly regarded attorneys in the tri-county area.

Berger Singerman attorneys listed as Top Lawyers include:

Robert Barron - Commercial Real Estate, Corp Acquisitions
James L. Berger - Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Transactions
Howard J. Berlin - Bankruptcy & Creditors Rights
Anthony J. Carriuolo - Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy
James D. Gassenheimer - Business
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy, Creditors Rights
Michael S. Greene - Real Estate, Constructions Claims
Sharon L. Kegerreis - Criminal
Nick Jovanovich - Tax, Corporate
Daniel Lampert - Corporate, Securities
Charles H. Lichtman - Complex Commercial Litigation, Creditors Rights
Dawn M. Meyers - Government
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax, Trust & Estates
Samuel E. Poole - Zoning and Land Use
Leonard K. Samuels - Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation
Laz L. Schneider - Corporate Securities
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy, Commercial Secured Transactions

Additionally, three of its attorneys have been listed in the Top Up & Comers category. They are:

Douglas A. Bates - Bankruptcy, Business Reorganization
Gregory A. Haile - Litigation
Marc S. Shuster - Real Estate, Corporate

The South Florida Legal Guide is a list of “lawyer’s lawyers” in South Florida. With rare exceptions, the attorneys on the list have been in practice for a minimum of 15 years. The list is compiled by ballots sent to a selection of lawyers in South Florida asking whom they would recommend to a friend or family member in a variety of practice areas. This list is reviewed by a panel of lawyers and narrowed to what the publishers believe are the top lawyers in each area of practice, and the top law firms.

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Brian G. Rich Elected to the Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-29T11:57:36+01:00

Brian G. Rich has been elected to the Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association. Rich is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization Team and is resident in the firm’s Tallahassee office.

The Northern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association (NDFLBBA) was organized in 1994 to promote professionalism and the competent practice of bankruptcy law through the presentation of an annual seminar on bankruptcy law and practice in the Northern District of Florida. The NDFLBBA is led by a Board of Directors, which is comprised of elected members from each division within the Northern District of Florida.

Rich's practice includes representation of debtors, creditors' committees, bankruptcy Trustees and secured creditors. Brian has been the firm’s primary bankruptcy counsel in numerous complex Chapter 11 cases. He has overseen the wind-down process of several large cases wherein the claims reconciliation process involved claims ranging from $100 million to over $1.5 billion. He services clients throughout the State of Florida and nationally.

Rich is admitted to practice in the states of Florida and New Jersey. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida, and the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida and Northern District of Florida. Mr. Rich is a member of the Dade County Bar Association the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. He has achieved an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell and is ranked by Chambers USA. Additionally, he is listed as a “Legal Elite” among Florida’s bankruptcy and workout attorneys by Florida Trend magazine. Rich received his Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from Temple University in 1991, and his law degree from the University of Miami, School of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, aviation, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

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Paul Steven Singerman Honored by Association of Fundraising Professionals, Miami Chapter

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-23T12:24:28+01:00

Paul Steven Singerman was recently honored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Miami Chapter, at its 25th Annual National Day of Philanthropy, held November 17, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Singerman was chosen as an honoree by the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Singerman is active throughout the United States in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. He has served as debtor’s counsel in Aloha Airlines, Adva-Lite, Puig Development; Levitt and Sons and TOUSA; and as special counsel in the liquidation of Havens Steel; and special litigation counsel to the debtors and then trustee in the American Tissue cases. His work in these cases has garnered the widespread respect of his peers. Additionally, he represented a large Asian investment fund in the Mutual Benefits case and is currently representing the bankruptcy trustee in the Rothstein case.

He has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the highest rating in Chambers USA, having been honored for being selected for Best Lawyers in America for 14 consecutive years, being honored by Lawdragon as one of the nation’s 500 leading lawyers and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Singerman is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization. In addition, he is on the Executive Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

He is President of the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to Pro Bono endeavors. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, American College of Bankruptcy, Florida Association of Managing Partners, Commercial Law League of America and the Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court.

Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

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Marc Shuster Appointed to the Board of Governors for the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-12T09:55:01+01:00

Marc. S. Shuster has been appointed to the Board of Governors for the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale.

Shuster is a member of the firm’s Business and Finance Team, resident in its Fort Lauderdale office. He represents numerous institutional and entrepreneurial clients in a variety of local and international business matters, including complex commercial real estate projects, corporate acquisitions/dispositions, partnership and company formation, and leasing and financing arrangements.

Shuster is active in a variety of community organizations, including serving as the V.P. and General Counsel for Facing it Together, Inc., a non-profit corporation which focuses on correcting cranio-facial deformities in children. He is also an active board member and participant of Angel’s Reach Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping children with special needs. Mr. Shuster serves as a Committee Member on the Florida Bar’s “RPPTL” Section for both Real Property Forms and Landlord/Tenant. He is a graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXIII. In 2009 Shuster was named a “40 Under 40” by The South Florida Business Journal.

Shuster received his B.A. from The George Washington University, summa cum laude, and was a recipient of the Presidential Academic Scholarship and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Shuster is a member of The Florida Bar.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 11.07.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-10T11:22:38+01:00

Melanie Hines and Dan Thompson, 10-31-2010, Tallahassee Democrat, Best Lawyers in America 2011

Melanie Hines and Dan Thompson named to 2011 Edition Best Lawyers in America

Robert Barron, 11-1-2010, Florida Bar News, Board of Governors for Health Professions Division of NSU

Robert Barron named to Board of Governors for the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University

James Gassenheimer, 11-4-2010, Pittsburgh Business Times, Shubh Hotels Matter

James Gassenheimer comments on the Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown case as counsel for Dr. Kiran Patel

Jordi Guso Invited to Join The American College of Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-09T10:58:04+01:00

Jordi Guso has been invited to join the American College of Bankruptcy. Guso is one of four invitees from the 11th Circuit this year, and the only invitee from Florida.

The College was formed in 1989 and has approximately 650 Fellows that are selected by a Board of Regents from among recommendations received from the Circuit Admissions Council in each federal judicial circuit. ACB members are judges, lawyers, international fellows, accountants, corporate turnaround specialists, government officials and other professionals who are experts in the field of bankruptcy and insolvency. Members are selected on an invitation only basis. The Regents select those who meet the following standards: (i) the highest professional qualifications and ethical standards; (ii) the highest level of character, integrity, professional expertise and leadership which demonstrates the likelihood that they will continue to contribute to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency scholarship, continuing education, and contributions to the improvement of the bankruptcy and insolvency processes; (iii) a commitment to fostering and furthering the objectives of the College; (iv) sustained evidence of scholarship, teaching, lecturing and distinguished published writings on bankruptcy practice or insolvency practice, procedure, philosophy, improvements and reforms which demonstrates a consistent contribution to the enhancement of bankruptcy and insolvency literature, education, practice and the overall improvement of the process.

Guso is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization Team resident in its Miami office. He represents debtors, official committees and secured creditors in the areas of bankruptcy, insolvency and debtor-creditor relations. He frequently represents purchasers of assets in § 363 sales. He received his J.D., University of Miami and his undergraduate degree from Spring Hill College. Guso is admitted to practice in Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; and U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida.

Guso is listed in The Best Lawyers in America^®; Chambers & Partners USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” (2004-2010) ; The South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyer” (2005-2010); Florida’s Super Lawyers (2006-2010); and Who’s Who Legal (2008-2010) He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell

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Jeffrey S. Wertman Elected to Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2010-11-03T12:49:55+01:00

Jeffrey S. Wertman has recently been elected to the board of directors of Junior Achievement of South Florida.

Junior Achievement of South Florida provides quality education programs that teach work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy to the young people of Broward and South Palm Beach Counties. The organization developed JA World Huizenga Center at Broward College. The 59,500 square foot facility is dedicated to the effective and practical teaching of business, entrepreneurship and personal finance.

Wertman is an active member of the legal and civic community. He is a member of the Construction Law Committee and the Trial Practice and Appellate Law Sections of the Broward County Bar Association, The American Bar Association (ABA) Committee on Construction Litigation of the Section of Litigation, the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF), the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA). He is a graduate of Leadership Fort Lauderdale.

Wertman focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, construction litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and general civil, corporate, commercial and complex litigation in the state, federal and appellate courts.

He received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and his law degree from The Washington College of Law, The American University. At The Washington College of Law, Mr. Wertman was a Member of the International Law Review.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 10.31.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

James Berger, 10-25-2010, Daily Business Review, Legal Economic Climate 2011

James Berger comments on the legal economic climate for 2011

Chuck Lichtman, 10.28.2010, South Florida Business Journal, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on the Adler deposition regarding the RRA case

Chuck Lichtman, 10-29-10, Daily Business Review, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on the Adler deposition regarding the RRA case

Chuck Lichtman, 10-29-10, Sun-Sentinel, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on the Adler deposition regarding the RRA case

Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2011 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-28T11:22:45+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that fifteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

The Berger Singerman attorneys included in the 2011 edition are:

Daniel Aronson- Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities/ Capital Markets Law; Venture Capital Law
James L. Berger - Real Estate Law
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Litigation
Howard Berlin - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Jordi Guso—Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Melanie Ann Hines – Administrative/Regulatory Law; Criminal Defense- White Collar
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Daniel D. Mielnicki – Tax Law
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax Law; Trust and Estates
Leonard K. Samuels - Labor and Employment Law
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights; Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Daniel H. Thompson - Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Water Law

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Charles Lichtman Named Key Partner by the South Florida Business Journal for 2010

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-25T12:31:12+01:00

Charles H. Lichtman has been named a “Key Partner” by the South Florida Business Journal for 2010.

The Key Partners Awards was created to honor the area's top attorneys and accountants, based on demonstrated success over the past year to 18 months. The South Florida Business Journal based their selection of honorees who are the best in their field, providing the highest quality of services to their clients, at the same time, exhibiting the highest levels of professionalism and ethics. Lichtman will be honored at an event on November 11th at DCOTA in Fort Lauderdale.

He devotes a significant pro bono effort on matters related to election law and voter protection issues and served as co-lead counsel for the Democratic Party in the 2000 Presidential election recount and litigation matters, pending in Broward County, Florida. He then served as Special Lead Counsel for the John Kerry Campaign in Florida in the 2004 Presidential Election. In the 2008 election, he served as Statewide Lead Counsel for the Florida Democratic Party, overseeing the technical aspects of the election in all of Florida’s 67 counties and a voter protection program which placed over 5800 lawyers in the polls throughout Florida on Election Day.

Lichtman received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University and his juris doctor from the DePaul University College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 10.24.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

Frank Caplan, Miami-Herald, 10.15.10, Key Biscayne Code Changes

Frank Caplan comments on the code changes on real estate development changes on single-family homes on Key Biscayne

Paige Mason, Laurie Weinstein, 10-15-2010, Florida Bar News, Join Berger Singerman

Paige Mason and Laurie Weinstein join Berger Singerman

Stefanie Moon, 10-18-10, Sun-Sentinel, The Florida Bar Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials

Stefanie Moon appointed to The Florida Bar Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials

In the News Report, Week Ending 10.18.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-18T00:00:00+01:00

Paige Mason, Laurie Weinstein, 9-29-2010, Daily Business Review, Join Berger Singerman

Paige Mason and Laurie Weinstein noted as new associates for Berger Singerman

Paige Mason, Laurie Weinstein, 10-7-2010, Miami Today, Join Berger Singerman

Paige Mason and Laurie Weinstein noted as new associates for Berger Singerman

Jordi Guso, 10.11.10, Associated Press, Sea Island

Jordi Guso noted as counsel for Sea Island’s Unsecured Creditor’s Committee and comments on the proposed deal

Berger Singerman, 10-11-2010, Daily Business Review, Billing Survey

Various Berger Singerman attorneys listed with their 2010 billing rates

Berger Singerman, Chuck Lichtman, 10-11-2010, Daily Business Review, 2010 Billing Rates

Article notes Berger Singerman 2010 rates increased from 2009 and comments from Chuck Lichtman on Rothstein case and its demands

Shelly Polish, 10-11-2010, Sun Sentinel, Vice-Chairman of the 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee J

Shelly Polish appointed as vice-Chairman of the 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “J”

James Gassenheimer, 10.13.10, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Shubh Hotels

James Gasseneheimer noted as counsel to Dr. Kiran Patel and comments on the Shubh Hotels case and its accounting
records

James Berger, Mitchell Berger, Paul Singerman, 10-15-2010, South Florida Business Journal, 25th Anniversary

James Berger, Mitchell Berger and Paul Singerman interviewed regarding firm’s 25th anniversary

Marc Shuster, 10.18.10, Daily Business Review, Restructured Loans

Marc Shuster comments on banks’ attempt to restructure real estate loans

Paul Figg Appointed to Broward County Housing Council

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-04T10:59:59+01:00

Paul S. Figg was named to the Broward County Housing Council as the Builders Association of South Florida representative.

The Broward County Housing Council serves in a non-taxing advisory capacity to facilitate coordination between the County, municipalities, the business community and not-for- profit groups to address housing issues including, but not limited to, affordable housing, workforce housing and homelessness.

Figg is a member of the firm’s Government and Regulatory Team. A former Assistant County Attorney in Broward County, he has extensive experience in construction litigation, constitutional law and employment law including litigating cases involving intergovernmental conflicts, construction disputes, labor disputes and disciplinary proceedings, employment discrimination, personal injury, equitable subrogation, bid protests, Bert J. Harris Act and constitutional rights claims.

He is admitted to practice in Florida and the U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida and is a member of the Board of Directors of ChildNet and General Counsel for Broward Housing Solutions.

Figg received his B.A. in Philosophy/English, magna cum laude, from University of South Florida in 1998, and his J.D. from University of Florida.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 10.03.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-10-03T00:00:00+01:00

Michael Greene, 9-27-2010, Daily Business Review, REO Land

Michael Greene comments on banks having too much Real Estate Owned (REO) land in their loan portfolios

Robert Barron, 9-29-2010, Daily Business Review, Board of Governor's for Nova Southeastern University's Health Professions Division

Robert Barron named to Board of Governor’s for Nova Southeastern University’s Health Professions Division

Paul Singerman, 9-29-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Paul Singerman comments regarding Irene Stay could be charged as accessory to Rothstein Ponzi scheme

Michael Moody, 10-1-2010, Florida Bar News, Joins Berger Singerman

Michael Moody joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman Welcomes Two Associates to Firm

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-28T08:37:32+01:00

Alisa Paige Mason and Laurie Weinstein have joined Berger Singerman. Mason is an associate resident in Berger Singerman’s Miami office and a member of the Business Reorganization Team. Weinstein is an associate resident in the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office and is a member of the Dispute Resolution Team. Both were summer associates with the firm in 2009.

“We are delighted to have Paige and Laurie back with us as attorneys” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the firm. They showed tremendous talent as summer associates”.

Mason received her undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a J.D. from University of Miami. She is a member of The Florida Bar.

Weinstein received her undergraduate degree, and most recently a J.D. from the University of Florida. She is a member of The Florida Bar.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 9.26.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-26T00:00:00+01:00

James Gassenheimer, 9-23-2010, Miami Today, Distressed Property

James Gassenheimer comments on commercial mortgage workout trend in first 9 months of 2010

Paul Singerman, 9.24.10, Daily Business Review and National Law Journal, RRA

Paul Singerman comments on RRA cases and fees

Howard Berlin and Kris Aungst, Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, September 2010, ARTICLE: "The Fall of Frenville"

Robert Barron Elected to the Board of the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-23T21:00:22+01:00

Robert W. Barron was elected to the Board of Governors of the Health Professions Division of Nova Southeastern University.

The Health Professions Division at Nova Southeastern University encompasses six colleges — osteopathic medicine, allied health and nursing, pharmacy, dental medicine, optometry and medicine sciences. Those colleges enroll thousands of students and are staffed by 1,370 faculty and non-faculty employees.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. Barron is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for and Chairman of the Board of Sheridan Family Ministries, Inc., a local charity serving the needs of single mothers and teenagers.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 9.19.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-19T00:00:00+01:00

James Gassenheimer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9.16.10, Dr.Patel Representation

James Gassenheimer noted as counsel for Dr. Kiran Patel in bid for PA hotel management rebranding

Doug Bates, ARTICLE: A Message from the Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida (Miami-Dade Family Learning Partnership Newsletter)

Berger Singerman Ranked Nationally in U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firm Rankings

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-15T11:10:35+01:00

Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top rated Florida law firms in the inaugural U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firms rankings. The rankings, including 30,322 rankings of 8,782 law firms in 81 practice areas, are presented in tiers both nationally and by metropolitan area or by state.

The firm ranked in the second tier nationally and first tier in the Miami metropolitan rankings for Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization. In Tallahassee, the firm ranked in the first tier in metropolitan rankings for administrative / regulatory law, criminal defense: white-collar and environmental law. In Miami, the firm ranked in the second tier of metropolitan rankings for general commercial litigation, private equity law and real estate law and in the third tier for criminal defense: white collar, tax law and trusts and estates law.

The mission of Best Law Firms is to help guide referring lawyers and clients – from the country’s largest companies needing corporate legal advice to individuals needing to get a divorce or write a will, along with referring lawyers everywhere, who need an especially high level of legal work because of the particularly difficult legal issues presented, or else legal issues of a particular magnitude – issues that have a bet-the-company implication for a corporation or a potentially life-changing result for an individual.

“We are pleased that so many of our firm’s core practice areas are represented in the U.S. News rankings,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman. “It is an honor to be recognized nationally for our firm’s work.”

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 9.12.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

David Gay, 9-8-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

David Gay noted for filing 8 clawback actions seeking $14.2 million

In the News Report, Week Ending 9.05.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-09-05T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman, 8.30.10, Miami-Herald

Berger Singerman noted counsel to trustee for RRA

Iryna Ivashchuk, 9.1.10, Barrister, ARTICLE: "Law Firms as 'Finders' Beware of Broker-Dealer Issues"

Kelly O'Keefe, 9.1.10, Florida Bar News

Kelly O’Keefe named to Board of Trustees of Florida Supreme Court Historical Society

Kelly O'Keefe, 9.1.10, Tallahassee Democrat

Kelly O’Keefe Awarded “Leaders in Law”

In the News Report, Week Ending 8.29.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

Paul Singerman, 8-23-2010, Daily Business Review, Chapter 11 Trend

Paul Singerman comments on Chapter 11 trends

Chuck Lichtman, 8-24-10, Law.com, RRA

Chuck Lichtman noted as RRA trustee counsel conducting deposition for Stuart Rosenfeldt

Stefanie Moon, 8-25-2010, Daily Business Review, Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials

Stefanie Moon appointed to The Florida Bar’s Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials

Kathy Yeatter, 8-25-2010, Daily Business Review, ARTICLE: "Judge's Ruling Makes Fee Enhancement Tough to Earn"

Stefanie Moon Appointed to Serve on the Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials for the Florida Bar

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-24T08:18:51+01:00

Stefanie C. Moon, of counsel with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed by The Florida Bar to serve on the Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials.

The mission of the committee is to research and analyze the trend of declining jury trial in both civil and criminal matters, in state and federal courts; determine the reasons for the decline and the impact that it has up on the justice system and the citizens of the state of Florida; report to the Board of Governors on any issues of concern; and recommend action if appropriate.

Moon is a member of Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team. She is also a member of the firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Special Investigations practice group. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Moon served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. She was responsible for cases from investigation phase through post-trial motions; specifically responsible for interviewing witnesses, conducting discovery, negotiating settlements, writing briefs, and drafting all pretrial, trial and post-trial motions with memoranda. Moon’s experience in civil defense includes employment discrimination; social security disability benefits; immigration and naturalization status; and Federal Tort Claims Act matters.

Moon is a member of The Florida Bar, The Louisiana State Bar and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is also a member of Federal Bar Association-Broward County Chapter, Florida Bar Federal Court Practice Committee, Stephen R. Booher American Inns of Court, Corporate Counsel Women of Color, and the Broward County Bar Association. She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University and her law degree from the Southern University Law Center.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 8.22.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-23T12:42:50+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 8-16-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on Steven Lippman’s cancellation payment at deposition

Shelly Polish, 8-16-2010, Daily Business Review, Vice-Chair 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee

Shelly Polish appointed as Vice-Chair of the 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee

Sharon Kegerreis, 8-17-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Sharon Kegerreis comments on recent request for additional funds in RRA case

In the News Report, Week Ending 8.15.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-16T13:52:51+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 8-11-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on sealing published files in RRA case posted on PACER

Paul Singerman, 8-13-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Paul Singerman comments on bar orders in RRA case

Daniel Thompson Honored with Florida Bar Certification in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-13T12:07:07+01:00

Daniel H. Thompson, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been awarded Board Certification in State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice byThe Florida Bar. This certification is the highest level of recognition given by The Florida Bar and reflects the attorney's extensive experience, professionalism and ethical practice in one or more of the 24 areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Only attorneys who have earned the Florida Bar's “board-certification” distinction are allowed to describe themselves as legal specialists or experts in a specific field of practice.
A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and who meets the standards prescribed by the state's Supreme Court may become board certified. The requirements include a minimum of five years in law practice, a satisfactory showing of substantial involvement in the field of law for which certification is sought, a passing grade on the examination required of all applicants, satisfactory peer review assessment of competence in the specialty field as well as character, ethics and professionalism in the practice of law, and satisfaction of the certification area’s continuing legal education requirements.

Thompson is a shareholder on the firm’s Government and Regulatory Team and specializes in resolving concerns that clients may have with governmental regulatory matters, with a particular emphasis on environmental and land use issues. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Thompson served as Deputy Secretary of Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Thompson received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, President of the Board of Trustees of the Apalachee Land Conservancy, Tallahassee Area Director of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee, and member of the Board of Directors for Florida Legal Services, Inc.. Thompson is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed as a leading attorney in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, The Best Lawyers in America, Florida Super Lawyers and Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

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Anthony Carriuolo Appointed as Ad Hoc Member of the Florida Bar Association's Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-13T12:01:37+01:00

Anthony J. Carriuolo, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently appointed as an ad hoc member of The Florida Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services. The purpose of the Pro Bono Legal Services Committee is to review the material and information submitted pursuant to the pro bono rules and to present to the Board of Governors and the Supreme Court any suggested changes or modifications to the pro bono rules.

Carriuolo, a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team, has extensive experience in a variety of fields, including complex business litigation, adversarial proceedings involving public bodies, and engagements as special litigation counsel to Chapter 11 debtors in possession, bankruptcy trustees and major lenders.

He is a member of The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section, the Federal Bar Association, and is a long-standing member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. He is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Sections of Litigation and The Business Torts Litigation Committee. In addition, Carriuolo was appointed by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Director of the Florida Bar Foundation and to the Florida Supreme Court’s Task Force on the Management of Complex Litigation Cases.

In 2006 and 2007, Carriuolo was ranked in Commercial Litigation in Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers. In addition, he was has been named to the “Florida Super Lawyers” list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine since 2007 and was recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide in 2009 and 2010. He holds a J.D. from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University and a B.P.A. from Florida Atlantic University.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Sheldon Polish Appointed Vice-Chair of 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-12T00:00:00+01:00

Sheldon S. Polish, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently appointed Vice-Chair of the 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “J.” The Grievance Committee reviews complaints with much the same purpose as a grand jury, to decide if there is probable cause to believe a lawyer violated the professional conduct rules imposed by the Supreme Court of Florida and whether discipline against the lawyer appears to be warranted.

Polish, who is also a Certified Public Accountant, concentrates his practice in all areas of income and estate tax law, including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, individuals and estates and trusts. He is also heavily involved in the areas of federal income tax controversies at all levels of the Internal Revenue Service and estate, planning, trust and probate.

He is co-founder and an active member of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Tax Council and the co-committee chairman for the Joint Tax Seminar for The United Way of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale Community Foundation and The Jewish Federation of Broward County.

Polish is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was chosen as one of the country’s top 100 attorneys by Worth Magazine. He has been named to the The Best Lawyers in America list since 2008, Florida Super Lawyers since 2006 and the South Florida Legal Guide.

He received his B.S. in Accounting from Ohio State University and his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall Law School of Cleveland State University. He is a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, as well as a member of the Federal and Florida Bar Associations.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 8.08.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-08-09T12:19:25+01:00

Paul Figg, 8-1-2010, Florida Bar News, ChildNet Board of Directors

Paul Figg named to ChildNet Board of Directors

Dan Thompson, 8-1-2010, Florida Bar News, President-Elect of Florida Legal Services

Dan Thompson named President-Elect of Florida Legal Services

Paul Singerman, 8-4-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Paul Singerman comments on government’s restitution plan for RRA Ponzi scheme victims

Chuck Lichtman and Sharon Kegerreis, 8-5-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Chuck Lichtman comments on document turnover
Sharon Kegerreis comments on witnesses to be called at an August 16th hearing

Chuck Lichtman, 8-6-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Chuck Lichtman quoted on lawsuit against RRA’s former accounting firm

Chuck Lichtman and Drew Hinkes, 8.6.10, South Florida Business Journal, RRA

Chuck Lichtman and Drew Hinkes comment on QTask’s compliance in RRA case

René D. Harrod Named South Florida Business Journal's "40 Under 40"

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-28T12:21:57+01:00

Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that shareholder René D. Harrod has been named as one of the South Florida Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.” The honor was bestowed to 40 of the region’s best and brightest professionals under 40 years old for their professional success and community involvement.

“It is certainly befitting that René has been included in this group of extraordinary professionals, said Mitchell Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman. We have experienced René grow to be an extremely talented attorney and show tremendous leadership skills”.

Harrod is the team manager of Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team, resident in its Fort Lauderdale office. Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and has successfully represented clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to business professionals to Internet start-ups in a wide variety of commercial disputes.

Harrod is active in the community including serving as Board of Directors for Broward County Women Lawyers Association, Board of Directors for the National Federal Bar Association and Broward County Federal Bar Association. She is a graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXIV. Harrod received her B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Amherst College. She earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell Law School.

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In the News Report, Week Ending 7.26.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-26T14:29:15+01:00

Chuck Lichtman, 7.16.10, South Florida Business Journal, Brican

Chuck Lichtman comments that he never found evidence that Brican was a Ponzi Scheme after representation in a 2009 matter

Paul Singerman, 7-19-10, Daily Business Review, Heavy Hitters

Paul Singerman noted as a heavy hitter in South Florida on Bankruptcy matters

Paul Singerman, 7.20.10, South Florida Business Journal, Metrobank

Paul Singerman noted as counsel for Metrobank

Paul Figg, 7-23-2010, South Florida Business Journal, ChildNet

Paul Figg reported as a new Board of Director for ChildNet

Kathy Yeatter, Danny Aronson, 7.25.10, Florida Law Journal, Join BSPA

Kathy Yeatter and Danny Aronson announced as joining Berger Singerman

Chuck Lichtman, 7-26-2010, Daily Business Review, Hedge Fund

Chuck Lichtman comments on the recent delivery of RRA communication by QTask

Dan Mielnicki, 7-26-2010, Daily Business Review, ARTICLE Lack of Generation-Skipping Tax Presents Opportunity

Kelly O'Keefe Receives Prestigious "Leaders in Law" Honor from Florida Association for Women Lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-23T10:04:30+01:00

Kelly O’Keefe, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been honored as one of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) “Leaders in Law.”

FAWL’s inaugural group of Leaders in the Law were chosen because of the significant impacts they have made in their communities through their legal service or volunteer activities, and who serve as positive role models for FAWL members.

To be named a FAWL Leader in the Law, nominees must have earned the respect of others professionally, been involved in activities for the betterment of their local community, exemplified the qualities of a positive role model and advanced the cause of women in the community. The recipients of this award are nominated by their local FAWL chapter.

O’Keefe is a member of the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and concentrates her practice in administrative/governmental litigation, real estate litigation and appeals. She serves on The Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee as Vice Chair of its Administrative Law Subcommittee, is President of the Tallahassee Bar Association and currently serves on the Florida State University Law School Alumni Board. She is an alumnus of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Courts; Member and Past President of Tallahassee Women Lawyers and former Representative serving on The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors. In addition, she serves on the Board of Trustees for the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society and was recently appointed to the Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee of The Florida Bar.

O’Keefe received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, magna cum laude, and her law degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 64 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

In the News Report, Week Ending 7.12.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-20T13:16:19+01:00

Berger Singerman, 7.2.10, Law360, Viking Yacht Representation

Berger Singerman noted as counsel for Viking Yacht and Post Marine

Berger Singerman, 7.6.10, Law360, MSN representation

Berger Singerman noted as Medical Staffing Network’s counsel for Chapter 11

Paul Singerman, 7-7-2010, Daily Business Review, MSN representation

Paul Singerman noted as counsel for MSN’s Chapter 11

Jordi Guso, 7.7.10, Law.com, Arrow representation

Jordi Guso noted as counsel for Arrow’s bankruptcy

Sharon Kegerreis, 7-9-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Sharon Kegerreis quoted in litigation regarding control of RRA assets

Berger Singerman, 7.9.10, Miami Herald, RRA

Berger Singerman noted as working with RRA trustee

Mitchell Berger, 7.11.10, New York Times, Charlie Crist Turns to Democrats

Mitchell Berger quoted on Charlie Crist’s bid for the U.S. Senate

Stefanie Moon, 7-12-2010, Daily Business Review, RRA

Stefanie Moon quoted on QTask’s efforts to produce RRA communication

In the News Report, Week Ending 7.6.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-14T10:49:51+01:00

Rene Harrod, South Florida Business Journal, 6-25-2010, 40 Under 40 Profile

Rene Harrod’s profile as one of South Florida Business Journal's 2010 40 Under 40

Dan Lampert, Daily Business Review, 6-30-2010, PPA Deal

Feature on the Protective Products of America’s acquisition by Sun Capital Partners

Monica Rossbach, The Florida Bar News, 7-1-2010, Join Berger Singerman

Monica Rossbach announcement joining Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman, South Florida Business Journal, 7.1.10, Arrow

Berger Singerman as counsel to Arrow’s Chapter 11 Filing

Greg Haile, South Florida Business Journal, 7-2-2010 SFBJ, 2-1-1 Broward

Greg Haile announcement as Board of Director for 2-1-1 Broward

Paul Singerman, Daily Business Review and Law.com, 7-2-2010, RRA

Paul Singerman quoted on litigation of Federal Government’s attempt to take over RRA receivership

Jordi Guso, Daily Business Review, 7.2.10, Arrow Chapter 11

Jordi Guso noted as attorney for Arrow’s Chapter 11 filing

Chuck Lichtman, Daily Business Review, 7-6-2010, RRA

Chuck Lichtman quoted on Rosenfeldt’s deposition regarding RRA

James Berger, Business of Law, South Florida Legal Guide 2010 Midyear

Edited transcript of a roundatable discussion of “The Business of Law” by South Florida Legal Guide featuring six managing partner

In the News Report, Week Ending 6.27.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-14T10:20:38+01:00

Paul Singerman, South Florida Business Journal, 6-18-2010, RRA

Paul Singerman noted as attorney who argued a case in front of Judge Cohn regarding gaining access to cash for defunct RRA firm

Frank Caplan, 6.24.10, Islander News, Next Mayor of Key Biscayne

Frank Caplan reported as next mayor of Key Biscayne

Paul D'Arelli, South Florida Business Journal, 6-25-2010, PACE in Broward County

Paul D’Arelli commenting on green energy improvements adoption by Broward County

In the News Report, Week Ending 6.20.10

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-14T09:48:14+01:00

Paul D'Arelli, Sun-Sentinel, 6.7.10, Plantation Mall

Paul D’Arelli as counsel to Plantation Mall developers

Chuck Lichtman, Daily Business Review, 6.15.10, RRA

Chuck Lichtman quoted on RRA case and Stuart Rosenfeldts non-appearance at deposition

Berger Singerman, South Florida Business Journal, 6.15.10, Medical Staffing Services Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman noted as counsel for Medical Staffing Services

Chuck Lichtman, Wall Street Journal, 6.17.10, RRA

Chuck Lichtman quoted on RRA case and Stuart Rosenfeldt's non-appearance at deposition

Monica Rossbach, Daily Business Review, 6-18-2010

Monica Rossbach new attorney joining Berger Singerman

Dan Thompson, Miami-Herald, 6-21-2010, President-Elect for Florida Legal Services

Dan Thompson as President-Elect for Florida Legal Services

Kelly O'Keefe Appointed to Leadership Positions in Two Organizations

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-13T11:43:40+01:00

Kelly O’Keefe has recently been appointed to leadership positions in two organizations. She was elected to the Board of Trustees for the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society and appointed to the Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee of The Florida Bar.

The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society has a two-part mission, educating the public about the critically important work of the courts in protecting personal rights and freedoms, as well as in resolving the myriad of disputes that arise within the state, and preserving the rich history of Florida’s judicial system.

The Judicial Administration and Evaluation Committee of The Florida Bar reviews all legislation prefiled pertinent to the judiciary and makes recommendations either to the Board of Governors or the Legislation Committee prior to the legislative session. The committee is concerned with obtaining and then retaining qualified judicial officers through monitoring the selection and retention process.

O’Keefe received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, magna cum laude, and her law degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law.

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Paul Figg Elected to ChildNet Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-06T14:02:53+01:00

Paul S. Figg has been elected to the Board of Directors of ChildNet. This is for a 2-year term.

ChildNet is the private, not for profit organization created to manage the child welfare system in Broward County.

Figg is a member of Berger Singerman's Government Regulatory Team. He received his B.A. in Philosophy/English from University of South Florida and earned his J.D. from the University of Florida.

He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is General Counsel for Broward Housing Solutions.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 64 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Thirteen Attorneys Named to Florida Trend's 2010 Florida Legal Elite List

Berger Singerman — 2010-07-01T09:23:28+01:00

Thirteen lawyers from the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were listed in the 2010 edition Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite list, published in its July 2010 issue. This list is compiled from a statewide poll of practicing attorneys in Florida, through which the magazine sought to identify the most highly regarded attorneys among their peers.

The Florida Legal Elite list represents the top 2 percent of lawyers practicing in Florida. The selection process began with notifying and inviting members of The Florida Bar to participate in balloting by providing the names of Florida lawyers they hold in highest regard. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm (one point) or outside their firm (three points). Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible. Attorneys were also invited to submit names of lawyers for recognition in a separate Government Attorney category.

The list of top vote-getters was further examined using membership status and practice histories provided by The Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners, representing a variety of practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the selection process and the list of finalists.
The following Berger Singerman lawyers were on the list in the respective categories listed below:

Robert W. Barron – Real Estate Transactions
Douglas A. Bates – Up & Comer
Howard J. Berlin - Bankruptcy & Workout
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Workout
René Harrod – Up & Comer
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Law
Andrew M. Hinkes – Up & Comer
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Kelly A. O’Keefe – Commercial Litigation
Brian G. Rich – Bankruptcy & Workout
Leonard K. Samuels – Labor & Employment
Frank Scruggs – Labor & Employment
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Workout

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Gregory Haile Elected Chairman of 2-1-1 Broward

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-22T11:53:45+01:00

Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been elected Chairman of 2-1-1 Broward.

2-1-1 Broward, formerly known as 2-1-1 First Call For Help, Inc., provides free, 24-hour comprehensive helpline and support services for individuals in the community seeking crisis intervention assistance and/or information and referrals to health and human services in Broward County.

Haile is a member of Berger Singerman’s Dispute Resolution Team. He received his B.S. in Justice Studies, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1999, and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2002 where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia University School of Law, Haile served as Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal; Articles Editor of the Journal of Gender and Law; and a member of Who’s Who: American Law Students and BLSA.

He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is a Past President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association. He is Chairman of the 17th Circuit’s Grievance Committee, and was named an “Up and Comer” by the South Florida Business Journal and a “40 Under 40” by Gold Coast Magazine. In addition, Haile serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County (BBBS).

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Daniel H. Thompson Named President-Elect of Florida Legal Services, Inc.

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-16T13:43:42+01:00

Daniel H. Thompson has been named President-Elect of Florida Legal Services, Inc. (FLS), a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to provide civil legal assistance to indigent persons who would not otherwise have the means to obtain a lawyer.

Thompson’s appointment exemplifies the firm’s 25th anniversary initiative, “Giving Back, Moving Forward,” which includes multiple layers of charitable giving with a total of $250,000 given to local charities throughout the year. In addition to the monetary donations, all team members at the firm have each made a commitment to volunteer at least 25 hours of community service over the next year, for a total of more than 3,500 hours being given back to the community.

“I am excited and humbled by the opportunity to serve Florida Legal Services, Inc. as its president,” said Thompson. “FLS is such a worthy organization and I look forward to furthering its mission—to provide support and assistance to those who provide legal representation to the poor.”

He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his law degree, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, on the Board of Trustees of the Apalachee Land Conservancy and Tallahassee Area Director of the Yale Alumni Schools Committee. Thompson is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed as a leading attorney in Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite, The Best Lawyers in America, Florida SuperLawyers and Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers.

Berger Singerman Receives High Marks in the World-Famous Chambers USA 2010 Guide

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-15T10:04:51+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top rated Florida law firms in Chambers USA 2010 America's Leading Business Lawyers in the bankruptcy/restructuring category. Chambers’ researched rankings and editorials are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services worldwide who consider Chambers assessments when choosing counsel.

This is the eighth consecutive year in which the firm has received a first tier rating for its bankruptcy and reorganization practice and has been included in the guide.

In addition to recognition of The Business Reorganization Team in the firm rankings, shareholders Howard Berlin, Leslie Cloyd, Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich and Arthur Spector, received individual recognition for the team. Furthermore, firm Co-CEO Paul Steven Singerman received a *(star) ranking, the only attorney in the state of Florida and one of only 10 in the entire nation for Bankruptcy/Restructuring. The team also has the most ranked number of attorneys in the Bankruptcy/Restructuring category than any other law firm in the state of Florida.

The firm also has a strong showing in new practice areas this year, with Mitchell Berger recognized in Litigation: General Commercial, James Berger ranked in Real Estate and Daniel Aronson ranked in Corporate M&A/Private Equity. Attorney Daniel Thompson has been ranked in the Environmental category for the 4th year.

“Chambers USA is one of the preeminent ranking systems for attorneys,” said Singerman. “Combining feedback from clients and other attorneys, it is a true honor for Berger Singerman to have such a solid presence this year.”

The annual Chambers USA guide of the best law firms and lawyers is published by the illustrious London-based Chambers & Partners. Chambers & Partners publishes similar U.K. and Global guides which are widely respected. Research is conducted via in-depth telephone interviews with clients and with attorneys, each one lasting about half an hour. The qualities on which the rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Twenty-Four Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers By Publishers of Law & Politics Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-08T13:49:15+01:00

Eighteen attorneys were named to the “Florida Super Lawyers 2010” list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. They are:

• Daniel H. Aronson- Corporate & Securities
• Robert W. Barron – Real Estate
• James L. Berger – Real Estate
• Mitchell W. Berger - Business Litigation
• Howard Berlin - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Anthony J. Carriuolo - Business Litigation
• John Eaton – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Nick Jovanovich - Tax
• Charles H. Lichtman – Business Litigation
• Sheldon S. Polish – Estate Planning/Probate
• Brian G. Rich - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Leonard K. Samuels - Employment & Labor
• Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Daniel H. Thompson - Environmental

The following attorneys are listed in the “Rising Stars” category:

• Douglas Alan Bates
• Paul S. Figg
• Gregory A. Haile
• René Harrod
• Etan Mark
• Marc S. Shuster

In addition, firm Co-CEO Paul Steven Singerman was named one of the Top 10 Florida Super Lawyers for 2010.

Attorney Steven Garellek was listed under the “Star Search” section, indicating an attorney who has not yet been included in the publication, but has a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Law & Politics publishes Super Lawyers lists in other states, and this is the second year a Florida Super Lawyers list has been published. Law & Politics strictly adheres to a rigorous selection process directed at evaluating quality in the most objective possible terms and verifying and validating all data. The only way a lawyer can be listed in Super Lawyers magazine is through this selection process. The publishers use a system of balloting, peer evaluation and internal search, which acts as a system of checks and balances.

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Paul Steven Singerman Named "Top 10 Florida Super Lawyers" By Florida Super Lawyer Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-07T12:29:19+01:00

Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named one of the 2010 Top 10 Florida Super Lawyers by Florida Super Lawyer magazine, an annual publication that recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The list is compiled from peer nominations in which attorneys in Florida are asked to nominate their choice for the State’s best lawyers, based on individuals they have observed in action firsthand.

Singerman is active throughout the United States in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. He has led the Berger Singerman team representing the first and second largest homebuilders to seek bankruptcy protection in the United States: Levitt & Sons and TOUSA. Inc. and its affiliates (as co-counsel to Kirkland & Ellis). Currently, Singerman represents the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW). Prior to its bankruptcy, TBW was the largest independent mortgage originator in the United States. TBW is currently the largest chapter 11 case pending in the State of Florida. Additionally, Singerman leads the Berger Singerman team representing Judge Herbert Stettin as Chapter 11 Trustee for the law firm of Rothstein, Rosenfeldt & Adler, P.A. This case is amongst the largest Ponzi schemes in Florida history.

Singerman has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the highest rating in Chambers USA, having been honored for being selected for Best Lawyers in America for 14 consecutive years, being named as one of Lawdragon’s leading 500 attorneys nationwide and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Singerman is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization. In addition, he is on the Executive Board of Directors of the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

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Berger Singerman Welcomes Monica F. Rossbach to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-03T12:45:05+01:00

Monica F. Rossbach has joined the firm as an associate. She is a member of the Firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and resident in the Miami office.

Monica has a variety of commercial litigation experience including in lender liability, commercial foreclosures, and post-judgment remedies as well as experience in tort litigation, including product liability. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Monica practiced with the law firms Tabas, Freedman, Soloff, Miller & Brown and Friedman & Frost.

“We are delighted to have Monica join our firm. Her experience will be an asset to the team” said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Monica graduated cum laude from the University of Miami with a B.S. in 2002 and earned her J.D. with high honors in litigation skills from the University of Miami School of Law in 2005. She is admitted to practice in Florida, the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in both the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida She is a member of the American Bar Association, American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter, Cuban American Bar Association, Director of the Dade County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division), and Florida Association of Women Lawyers.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Daniel Aronson Re-joins Florida Venture Forum Board of Directors and Executive Committee

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/2010_-_Aronson_re-joins_florida_Venture_Forum_board_of_directors.pdf

Prosecutors, Bankruptcy Lawyers Battle Over Former RRA Money

Berger Singerman — 2010-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

Mitchell Berger Named to NSU's 2010 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_ending_6.06.10/5-31-2010_Sun_Sent.pdf

Records Breakdown Loans Made by Taylor Bean

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.30.10/James_Gassenheimer_Ocala.com_5.24.10_TBW.pdf

Daniel Aronson Named to "WHO'S WHO LEGAL - The International Who's Who of Merger and Acquisition Lawyers 2010"

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-21T11:24:17+01:00

Daniel H. Aronson, a shareholder at the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently named in “WHO’S WHO LEGAL—The International Who’s Who of Merger & Acquisitions Lawyers 2010.” Aronson is one of only five attorneys listed from the state of Florida.

Over his career, Aronson has played a principal role in representing public and private corporate clients and private equity and venture capital funds in high-profile, high-stakes mergers, acquisitions, sales, public and private securities offerings and a wide variety of complex financing transactions, and in counseling these and other clients in strategic business, capital markets, governance and transactional matters. His client representations have included AmeriPath, Apollo Management, ANDRX, The CHELA Financial Companies, Champion Products, Churchill Downs, Claire’s Stores, FPL Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Johnson and Johnson, H.I.G. Capital, Liz Claiborne, Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Noro-Moseley Partners, Noven Pharmaceuticals, Offerdahl´s Café Grill, Pollo Tropical, Ryder, Schering-Plough, SEACOR Holdings, Spherion, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Travel Services International and Vestar Capital Partners.

Aronson is a frequent lecturer, including at the prestigious annual Federal Securities Institute, and is the author of numerous articles and publications, in the areas in which he practices, including the book, Venture Capital: A Practical Guidebook for Capital-Seeking Business Owners, Managers and Advisors. He is one of the most highly regarded corporate, securities and M&A lawyers in Florida, with listings and recognition in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, The International Who´s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend´s “Legal Elite” and the Daily Business Review´s "Top Dealmakers."

Aronson received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and his law degree from New York University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Survey of American Law. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and New York, and is an active member of the American Bar Association’s and The Florida Bar’s Business Law sections and various working committees thereof.

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Judge Opens TD Bank Depositions to Media

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-19T08:55:17+01:00

Judge Opens Deposition to Media, Public

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-17T00:00:00+01:00

Frank Scruggs Contributes to 'Inside the Minds: Government Contracts Compliance' Book

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.16.10/5-15-2010_Fl_Bar_News_-_Scruggs.pdf

Paul Steven Singerman Listed in Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-14T09:41:50+01:00

Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named among the nation’s leading 500 attorneys by Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America. He is the only attorney in the state of Florida listed in bankruptcy.

Lawdragon, one of the fastest growing legal rating systems in the world, selects the top 500 attorneys in the United States through a unique combination of online balloting and independent research. Reporters and editors interview thousands of lawyers to get their input on the top attorneys in any region or practice field as well as collect votes through an online ballot. Based on this research, as well as selection of recent cases and activity, Lawdragon assembles a guide that reflects geographic and practice diversity.

He has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the highest rating in Chambers USA, having been honored for being selected for Best Lawyers in America for 14 consecutive years and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. Singerman is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization. In addition, he is on the Executive Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach.

Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

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Accountant Reveals Long Friendship with Rothstein but Little Else

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-13T00:00:00+01:00

Former Rothstein CPA Weintraub Takes Fifth

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.16.10/SFBJ_5-14-2010_quotes_from_Frank_Scruggs.pdf

Paul Steven Singerman Listed in Lawdragon 500

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.16.10/5-13-2010_dBusinessNews_-_Singerman.pdf

Miami-Based Firm Forms Joint Venture With Caracas Firm

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Former RRA Partner Holds Out Hope for Firm Settlement in Firm Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Ex-RRA Partner Hopes to Reach Settlement This Week

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-12T00:00:00+01:00

New Hire: I Was Fancy Check Collector at Rothstein Firm

Berger Singerman — 2010-05-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.2.10/April_30_SFBJ_Dan_Aronson.pdf

Tearful Ex-General Counsel Details Huge Ponzi Discovery

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.2.10/Chuck_Lichtman_National_Law_Journal_4.30.10_RRA.pdf

State GOP, Gov. Crist and Others Asked to Return Rothstein Campaign Contributions

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Land Acquisition Committee: Time To Move Forward, Not Look Back

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_5.9.10/Frank_Caplan_The_Islander_News_4.29.10_Land_Acquisition_Committee.pdf

Federal Prosecutors Want Up to $1.2 Billion Returned for Rothstein Victims

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-22T11:04:04+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding42510/Chuck_Lichtman_Law.com_4.21.10_RRA.pdf

Judge to Rule on Letting Media Witness Pretrial Questioning

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-22T00:00:00+01:00

Nova Southeastern Fetes Entrepreneurs

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding42510/4-22-2010_Miami_Today.pdf

Judge Freezes Assets of Rothstein Financial Adviser

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding42510/4.19.10_National_Law_Journal_RRA.pdf

Bankruptcy Trustee Settles With Lawyers Over Future Fees

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-19T00:00:00+01:00

Daniel Aronson Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding42510/41910NLJDAronson.pdf

Judge Freezes Assets of Rothstein Financial Adviser

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-16T00:00:00+01:00

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Chairman Mitchell W. Berger Enters Nova Southeastern University's Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

The Nova Southeastern University H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship inducted Mitchell W. Berger into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on April 14. Two other local business leaders, Mike Jackson and Don Taft, were also inducted. The induction ceremony took place at the Signature Grand in Davie on April 14, 2010.

Berger is the founder and chairman of Berger Singerman. Berger has practiced law for nearly 30 years, representing several Fortune 500 companies in commercial disputes. He was named “Co-Lawyer of the Year” by The National Law Journal in 2000 and was recently named one of the “Top 10 Lawyers of the Decade” by The South Florida Legal Guide.

Jackson is the chairman and chief executive officer of AutoNation, America’s largest automotive retailer. Prior to joining AutoNation in 1999, Jackson served as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, Inc. He was named “Industry Leader of the Year” by the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2003 and received the Excalibur Award from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel in 2006, which is given to the South Florida business leader of the year.

Taft has spent more than 50 years as a leader in business having founded, owned, and managed both private and publicly traded companies, including involvement with the Funnel Cake Factory and the New York Style Bagel Chip company. He was also a principal in various entities in the entertainment industry, including management and representation of actors, writers and directors. Taft’s extensive philanthropy includes serving as a board member of Special Olympics Broward County.

Celebrating its 21st year, NSU’s Entrepreneur Hall of Fame honors the achievements of outstanding business people in the South Florida community. The selection committee for this prestigious honor is comprised of current Hall of Fame members. Other members of the Hall of Fame include John "Jack" Abdo; Joseph Amaturo; Rick Case; Carl DeSantis; James Dunn; Arthur J. Falcone; Steven Halmos; Whit Hudson; H. Wayne Huizenga; Alan Levan; Michael Maroone; James Moran; Charles L. Palmer; Kaye A. Pearson; Garth C. Reeves; Frederick Ruffner, Jr.; David Rush; Kay Smith; Terry Stiles; R. David Thomas; Walter L. Banks; Shaun M. Davis; and Jordan Zimmerman, among others.

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About Berger Singerman. Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

About Nova Southeastern University: Situated on 300 beautiful acres in Davie, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a dynamic fully accredited institution dedicated to providing high-quality educational programs of distinction from preschool through the professional and doctoral levels. NSU has more than 28,000 students and is the seventh largest not-for-profit independent institution nationally. The university awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, early childhood, psychology and other social sciences. For more information visit www.nova.edu.

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David Black and Iryna Ivashchuk Join Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Etan Mark Receives Certified Fraud Examiner Credentials

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Mitchell Berger Inducted to 2010 NSU's Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding41810/4-15-2010_Miami_Today.pdf

Developer McGill Files Chapter 11 on Ohio Shopping Center

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding41810/4-12-2010_Miami_Herald_-_Aronson.pdf

Etan Mark Named to Board of Trustees for The Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding41810/4-12-2010_Miami_Herald_-_Mark.pdf

Companies Warned to be on the Lookout for Accounting Fraud

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding41110/4-9-2010_SFB_Accounting_Fraud_story.pdf

Trustee Says RRA Attorney Helped Former Boss Funnel Money

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-08T00:00:00+01:00

Prominent Corporate & Securities Attorney Daniel H. Aronson Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-07T12:49:20+01:00

Daniel H. Aronson, a market-leading corporate, securities and transactional attorney, has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a Shareholder, Group Leader of the Corporate & Securities Group and member of the firm’s Business, Finance & Tax Team. He will be resident in the firm’s Miami office.

Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Aronson was an Equity Partner and Co-Chair of the Corporate & Securities Group at Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP (Miami), and prior to that, a Principal Shareholder for nearly 15 years at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig (Ft. Lauderdale and Miami), where he served as Co-Chair of the National Corporate Practice and Chair of the Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice. Prior to Greenberg Traurig, Aronson was a Partner at Steel Hector & Davis (Miami - 1989-92) and a Corporate Associate at the preeminent M&A law firm of Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz (New York - 1984-89).

“I have known Paul Singerman, James Berger and a number of other firm partners personally for many years. I have the highest regard for them, both professionally and personally. They have built an amazing firm by any standard, and the legal talent, in every substantive area corporate and transactional clients look to, is quite extraordinary. I am very excited to join the Berger Singerman team, and look forward to helping the firm continue its growth in the corporate, securities and transactional areas.”

“Danny is an excellent lawyer, and is one of a small handful of business, finance and M&A practitioners in Florida with a truly leading and cutting edge practice. We are thrilled that he has decided to join us. He will provide leadership to our Corporate and Securities practice, and additional depth to our already strong Business, Finance & Tax Team. In addition, we believe we will provide a great platform for the growth of Danny’s practice,” said James Berger, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Prior to joining Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in 1984, Aronson served as a Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Morey L. Sear in New Orleans, La. Prior to that he served as a Judicial Intern at the United States Supreme Court, Legislative Intern to U.S. Senator Lawton Chiles and Deputy Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C.

Aronson is a frequent lecturer, including at the prestigious annual Federal Securities Institute, and is the author of numerous articles and publications, in the areas in which he practices, including the book, Venture Capital: A Practical Guidebook for Capital-Seeking Business Owners, Managers and Advisors. He is one of the most highly regarded corporate, securities and M&A lawyers in Florida, with listings and recognition in Best Lawyers in America, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, The International Who´s Who of Merger & Acquisition Lawyers, Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Trend´s “Legal Elite” and the Daily Business Review´s "Top Dealmakers."

Aronson received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, and his law degree from New York University School of Law, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Annual Survey of American Law. He is admitted to practice law in Florida and New York, and is an active member of the American Bar Association’s and The Florida Bar’s Business Law sections and various working committees thereof.

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Frank Scruggs Selected by Aspatore Books as Author for

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-07T12:41:14+01:00

Frank Scruggs, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been recognized as a leader in the government contracts legal field by being selected as an author in the recently released book, Inside the Minds: Government Contracts Compliance, published by Aspatore Books, a Thomson Reuters business.

Inside the Minds: Government Contracts Compliance (ISBN: 978-0-314-26531-9) provides an authoritative, insider’s perspective on best practices for abiding by the latest developments in government contracting. Featuring partners from some of the nation’s leading law firms, these experts guide the reader through updating policies, filing and settling claims, managing investigations and compliance audits, and understanding the relationship between federal, state, and local contracts. From performance and quality requirements to accounting and employment verification procedures, these top lawyers discuss the critical compliance components in government contracts. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies for working with government agencies, creating client compliance programs, and avoiding common issues related to contract performance. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these experienced lawyers offer up their thoughts around the keys to success within this ever-changing field.

Scruggs is a shareholder and member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team. His board and civic and involvement includes service on the Boards of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami. He is also involved in the Broward Workshop.

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Experts Divided on Chilling Effect of Foreign Tax Law

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-07T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman Hires Bilzin Attorney

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-06T00:00:00+01:00

Bankruptcy Trustee Requests Fourth Set of Attorneys

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-05T00:00:00+01:00

Three New Attorneys Join Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-05T00:00:00+01:00

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Greg Haile Elected Chairman-Elect of 2-1-1 Broward

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding40510/4-5-2010_Sun_Sent_-_Haile.pdf

Lori Rabinowitz Named Director of Technology for Legal Marketing Association Southeast Chapter

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding40510/4-5-2010_Sun_Sent_-_Lori_Rabinowitz.pdf

Accountants Closing in on Where Rothstein Ponzi scheme Money Went

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding40510/4-4-2010_Sun_Sent.pdf

Kathy Yeatter Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding40510/4-2-2010_SFBJ.pdf

Bankruptcy Trustee says Government Trying to Keep Assets

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Kathy Yeatter Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Etan Mark Appointed to Board of Trustess of Historical Museum of South Floirda

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-30T00:00:00+01:00

Etan Mark, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. He will serve a 2 year term.

The Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s mission is to tell the stories of South Florida and the Caribbean, promoting an understanding of the past in order to inform the present and create a better quality of life.
Mark is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and is admitted to practice in Florida and New York. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The New Theatre, a member of the board of The Open Tent at Temple Beth Sholom and a member of the board of The Tribe, a networking group for young Jewish professionals in South Florida. He is also a member of the 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee of the Florida Bar and the Professionalism Committee of the Young Lawyer's Section of the Dade County Bar Association.

He received a B.A., with distinction, from The University of Michigan, and a J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University.

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James Gassenheimer Named to America Inns of Court

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-29T00:00:00+01:00

Judge Bars Public from RRA Deposition

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Kathy L. Yeatter Joins Business Reorganization Team

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-26T00:00:00+01:00

Kathy L. Yeatter has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. Yeatter is an associate resident in Berger Singerman’s Fort Lauderdale office and a member of the firm’s Business Reorganization Team.

Yeatter concentrates her practice in debt and capital restructuring for financially troubled businesses; debtor and trustee representation in corporate reorganization and liquidation cases; representation of secured and unsecured creditors, landlords, financial institutions, and acquirors of assets in bankruptcy proceedings; lender workouts; structuring and negotiation of loans and credit facilities; and bankruptcy and reorganization-related litigation and appeals.

“We are delighted to have Kathy on our team,” said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the firm. “She will provide additional talent to our already strong Business Reorganization Team.”

She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida with high honors, and her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law where she was Order of the Coif.

Yeatter is a member of The Florida Bar, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

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James D. Gassenheimer Nominated to American Inns of Court

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-25T00:00:00+01:00

James D. Gassenheimer, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been has been nominated to the American Inns of Court, Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter. American Inns of Court (AIC) are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar, and the Spellman-Hoeveler Chapter has nearly 200 members ranging from state and federal judges, private and government attorneys and law students.

Gassenheimer is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has tried more than 100 jury and non-jury matters and handled a wide variety of litigation matters including complex commercial litigation matters, real estate litigation, employment litigation, class action litigation, all types of tort litigation and has represented creditors in bankruptcy matters. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing clients at corporate depositions and has been regularly asked by clients to speak on preparing for and testifying at corporate depositions.

Gassenheimer received his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. He is a member of the Litigation Council of America and AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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David Black Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/WeekEnding40510/3-25-2010_Miami_Today.pdf

David K. Black Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-23T00:00:00+01:00

Iryna Ivashchuk Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-23T00:00:00+01:00

Deposition Reveals Rothstein Coveted Senate Seat

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-23T00:00:00+01:00

Movers: David Black and Iryna Ivashchuk

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.28.10/3-22-2010_Miami_Herald.pdf

Two Attorneys Join Berger Singerman's Business, Finance & Tax Team

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-19T13:05:49+01:00

MIAMI, FL – David K. Black and Iryna Ivashchuk joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as associates. Both will practice in the firm’s Business, Finance & Tax Team. Black is resident in Miami and Ivashchuk is resident in Fort Lauderdale.

Black was most recently a contract specialist with Staples, Inc. Prior to that, he was an associate in the business law department of Goodwin Proctor in Boston, MA. Black received his J.D. from Boston College, magna cum laude, and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Rutgers University where he graduate in the top 5% of his class.

Ivashchuk recently received her J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She also holds an M.S in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.B.A., summa cum laude, from North Georgia College and State University. Ivashchuk was a summer associate with Berger Singerman in 2008.

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People: Mitchell Berger Named to NSU's 2010 Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-19T00:00:00+01:00

Questions Raised in 2008 About $15 million in Bank Transfers

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-18T00:00:00+01:00

Rothstein's World: An FBI Informant, a Lawyer's Free Rent, and a Free-Spending Wife

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.21.10/Chuck_Lichtman_American_Lawyer_3.17.10_RRA.pdf

Former RRA Attorney Lived Rent-free for More than a Year

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

New Partners 2010

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-15T00:00:00+01:00

Boca Attorney Faces Contempt for Not Halting Lawsuit

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

Feds: RRA Bankruptcy Fees Have 'Heavy Impact' on Victims' Money

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

Wife of Ponzi Schemer Sued for $1.13 Million

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.15.10/Paul_Singerman_UPI.com_3.11.10_RRA.pdf

Suit Tries to Recover $1 Million from Rothstein's Wife

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.15.10/Chuck_Lichtman_Paul_Singerman_Miami_Herald_3.10.10_RRA.pdf

Three Business Leaders to Enter NSU's Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.15.10/Mitchell_Berger_NSU_3.10.10_Entrepreneur_Hall_of_Fame_2010.pdf

RRA Fees Have Heavy Impact

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-08T00:00:00+01:00

Trustee Wants $33 Million Back From Adviser

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-05T00:00:00+01:00

Wives of Ponzi Schemers: Can They Be Charged With Crime Too?

Berger Singerman — 2010-03-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_3.07.10/3-5-2010_Sun_Sent.pdf

Former Rothstein Pal Is Set to be Deposed

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.28.10/Berger_Singerman_Miami_Herald_2.28.10_RRA.pdf

Rothstein Case Could Mirror Marc Dreier Saga

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-25T00:00:00+01:00

Scott Rothstein's Former Passwords Still Refuse to Disclose Passwords

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.28.10/Chuck_Lichtman_Law.com_2.24.10_RRA.pdf

Lori Rabinowitz Named to Legal Marketing Association, Southeast Chapter's Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

Disagreement Flares on How to Distribute Seized Money

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

Robert Barron Elected Chairman of Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.21.10/Robert_Barron_Sun_Sentinel_2.22.10_Chairman_Appointment_FTL_Chamber_of_Commerce.pdf

Rothstein's Wife Collecting Rent on Forfeited Homes

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.21.10/Paul_Singerman_NBCMiami_2.21.10_RRA.pdf

Seacoast National Bank hits Catalfumo with $25M Lender Lawsuit

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.21.10/Michael_Greene_SFBJ_2-19-2010_Catalfumo_Lawsuit.pdf

Kim Rothstein Living Rent-Free, Bankruptcy Trustee Says

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.21.10/Paul_Singerman_Sun_Sentinel_2.21.10_RRA.pdf

Stefanie C. Moon Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-18T00:00:00+01:00

RRA Accountants Slam Suits as Smear Campaign

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

Legal Marketing Association, Southeast Chapter's 2010 Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week_Ending_2.21.10/Lori_Rabinowitz_Pegasus_News_2.17.10_LMASE_Board_Appointment.pdf

Stefanie C. Moon Joins Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-15T00:00:00+01:00

Stefanie C. Moon has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. Moon is Of Counsel resident in Berger Singerman’s Fort Lauderdale office and a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team.

Moon most recently served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Florida. She was responsible for cases from investigation phase through post-trial motions; specifically responsible for interviewing witnesses, conducting discovery, negotiating settlements, writing briefs, and drafting all pretrial, trial and post-trial motions with memoranda. Moon’s experience in civil defense includes employment discrimination; social security disability benefits; immigration and naturalization status; and Federal Tort Claims Act matters. Her extensive experience in criminal prosecution includes economic crime (including those relating to intellectual property infringement, consumer fraud, insurance fraud, bank fraud, and wire fraud); computer and internet crime; narcotics offenses; and immigration violations. Earlier in her career, Moon was a Senior Assistant Statewide Prosecutor for the Office of the Attorney General, State of Florida where she managed multi-jurisdictional white collar criminal caseload.

“We are delighted to have Stefanie on our team,” said Mitchell Berger, Founder and Chairman of the firm. “She is an extremely talented attorney.”

She received her undergraduate degree from Loyola University and her law degree from the Southern University Law Center.

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Sharon Kegerreis Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-15T00:00:00+01:00

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RRA Partner Sued for $8 million

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

Sharon Kegerreis Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/In_the_News_Week_Ending_2.14.10/2-12-2010_SFBJ.pdf

RRA Failed to File Tax Returns

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 2.14.10/Paul Singerman, SFBJ, 2.11.10, RRA.pdf

Bankruptcy Lawyers: Rothstein Partners Made

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/In_the_News_Week_Ending_2.14.10/Chuck_Lichtman_Paul_Singerman_Miami_Herald_2.11.10_RRA.pdf

Name Partner Adler to be Sued by Trustee

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-10T00:00:00+01:00

Feds Get First Dibs on Rothstein's Seized Property as Fraud Estimate Rises to $1.6 Billion

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-08T06:57:53+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/12-8-2009 National Law Journal.pdf

In the Profession

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-08T00:53:11+01:00

Business Briefs

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-08T00:24:51+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050908/113-business-briefs.pdf

Slump sends Leviitt & Sons to Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-04T09:04:59+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-10-2007 Herald Neighbors Blank .pdf

Florida Business Briefs: Pharmed nears sale of its facilities

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-04T04:03:26+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 120707/12-7-2007 Miami Herald Business.pdf

Colleges without clout

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-04T03:49:15+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/12-2007 Gold Coast Magazine 2.pdf

Colleges without clout

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-04T03:46:57+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/12-2007 Gold Coast Magazine.pdf

Levitt and Sons: Banks get big piece of builder’s assets

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-04T03:43:23+01:00

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Heard along the Coast

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-03T07:18:46+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/110907 SFBJ Firm.pdf

People in Motion

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-03T07:16:10+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-2007 Go Riverwalk 2007.pdf

Slump sends Leviitt & Sons to Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-03T07:06:55+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-10-2007 Herald Neighbors Blank .pdf

Planners aim to get community behind Miami 21 zoning project

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-03T04:20:48+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 81007/8-10-07 SFBJ.pdf

Condo board's stance against mezzuah is totally meshuganeh

Berger Singerman — 2010-02-02T05:06:05+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 32407/Bucky Herald 32107.pdf

Retrofitting multi-tenant buildings for sustainability

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 11010/Paul D'Arelli, 1-1-2010 FL RE Journal 2.pdf

Creditors Try to Block Last Paychecks to Employees of Former Rothstein Firm

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 11010/Jordi Guso, Law.com, 01-08-2010, RRA.pdf

Creditors Try to Block Last Paychecks to Employees of Former Rothstein Firm

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 11010/Jordi Guso, Law.com, 01-08-2010, RRA.pdf

Scott Rothstein - Creditors try to block last paychecks to three RRA workers

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

Creditors try to block last paychecks to three RRA workers

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

Prominent White Collar Criminal Attorney Sharon Kegerreis Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-06T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL - Sharon Kegerreis, formerly a partner at Bierman, Shohat, Loewy & Kegerreis, PA, has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. She is a shareholder resident in Berger Singerman's Miami office and a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team.

Kegerreis is an experienced trial attorney with an extensive background in white collar crime, intellectual property and products liability matters. She has tried more than 40 cases to verdict in her career, and represents individuals and corporations in complex civil litigation, federal criminal cases, grand jury investigations, SEC enforcement proceedings, and other regulatory matters. Kegerreis, a former federal prosecutor, also has experience in conducting internal corporate investigations and designing corporate compliance programs related to money laundering, Patriot Act issues and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

"Sharon's proven track record in white collar criminal matters will greatly enhance our existing practice," said Mitchell Berger, Founder and Chairman of the firm. "She is an extremely talented trial attorney and will bring exceptional insight and expertise to the firm."

She received her undergraduate degree from Yale College and her law degree from the Columbia University School of Law, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar.

She is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and a member of its Forfeiture Task Force, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law. Kegerreis is a member of the Florida, New York, Massachusetts and Maine Bars and regularly appears before courts in the Southern District of Florida, the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York.

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Report: Scott Rothstein To Enter Guilty Plea

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 11010/Berger Singerman, American Lawer, 1-06-2010, RRA.pdf

Report: Scott Rothstein To Enter Guilty Plea

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 11010/Berger Singerman, American Lawer, 1-06-2010, RRA.pdf

Attorney Robert W. Barron Elected Chairman of The Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-05T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Robert W. Barron, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for 2010. He will serve a one year term.

Barron has been active with the Greater Fort Lauderdale for seven years and has served on its board for five years. He is a past member of the Board of Governors and a member of the Executive Committee and Finance Committee. In 2006, he received the Salute to Business Award from the Chamber for his activities related to Leadership Fort Lauderdale, where he is a graduate of Leadership Fort Lauderdale Class VII, past chair of the Advisory Committee and the past Curriculum Chairman for Class X of Leadership Fort Lauderdale.

He is a member of Berger Singerman’s Transaction Team and has extensive experience in the commercial real estate industry. During the current market downturn in the real estate industry in Florida, Barron is working with clients, both borrowers and lenders, in attempting to work out or restructure distressed loans with an aggregate outstanding balance in excess of a billon dollars.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. He is also the 2010 Chairman of the Board of Sheridan Family Ministries, Inc., a local charity serving the needs of single mothers and teenagers.

Robert Barron Elected Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for 2010

Berger Singerman — 2010-01-05T00:00:00+01:00

Robert W. Barron, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been elected Chairman of the Board of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce for 2010. He will serve a one year term.

He is a member of Berger Singerman’s Business, Finance & Tax Team and has extensive experience in the commercial real estate industry. During the current market downturn in the real estate industry in Florida, Barron is working with clients, both borrowers and lenders, in attempting to work out or restructure distressed loans with an aggregate outstanding balance in excess of a billon dollars.

Barron has been listed as a top attorney in such publications as Florida Trend Magazine, South Florida Legal Guide, Florida Super Lawyers and Real Estate Florida. He is a graduate and member of Leadership Florida Class XXI, member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Gamma Beta Phi Society. He is also the 2010 Chairman of the Board of Sheridan Family Ministries, Inc., a local charity serving the needs of single mothers and teenagers.

Complaint seeks $4M from lawyer in Scott Rothstein firm

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2010/Week Ending 010310/12-30-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Rosenfeldt returned bonus he got when partner decamped

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

Some Scott Rothstein victims were repaid

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-24-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Rothstein firm paid huge sums before collapse Lawyers' partnership sent $432 million out in its last three months

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-24-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

Bank sues ex-Duke star Hurley over loan

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/Brian Rich, Lexington Herald, 12-12-2009, Hurley Representat.pdf

Economic Crisis

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-22-2009 DBR.pdf

The Florida Bar: South Florida attorneys square off to be president-elect

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-22T00:00:00+01:00

Eighteen Lawyers from Berger Singerman Listed as Top Lawyers In The 2010 Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL -- The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm is listed in the Top Law Firm category and eighteen of its South Florida-based attorneys have been included in the 2010 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, an annual Top Lawyers list of the most highly regarded attorneys in the tri-county area. Additionally, Mitchell W. Berger is one of ten attorneys listed as a Distinguished Attorney, a category the publication has included in honor of their ten year anniversary.

Berger Singerman attorneys listed as Top Lawyers include:

Robert W. Barron: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Acquisitions
James L. Berger: Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger: Commercial Transactions
Howard Berlin: Bankruptcy; Creditors’ Rights
Anthony J. Carriuolo: Commercial Litigation
Brian K. Gart: Bankruptcy
Michael S. Greene: Real Estate, Construction Claims
Jordi Guso: Bankruptcy; Creditors’ Rights
Michael R. Harris: Estate Planning, Tax
Nick Jovanovich: Tax, Corporate
Daniel Lampert: Corporate, Securities
Charles H. Lichtman: Complex Commercial Litigation
Sheldon S. Polish: Tax, Estates and Trusts
Samuel E. Poole III: Zoning and Land Use
Leonard K. Samuels: Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation
Laz L. Schneider: Corporate, Securities
Paul Steven Singerman: Bankruptcy, Commercial/Secured Transactions
Bruce L. Udolf: Governmental, White Collar Criminal Defense

Additionally, four of its attorneys have been listed in the Top Up & Comers category. They are:

Douglas A. Bates: Bankruptcy, Business Reorganization
Gregory A. Haile: Litigation
René D. Harrod: Commercial Litigation
Marc S. Shuster: Real Estate, Corporate

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Berger Singerman Attorney Paul Steven Singerman Named to Executive Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL- Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida busiess law firm Berger Singerman, has been named to the Executive Board of Mount Sinai Medical Center, the largest private, independent, not-for-profit teaching hospital in South Florida.

Singerman is active throughout the United States in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. He has served as debtor's counsel in Aloha Airlines, Adva-Lite, Puig Development; Levitt and Sons and TOUSA; and as special counsel in the liquidation of Havens Steel; and special litigation counsel to the debtors and then trustee in the American Tissue cases. His work in these cases has garnered the widespread respect of his peers. Additionally, he represented a large Asian investment fund in the Mutual Benefits case.

Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies, summa cum laude, and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Florida.

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Scott Rothstein partner denies earning $6M

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-21-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Mount Sinai Medical Center turns profit

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-21-2009 SFBJ.pdf

Mitchell Berger, 2010 So Fl Legal Guide, Profile

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122009/Mitchell Berger, 2010 So Fl Legal Guide, Profile.pdf

Gibraltar bank's role in Rothstein scheme under scrutiny

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122009/Paul Singerman,SFBJ, 12-18-2009, RRA .pdf

Trustee asks for access to eight RRA accounts

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

TOUSA bidding process, breakup free approved

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122009/Paul Singerman, SFBJ, 12-16-2009, TOUSA.pdf

Bank sues ex-Duke star Hurley over loan

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/Brian Rich, Trading Markets, 12-12-09 - Bobby Hurley Represe.pdf

PNC Bank in Lexigton has sued former Duke

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122709/12-12-2009 Kentucky.com.pdf

Scott Rothstein: Akerman Senterfitt lawyer to represent Rothstein creditors

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-10T00:00:00+01:00

Scott Rothstein: Jeweler tapped for money or merchandise

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-09T00:00:00+01:00

Paul Singerman, SFBJ, 12-18-2009, Mount Sinai Medical Center Executive Board

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122009/Paul Singerman, SFBJ, 12-18-2009, Mount Sinai Medical Center.pdf

Law Firms: Law firm split ends 4-decade partnership

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-08T00:00:00+01:00

Scott Rothstein: Feds get first dibs on lawyer’s seized property

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/12-8-2009 DBR.pdf

Levinson to be deposed about Rothstein

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/12-8-2009 SFBJ.pdf

Feds get first dibson Rothstein's seized property as fraud estimate rises to $1.6 billion

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/Chuck Lichtman, Law.com, 12-08-09, RRA case.pdf

Army of lawyers picking over remains of Rothstein law firm

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/12-7-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Receivers doggedly helped 90,000 clients settle their debts

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

Scott Rothstein law partner: I didn't earn $6 million

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 121309/Berger Singerman, Miami Herald, 12-07-09, RRA case.pdf

Rothstein, partner saw huge paychecks fall this year

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/Chuck Lichtman, Miami Herald, 12-05-09, RRA case - Firm Sala.pdf

Starwood bids $61M for TOUSA Florida properties

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/12-4-2009 SFBJ.pdf

Trustee Seeking to Prevent Assets From Being Hidden in Rothstein Case

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-03T00:00:00+01:00

Bankruptcy: Funds claim they were victims of Ponzi scheme

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-03T00:00:00+01:00

Retrofitting multi-tenant buildings for sustainability

Berger Singerman — 2009-12-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 122009/Paul D'Arelli - Florida Real Estate Journal - Retrofitting m.pdf

Bankruptcy: Multinational bankruptcies for a global recession

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/11-30-2009 Sun Sent - Nease.pdf

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/11-30-2009 Sun Sent -D'Arellli.pdf

South Florida tax experts predict rate hike in the near future

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/11-27-09 Bill Frogameni story with D Mielnicki.pdf

Nick Jovanovich, SFBJ, 11-27-09 SFBJ, Lack of Resolution and Impact on Estate Planning

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/11-27-09 SFBJ Nick J in Brian B story.pdf

No rush to file cahrges in Rothstein case

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 120809/Bruce Udolf, Sun Sentinel, 11.26.09, RRA case.pdf

Bankruptcy lawyers to Florida charities: Give Rothstein money back

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Chuck Lichtman, Sun Sentinel, 11-25-09, RRA case.pdf

Political heavyweights may be called as witnesses in house case against Sansom

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Melanie Hines, Tampabay.com, 11-25-09, Sansom case.pdf

Did Rothstein recently get a very large life insurance policy on himself? In cash?

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Paul Singerman, Sun Sentinel, 11-24-09 - RRA case.pdf

Victims of alleged law firm scam to get $13.6 million, but more payouts may follow

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Rene Harrod, Law.com, 11-23-09 - Hess Kennedy case.pdf

Hess Kennedy: Victims of debt settlement scam get $13.6 million

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-23T00:00:00+01:00

Scott Rothstein: Notice filed to depose Rothstein on Thursday

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-18T00:00:00+01:00

Restructuring agent may be replaced

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Berger Singerman, 111709, Miami Herald, RRA case.pdf

RRA receiver may be replaced

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Berger Singerman, SFBJ, 11-17-09, RRA case.pdf

Scott Rothstein: U.S. Trustee's Office opposes keeping Stettin

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-17T00:00:00+01:00

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Michel Weisz, Jordi Guso, 11-15-2009, Fl Bar News - IBEX spe.pdf

FBI says Rothstein scheme may have cost $1 billion

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

Feds: Fla. Attorney Rothstein's Alleged Fraud Could Hit $1 billion

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 111309/Jordi Guso, 11-13-09, Law.com, RRA Bankruptcy.pdf

Bankruptcy likely road to retrieve Rothstein funds

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-12T00:00:00+01:00

Experts: Second round of significant foreclosures coming

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 112009/Michael Greene, 11-12-2009 Miami Today, Second Round of Fore.pdf

Bankruptcy: Tousa says insurance companies refuse to pay up

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 111309/Paul Singerman 11-11-2009 DBR Tousa Representation.pdf

Task Force exceeds goal, raises more than $325,000 at Miami Recognition Dinner

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 110609/Berger Singerman, 11-6-09, Miami Herald - Sponsorship, Miami.pdf

Attorneys Frank Scruggs And Gregory A. Haile Selected In ICABA’s List Of South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished Blacks In Healthcare And Law

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-05T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Frank Scruggs and Gregory A. Haile, attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, have been selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of ICABA's (Identify Connect Activate the Black Accomplished) South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Blacks in Healthcare and Law. Scruggs and Haile will both be recognized in the Directory, and Scruggs will receive special recognition as one of the top 10 Most Accomplished Blacks in Healthcare and Law in South Florida. ICABA is a national African American organization dedicated to providing a platform for black professionals and entrepreneurs to develop productive relationships, pursue opportunities and share relevant information that supports their goals, aspirations and lifestyles.

Scruggs is a shareholder and member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team. His board and civic and involvement includes service on the Boards of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida and the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami. He is also involved in the Broward Workshop.

Haile is a member of Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team. He received his B.S. in Justice Studies, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University, and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia University School of Law, Haile served as Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal; Articles Editor of the Journal of Gender and Law; and a member of Who's Who: American Law Students and BLSA.

Haile serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County, the United Way Board of Ambassadors for Broward County, and as General Counsel for 2-1-1 First Call for Help. He is a Past President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association and has served on the board of the Florida Bar's Young Lawyers Division. He has also been named the winner of the South Florida Business Journal's Up and Comer Award and he has been named to Gold Coast Magazine's "40 Under 40".

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Bankruptcy: Funds claim they were victims of Ponzi scheme

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-03T00:00:00+01:00

40 Under 40 - Greg Haile

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 102309/Greg Haile, Gold Coast Magazine, 40 Under 40, November 2009.jpg

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 110609/Brian Gart, 11-2-2009, FL Bar News - ABI Speaking Engagement.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 110609/Marian Nease, 11-2-2009, FL Bar News - Retirement House Coun.pdf

Fla. Managing Partners Survey Shows Year of Retrenchment

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 103009/James Berger, Law.com, 10-29-2009 - Vigilance in New Client .pdf

Managing Partners Survey: Law firms ready for the up cycle

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-26T00:00:00+01:00

How lobbyists influence decisions in Broward

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 102309/10-25-2009 Dawn Meyers, Magellan Representation sfl-sfl-lob.pdf

Casting for leading roles among supporters

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 102309/Greg Haile Fall 2009 Center Stage, Broward Center for Perfor.pdf

Attorneys James C. Cunningham, Frank Scruggs, Gregory A. Haile And Lorianne K. Williams Selected For “Who’s Who In Black South Florida”

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-22T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – James C. Cunningham, Frank Scruggs, Gregory A. Haile and Lorianne K. Williams, attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, have been selected for inclusion in The Second Edition of "Who's Who in Black South Florida," which profiles African-American leaders in the corporate, education, non-profit and government communities.

Cunningham is a shareholder and a member of Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team. His civic involvement includes serving on the Board of Directors of GableStage, a Coral Gables based professional theatre company. Since 2006, he has been named to the "Florida Super Lawyers" list compiled by Law & Politics magazine, which recognizes Florida's leading lawyers as chosen by their colleagues. In 2006, he was named "Legal Elite" for Commercial Litigation by Florida Trend Magazine.

He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and all state courts in Florida.

Williams is an associate and member of the firm's Dispute Resolution team. She received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, and her J.D. from New York University School of Law, where she served as an Editor of the Environmental Law Journal and President, Black Allied Law Students Association. Presently, Williams is the Vice President of the Federal Bar Association – Broward County Chapter and is also a member of the University of Pennsylvania Gold Coast Alumni Association, Broward County Women Lawyers' Association and the T.J. Reddick Bar Association.

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Receiver in Freeman case faces sibling's lawsuit

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 102309/Paul Singerman10-22-2009 DBR.pdf

Recieverships: Reciever in Freeman case faces sibling's lawsuit

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-22T00:00:00+01:00

Casting for Leading Roles Among Supporters

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 102309/Greg Haile Fall 2009 Center Stage, Broward Center for Perfor.pdf

House cost to prosecute Sansom: $300 an hour

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/Melanie Hines, 101309, StPetersburgTimes, Sansom Inquiry.pdf

IBEX 2009: Dealer Development Days

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/Michel Weisz, Jordi Guso, Trade Only Today - IBEX 2009 - 101.pdf

House cost to prosecute Sansom: $300 an hour

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/Melanie Hines, 101309, StPetersburgTimes, Sansom Inquiry.pdf

IBEX 2009: Dealer Development Days

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/Michel Weisz, Jordi Guso, Trade Only Today - IBEX 2009 - 101.pdf

Highest Associate Rates: Berger Singerman 2nd in South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-12T00:00:00+01:00

Board of Directors, Retirement Housing Council

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/10-12-2009 Palm Beach Post.pdf

Special Report: All-Stars Grab Top Billing

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/10-12-2009 DBR.pdf

Local business people to watch

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/10-12-2009 Palm Beach Post.pdf

Gregory A. Haile Named Gold Coast Magazine’s 40 under 40

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has recently been named one of Gold Coast Magazine's "40 Under 40."

In choosing its "40 Under 40", Gold Coast Magazine, one of South Florida's preeminent lifestyle magazines, reviewed the nominees professional and civic accomplishments along with the impact the nominee has had in South Florida.

Haile is a member of Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team. He received his B.S. in Justice Studies, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1999, and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2002 where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia University School of Law, Haile served as Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal; Articles Editor of the Journal of Gender and Law; and a member of Who's Who: American Law Students and BLSA.

He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is a Past President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association. He is also on the board of the Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and was named an "Up and Comer" by the South Florida Business Journal. In addition, Haile serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County (BBBS).

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Marian Pearlman Nease Elected to Board of Directors of Retirement Housing Council

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Marian Pearlman Nease, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been reelected to the Board of Directors of the Retirement Housing Council. Her new term is through 2011.

The Retirement Housing Council (RHC) is comprised of retirement housing owners/operators and key business partners, who maintain the highest standard of quality service to seniors in the State of Florida. The Council is dedicated to promoting a greater sense of unity within the retirement housing industry of Florida and the nation, establishing a standard of conduct for the retirement housing industry and maintaining high standards of service and administration of retirement housing facilities in the State of Florida and the nation.

Nease is a member of Berger Singerman's Transaction Team and specializes in elderly housing and health issues, long term care facilities (including regulatory, licensing and general corporate representation), elder law issues and probate. Additionally, she has extensive experience in complex commercial real estate transaction work, including loan closings and the issuance of title insurance policies.

She is Chairman of the Board of Hospice By The Sea; a past chairman and attorney member of the Continuing Care Advisory Council of the Florida Department of Insurance; a past public member and member of the Executive Committee of the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission in Washington, D.C.; past core member and current State Counsel Designee of the Legal Committee for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; past president and director of the Mae Volen Senior Center in Boca Raton; current chairman of the Boca Raton Housing Authority; and a former director of Regent Bank in Ft. Lauderdale and Banyan Bank in Boca Raton.

Nease received her bachelor of arts from Cornell University, and her L.L.B. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Advantage of Reduced Ownership

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/10-8-2009 Miami Today.pdf

MAH Hired to Investigate Ethics Complaint

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 St. Petersburg Times.pdf

MAH Hired to Investigate Ethics Complaint

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 Tallahassee Democrat Marian Nease Appointment.pdf

MAH Hired to Investigate Ethics Complaint

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 The Jacksonville Observer.pdf

Bankruptcy: Fed-up creditors forcing developers into bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 DBR.pdf

Former prosecutor to guide House inquiry into Sansom

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 St. Petersburg Times.pdf

House to continue sansom inquiry

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 Tallahassee Democrat Marian Nease Appointment.pdf

Former Prosecutor Named Counsel in Sansom Probe

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-8-2009 The Jacksonville Observer.pdf

Rental market benefitting in short term as housing struggles

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 101609/10-8-2009 Miami Today.pdf

MAH Hired to Investigate Ethics Complaint

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-7-2009 CBS 4.pdf

MAH Hired to Investigate Ethics Complaint

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-7-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Fla. Independent Counsel Will Investigage Sansom

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-7-2009 CBS 4.pdf

Sansom probe panel hires prosecutor

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-7-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Sansom probe panel hires prosecutor

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-7-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

After Hours Section, Broward County Women Lawyers Association

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-06T00:00:00+01:00

After hours

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Cleaning up corruption

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-3-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

South Florida's Finest Couples

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/East Magazine Finest Couples.pdf

Energy Lawsuit: Power companies duking it out in court

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-02T00:00:00+01:00

Contributor #1: Mark Ginsburg, Broward medical lab owner

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/10-2-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

Attorney Paul D’arelli Joins Berger Singerman’s Government and Regulatory Team

Berger Singerman — 2009-10-01T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Paul D'Arelli has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. D'Arelli is a shareholder in the firm's Government and Regulatory Team resident in Berger Singerman's Fort Lauderdale office.

D'Arelli was most recently with Greenberg Traurig where he practiced for almost 14 years and was the national Co-Chair of that firm's Green Building and Sustainability practice group. D'Arelli has significant experience in all aspects of land development entitlement and has been involved in several high profile complex mixed-use redevelopment projects. . D'Arelli is also a licensed California General Contractor and has prior experience as a builder. "I am extremely excited to join Berger Singerman," said D'Arelli. "Berger Singerman has an outstanding reputation and the firm has tremendous talent in the substantive law areas my clients need. I am very impressed with the firm's passionate commitment to client service, collaborative environment, and the firm's vision and desire to help me to continue to grow a top-tier national sustainability practice in addition to my Florida-based land development practice."

As the fifth LEED Accredited Professional (LEED®AP) attorney in the United States and first in Florida, D'Arelli is at the forefront of attorneys who recognized the significance of sustainability and green building trends on all aspects of real estate development, operations, and business in general and responded by receiving accreditation through the U.S. Green Building Council and focusing his practice on sustainable development. D'Arelli actively assists clients in a variety of green building and sustainability initiatives working across many disciplines to manage a host of legal and risk management issues inherent in the implementation of a sustainable development strategy, from entitlements, incentives and project governance, to leasing, design and construction contracting, purchasing, financing and insurance issues.

D'Arelli is licensed to practice in Florida and California. His education includes LL.M., Real Property Development, University of Miami School of Law, 1996; J.D., University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, 1995; and B.S., magna cum laude, Business Administration, California Polytechnic State University, 1988. D'Arelli is a frequent author and speaker.

Governor highlights South Florida's Finest Couple Event

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 100909/East Magazine Finest Couples.pdf

Business of Law: Clients sued by firms retaliate with countersuit

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-25T00:00:00+01:00

Real Estate: Property tax appeals hit record levels

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 092509/SFBJ 9-18-09.pdf

Nova SouthEastern University

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 091809/9-15-2009 Fl Bar News.pdf

Federal Courthouse: Committee analyzes need for new Fort Lauderdale facility

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-08T00:00:00+01:00

Growth Strategies

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 090409/9-4-09 SFBJ Mitchell Berger new appointment.pdf

James Gassenheimer, Melanie Hines, Sept-Oct 2009, Corporate Counsel Edition Super Lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 090409/Sept-Oct 2009 Corp. Super Lawyers.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-09-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 090409/9-1-2009 Fl Bar News.pdf

Bankruptcy: More companies in bankruptcy use Chapter 11 to liquidate

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-24T00:00:00+01:00

Largest Law Firm

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 082109/Firm, South Florida Largest Law Firm 8-21-2009, SFBJ.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 081409/8-15-2009 Fl Bar News-Cunningham.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 081409/8-15-2009 Fl Bar News-Greene.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 081409/8-10-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 080909/8-3-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

Tenants bankruptcy critical provision in today’s leases

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 073109/FREJ revised.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 080909/8-1-2009 Fl Bar News-Berlin.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 080909/8-1-2009 Fl Bar NewS-Gassenheimer.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 073109/7-31-2009 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Business Briefs

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 073109/Michael Greene, Boca Raton News, 7-30-2009 (ACRES seminar).pdf

Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2010 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-30T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that fifteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 25,000 leading attorneys cast almost two million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their specialties, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."

The Berger Singerman attorneys included in the 2010 edition are:

James L. Berger - Real Estate Law
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Litigation
Howard Berlin - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Melanie Ann Hines - Administrative Law
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Daniel D. Mielnicki – Tax Law
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax Law
Leonard K. Samuels - Labor and Employment Law
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Daniel H. Thompson - Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Bruce L. Udolf - Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing & Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

Mitchell W. Berger Named to Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse Committee

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-30T00:00:00+01:00

Mitchell W. Berger, Founder and Chairman of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was named to the newly formed Fort Lauderdale Federal Courthouse Committee.

The Committee was formed to provide a forum in which professionals can discuss issues relating to the Southern District of Florida’s facilities in Broward County.

As the Chairman and Founder of Berger Singerman, Berger has practiced in every practice group of the firm. He has been active in public affairs at the national, state and local levels. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Student Loan Marketing Association from March 1994 to July 2001 and, in 1998, he was appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Board by President Clinton. In addition, he has served on numerous boards and commissions, including as a Commissioner on the Florida Environmental Commission, a member of the Environmental Financial Advisory Board to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, a member of the United States Small Business Agency Advisory Board, and a member of the Governing Board of the South Florida Water Management District.

He graduated from Lafayette College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, where he was a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Economics Honor Society. He received his law degree from Temple University Law School, where he was a member of the Law Quarterly.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

Tax Law: IRS scrutiny causes affluent to consider domestic solutions

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-27T00:00:00+01:00

Attorney Michael S. Greene Presents at Alliance of Corporate Real Estate Executives and Specialists Meeting

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-23T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Michael S. Greene, a shareholder with the Florida law firm Berger Singerman, recently spoke at a seminar presented by the Alliance of Corporate Real Estate Executives and Specialists (ACRES). The event was called "Chinese Dry Wall – How did this Happen? An update on the Current Situation."

The mission of ACRES is to establish and promote a "think tank," comprised of real estate-related professionals in the South Florida marketplace that is committed to the exchange of ideas, networking and best practices among all of its members. The organization includes individuals and companies that are actively involved in the acquisition, development, construction, brokering, financing, remediation, or legal practice of commercial real estate in South Florida.

Greene focuses his practice in the areas of real estate development and finance, acquisition and leasing, construction, contracting and claims resolution, indoor environmental and disaster preparation and recovery, ADA and Accessibility Code, hospitality law, land use and zoning law, trademark and copyrights for owners, design professionals and manufacturers and alcoholic beverage licensing. He represents financial institutions, developers, institutional and non-institutional building owners, contractors, mold assessors and remediators.

Greene is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He received his Bachelor of Building Construction, with high honors, and J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and Florida Blue Key. Greene is a Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) by the Indoor Air Quality Association.

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People

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-16T00:00:00+01:00

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 071909/Arthur Spector - Florida Bar News 7.15.09 (Management and Ef.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 071909/Daniel Thompson - Florida Bar News 7.15.09 Fl Bar News (reap.pdf

Builder seeks priority treatment in Fontainebleau bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 071909/FIRM - South Florida Business Journal, 7.15.09 (Fontainbleau.pdf

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 071909/Gregory Haile, Daily Business Review, 7.15.09 (17th Judicial.pdf

American Homebuilders in bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week Ending 071909/FIRM - Jacksonville Business Journal, 7.14.09 (American Home.pdf

Attorney Rene Harrod Appointed to Federal Court Practice Committee

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-14T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – René D. Harrod, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the Federal Court Practice Committee. The appointment came from Florida Bar President Jesse Diner, based on her distinguished service record in the federal practice community. In this capacity, Harrod will serve a three-year term and also sit as a member of the national Board of Directors of the Federal Bar Association.

The Federal Court Practice Committee serves as The Florida Bar's liaison to the federal courts, the standing committees of the Federal Judicial Conference, and to chapters of the Federal Bar Association in Florida, and those committees of The Florida Bar interested in federal practice. The committee reviews proposed changes to the federal rules, including all local rules. The committee publishes the Florida Federal Court Judges' Practice Guide which describes the practices of individual federal judges in all three districts.

Harrod's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in both federal and state courts of Florida, including complex fraud actions, business torts, and other complex litigation. Her litigation experience also includes antitrust and class action litigation, commercial tort and contract disputes, insurance coverage disputes, intellectual property litigation, and other general commercial disputes. She has successfully represented clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to Internet start-ups in a wide variety of commercial disputes.

Harrod is President of The Federal Bar Association Broward County Chapter. She is also Vice-President of the Broward County Women Lawyers' Association, a graduate of Leadership Broward, Class XXIV, a member of the school board for Weston Christian Academy and the Deputy Editor-In-Chief of The Federal Lawyer. Harrod is Team Manager of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team. She has been repeatedly recognized as one of Florida's top "Up and Comers" by Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite as well as by The South Florida Legal Guide.

Harrod holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, magna cum laude and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College.

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James C. Cunningham, Jr. and James D. Gassenheimer Invited to Join Litigation Counsel of America

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-13T00:00:00+01:00

James C. Cunningham, Jr. and James D. Gassenheimer, both shareholders with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, have been invited to join the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society. Membership is limited to 3,500 Fellows, representing less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers.

Mr. Cunningham is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and has been in private practice as a litigator since 1981. From 1979 through 1981, Mr. Cunningham served as a law clerk to the Honorable James E. Alderman, Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida. He was an instructor at St. Thomas University School of Law in 1986 and was an adjunct instructor on St. Thomas’ undergraduate faculty from 1981 to 1986. He has been involved in significant litigation, including John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Bludworth, 452 So.2d 921 (Fla. 1984), by which the Supreme Court of Florida first recognized and set standards for living wills, and Telesat Cablevision, Inc. v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida, 773 F. Supp. 383 (S.D. Fla. 1991) in which the trial court rejected First Amendment challenges to cable television regulations and recognized a municipality’s compelling governmental interests in regulating use of public rights-of-way. He has also been lead counsel in a significant case of securities fraud. Mr. Cunningham has litigated cases under the Americans With Disabilities Act and federal labor and employment statutes. He also was on the litigation team of a fired CEO of an international holding company. The litigation, claiming breach of contract, invasion of privacy, conspiracy to invade privacy, defamation and conspiracy to defame, resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for the CEO.

Mr. Gassenheimer is a member of the firm’s Dispute Resolution Team and is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has tried more than 100 jury and non-jury matters and handled a wide variety of litigation matters including complex commercial litigation matters, real estate litigation, employment litigation, class action litigation, all types of tort litigation and has represented creditors in bankruptcy matters. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing clients at corporate depositions and has been regularly asked by clients to speak on preparing for and testifying at corporate depositions. Mr. Gassenheimer received his B.A. from Brown University and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School Of Law. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. He is also AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use issues, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

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Eleven Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to Florida Trend’s 2009 Florida Legal Elite List

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL –Eleven lawyers from the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were listed in the 2009 edition Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite list, published in its July 2009 issue. This list is compiled from a statewide poll of practicing attorneys in Florida, through which the magazine sought to identify the most highly regarded attorneys among their peers.

The Florida Legal Elite list represents the top 2 percent of lawyers practicing in Florida. The selection process began with notifying and inviting members of The Florida Bar to participate in balloting by providing the names of Florida lawyers they hold in highest regard. Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm (one point) or outside their firm (three points). Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible. Attorneys were also invited to submit names of lawyers for recognition in a separate Goverment Attorney category.

The following Berger Singerman lawyers were on the list in the respective categories listed below:

Robert W. Barron – Real Estate Transactions
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy & Workout
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Workout
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Law
Nick Jovanovich - Tax
Dan Lampert – Business Law
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Dawn Meyers – Government and Administrative
Brian G. Rich – Bankruptcy & Workout
Frank Scruggs – Commercial Litigation
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Workout

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

Mitchell W. Berger Listed as One of the 50 Most Powerful People in Broward County by Gold Coast Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Mitchell W. Berger, Founder and Chairman of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been listed as one of The 50 Most Powerful People in Broward County by Gold Coast Magazine.

Gold Coast Magazine conducts its survey by focusing on the most powerful people in Broward County in the areas of politics, community activism, charity, business and education. This is the seventh year the publication has conducted its survey.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

People on the move: Professions

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 71009/Spector - 7609 Sun Sent.pdf

Attorney Etan Mark Nominated to the Board of Directors of New Theatre in Coral Gables

Berger Singerman — 2009-07-02T00:00:00+01:00

Etan Mark, an associate with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been nominated to the Board of Directors of New Theatre in Coral Gables. New Theatre is a multi-cultural theatre entering its 23rd season. It consistently blends classics and new works, which speak to and about a diverse contemporary audience by stimulating, provoking, challenging, and entertaining since 1986. New Theatre has been the recipient of funding from The Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Coral Gables, The Division of Cultural Affairs of the State of Florida, and The National Endowment for the Arts. New Theatre is a proud member of The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, Theatre Communications Group, The Theatre League of South Florida, The National New Play Network (NNPN) and the Dade Cultural Alliance.

Mark is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team and is admitted to practice in Florida and New York. He is an active participant in Put Something Back and is a member of the board of The Open Tent at Temple Beth Sholom. He is also a member of the Professionalism Committee of the Young Lawyer's Section of the Dade County Bar Association. He is a graduate of Leadership Miami.

Mark received his B.A., with honors. from the University of Michigan, 2000; and J.D., with honors from The George Washington University, 2003. Mark is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, Southern District of New York and Southern District of Florida.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Lori Rabinowitz, Director of Marketing and Recruitment (954) 712-5126 or via e-mail lrabinowitz@bergersingerman.com.

Attorneys Howard Berlin, Dawn Meyers and Brian Rich Present to Florida Association of County Attorneys

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – Howard Berlin, Dawn Meyers and Brian Rich, shareholders with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, recently presented a seminar on municipal financial restructuring to the Florida Association of County Attorneys, at its 2009 Continuing Legal Education Program. The seminar, held at the Marriott Marco Island Resort, discussed ways to avoid a Chapter 9 situation during these financially difficult times.

Meyers, Berlin and Rich are all members of the firm's Municipal Restructuring Group, a practice that works with cities, counties, school districts and special districts statewide that are facing financial distress. Through their varied areas of legal expertise, the group renegotiates contracts, changes bonds and uses other tools to avoid entities from having to declare Chapter 9.

Berlin is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team and has more than 25 years of experience representing corporate debtors, secured lenders, creditors' committees, and individual creditors in complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings. Berlin is a former Chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and a former Chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar. While Chair of the Business Law Section, Berlin advanced the development of the Complex Business Courts in the Florida Circuit Courts, and today there are three such divisions throughout the State, including in Miami Dade and Broward Counties. Berlin's sense of civic responsibility and leadership skill set is reflected in his service as Mayor (2001-2003 and 2007-2009) and Assistant Mayor (2005-2007) and Councilman (2003-2005) of the Village of Bal Harbour, Florida. He received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and B.A. from George Washington University.

Meyers is a member of the firm's Government and Regulatory Team and concentrates her practice in the areas of environmental and land use law, administrative law and general governmental regulation. She received her undergraduate degree, with honors, from the University of Florida College of Journalism, and her law degree, with honors, from the University of Florida College of Law.

Rich is a shareholder resident in the Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale offices and is a member of the firm's Business Reorganization Team. He services clients throughout the state of Florida and nationally and his practice includes representation of debtors, creditors' committees, bankruptcy Trustees and secured creditors. He received his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Temple University and his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Attorney Andrew Hinkes Presents at Document Retention and Destruction in Florida Seminar

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-26T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Andrew M. Hinkes, an associate with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, recently presented at a seminar on "Document Retention and Destruction in Florida," held at the Hilton Miami Downtown. Hinkes presented an overview on electronic discovery, including an update on federal rules of evidence, electronic evidence as a tool and forensics vs. electronic discovery.

Hinkes is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team and his practice centers on complex commercial litigation, focusing on business relationships. His practice areas include business torts, real estate, construction litigation, corporate contract disputes and employment law. Hinkes also advises clients on document retention issues, management of electronic discovery production and conducting incoming electronic discovery analysis in complex litigation.

He received his A.B., with Elliot Honors, from Washington University in St. Louis and his J.D., cum laude, from University of Miami School of Law. In addition, Hinkes is a member of The Florida Bar and admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use issues, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Berger Singerman Recommended by the Legal 500 for Its Business Reorganization Practice

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-26T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that it has been recommended by The US Legal 500 for its strong business reorganization practice. This is the first year The Legal 500 considered bankruptcy in its recommendations in the United States, and the firm's Business Reorganization Team was listed as one of the top practices in the Southeast.

Published for more than 20 years, The Legal 500 Series provides the most comprehensive worldwide coverage currently available on legal services providers in more than 100 countries.

In addition to recognition of The Business Reorganization Team, attorneys Paul Steven Singerman and John Eaton are individually recognized. Singerman is recognized "as a strong practitioner and has handled many large and complex restructurings and insolvencies" and Eaton in handling "many litigious cases and has extensive experience of breach of fiduciary duty claims".

"A recommendation from The US Legal 500 is a true testament to the hard work of our attorneys," said Singerman. "We constantly strive to provide top quality legal representation, and this is reinforcement of our efforts."

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Review 100 Ranked by number of lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-22T00:00:00+01:00

Campaign Contributions: Supreme Court ruling on judicial recusal unikely to be felt in Florida

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-17T00:00:00+01:00

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/6-15-2009 Fl Bar News.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/6-15-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

Forty under Forty: Business journal's 40 under 40 winners exemplify achievements

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/6-19-09 SFBJ Marc Shuster 40 under 40.pdf

The Practicalities of Handling a Fraud Case

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/lichtman.pdf

The Power Issue: The Leaders of South Florida Business

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/PSS - SFL Business Leader.pdf

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/Spectpr - DBR.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman Receives High Marks in the World-famous Chambers USA 2009 Guide

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

SEVEN ATTORNEYS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITIONS
BUSINESS REORGANIZATION TEAM RECEIVES FIRM RANKING

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top rated Florida law firms in Chambers USA 2009 America's Leading Business Lawyers in the bankruptcy/restructuring category. Chambers' researched rankings and editorials are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services worldwide who consider Chambers assessments when choosing counsel..

This is the seventh consecutive year in which the firm has received a first tier rating for its bankruptcy and reorganization practice and has been included in the guide.

In addition to recognition of The Business Reorganization Team in the firm rankings, shareholders Howard Berlin, Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich, Paul Steven Singerman, and Arthur Spector, received individual recognition for the team. Additionally, Daniel Thompson has been ranked in the Environmental category.

"Inclusion in Chambers USA is based on feedback from both clients and other attorneys, and it is a true honor to receive this recognition," said Singerman. "It is extremely gratifying to receive such positive feedback from our clients. "

The annual Chambers USA guide of the best law firms and lawyers is published by the illustrious London-based Chambers & Partners. Chambers & Partners publishes similar U.K. and Global guides which are widely respected. Research is conducted via in-depth telephone interviews with clients and with attorneys, each one lasting about half an hour. The qualities on which the rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Psystar owes Apple $75,000, debt details unknown

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 061209/Singerman - Computerworld.pdf

Budget Cut Impact: Service delays loom at South Florida’s courts

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-10T00:00:00+01:00

Attorney Arthur J. Spector Appointed to Broward County Management and Efficiency Study Committee

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-05T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Arthur J. Spector, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the Broward County Management and Efficiency Study Committee. He will serve a two-year term.

The Committee is authorized and empowered to conduct a comprehensive study of Broward County government, including an analysis and study of the most effective and cost-efficient means to provide services to Broward County residents.

Spector is a shareholder on Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Team and focuses his practice on business reorganization and litigation on behalf of debtors, creditors, trustees, committees, parties interested in acquiring companies or assets, and parties sued by any of the foregoing. He was a United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Eastern District of Michigan for 18 years, where he was Chief Judge the last three years.

He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where he served on the Board of Governors and committees. He has been recognized as a top lawyer by Chambers & Partners USA Guide, The Best Lawyers in America and Florida Super Lawyers, and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Spector earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Boston University School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from the City College of New York.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/6-1-2009 Fl Bar News.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/6-1-2009 Fl Bar News.pdf

Business of Law: Attorney forced off lawsuits against banks over Pinochet money

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/5-15-2009 DBR.pdf

On the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/5-15-2009 Fl Bar News 2 Talenfeld.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/5-15-2009 Fl Bar News 3-tony.pdf

Stay on top of litigation

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/Book of Law Samuels.pdf

Troubleshooting economy-related legal matters

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/Book of Law Singerman and Berlin.pdf

40 Forty: Proudly announcing the 2009 class of 40 under 408

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/Forty Under Forty announcement.pdf

Second circuit chief judge Charles A. Francis

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 051509/okeefe - FL bar news 060109.pdf

Marc Shuster named to South Florida Business Journal's 40 Under 40

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-15T00:00:00+01:00

The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that shareholder Marc. S. Shuster has been named as one of the South Florida Business Journal’s “40 Under 40.” The honor was bestowed upon the region’s best and brightest professionals under 40 years old for their professional success and community involvement.

“It is humbling to be chosen among South Florida’s best and brightest rising stars,” said Shuster. “I look forward to continuing to serve the community which has given me so much already.”

Shuster is a member of the firm’s Transaction Team, resident in its Fort Lauderdale office. He has been a member of Berger Singerman for 5 years and represents numerous institutional and entrepreneurial clients in a variety of local and international business matters, including complex commercial real estate projects, corporate acquisitions/dispositions, partnership and company formation, and leasing and financing arrangements.

Shuster is active in a variety of community organizations, including serving as the V.P. and General Counsel for Facing it Together, Inc., a non-profit corporation which focuses on correcting cranio-facial deformities in children. He is also an active board member and participant of Angel’s Reach Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping children with special needs. Mr. Shuster serves as a Committee Member on the Florida Bar’s “RPPTL” Section for both Real Property Forms and Landlord/Tenant. He is a graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXIII.

Shuster received his B.A. from The George Washington University, summa cum laude, and was a recipient of the Presidential Academic Scholarship and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Shuster is a member of The Florida Bar.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Justice Watch

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-11T00:00:00+01:00

Attorney Etan Mark Appointed to 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-08T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Etan Mark, an associate with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the 11th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee of the Florida Bar. In this role, Mark will work with other committee members to review complaints and decide, after a case is submitted by bar counsel, whether there is probable cause to believe a lawyer violated the professional conduct rules imposed by the Supreme Court of Florida and whether discipline against the lawyer appears to be warranted.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 63 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use issues, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-05-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 050809/5-4-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

Attorney Michael S. Greene Participates in Opal’s Annual Real Estate Investors Summit

Berger Singerman — 2009-04-30T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Michael S. Greene, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, recently presented at Opal Financial Group's Annual Real Estate Investors Summit, held April 28-29 in Orlando, FL. Greene participated in a panel discussion on the topic of legal, bankruptcy and borrower negotiations and foreclosure strategies.

The Summit focused on the latest developments in the marketplace, analyzing the opportunities and challenges in the real estate market; examining best practices and exploring new dealmaking strategies.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 65 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use issues, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Anthony Carriuolo Moderated American bar Association Teleconference on the Foreclosure Crisis

Berger Singerman — 2009-04-16T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Anthony J. Carriuolo, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, recently moderated a teleconference for the American Bar Association Section of Litigation entitled "Title Insurer vs. Lender Amidst The Foreclosure Crisis." The teleconference addressed the emerging tension that develops between the title insurers and the lenders when loan underwriting creates unfavorable situations as well as the pending litigation cases in this new legal arena. More than 350 people attended the teleconference nationwide.

Carriuolo, a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team, has extensive experience in a variety of fields, including complex business litigation, adversarial proceedings involving public bodies, and engagements as special litigation counsel to Chapter 11 debtors in possession, bankruptcy trustees and major lenders.

He is a member of The Florida Bar's Business Law Section, the Federal Bar Association, and is a long-standing member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. He is also a member of the American Bar Association's Sections of Litigation and The Business Torts Litigation Committee. In addition, Carriuolo was appointed by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Director of the Florida Bar Foundation and to the Florida Supreme Court's Task Force on the Management of Complex Litigation Cases.

In 2006 and 2007, Carriuolo was ranked in Commercial Litigation in Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers. In 2007 and 2008, he was named to the "Florida Super Lawyers" list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine and in 2009 was recognized by the South Florida Legal Guide as one of the Top South Florida Lawyers in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy. He holds a J.D. from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University and a B.P.A. from Florida Atlantic University.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Nineteen Attorneys Named to Florida Super Lawyers 2009

Berger Singerman — 2009-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

Nineteen attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were named to the “Florida Super Lawyers 2009” list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. They are:

• Robert W. Barron – Real Estate
• James L. Berger – Real Estate
• Mitchell W. Berger - Business Litigation
• Anthony J. Carriuolo - Business Litigation
• James C. Cunningham, Jr. – Business Litigation
• John Eaton – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• James D. Gassenheimer – Civil Litigation Defense
• Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• René Harrod – Business Litigation
• Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Defense: White Collar
• Nick Jovanovich - Tax
• Charles H. Lichtman – Business Litigation
• Sheldon S. Polish – Estate Planning/Probate
• Samuel Poole – Land Use/Zoning
• Brian G. Rich - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Leonard K. Samuels - Employment & Labor
• Arnold D. Shevin – Real Estate
• Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
• Daniel H. Thompson - Environmental

The following attorneys are listed in the Rising Stars category:

• Douglas Alan Bates
• Paul S. Figg
• Gregory A. Haile
• Etan Mark
• Marc S. Shuster

"We are proud of our attorney team members who were recognized by lawyers from throughout the State for their talent and commitment to passionate client service. And we are proud of our entire team for providing quality support that allows our attorneys to do their best work," said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the firm.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

Paul Steven Singerman Receives 2009 Business Leader of the Year Award by South Florida Business Leader Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-31T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida law firm Berger Singerman, received the 2009 Business Leader of the Year Award by the South Florida Business Leader . Singerman is a member of the firm's Business Reorganization Team.

The award was given by South Florida Business Leader Magazine during the Hall of Fame dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Miami. The award was given to six business leaders in the South Florida community in the categories of Legal Services, Financial Services, Community Infrastructure, Product & Development, Real Estate, and Banking.

Singerman is active throughout the US in large and complex restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy cases. He has served as debtor's counsel in Aloha Airlines, Adva-Lite, Puig Development; Levitt and Sons and TOUSA; and as special counsel in the liquidation of Havens Steel; and special litigation counsel to the debtors and then trustee in the American Tissue cases. His work in these cases has garnered the widespread respect of his peers. Additionally, he represented a large Asian investment fund in the Mutual Benefits case. Singerman has consistently been recognized by his peers for his excellence in restructuring and bankruptcy matters as evidenced by his receiving the highest rating in Chambers USA, having been honored for being selected for Best Lawyers in America for 13 consecutive years, and having been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. He has lectured and written extensively on many of the complex business and legal issues of a business restructuring. Singerman is past chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, and now serves on the Executive Council of this organization. He is President of the Southern District of Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to Pro Bono endeavors. He is also a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. His leadership in Bar activities contributed to his election to the Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court. The American Inns of Court is a group of judges, lawyers and law professors with 20,000 active members throughout the US whose mission is to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility and legal skills in order to perfect the quality and efficiency of justice in the US.. Singerman received both his BS in Classical Studies (summa cum laude) and his Juris Doctor(cum laude) from the University of Florida. Singerman is a member of The Florida Bar and has appeared frequently before bankruptcy courts throughout the country.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use issues, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Berger Singerman Welcomes Deborah B. Talenfeld to Business Reorganization Team

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-30T00:00:00+01:00

Miami, FL - The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Deborah Talenfeld has joined the firm as of counsel. She is a member of the Firm's Business Reorganization Team resident in the Miami office.

Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Talenfeld was with the law firm Kluger Peretz Kaplan and Berlin for eighteen years as a member in the Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights practice area. Talenfeld represents both debtors and creditors in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

We are honored that Deborah has joined our firm. Having Deborah join our Business Reorganization Team, as well as the recent addition of Howard Berlin, has strengthened our presence in the restructuring and reorganization arena with very talented attorneys said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Talenfeld received a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania 1978; and J.D., Hofstra University School of Law in 1981. She is a member of The Florida and New York Bars; The Florida Bar, Business Law Section; American Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida; and the Dade County Bar Association. Talenfeld is admitted to practice in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. The firm serves leading companies, successful individuals and other law firms. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including restructuring and bankruptcy , dispute resolution and litigation, real estate and land use, wealth planning and tax, and white collar criminal defense.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Prominent Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Attorney Howard Berlin Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-30T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Howard J. Berlin, formerly a managing director and name partner at Kluger Peretz Kaplan Berlin, has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. Berlin is a shareholder resident in Berger Singerman's Miami office and a member of the firm's Business Reorganization Team.

Berlin brings more than 25 years of experience representing corporate debtors, secured lenders, creditors' committees, and individual creditors in complex restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Berlin is a former Chair of the Bankruptcy/UCC Committee of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and a former Chair of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar. While Chair of the Business Law Section, Berlin advanced the development of the Complex Business Courts in the Florida Circuit Courts, and today there are three such divisions throughout the State, including in Miami Dade and Broward Counties. Berlin's sense of civic responsibility and leadership skill set is reflected in his service as Mayor (2001-2003 and 2007-2009) and Assistant Mayor (2005-2007) and Councilman (2003-2005) of the Village of Bal Harbour, Florida.

"The transactional, tax and litigation expertise at Berger Singerman is outstanding and far surpasses that at many excellent firms substantially larger than Berger Singerman" said Berlin. "And the firm's Business Reorganization Team has been a market leader for years. I am very excited to become a member of the team, and I look forward to contributing to its future growth and success."

Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Team is widely recognized as a market leader in Florida. Each year since Chambers and Partners, the prestigious law firm and lawyer ranking guide in the U.K., has published Chambers USA, Berger Singerman has been recognized as a first tier Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice in Florida. For many years, the firm's Business Reorganization Team has been involved in most of the larger bankruptcy cases in the State. Berger Singerman has recently represented Levitt and Sons and its affiliates in its bankruptcy cases and is co-counsel to Kirkland & Ellis in the TOUSA chapter 11 cases. TOUSA and Levitt and Sons are amongst the largest home-builder bankruptcy cases pending in the United States. Prior chapter 11 representations of the firm include Aloha Airlines, Piccadilly Cafeterias, Renaissance Cruise Lines, AT&T Latin America, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo.

Mitchell Berger, founder and Chairman of Berger Singerman, noted that the complexities of today's economy have made large restructurings even more complex. "Howard Berlin joining us so soon after well known bankruptcy attorney Brian Gart joined our team is additional evidence of leading restructuring professionals in our market appreciating the depth of our restructuring resources and our tremendous talent in practice areas that are essential to the effective handling of the restructuring needs of large companies and organizations."

Berlin is admitted to practice in the Courts of the State of Florida, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He received his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law and B.A. from George Washington University. Berlin is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell and listed in Chambers USA; Best Lawyers of America; South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers in Bankruptcy, and Super Lawyers Magazine.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Companies expand financing search beyond U.S. borders

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-27T00:00:00+01:00

Kluger Peretz firm breaks up with lawyers’ departure

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 032709/Berlin.pdf

Kluger law firm shifts strategy, focus on litigation

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 032709/Firm 1.pdf

Kluger Kaplan law firm losing name partners

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 032709/Firm 2.pdf

New Partners 2009

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-16T00:00:00+01:00

Melanie Ann Hines and Charles Lichtman Named to Federal Judicial Nominating Commission

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-06T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Melanie Ann Hines and Charles Lichtman, shareholders with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, have been named to the new Federal Judicial Nominating Commission.

The 56 member commission will make recommendations to Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez for federal judgeship appointments, United States Attorney positions and
U.S. Marshalls. Among the first things the federal JNC will do is suggest replacements for Judge Daniel T.K. Hurley in the Southern District, who is retiring, and for South Florida's top federal prosecutor, Alex Acosta, who is expected to lead the law school at Florida International University.

Hines is a shareholder resident in the firm's Tallahassee office and is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Government & Regulatory Teams. Hines served as Florida's Statewide Prosecutor from 1991-2003 via appointment by then Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth, and was considered a leader in the formation of public-private partnerships for crime prevention.

She is a member of the Administrative Law, Business Law, Criminal Law and Health Law Sections of The Florida Bar. She is also a member of the Criminal Law and International Law Sections of the American Bar Association.

She received her law degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in criminology and psychology from Florida State University.

Lichtman is a shareholder resident in the firm's Fort Lauderdale office and is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution team. His practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and trial practice, and he has significant experience in large fraud, corporate shareholder and finance cases of all types.

He devotes a significant pro bono effort on matters related to election law and voter protection issues and served as co-lead counsel for the Democratic Party in the 2000 Presidential election recount and litigation matters, pending in Broward County, Florida. He then served as Special Lead Counsel for the John Kerry Campaign in Florida in the 2004 Presidential Election. In the 2008 election, he served as Statewide Lead Counsel for the Florida Democratic Party, overseeing the technical aspects of the election in all of Florida's 67 counties and a voter protection program which placed over 5800 lawyers in the polls throughout Florida on election day.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Kelly O’Keefe Named President of Tallahassee Bar Association

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-04T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Kelly O'Keefe, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named President of the Tallahassee Bar Association. She will officially step into the leadership role on March 3.

As President, O'Keefe will work to further promote the goals and mission of the Tallahassee Bar Association, to provide a means for the members of the association to establish a network of support and fellowship, as well as to provide a source of continuing education.

O'Keefe is a member of the Firm's Government & Regulatory and Dispute Resolution Teams and concentrates her practice in administrative/governmental litigation, real estate litigation and appeals. She serves on the Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee as Vice Chair of its Administrative Law Subcommittee and currently serves on the Florida State University Law School Alumni Board. She is an alumnus of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Courts; Member and Past President of Tallahassee Women Lawyers and former Representative serving on the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors.

O'Keefe received her bachelor's degree from Florida State University, magna cum laude, and her law degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Morris: 'I look forward to a full and fair hearing' (with STATEMENT)

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 030609/tally office.pdf

Residents of a closing Davie mobile home park must now move on

Berger Singerman — 2009-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 030609/mwb.pdf

Law firms lead workplace diversity

Berger Singerman — 2009-02-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 022009/SFBJ 2-20-09 Diversity story.pdf

After hours

Berger Singerman — 2009-02-17T00:00:00+01:00

Supporting Our Communities

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 013009/So Fl Legal Guide 2009 - Supporting Our Communities.pdf

Current Accounts – National foreclosure suspension ready to be lifted

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-28T00:00:00+01:00

Eighteen Lawyers from Berger Singerman Listed as Top Lawyers in the 2009 Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-27T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL - The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm is listed in the Top Law Firm category and eighteen of its South Florida-based attorneys have been included in the 2009 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, an annual list of the most highly regarded attorneys in the tri-county area. They are:

Robert W. Barron: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate AcquisitionsJames L. Berger: Real EstateMitchell W. Berger: Commercial TransactionsAnthony J. Carriuolo: Commercial Litigation, BankruptcyBrian K. Gart: BankruptcyMichael S. Greene: Real Estate, Construction ClaimsJordi Guso: Bankruptcy; Creditors' RightsMichael R. Harris: Estate Planning, TaxNick Jovanovich: Tax, Corporate Daniel Lampert: Corporate, SecuritiesCharles H. Lichtman: Complex Commercial Litigation, Creditors' RightsSheldon S. Polish: Tax, Estates and TrustsSamuel E. Poole III: Zoning and Land UseLeonard K. Samuels: Commercial Litigation, Employment LitigationLaz L. Schneider: Corporate, Securities John C. Shawde: Bankruptcy Litigation, Bid ProtestPaul Steven Singerman: Bankruptcy, Commercial/Secured TransactionsBruce L. Udolf: Governmental, White Collar Criminal Defense

Additionally, four of its attorneys have been listed in the Top Up & Comers category. They are:

Douglas A. Bates: Bankruptcy, Business ReorganizationGregory A. Haile: LitigationRené D. Harrod: Commercial LitigationMarc S. Shuster: Real Estate, Corporate

The South Florida Legal Guide is a list of "lawyer's lawyers" in South Florida. With rare exceptions, the attorneys on the list have been in practice for a minimum of 15 years. The list is compiled by ballots sent to a selection of lawyers in South Florida asking whom they would recommend to a friend or family member in a variety of practice areas. This list is reviewed by a panel of lawyers and narrowed to what the publishers believe are the top lawyers in each area of practice, and the top law firms.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Special Report: Diversity Scorecard - Out in the cold

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-26T00:00:00+01:00

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 013009/1-26-2009 Sun Sent.pdf

Diversity Scorecard: Retention – Law firms struggle to retain diverse talent

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-26T00:00:00+01:00

Special Report: South Florida Diversity Scorecard

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 013009/1-26-2009 DBR 3.pdf

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 013009/1-22-2009 Miami Today.pdf

Florida courts have yet to decide what duties companies near insolvency have to creditors

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-22T00:00:00+01:00

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 012309/1-19-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

People On The Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 011609/1-16-2009 SFBJ.pdf

Donors’ reasons don’t include presidential access

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-16T00:00:00+01:00

Wachovia Settles With Bankrupt Builder Over Lien

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 012309/Law360 - Cloyd.pdf

Legal Team Untangling and $80 Million Alleged “Ponzi Scheme”.

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 021309/2-13-09 SFBJ John Eaton, Paul Brinkmann story.pdf

Movers In South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 011609/1-13-2009 Miami Herald.pdf

People

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-12T00:00:00+01:00

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/week ending 021309/all articles.pdf

Berger Singerman Names James C. Cunningham, Jr. Shareholder

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-09T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that attorney James C. Cunningham, Jr. has been named a shareholder. He is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team, resident in its Miami office.

Cunningham joined the firm in 1998 and focuses his practice to commercial litigation with a concentration in labor and employment law.

"James is an extremely talented attorney with a wealth of commercial litigation experience, as well as a strong labor and employment law background, and we are pleased to announce that he is now a shareholder," said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Mr. Cunningham has been in private practice as a litigator since 1981. He has been involved in significant litigation, including John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Inc. v. Bludworth, 452 So.2d 921 (Fla. 1984), by which the Supreme Court of Florida first recognized and set standards for living wills, and Telesat Cablevision, Inc. v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida, 773 F. Supp. 383 (S.D. Fla. 1991) in which the trial court rejected First Amendment challenges to cable television regulations and recognized a municipality's compelling governmental interests in regulating use of public rights-of-way. He has also been lead counsel in a significant case of securities fraud. Mr. Cunningham has litigated cases under the Americans With Disabilities Act and federal labor and employment statutes. He also was on the litigation team of a fired CEO of an international holding company. The litigation, claiming breach of contract, invasion of privacy, conspiracy to invade privacy, defamation and conspiracy to defame, resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for the CEO.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 66 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Berger Singerman Names Marc S. Shuster Shareholder

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-09T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that attorney Marc. S. Shuster has been named a shareholder. He is a member of the firm's Transaction Team, resident in its Fort Lauderdale office.

Shuster has been a member of Berger Singerman for 5 years and represents numerous institutional and entrepreneurial clients in a variety of local and international business matters, including complex commercial real estate projects, corporate acquisitions/dispositions, partnership and company formation, and leasing and financing arrangements.

"Marc has been a valuable asset to our firm, and his professional and community involvement mirrors our firm's values. We are very pleased that he is now a shareholder," said James L. Berger, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Shuster is active in a variety of community organizations, including serving as the V.P. and General Counsel for Facing it Together, Inc., a non-profit corporation which focuses on correcting cranio-facial deformities in children. He is also an active board member and participant of Angel's Reach Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping children with special needs. Mr. Shuster serves as a Committee Member on the Florida Bar's "RPPTL" Section for both Real Property Forms and Landlord/Tenant. He is a graduate of Leadership Broward Class XXIII.

Shuster received his B.A. from The George Washington University, summa cum laude, and was a recipient of the Presidential Academic Scholarship and graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He received his J.D., with honors, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Shuster is a member of The Florida Bar.

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Berger Singerman Welcomes Zelica M. Quigley to Transaction Team

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-08T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Zelica Quigley has joined the firm as of counsel. She is a member of the Firm's Transaction Team resident in the Boca Raton office.

Quigley was most recently with The Falcone Group as an assistant general counsel. She was responsible for real estate acquisitions, sales, leasing, financing, corporate and joint venture transactions for residential, multi-family, commercial and mixed-use projects. Prior to that, Quigley was with the law firm Broad and Cassel.

"We are delighted that Zelica has joined our firm. We have worked with Zelica in her capacity as assistant general counsel at The Falcone Group and are fortunate to have her on our team" said James L. Berger, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Quigley received both her B.S., 1994, and J.D., 1997 from Nova Southeastern University. She is a member of The Florida Bar.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

California company sues Broward over port dispute

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 010909/Miami Herald - Lichtman.pdf

2009 People To Watch - Specialists

Berger Singerman — 2009-01-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 010209/1-2-09 SFBJ People to Watch.pdf

Resort developer Ginn Cos. to liquidate 2 projects

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 010209/Orlando Sentinel - Singerman.pdf

Business bankruptcies and litigation surge as economy stalls

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 122608/12-26-08 SFBJ Jordi Guso quotes.pdf

Berger Singerman Attorneys Named Best Lawyers

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 122608/sFL bus wire.pdf

1,200-home planned community at Tradition going to foreclosure auction

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 122608/Singerman - TCPalm.pdf

Three Tallahassee Berger Singerman Attorneys Named 2009 Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 122608/tally chamber.pdf

FIFTEEN BERGER SINGERMAN ATTORNEYS NAMED TO THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2009

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 122608/taglaw.pdf

Fifteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2009 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that fifteen lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the recently released edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The Berger Singerman attorneys included in the 2009 edition are:

James L. Berger - Real Estate Law
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Litigation
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Brian K. Gart - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Melanie Ann Hines - Administrative Law
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Daniel D. Mielnicki – Tax Law
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax Law
Leonard K. Samuels - Labor and Employment Law
John "Jack" C. Shawde - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Daniel H. Thompson - Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Bruce L. Udolf - Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Lawyers in the LIMELIGHT

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 121208/12-2008 Barrister.pdf

A Few Of Their Favorite Things

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 120508/12-2008 Boca Life.pdf

PAWparazzi 2008 – Where everyone was a star

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 120508/South Fl Sun Sentinel.pdf

Dissolved joint venture ends in tangled tale

Berger Singerman — 2008-12-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 120508/gassenheimer-dbr.pdf

Interest rates rise as supply of mezzanine loans evaporates

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112108/11-21-08 SFBJ Barron.pdf

Out & About – The 211 Broward Golf Tournament

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112108/211Golf Article - Haile.pdf

Young Legal Leaders face new challenges

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112108/In Focus - Haile.pdf

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112808/11-21-2008 SFBJ.pdf

Minority lawyers in Broward County seek judicial spots

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112108/11-20-08 Miami Herald - Haile.pdf

Corus enters dispute with Florida Land Parcels over Lansbrook

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 112108/11-14-08 shawde-tbbj.pdf

Developer buys Parkland parcel for a steal, plans to build homes

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-12T00:00:00+01:00

Poll watchers gird for big voter turnout

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 110708/Lichtman - SFBJ - 11-04-08.pdf

People in motion

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/7-208 Go Riverwalk.pdf

After Hours

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 110708/11-4-2008 DBR.pdf

On the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-03T00:00:00+01:00

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/11-1-2008 Fl Bar News.pdf

How bad is it? Miami-Dade

Berger Singerman — 2008-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/11-2008 Florida Trend.pdf

Business bankruptcies at new high

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/guso-sfbj.pdf

Campaigns deploy armies of lawyers in Florida to watch for voting problems

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/lichtman - sun.pdf

Legal volunteers hope to ensure a fair election

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/lichtman - usa.pdf

Business bankruptcies at new high

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 110708/10-31-08 SFBJ jordi guso.pdf

McCain, Obama blitz Florida in campaign’s waning days

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/10-30-2008 Miami Herald.pdf

US election: Lawyers arrive in Florida for potential post-election fight

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/Lichtman-guardian.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes Ariadna Hernandez to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-29T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Ariadna Hernandez has joined the firm as an associate. She is a member of the Firm's Dispute Resolution Team and resident in the Miami office.

Hernandez was most recently with the law firm of Ruden McClosky where she concentrated her practice in eminent domain law and commercial litigation and arbitration with emphasis on business and creditor's rights issues. Prior to attending law school, Hernandez worked for an international optics distributor where she performed human resources functions and served as liaison to outside counsel.

"We are delighted to have Ariadna join our firm. Her experience will be an asset to the team" said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Hernandez received her B.A., magna cum laude, Florida International University, 2001; and J.D., cum laude, University of Florida, 2005. Hernandez is admitted to practice in Florida and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She is a member of the Dade County Bar Association, Cuban American Bar Association, The Florida Bar Business Law and International Law Sections and Florida Bar Justice Teaching Project.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Camps Lawyer Up For High-Pressure Election Day

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/Lichtman - nationaljouranl.pdf

Florida law firms giving big money to political campaigns

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 103108/SFBJ 10-24-08.pdf

Obama Assembles U.S.’s ‘Largest Law Firm’ to Monitor Election

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 101708/Bloomberg.pdf

Berger Singerman Attorney Paul S. Figg Given President’s Award from Builders Association of South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-20T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Paul S. Figg, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently honored with the President's Award from the Builders Association of South Florida (BASF). The President's Award is honored to BASF members for their dedication and tireless service on behalf of the building industry and the BASF. He received the award at the BASF Installation Gala held at the Biltmore Hotel.

Figg is a member of Berger Singerman's Government and Regulatory Team. He is admitted to practice in Florida and U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida and is a member of Florida Bar Standing Committee on Eminent Domain and Florida Bar Standing Committee on Legal Needs of Children.

Figg received his B.A. in Philosophy/English, magna cum laude, from University of South Florida in 1998, and his J.D. from University of Florida.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Caveat Emptor – Florida’s Pre-Litigation Defect Notice Scheme Creates Significant Risk for Mid- Stream Project Investors

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 101008/10-2008 Real Estate Finance.pdf

A celebration of culture! Honoring Broward County’s civic and business leaders at 2008 Equal Opportunity Day Dinner

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 091208/The Westside Gazette - Haile.pdf

Bankruptcy attorneys lead the pack in Sunshine State

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 101008/10-7-2008 Bankruptcy Court Decisions.pdf

After Hours – Minority Mentoring Reception for Nova Southeastern University’s Black Law Student Association

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-07T00:00:00+01:00

Business Monday – What’s Hot

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 101008/10-6-2008 Miami Herald.pdf

Election Law – Lawyers toe the front lines

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-01T00:00:00+01:00

On the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-10-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 100308/10-1-2008 Fl Bar News.pdf

Lawyers are lined up in election ‘ground zero’

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 092608/9-29-2008 Nat'l Law Journal.pdf

Lawyer Compensation Survey – Bankruptcies: The bread and butter during economic downturn

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-29T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman Attorney John Eaton Presents to Trustee Members of Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-29T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – John Eaton, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, recently presented to the Trustee Members of the Coral Springs Chamber of Commerce. At the luncheon, Eaton discussed "Bankruptcy: Secondary Impacts and Perhaps Opportunities."

Eaton is a shareholder resident in the Fort Lauderdale office and is a member of Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Team. His practice includes representation of creditors, trustees, debtors-in-possession, committees, and other parties-in-interest in all aspects of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases and adversary proceedings. Eaton also has substantial experience in commercial litigation, in both state and federal courts.

Eaton received his B.S. from Florida State University, cum laude, and J.D. from University of Florida, with honors. He is a member of The Florida Bar, the American Bar Association and the American Bankruptcy Institute. In addition, he is a former director of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, and previously was the Secretary for that organization as well.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm more than 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

People On The Move

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 092608/9-26-2008 SFBJ.pdf

Are WARN Act Claims within the Scope of §503(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Code?

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 092608/ABI WARN.pdf

PEOPLE

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 092608/9-25-2008 Miami Today.pdf

Commercial Real Estate – Alternative financing

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-22T00:00:00+01:00

Lawyers in the LIMELIGHT

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 091908/9-2008 Barrister.pdf

Construction – Creditors join a crowd in line for payment

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-17T00:00:00+01:00

No looking back – The Urban League of Broward County continues to take positive steps in the community to honor Broward’s diverse leaders

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 091208/West Side News - Haile.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes Isaac M. Marcushamer to Business Reorganization Team

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Isaac M. Marcushamer has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Business Reorganization Team resident in the Miami office.

Before joining Berger Singerman, Marcushamer served two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Raymond B. Ray, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. As a law clerk, Marcushamer researched and drafted orders, opinions and bench memoranda on a wide range of Chapter 7, 11 and 13 issues; assisted with preparation for and observed motion calendars and trials; attended and helped prepare materials for bankruptcy legal education seminars; and prepared bench memorandum for a district judge sitting by designation on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

"We are delighted to have Isaac join our already talented Business Reorganization Team" said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Marcushamer received a B.A., with honors, from University of Toronto in 2003, and a J.D. from Hofstra University, cum laude, in 2006.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Davie residents protest evictions

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 091208/Sun-Sentinel 2 - Figg.pdf

PEOPLE - Awards

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-02T00:00:00+01:00

Events

Berger Singerman — 2008-09-02T00:00:00+01:00

Four Broward water utilities’ tests raised concern; follow-up samples safe

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 091208/Sun-Sentinel 1 - Figg.pdf

Top Law Firms

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082908/8-29-08 SFBJ top law firms list.pdf

Top Law Firms

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082908/8-29-08 SFBJ top law firms list.pdf

40 Under Forty

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082908/Haile - success mag - ds.pdf

South Florida races on tap for Election Day

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082908/Herald-Udolf.pdf

Paper ballots make generally smooth debut in Broward County

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 090508/lichtman - sun.pdf

Special Report: EDiscovery - Truth of the matter

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-25T00:00:00+01:00

RECOUNT

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082208/alumni in focus - RECOUNT - Lafayette Magazine - Summer 2008.pdf

Boca Raton Airport Authority votes to add City Furniture store

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 082208/sun sentinel-flpairport.pdf

Attorney Gregory A. Haile Named “40 under 40” by Success South Florida Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-19T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently listed as a "40 Under 40" by Success South Florida Magazine. The list is composed of honorees that have careers, from the legal field to medicine to the wine industry, that are works in progress and making strides in what they have accomplished in such a short period of time. Success South Florida Magazine contains news uniting South Florida's black professional communities.

"This is truly an honor to be in the company with others listed by Success South Florida Magazine," said Haile. "I look forward to continuing to become an integral part of the South Florida business community."

He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is a Past President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association. He is also on the board of the Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and was recently appointed by The Florida Bar Board of Governors to the Seventeenth Circuit's Grievance Committee. In addition, Haile serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County (BBBS). Haile was recently named "Up and Comer" by the South Florida Business Journal.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

BROWARD SHERIFF ELECTION

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 080808/8-11-2008 Miami Herald.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 080909/8-1-2009 Fl Bar News-Mark.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 080808/8-1-2008 Florida Bar News.pdf

2008 Legal Impact Leaders

Berger Singerman — 2008-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 102408/8-2008 So Fl Bus Leader 2.pdf

Condo Meltdown

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-29T00:00:00+01:00

NEWSMAKERS, LOCAL BUSINESS PEOPLE TO WATCH

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 072508/scruggs - pbp.pdf

Deadline looms for New River

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 072508/berger_news _3_.pdf

BROWARD SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 072508/Udolf Sheriff - Hearld 72308..pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071808/7-22-2008 Miami Herald.pdf

Fourteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to Florida Trend’s 2008 Florida Legal Elite List

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-21T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL –Fourteen lawyers from the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were listed in the 2008 edition Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite list, published in its July 2008 issue. This list is compiled from a statewide poll of practicing attorneys in Florida, through which the magazine sought to identify the most highly regarded attorneys among their peers.

The Florida Legal Elite list represents the top 1.8 percent of lawyers practicing in Florida. The selection process began with notifying and inviting members of The Florida Bar to participate in balloting by providing the names of Florida lawyers they hold in highest regard. After the ballots were processed, each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes her or she received and whether the votes came from within the firm or outside the firm. The list of lawyers was further examined using membership status and histories provided by The Florida Bar. A panel of 2007 Legal Elite lawyers reviewed the selection process and list of finalists.

The following Berger Singerman lawyers were on the list in the respective categories listed below:

Robert W. Barron – Real Estate Transactions
Douglas Alan Bates - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Mitchell W. Berger – Commercial Litigation
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy & Workout
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Workout
Gregory A. Haile - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Rene D. Harrod - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Law
Charles H. Lichtman – Commercial Litigation
Gabriel Nieto – Environment & Land Use
Brian G. Rich – Bankruptcy & Workout
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Workout
Daniel H. Thompson - Environment & Land Use
Bruce Udolf – Criminal Law

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Welcome to Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/7-15-08 TIME.pdf

People: Professional Boards

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-21T00:00:00+01:00

RISING VALUES

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 072508/JBerger 7-18-2008 SFBJ.pdf

TOUSA unsecureds sue lenders

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071808/7-17-08 Daily Deal - PSS - Tousa.pdf

Special Report: White- Collar Crime Behind the secrecy

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

Joint initiative to galvanize South Florida Community towards Political Action and Advocacy

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/Haile - South Florida Caribbean News.pdf

Attorney Frank Scruggs Elected to Bank of Florida Southeast Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-15T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Frank Scruggs, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Bank of Florida – Southeast, a $475 million-asset bank headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

"We are pleased to welcome Frank to our Board. He is a well known leader in South Florida for his business acumen and expertise and his involvement and dedication to serve our community. He will truly be an asset for our company as we continue to expand in the tri-county area," said Chairman of the Board, Ramon Rodriguez.

In law practice, Scruggs represents companies in employment law and government contract matters. His board and civic and involvement includes service on the Boards of Directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, the United Way of Broward County, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Miami.

Scruggs received his law degree from Harvard University, and holds a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Law Firm Diversity: a snap shot of diversity at law firms in Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-11T00:00:00+01:00

Candidates are slow to identify “bundlers” who rake in cash

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/2008 - 07-11 - Candidates Are Slow to Identify 'Bunderls' Wh.pdf

Is Florida the Sunset State?

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/time-pss.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 070408/7-7-2008 Sun Sentinel Your Business.pdf

Boynton Beach bankruptcy highlights market conditions

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 070408/berger_singerman _3_.pdf

Deal Watch

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 070408/print_article.pdf

Business people on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 070408/sfl-flzpeop0707sbjul07,0,7.pdf

Managing The Case Can Mean Managing The Client

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/Carriuolo - NLJ - Managing the Case - July 2008.pdf

SFBJ’s Women who mean business awards

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071108/Lori SFBJ.pdf

After Hours

Berger Singerman — 2008-07-01T00:00:00+01:00

Gemini Air Cargo files for Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062708/Firm - Florida Shipper 063008.pdf

Fort Lauderdale builder Levitt and Sons to liquidate

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062708/Sun Sentinel - Singerman 062808.pdf

Attorney Gregory A. Haile Named “up and Comer” by South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently named an "Up and Comer" by the South Florida Business Journal. The award is given to members of South Florida's business community who are making an impact early in their careers, not only professionally, but civically as well. Haile was chosen for his impressive work within the legal field and with minority advocacy organizations.

"It is an honor to be chosen among South Florida's brightest and best rising stars," said Haile. "I look forward to continuing to become an integral part of the South Florida business community."

He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association. He is also on the board of the Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division and was recently appointed by The Florida Bar Board of Governors to the Seventeenth Circuit's Grievance Committee. In addition, Haile serves on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County (BBBS).

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

People in the community

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-24T00:00:00+01:00

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062008/6-23-2008 Sun Sentinel Your Business.pdf

People on the Move

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062008/sfl-flzpeop0623sbjun23,0,5.pdf

Movers: New Arrival

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062708/6-23-2008 Nat'l Law Journal.pdf

Gemini Air Cargo files Chapter 11, again

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 062008/dail.pdf

Gemini Air Cargo files Chapter 11 again

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 071808/71908 SFBJ - FIRM Gemini.pdf

Attorney Mitchell W. Berger Named Trustee of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-18T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Mitchell W. Berger, Founder and Chairman of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named a Trustee of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society in Tallahassee.

The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society was reactivated in 1983 and is one of the newest agencies assisting the Court. Aside from its primary function of collecting and preserving materials relevant to the Court's lengthy history, the Society has sent out regular newsletters, held presentations, published a history of the Court and is working on the Supreme Court Docent Program, which will provide tours and other informational services, increasing public access to the Court.

Last year, Berger was elected Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) 2008 Annual Meeting in Miami. Berger was responsible for coordinating the fundraising efforts and sponsorship opportunities associated with IDB's annual meeting, which was held in Miami in April of 2008, the first time the IDB has held its meeting in the United States since 2000. More than 26 Finance Ministers from borrowing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean attended the Annual Meeting, as well as Finance Ministers from 47 member countries around the world. The meeting focused on key global issues such as trade, inclusion and energy.

In addition, Berger is a member of the Advisory Board to the Master's Program in Real Estate Development and Management being offered by Nova Southeastern University, and has been a member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University School of Business and Entrepreneurship since 1991, a member of the Board of Governors of Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center since 2002, a member of the Board of Visitors of Temple University School of Law since 2001, and 2006 Alumni Associate Member of the Trustee Committee on Development and Alumni Affairs for Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Eighteen Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers by Publishers of Law & Politics Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-16T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Eighteen attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were named to the "Florida Super Lawyers 2008" list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. They are:

Robert W. Barron – Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger - Business Litigation
Anthony Carriuolo - Business Litigation
James C. Cunningham, Jr. – Business Litigation
John Eaton – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
James D. Gassenheimer – Civil Litigation Defense
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Defense: White Collar
Nick Jovanovich - Tax
Charles H. Lichtman – Business Litigation
Sheldon S. Polish – Estate Planning/Probate
Samuel Poole – Land Use/Zoning
Brian G. Rich - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Leonard K. Samuels - Employment & Labor
Arnold D. Shevin – Real Estate
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Arthur J. Spector - Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights
Daniel H. Thompson - Environmental

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 62 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization Practice Receive High Marks in the World-famous Chambers Usa 2008 Guide

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-13T00:00:00+01:00

SIX ATTORNEYS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITIONS

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top rated law Florida firms in Chambers USA 2008 America's Leading Business Lawyers in the bankruptcy/restructuring category. Chambers' researched rankings and editorials are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services worldwide who consider Chambers assessments when choosing counsel..

This is the sixth consecutive year in which the firm has received a first tier rating for its bankruptcy and reorganization practice and has been included in the guide.

In addition to recognition of the firm, shareholders Brian Gart, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich, Paul Steven Singerman, Arthur Spector, and Daniel Thompson received individual recognitions.

"Inclusion in Chambers USA is based on feedback from both clients and other attorneys, and it is a true honor to receive this recognition," said Singerman. "I am extremely proud of the talent and passionate commitment to client service of our entire team. "

This is the fourth annual Chambers USA guide of the best law firms and lawyers published by the illustrious London-based Chambers & Partners. Chambers & Partners publishes similar U.K. and Global guides which are widely respected. Research is conducted via in-depth telephone interviews with clients and with attorneys, each one lasting about half an hour. The qualities on which the rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.

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MOVERS IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

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People

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Firms with the Highest paercentage of Black Attorneys in Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-11T00:00:00+01:00

After Hours

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Attorney René D. Harrod Receives Av Rating by Martindale-hubbell

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-09T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - René D. Harrod, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was awarded an AV Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

The AV Peer Review Rating identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability and is a reflection upon the lawyer's expertise, experience, integrity and overall professional excellence.

Harrod holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, magna cum laude and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College.

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Oaks Group files Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-05T00:00:00+01:00

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On the Move

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

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On the Move

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 060608/6-1-2008 Florida Bar News(1).pdf

YLS Judicial Reception

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

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Spring 2008 Newsletter - President’s Message

Berger Singerman — 2008-06-01T00:00:00+01:00

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People

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Deal Makers

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-28T00:00:00+01:00

HBO's 'Recount' Depicts Contested 2000 Election

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 053008/M Berger NPR.pdf

HBO revisits 2000 election with “Recount”

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-23T00:00:00+01:00

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HBO's “Recount” captures emotion of 2000 Fla. election

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 052308/tv_recount__ylt=Ak.pdf

The Insider: Balloon Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 053008/5-22-2008 Miami Today.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes Kristopher Aungst to Business Reorganization Team

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-21T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Kristopher Aungst has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Business Reorganization Team resident in the Miami office.

Before joining Berger Singerman, Mr. Aungst was an Honors Program Trial Attorney for the United States Trustee's Office, United States Department of Justice, Southern District of Ohio and was responsible for handling litigation from inception to conclusion, performing independent legal research, crafting briefs, and monitoring and evaluating cases. Prior to that, Mr. Aungst served clerkships with The Honorable Arthur B. Briskman, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, and The Honorable L. Scott Coogler, Presiding Judge in Alabama's Sixth Judicial Circuit.

"We are delighted to have Kris join our Business Reorganization Team. Kris is a talented attorney" said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Aungst received a B.S. from Grand Valley State University in 1999, and a J.D. from The University of Alabama School of Law in 2002.

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Attorneys René D. Harrod and Lorianne K. Williams Appointed Officers of the Federal bar Association Broward County Chapter

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-21T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - René D. Harrod and Lorianne K. Williams, attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, were appointed as officers of The Federal Bar Association Broward County Chapter for a one year term. Harrod and Williams were sworn in as President and Treasurer respectively.

Members of The Broward County Chapter of the Federal Bar practice in the entire Southern District of Florida, and particularly from Broward County, Northern Miami-Dade County, and Southern Palm Beach County. The chapter has approximately 150 members from private practice, government service (including agencies, the local federal and state benches, and military branches), and local law schools.

Harrod is also Vice-President of the Broward County Women Lawyers' Association, a graduate of Leadership Broward, Class XXIV, a member of the school board for Weston Christian Academy and the Deputy Editor-In-Chief of The Federal Lawyer. Harrod is a shareholder and Team Manager of the firm's Dispute Resolution team. She has been repeatedly recognized as one of Florida's top "Up and Comers" by Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite as well as by The South Florida Legal Guide. Harrod holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School, magna cum laude and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College.

Williams is an associate of the firm's Dispute Resolution Team. Ms. She received her B.A. in International Relations from University of Pennsylvania in 1998, and her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2001. While at New York University School of Law, Ms. Williams served as an Editor of the Environmental Law Journal and President, Black Allied Law Students Association. She is admitted to practice in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 051608/5-19-2008 Miami Herald.pdf

Local business people to watch

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 051608/5-19-2008 Palm Beach Post.pdf

Tentative Agenda- 8 CLE Credits Applied For

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/Employment Law Seminar May 14.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050908/5-12-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Law Day Banquet 2008

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-10T00:00:00+01:00

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Business Briefs

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00

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South Florida bankruptcies up 73 percent in April

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050908/5--7-2008 Sun Sentinel.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/5-5-2008 Sun Sent.pdf

Opportunities and risks for renters in Broward and Palm Beach counties: But some deals are too good to be true

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/Melzer sentinel.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes New Attorneys to Boca Raton Office

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that the attorneys from the law firm Libow & Shaheen have joined the firm. Attorneys Allen Libow, Melissa Melzer and William Shaheen will be members of Berger Singerman's Transaction Team resident in the firm's Boca Raton office.

Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Tallahassee. Established in 1996 by Allen Libow, Libow & Shaheen is a well established law firm in Boca Raton servicing the needs of their clients in tax, real estate, commercial litigation, corporate law, estate planning, probate, and immigration.

"We believe the law firm of Libow & Shaheen will enhance Berger Singerman's practice areas and help in executing our plan to grow our presence in Boca Raton and Palm Beach County. Adding three new attorneys to our Transaction Team will help to continue serving the needs of our clients. We are pleased to welcome Allen, Melissa and William to our firm," said James L. Berger, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Libow, formerly with a Big 8 accounting firm, concentrates his practice in tax and state tax, estate planning, probate, corporate law and commercial litigation, and joins the firm as a shareholder. He received his law degree from Florida State University and his undergraduate degree in Accounting from St. John's University in New York, where he was a member of the prestigious Accounting Honors Society, Beta Alpha Psi, as well as the national honors fraternity in Economics, Omicron Delta Epsilon.

Melzer received her Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School and her undergraduate degree from The University of Florida with highest honors. She joins the firm as an associate. Her practice focuses on real estate law and estate planning. She is admitted to The Florida Bar and New York Bar.

Shaheen joins as a shareholder. Having obtained a graduate law degree in taxation, and having worked within the tax consulting divisions of two global consulting firms, William's practice encompasses a broad range of business and corporate transactions and has a strong concentration in tax law. His scope of practice includes corporate structuring, mergers and acquisitions, compensation planning, state and local taxation, tax-exempt organizations, charitable giving, and estate planning. A significant portion of Shaheen's practice is devoted to closely-held businesses, where corporate-level and owner-level planning frequently coincide. Shaheen received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, and a Master of Law degree from the University of Miami.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 63 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/5-1-2008 _2_ Florida Bar News.pdf

News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-05-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/5-1-2008 Florida Bar News.pdf

Aloha converts to Ch. 7

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/Daily Deal 043008 Guso.pdf

Aloha scraps cargo division

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/Aloha PSS 42908.pdf

Aloha Airlines shutting down cargo division

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/PSS 42908.pdf

Aloha Airlines shuts down cargo operations

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-28T00:00:00+01:00

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Aloha Air's Cargo Division Shutting Down

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 050208/Aloha PSS 42808.pdf

Aloha shuts down cargo operation; 400 out of work; Neighbor Island freight grounded

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-28T00:00:00+01:00

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Pilots union puts off strike

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/Singerman Aloha 42608.pdf

Bankruptcy attorneys branch out, launch new practices

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/SFBJ 4-25-08 litigation trends.pdf

Falcone Group reportedly seeks assets of in-bankruptcy TOUSA

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/SFBJ April 25, 2008 TOUSA story.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00

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Aloha finds buyer for ground unit

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/Daily Deal Firm 042308.pdf

Broward Courts: Pool system streamlines civil trials

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman Welcomes Marc S. Shuster to Transaction Team

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Marc S. Shuster has joined the firm as Of Counsel. He is a member of the Firm's Transaction Team resident in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Shuster returns to Berger Singerman after being the Director and Associate Counsel of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. For the past year. While at Royal Caribbean he acted as lead counsel for several real estate and business divisions within the company. Shuster started his career as an associate at Holland & Knight.

"We are delighted to welcome back Marc to the Transaction Team. His experience while at Royal Caribbean will be valuable to servicing our clients," said James Berger, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Business busts pose risk for lawyers, accountants

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/4-21-08 Nat'l Law Journal.pdf

Movers & shakers: April 18, 2008

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041808/Daily Deal Gart joins 41808.pdf

Law Briefs

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-17T00:00:00+01:00

Local

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/Haile Caribbean News 042308 - 2.pdf

Prominent Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy Attorney Brian Gart Joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-17T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Brian K. Gart, a 23-year veteran of Greenberg Traurig, has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman. Gart is a shareholder in the firm's Business Reorganization Team resident in Berger Singerman's Fort Lauderdale office. He was one of the shareholders responsible for leading Greenberg Traurig's South Florida Business Reorganization & Bankruptcy department

While at Greenberg, Gart helped build its reorganization and bankruptcy practice and worked on many large and complex restructuring matters locally, regionally and nationally. He has had lead responsibility for such local chapter 11 cases as Fine Air Services, Arrow Air and its other affiliates, Pier 66 Resort and Marina, Tutor Time Learning Systems, Bertram Yachts, Empire Toys, Cheeca Lodge, Model Imperial and The Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Nationally, he has handled the representation of Perry Ellis International in the separate acquisitions of Tropical Sportswear and the "Pacific Trails" outerwear division of London Fog. Additionally, Gart has represented several private equity groups and hedge funds in many high profile acquisitions in cases throughout the country, including Hawaiian Airlines and is regularly involved in structuring debtor –in –possession and exit financing in chapter 11 business reorganizations, as well as out-of-court workouts and debt restructurings.

"I had been provided the invaluable opportunity to grow professionally at the same time Greenberg was becoming a preeminent national firm and without question, I think Greenberg is the finest large national firm in the country," said Gart. "Being able to work in one of the areas I enjoy and handle the complex debtor cases and restructuring matters in my own market had become much more difficult with the conflict of interest challenges that are inevitable at a large firm. At the same time, this change provides the full service platform I need to continue to represent private equity groups and strategic buyers both locally and nationally in complex distressed M&A transactions. Berger Singerman is a great business law firm, with a highly regarded, market leading bankruptcy and restructuring practice, and outstanding transactional and litigation talent to support my practice. I have known and worked on matters with Paul Singerman and many of the firm's lawyers over my entire career, and I know they have built an amazing firm by any standard. I am very excited to join the Berger Singerman team and look forward to helping them grow even further."

Berger Singerman's Business Reorganization Team is widely recognized as a market leader in Florida. Each year since Chambers and Partners, the prestigious law firm and lawyer ranking guide in the U.K., has published Chambers USA, Berger Singerman has been recognized as a first rate Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice in Florida. The firm's restructuring team has been involved in most of the larger bankruptcy cases in the State for many years. Currently, Berger Singerman is representing Levitt and Sons and its affiliates in its bankruptcy cases and is co-counsel to Kirkland & Ellis in the TOUSA chapter 11 cases. TOUSA and Levitt and Sons are the two largest home-builder bankruptcy cases pending in the United States. In addition, Berger Singerman is representing Aloha Airlines in that company's second bankruptcy case just filed in Honolulu. Prior chapter 11 representations of the firm include Piccadilly Cafeterias, Renaissance Cruise Lines, AT&T Latin America, Atlas Air and Polar Air Cargo.

"Brian is an excellent lawyer. We are thrilled that he has decided to join us. He has an extraordinary reputation amongst both the Bankruptcy Bench and the Bar. He will provide additional depth to our already strong Business Reorganization Team. We believe we can be a great platform for the growth of Brian's practice," said Paul Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Gart has 25 years of experience representing debtors, creditors and other interest holders in complex business bankruptcy cases, bankruptcy litigation matters, out-of-court workouts and restructurings, and handling transactions with respect to the purchase and sale of assets of distressed business entities. He is admitted to practice in the Courts of the State of Florida, the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a 1983 graduate, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law. He has been professionally recognized in Best Lawyers in America (2004, 2006-2008 editions), Chambers USA Guide (2003-2007), Super Lawyers published by Law and Politics Magazine(2006-2008), named one of the area's top lawyers in the South Florida Legal Guide (2002 – 2007), and has received an "AV" rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Debt Settlement Complaints Lead to Search for 'Attorney'

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041108/law-com - carriuolo.pdf

Berger Snags Reorganization Attorney

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041808/gart bankruptcy.pdf

Aloha can tap GMAC funds

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041808/Guso - Aloha Daily Deal.pdf

Daniel T. Pascale Appointed to Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee for Miami-Dade County

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Daniel T. Pascale, an associate with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) for Miami-Dade County.

The CTAC is comprised of private citizens who ensure that proposed transportation projects are responsive to the community's perceived needs and goals. The CTAC evaluates the recommendations generated during the development of the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Transportation Plan, and serves as a public forum to raise issues pertinent to the process.

Pascale is a member of the firm’s Government and Regulatory Law Team and is resident in its Miami office. He focuses his practice on comprehensive planning, land development, environmental regulations and the sunshine law. He also represents clients in real property contract disputes, construction liens, foreclosures and eminent domain proceedings.

He received his B.S. in economics from Florida State University and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. He resides in Miami.

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Agency under fire gives out $28,000 in bonuses

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041108/SBA-PBP.pdf

Brian Gart joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041108/SFBJ 4-15-08.pdf

Daniel T. Pascale Appointed to Citizens Transportation Advisory Committee for Miami-dade County

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-15T00:00:00+01:00

The CTAC is comprised of private citizens who ensure that proposed transportation projects are responsive to the community's perceived needs and goals. The CTAC evaluates the recommendations generated during the development of the Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Plan, and serves as a public forum to raise issues pertinent to the process.

Pascale is a member of the firm's Government and Regulatory Law Team and is resident in its Miami office. He focuses his practice on comprehensive planning, land development, environmental regulations and the sunshine law. He also represents clients in real property contract disputes, construction liens, foreclosures and eminent domain proceedings.

He received his B.S. in economics from Florida State University and his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law. He resides in Miami.

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Berger Singerman Named One of the Nation’s Top Debtors’ Counsel by the Deal Bankruptcy Insider

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-14T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman was recently named one of the nation's top debtor counsel firms for the first quarter of 2008 by The Deal Bankruptcy Insider. The firm was listed for its work as debtor counsel for Aloha Airgroup Inc. and co-counsel to homebuilder TOUSA Inc.

"We are pleased that our Business Reorganization Team is fast becoming nationally recognized for its quality work, effective results and efficient attorneys," said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman. "We are committed to servicing our clients and solidifying our position as a top bankruptcy practice."

The Deal Bankruptcy Insider is a daily e-newsletter providing access to propriety bankruptcy data as well as news and analysis on who is providing the financing and who is behind the rehabilitation or liquidation of United States and international companies.

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Mesa stock plunges amid financial woes; The company's CEO says it remains committed to Hawaii

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-10T00:00:00+01:00

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Berger Singerman Wins Business of the Year Award from the South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-10T00:00:00+01:00

FT, LAUDERDALE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman received the "Business of the Year Award" from the South Florida Business Journal in the professional services category for companies with revenues over $25 million. The firm won this award in the legal services category in 2005 and was a finalist for the past two years.

The award is given to businesses based on the criteria for achievements including revenue growth, job creation, commitment to employees and community involvement. The award luncheon included presentations to businesses in other categories where "the champions of South Florida businesses were honored."

"There is good reason why Berger Singerman has won this award twice in four years, and been finalists the other two years," said Mitchell W. Berger, founder and Chairman of Berger Singerman. "It is not just because of our lawyers, every one of our team members has contributed and we should all be proud."

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Movers in South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/4-7-2008 Sun Sent.pdf

Town Council to vote on affordable housing

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041808/figg sentinel.pdf

Aloha lays off 150 more

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/story01.pdf

Aloha’s air cargo unit in limbo

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/aloha 040408.pdf

Aloha Airlines lays off 150 more employees

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/id=6924.pdf

Attorney Dan Lampert Selected as Top Dealmaker by the Daily Business Review in Retail/Entertainment Category

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-02T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Dan Lampert, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been selected as a Top Dealmaker for 2007 by The Daily Business Review in the Retail/Entertainment category.

Lampert was selected as a Top Dealmaker as the attorney who led the $77.5 million sale of the Dania Jai Alai. The deal for the 22-acre fronton and an adjoining 26 acres in Dania Beach closed March 1, 2007. An additional $75 million will be due in three years if undisclosed conditions are satisfied. "The transaction also involved complicated and intertwined issues of real estate, securities and gaming regulation law," Lampert said.

The Daily Business Review's annual Top Dealmakers report focuses on the people who made the biggest, most significant and complex deals happen. The Daily Business Review received about 150 nominations from law firms, brokerages, readers at large and the editorial staff. In selecting the Top Dealmakers the editors underwent a lengthy process that began with dozens of nominations in 11 categories. The nominations were judged exclusively by the Review's editors based on rigorous criteria. Factors evaluated included the complexity and size of the deal. Other factors included economic impact and the nominee's track record. The Daily Business Review reporters and freelance journalists researched the deals further. The editors used this additional information to help select the Top Dealmaker(s) in each category.

Lampert is a shareholder resident in Berger Singerman's Miami office and is a member of the firm's Transaction Team He concentrates his practice in financing, securities, business, domestic and international transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, and aviation transactions. In securities transactions, Lampert has represented major Wall Street underwriters and several public clients in IPOs and other offerings and placements, as well as periodic compliance work and venture capital transactions.

Lampert received his bachelor's degree from Cornell University and his law degree from New York University School of Law. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Aloha's final flight

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/Singerman Aloha - Honolulu Times 040108.pdf

Ending service is Aloha’s call, court says

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 040408/story03.pdf

61 years of service end

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

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2 New Companies Interested In Buying Cargo Division

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/Aloha.pdf

Perspectives Choosing the federal court option: Emerging trends in Florida environmental litigation

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/4-2008 Florida Specifier.pdf

Developer in Doubt

Berger Singerman — 2008-04-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/Gary-Herald.pdf

Judge won't stop Aloha Airlines closure

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/Aloha Airlines Pacific News.pdf

Top Dealmakers 2007

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-31T00:00:00+01:00

Justice Watch: Florida primary battle stays out of court – for now

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-31T00:00:00+01:00

PEOPLE On the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-31T00:00:00+01:00

Former Edwards Donors Prefer Obama

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/Mitchell The trail.pdf

Big bucks spent in NY: Florida legal advice in TOUSA bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/TOUSA Singerman.pdf

Special Report: Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-27T00:00:00+01:00

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Berger Singerman Welcomes Etan Mark to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-25T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Etan Mark has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Dispute Resolution Team resident in the Miami office.

Mark was most recently with Idilegence, LLC, a legal outsourcing company where he was the CEO and founder. Prior to that, Mark was a law clerk for the Hoorable K. Michael Moore, U.S. Supreme Court, Southern District of Florida. Before relocating to South Florida, Mark was an associate in the Business and Securities Litigation Group in the New York office of Weil, Goshal & Manges, LLP.

"We are delighted to have Etan join our Dispute Resolution Team. Etan will enhance the talent that is already on the team" said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Mark received his B.A., University of Michigan, 2000; and J.D., with honors, The George Washington University, 2003. Mark is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, Southern District of New York and Southern District of Florida.

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Arbitration and your rights on the job

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/3-24-2008 Bankrate.com.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/3-24-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Aloha for sale as banker cuts it off

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/Guso Honolulu Advertiser.pdf

Judge questions county's tactics in property value appeal process

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/SFBJ 032108 Pascale and Berger.pdf

Judge questions county’s tactics in property value appeal process

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/3-21-2008 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Attorney Kelly O’Keefe Named President-elect of Tallahassee bar Association

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-19T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Kelly O'Keefe, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named President-Elect of the Tallahassee Bar Association. She will begin her one-year term in March, after which she will take over as President of the organization.

O'Keefe is a member of the Firm's Administrative Law and Dispute Resolution Teams and concentrates her practice in administrative/governmental litigation, real estate litigation and appeals. She serves on the Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee as Vice Chair of its Administrative Law Subcommittee and currently serves on the Florida State University Law School Alumni Board. She is an alumnus of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Inns of Courts; Member and Past President of Tallahassee Women Lawyers and former Representative serving on the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors.

O'Keefe received her bachelor's degree from Florida State University, magna cum laude, and her law degree with honors from Florida State University College of Law.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

New Partners: Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/3-17-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Berger Singerman tackles biggest cases

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/31708 Guso PSS Herald.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/31708 Haile.pdf

Law firm handles region's biggest bankruptcies

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/31608 Herald PSS.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 031408/3-15-2008 Florida Bar News.pdf

Annual meeting of the IDB attracts private-sector support

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/IBD 31508.pdf

People: Appointments

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

State fund inquiry hits a wall

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 031408/Tampa Bay SBA.pdf

Perimeters of the non-compete

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032108/3-21-2008 FMB.pdf

State takes on securities brokers

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/Firm - Alex Sink 30708.pdf

State takes on securities brokers

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/Sink Orland0 30708.pdf

Talk of the bay: St. Joe offers 3 prime parcels in Web auction

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/tampa bay - sink.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/3-3-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Industry in Distress

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 031408/officeservices_mia_bergersingerman_com_20080311_213649.pdf

SUPER LAWYERS FLORIDA

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 032808/2008 SUPER LAWYERS.pdf

News and Notes

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/3-1-2008 Florida Bar News.pdf

Riverwalk Roundup

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/3-2008 Go Riverwalk.pdf

Deals of the Year

Berger Singerman — 2008-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 042508/3-2008 Real Estate Forum.pdf

Times are changing as diversity in the workplace gets better

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 022908/2-29-2008 SFBJ.pdf

Ruck of the Irish

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/Carter Scotland.pdf

Bankruptcy near?

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 022208/Spector Vallejo Times 22208.pdf

Bankruptcy Near?

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 030708/AR-M550N_20080312_092044.pdf

Ocean Bank under fire for $160 million loan

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Levitt cleared to tap more from DIP

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 022208/Daily Deal Guso PSS 22008.pdf

Champions of Business in South Florida

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 041108/Business of the Year 2008.pdf

NEWSMAKERS - Legal

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 022208/2-18-2008 Palm Beach Post.pdf

Condo conversion casualty: $21M foreclosure

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 022208/Guso Puig Tampa Journal 21808.pdf

People in the community

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/2-15-2008 Daily Business Review.pdf

Condo conversion casualty: $21M foreclosure

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/Guso Puig Tampa Bay Journal 21508.pdf

Bush Signs Off On Tax Rebate Checks

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/bush.tax.rebate.2.653189.pdf

Attorney Gregory A. Haile Joins Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has joined the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Broward County (BBBS). In this role, Haile will work with the Board to support the mission of BBBS, to provide a mentor for every child who needs and wants one.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Real estate woes turning into tangled bankruptcies; Jamaican financier caught up in a case with 70 defendants

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/Eaton SFBJ 21108.pdf

New Hospice chairwoman

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/2-10-2008 Boca Raton News.pdf

Real estate woes turning into tangled bankruptcies

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/2-8-08 SFBJ.pdf

TOUSA's bad bet at the market's peak turns into a motherload of casework

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/TOUSA SFBJ 20808.pdf

People in the community

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-04T00:00:00+01:00

People on the move - Legal

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/2-4-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Modifications to application do not support claim for additional coverage

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/Goldberg - Insurance Week.pdf

TOUSA gets cash approval

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/TOUSA Singerman 20208.pdf

People in motion

Berger Singerman — 2008-02-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 021508/2-2008 Go Riverwalk.pdf

A scramble for Edwards and Giuliani fundraisers

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/30.pdf

Presidential field thins as Florida race alters

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/400.pdf

Edwards fundraiser backs Obama’s bid

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 020808/Berger- Jewish forward.pdf

Eleven Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to 2008 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-29T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that eleven lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the recently released edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

The Berger Singerman attorneys included in the 2008 edition are:

James L. Berger - Real Estate Law
Mitchell W. Berger - Commercial Litigation
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Melanie Ann Hines - Administrative Law
Sheldon S. Polish - Tax Law
Thomas A. Sadaka - Information Technology Law
Leonard K. Samuels - Labor and Employment Law
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law
Daniel H. Thompson - Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Bruce L. Udolf - Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense, White-Collar Criminal Defense

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Marian Pearlman Nease Elected Chairman of the Board of Hospice by the Sea

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-29T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Marian Pearlman Nease, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was elected chairman of the board of Hospice by the Sea, Inc.

"Marian has been a passionate and loyal supporter of Hospice by the Sea in her years as secretary of our board and a board member at large," says President and CEO Paula J. Alderson. "She is extremely well-suited to lead our organization into the future. I am delighted that she has agreed to serve as chairman, and look forward to working with her in this new capacity."

Hospice by the Sea is a not-for-profit provider of hospice, palliative, and home health services. Since 1978, it has served more than 65,000 patients and families throughout Palm Beach and Broward counties by providing skilled, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care and support. Hospice by the Sea is certified by Medicare, Medicaid, the Palm Beach County Board of Rabbis and the Broward County Board of Rabbis. It is also fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the national gold standard for patient safety and quality of care.

Nease is a member of Berger Singerman's Transaction Team and specializes in elderly housing (including regulatory, licensing and general corporate representation of long term care facilities), health care and probate. In addition, she handles complex commercial real estate transaction work, including loan closings and the issuance of title insurance policies.

She has served on a number of public and private boards and committees, including the Continuing Care Advisory Council of the Florida Department of Insurance; the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission in Washington, D.C.; the Retirement Housing Council; the Legal Committee of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging; the Mae Volen Senior Center in Boca Raton; the Boca Raton Housing Authority; Regent Bank in Ft. Lauderdale and Banyan Bank in Boca Raton.

Nease received her bachelor of arts from Cornell University, and her L.L.B. from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 60 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

South Florida executive are busy bundling for candidates

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 012508/1-25-08 SFBJ.pdf

First NLC’s bankruptcy lists more than $50 million in debt

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 012508/1-25-2008 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Secrecy shrouded Seneca park sale

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/1-18-08 SFBJ Darcie L. story.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/1-18-2008 SFBJ 2007.pdf

First NLC Files for Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/berger_singerman 11508.pdf

Uncertainty may be over soon for Seasons homebuyers

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/Guso Atlanta 11608.pdf

Movers- Law

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/1-14-2008 Miami Herald Business Monday.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/1-14-2008 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Friedman Billings Ramsey's mortgage unit files for bankruptcy; shares plunge

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/BergerSingerman CNBC NLC.pdf

FBR’s mortgage lender to liquidate

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/Forbes Singerman NLC 11408.pdf

Levitt contract deposits in limbo

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011108/Guso Levitt and Puig 11108.pdf

First NLC to liquidate

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/NEF0471.pdf

Preparation is the key to selling a business without litigation

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 012508/SFBJ Lampert 11008.pdf

Bulk condo owners might hurt individual owners

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011808/1-10-2008 Miami Today.pdf

Builder's Collapse Devastates Florida Community

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011108/Singerman Levitt 11108 cnbc.pdf

With regulation of home inspectors on the horizon, trade group ranks Florida’s law 26th out of 32 states

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-10T00:00:00+01:00

Helping Madoff victims poses unusual challenges for law firms

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2009/Week ending 010909/Maddoff Story - SFBJ 1-9-09.pdf

Court Operations

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-08T00:00:00+01:00

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People Appointments

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-08T00:00:00+01:00

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Piper won't take off, official says

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011108/1-7-2008 Palm Beach Post.pdf

PIPER WON'T TAKE OFF, OFFICIAL SAYS

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 011108/Singerman Piper 10708.pdf

Builders going bankrupt causing losses for investors

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/1-4-2008 NuWIRE INVESTOR.pdf

People on the move - Law

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/1-4-2008 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Pharmed finds buyer for unused medical supplies

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/1-3-2008 Miami Herald Business.pdf

Litigation, bankruptcies rise as housing market falls

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/1-3-2008 SFBJ.pdf

First big U.S. home builder to fail in current slump leaves trail of victims

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/1-2-2008 Miami Herald Business.pdf

First big U.S. home builder to fail in current slump leaves trail of victims

Berger Singerman — 2008-01-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2008/Week ending 010408/id=8994876.pdf

Case looks at prison responsibility to protect inmates

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122807/12-24-2007 Miami Herald Business Monday.pdf

General encounters a twist on shell shock

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122807/Genl Encounters - SFBJ.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/12-21-2007 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Wachovia strikes deal to keep Levitt and Sons afloat for a while

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

People

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/12-20-2007 Miami Today.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

Levitt and Sons secures financing

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/351520.pdf

Wachovia loan allows bankrupt Levitt and Sons to finish homes

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/sfl-flzlevitt12.pdf

Levitt & Sons secures financing

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-20T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122807/PSS Herald 122007 Levitt.pdf

Levitt and Sons to stay operational on Wachovia deal

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/sfbj-levitt.pdf

N.Y. firm is only bidder for Pharmed lab

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/pharmed-pss.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/12-17-07 Nat Law Journal.pdf

MOVERS

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 122007/12-17-2007 Miami Herald.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes New Shareholder James D. Gassenheimer to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-17T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – James D. Gassenheimer has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a shareholder. He is a member of the Dispute Resolution Team and is resident in the firm's Miami office.

Gassenheimer is Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar, the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. He is also Board Certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has tried over one hundred jury and non jury matters during his years in private practice. Gassenheimer has handled a wide variety of litigation matters including complex commercial litigation matters, real estate litigation, employment litigation, class action litigation, all types of tort litigation and has represented creditors in bankruptcy matters. Additionally, he has extensive experience representing clients at corporate depositions and has been regularly asked by clients to speak on preparing for and testifying at corporate depositions.

"We are delighted to welcome James to the firm. We are confident that James will significantly enhance our litigation practice," said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Gassenheimer began his law career as an associate attorney with the law firm of Fowler White Burnett. He was a partner with the Mase & Gassenheimer P.A. from 1998 to 2005. Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Gassenheimer was with The Gassenheimer Law Firm from 2005 to 2007.

Gassenheimer is a graduate of Brown University, B.A. 1989; and the University of Miami School Of Law, J.D., cum laude 1992.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

20-year fight over millions in offshore money isn't over yet

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 121407/SFBJ 121407.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 121407/12-10-2007 Miami Herald Business Monday.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 121407/12-10-2007 Sun Sentinel yourbusiness.pdf

Suit claims high-tech firm made only insiders wealthy

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-07T00:00:00+01:00

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-06T00:00:00+01:00

Garden to honor Broward crime victims proposed

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-03T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 120707/Haile 120307.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes Samuel C. Cozzo to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-03T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Samuel C. Cozzo has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Dispute Resolution Team resident in the Miami office.

Cozzo was most recently an associate with Segredo & Weisz where he concentrated his practice in civil litigation in the areas of warranty, business tort, deceptive and unfair trade practices, and consumer protection at state level, as well as international issues, including choice and application of foreign law.

"Samuel is a very talented attorney and will enhance our Dispute Resolution Team" said Paul Steven Singerman, Co‑CEO of Berger Singerman.

Cozzo received his B.A. from University of Florida in 2001 and J.D. from University of Miami School of Law in 2004.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com

Berger Singerman Welcomes New Shareholder Michel O. Weisz to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-03T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Michel O. Weisz has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a shareholder. He is a member of the Dispute Resolution Team and is resident in the firm's Miami office.

Weisz concentrates his practice in commercial litigation and has significant experience in issues ranging from constitutional claims involving due process, commerce clause and statutory construction matters, to multi-million dollar commercial cases involving warranty claims, partnership/business disputes, commercial fraud, and commercial real estate matters. Among other clients, Weisz represents several prominent luxury yacht manufacturers.

"We are delighted to have Michel on board and excited about the recent talented attorneys that have joined our team. We are confident that Michel will significantly enhance our litigation practice," said Paul Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Prior to joining Berger Singerman, Weisz managed his own firm for 21 years.

Weisz received a B.A. in both Economics and Philosophy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1978, and his J.D. from the University of Miami in 1981.

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MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

St. Lucie County week in review

Berger Singerman — 2007-12-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 120707/Singerman Port St. Lucie 120207.pdf

Colleges with clout

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/12-2007 Gold Coast Magazine.pdf

Colleges with clout

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/12-2007 Gold Coast Magazine 2.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes New Shareholder Frank Scruggs to Administrative Law and Dispute Resolution Teams

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-30T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Prominent attorney Frank Scruggs has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a shareholder. He is a member of the firm's Dispute Resolution and Administrative Law Teams and resident in the firm's Fort Lauderdale office.

Scruggs has a long and distinguished record of service in both the public and private sectors. Scruggs has shaped business and public policy as a State Labor Secretary, Corporate Board Member, University Regent, and Governor's Legal Counsel. He led human resources for a multi-billion dollar global company and co-chaired the employment law practice group in a nationally prominent law firm.

"We are delighted to welcome Frank Scruggs, a well-known and accomplished attorney, to our firm. His credentials are exceptional and he will add depth and breadth to our existing administrative law and dispute resolution practices," said Paul Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

In addition to his private sector work as an Executive Vice President at Office Depot, Inc. and attorney with Greenberg Traurig, Scruggs served as Florida's Secretary of Labor and Employment Security and as Assistant General Counsel to Governor Bob Graham. He is on the boards of the United Way of Broward County and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, and is a Trustee of the University of Miami.

Scruggs received his law degree from Harvard University, and has a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Law Firms: Office Depot exec joins Berger Singerman

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Levitt and Sons gets OK to abandon unsold lots

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/11-28-207 Miami Herald Business.pdf

Levitt and Sons returns property to lenders

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/11-28-2007 Sun Sent.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-26T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/11-26-2007 SFBJ 2007.pdf

Pharmed gets bidding procedures nod

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/Daily Deal Singerman 112107.pdf

Homesick Victims: Builder's collapse hits buyers hard, leaves sites unfinished

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-21T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/Singerman Orlando Sentinel 112107 .pdf

Pharmed headed toward liquidation

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-19T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/Herald 111907 Pharmed.pdf

Heard along the Coast

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/111607 sfbj-mwb.pdf

Briefing

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-14-2007 Sun SentSun Sentinel Business.pdf

Business Briefing

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/levitt sun sentinel 111407.pdf

Bankruptcy objectives: Finish houses, restructure debt

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

When Home Builders Hit the Skids

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/levitt-wsj 111407.pdf

Home builder vows to complete unfinished projects

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

Levitt may abandon thousands of lots

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-13T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/111307 Hearld Levitt.pdf

Famed builder Levitt and Sons files for bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-10-2007 Sun Sentinel Business.pdf

Slump sends Levitt homes to Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/111007 herald-levitt.pdf

Slump sends Levitt & Sons to Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 111607/11-10-2007 Herald Neighbors Blank .pdf

2nd Update: Surburban Development Pioneer Files for Bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110907/cnn-levitt.pd110907 f.pdf

U.S. Trustee files objections in Pharmed bankruptcy case

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110907/11-8-2007 Miami Herald Business.pdf

Auctions in courts find few buyers

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/pss-sfbj.pdf

Seventeen Lawyers from Berger Singerman Listed as Top Lawyers in the 2008 Edition of the South Florida Legal Guide

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-02T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL - The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that the firm is listed in the Top Law Firm category and seventeen of its South Florida-based attorneys have been included in the 2008 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide, an annual list of the most highly regarded attorneys in the tri-county area. They are:

Robert W. Barron: Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Acquisitions
James L. Berger: Real Estate
Mitchell W. Berger: Commercial Litigation
Michael S. Greene: Real Estate, Commercial Claims
Jordi Guso: Bankruptcy; Creditor's Rights
Michael R. Harris: Estate Planning, Tax
Nick Jovanovich: Tax, Corporate
Daniel Lampert: Corporate, Securities
Charles H. Lichtman: Complex Commercial Litigation, Creditor's Rights
Sheldon S. Polish: Tax, Estate & Trusts
Samuel E. Poole III: Zoning and Land Use
Leonard K. Samuels: Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation
Laz L. Schneider: Corporate, Securities
John C. Shawde: Bankruptcy Litigation, Bid Protest
Paul Steven Singerman: Bankruptcy, Commercial/Secured Transactions
Bruce Udolf: Governmental, White Collar Criminal Defense
Thomas O. Wells: Corporate, Estate & Trusts

Additionally, three of its attorneys have been listed in the Up & Comer category. They are:

Douglas A. Bates: Bankruptcy, Business Reorganization
René D. Harrod: Commercial Litigation
Gabriel Nieto: Litigation, Environmental Land Use

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 55 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

MEDIA CONTACT: For further information please contact Jennifer Clarin at Boardroom Communications, (954) 370-8999 or via e-mail jclarin@boardroompr.com.

Pharmed: Alleged fraud part of federal probe

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/11-1-2007 Miami Herald Main.pdf

In Play: The Players

Berger Singerman — 2007-11-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/Mitchell SFLCEO Nov07.pdf

HCA hospital chain alleges Pharmed was in kickback scheme

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-31T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/pss-herald.pdf

Pharmed declares bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/10-30-2007 Miami Herald Business.pdf

South Florida's Pharmed downsizes amid bankruptcy

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-30T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 110207/10-30-2007 Sun Sent.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

Medical supplier Pharmed in trouble

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 102607/10 24 07 Miami Herald Singerman.pdf

Pharmed in deep trouble

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 102607/10 25 07 Hispanic Biz Pharmed in Deep Trouble.pdf

Activists sound sprawl alarm

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-24T00:00:00+01:00

Real Estate: As old players squabble, new buyer emerges

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 100507/dbr-mwb.pdf

Litigation: Trade secrets

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

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Newsmakers: Legal

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 101207/10-8-07 Palm Beach Post.pdf

People in Motion

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 101207/10-2007 Go Riverwalk 2007.pdf

Mortgage fraud now on the rise

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 101207/Barron and Udolf- National Law Journal.pdf

New River hopes to pay equity holders

Berger Singerman — 2007-10-04T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 100507/Fierberg Daily Deal 100407.pdf

Weston commissioner making bid for Broward sheriff's job

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-28T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 100507/Udolf Sun Sentinel 92807.pdf

Business of Law Black woman to lead Holland’s Miami office

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-21T00:00:00+01:00

Florida Supreme Court: Protecting the home

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-19T00:00:00+01:00

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The value of non-competes

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-18T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/September 2007 South Florida CEO CEO Issues.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 92107/9-17-07 Miami Herald.pdf

Group honored for helping kids deal with HIV/AIDS

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-16T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 62907/haile-herald.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 91407/9-14-07 SFBJ 2007.pdf

ACI wins Patriot Aviation assets

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-14T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 91407/Guso Daily Deal.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-12T00:00:00+01:00

Lawyer: HGH Clinic Cooperating in Probe

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-11T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 91407/Udolf 91107.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/9-10-07 Sun Sent.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-10T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/9-10-07 Sun Sent 2.pdf

Miami Beach to host meeting of Inter-American Development Bank

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/9-7-07 Sun Sentinel.pdf

Sources say Cardinals' Ankiel received HGH supply

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/daniel_h__thompson_or_bruce_ _8_.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-07T00:00:00+01:00

Please insert news event here.

New residences should force retailers to follow

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-06T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/9-6-07 Miami Today.pdf

Berger Singerman Welcomes Andrew M. Hinkes to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-05T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Andrew M. Hinkes has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Dispute Resolution Team resident in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Hinkes was most recently an associate with Siegfried, Rivera, Lerner, De La Torre & Sobel, P.A. where he concentrated his practice in construction litigation in Federal and Florida state courts. During law school Hinkes was a Certified Legal Intern for the Miami-Dade Office of the Public Defender, Felony Division and a Judicial Intern for the Honorable A. Jay Cristol; United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. Hinkes is a member of The Florida Bar and admitted to practice in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida.

"Andrew is a very talented attorney and will enhance our Dispute Resolution Team" said Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Hinkes received his A.B.. with Elliot Honors, from Washington University in St. Louis, 2000; and J.D.,cum laude, from University of Miami School of Law, 2005.

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Financial Services: Bank and drug entrepreneur battle with disastrous results

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-04T00:00:00+01:00

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Florida's early primary faces hurdles

Berger Singerman — 2007-09-02T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-31T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-31T00:00:00+01:00

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Largest Law Firm

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-31T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Mitchell W. Berger Named Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of the Interamerican Development Bank 2008 Miami Host Committee

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-24T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Mitchell W. Berger, Founder and Chairman of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been named Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of the InterAmerican Development Bank (IDB) 2008 Annual Meeting in Miami.

In this position, Berger will be responsible for coordinating the fundraising efforts and sponsorship opportunities associated with IDB's annual meeting being held in Miami in April of 2008, the first time the IDB has held its meeting in the United States since 2000. The meeting will focus on key global issues such as trade, inclusion and energy.

The IDB is the development bank for the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and South America. The bank loans more than $10 billion each year to projects in this region, exceeding the sums loaned by World Bank to the area. More than 26 Finance Ministers from borrowing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will be in at the Annual Meeting, as well as Finance Ministers from 47 member countries around the world.

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-22T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Melanie Ann Hines Participates in the Florida Bar’s President’s Showcase Seminar and Receives Prestigious President’s Award

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-17T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Melanie Hines, a shareholder with the Florida law firm Berger Singerman, participated in a continuing education panel discussion on "Criminal Justice And Our Constitutions: That Delicate Balance Where Courageous Inquiry Leads" at The Florida Bar's Annual Convention in Orlando, on Thursday June 28, 2007.

The seminar was selected as one of two programs in The President's Showcase. The panel consisted of judges, prosecutors, and defense counsel, along with other members of the criminal justice system, as well as legal educators, legislators, and the media. The program was modeled after the "Media and Society Seminars" pioneered by Professor Fred W. Friendly of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. It was a "spontaneous conversation" led by H. Scott Fingerhut, Chair of the Criminal Rules Committee and Assistant Director of the Trial Advocacy Program at Florida International University College of Law.

At the convention's general assembly, Bar President Hank Coxe presented Hines with a prestigious "President's Award" for her dedication to The Florida Bar, local bar association work, court programs, and the legal profession, and for her commitment to the inclusion of all Bar members in the activities of the organization.

Hines served as Florida Statewide Prosecutor from 1991-2003 via appointment by then Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth, and was considered a leader in the formation of public-private partnerships for crime prevention. She practiced criminal defense before becoming a prosecutor and has resumed defense work with Berger Singerman, focusing on white collar crime cases. She also handles administrative and civil litigation.

Hines recently completed a two year term as Chair of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Voluntary Bar Leadership, and has served as Chair of the Criminal Law Section and Chair of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee of The Florida Bar. In addition, she recently served as President of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court and is a past President of the Tallahassee Bar Association. She is a fellow of the American Bar Association Foundation and The Florida Bar Foundation. Hines was recently appointed to serve on the Professionalism Committee for the 2007-2008 Bar year.

Hines received her law degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in criminology and psychology from Florida State University. She has practiced criminal law for almost thirty years.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

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Espirito Santo Bank ordered to pay Bankest trustee $10 million

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-09T00:00:00+01:00

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Berger Singerman Welcomes New Shareholder Daniel D. Mielnicki to Transaction Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-09T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Daniel D. Mielnicki has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a shareholder. He is a member of the Transaction Team and is resident in the firm's Boca Raton office.

Mielnicki has over 30 years experience concentrating his practice in estate and tax planning for high-net worth individuals, estate and trust administration, capital preservation and wealth transfer, drafting wills and trusts, and charitable tax planning.

"We are delighted to have Dan on board and excited about the recent talented attorneys that have joined our team. We are confident that Dan will significantly enhance our tax practice," said Paul Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Before joining Berger Singerman, Mielnicki was a partner with the Boca Raton office of Greenberg Traurig.

Mielnicki received his B.A from New York University; J.D. from The George Washington University School of Law; and LL.M. in Taxation from New York University. He is admitted to practice in Florida, New York and Maryland. Mr. Mielnicki was listed as a "Super Lawyer"in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, 2006.

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Attorney Michael S. Greene Speaks at the “South Florida Disaster Preparedness Conference 2007”

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-07T00:00:00+01:00

BOCA RATON, FL – Michael S. Greene, a shareholder with the Florida law firm Berger Singerman, spoke at the "South Florida Disaster Preparedness Conference 2007" at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, on Thursday August 2, 2007. The conference was held in conjunction with FAU's Division of Construction and Safety, Environmental Research and Restoration, Inc. and the Indoor Environmental Quality Association (IAQA).

The conference focused on businesses and their operations in the face of any situation from an interruption due to a catastrophic loss. Topics included pre-planning for emergency situations, protect assets, mitigating the effects of the emergency, and accelerate the recovery. Greene's topic was "Making and Managing Insurance Claims".

Greene focusing his practice in the areas of real estate development and finance, acquisition and leasing, construction, contracting and claims resolution, indoor environmental and disaster preparation and recovery, ADA and Accessibility Code, hospitality law, land use and zoning law, trademark and copyrights for owners, design professionals and manufacturers, and alcoholic beverage licensing. He represents financial institutions, developers, institutional and non-institutional building owners, contractors, mold assessors and remediators.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with over 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, aviation, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning and probate.

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Newsmakers

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Miami 21 will make city more livable

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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The myth of the surge suppressor: Sometimes, it doesn't protect your computer

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Weeks Fish Camp marina set for foreclosure sale

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Foreclosures

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Dealmakers

Berger Singerman — 2007-08-01T00:00:00+01:00

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Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-30T00:00:00+01:00

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Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-23T00:00:00+01:00

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Bedia art installation goes forward, funding issues still remains issue

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-21T00:00:00+01:00

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Carriuolo appointed to foundation Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Heavy Hitters in Real Estate

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Broward’s turn?

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-18T00:00:00+01:00

Bankruptcies

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-16T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-13T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-10T00:00:00+01:00

Greene joins Berger Singerman as shareholder

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 71307/7-9-07 Boca Raton News.pdf

Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-09T00:00:00+01:00

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Contract appeal rejected; Park project will continue

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-08T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 71307/Shawde 070807 Herald.pdf

Magazine names 90 local lawyers to list of elite

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-07T00:00:00+01:00

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Appointments

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-06T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Arnold Shevin Named among “Heavy Hitters in Real Estate” by South Florida Business Journal

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-04T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Arnold D. Shevin, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been named among "Heavy Hitters in Real Estate" by the South Florida Business Journal.

The South Florida Business Journal invited nominations for Heavy Hitters in Real Estate from the public and selected by the editors. Inclusion is based on prominence, achievements and community involvement.

Shevin has extensive experience representing clients in real estate, and financing transactions. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross, served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the City of Miami Off Street Parking Authority, and is currently serving as a Trustee member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Shevin was among the first group of attorneys in Florida to be Board Certified in Health Law by the Board of Legal Specialization and Education of the Florida Bar in 1995. He was named as one of the Best of the Bar by the South Florida Business Journal. In 2004 he was designated as the Dealmaker of the Year by the Daily Business Review in the area of Hotels Transactions, and was a finalist for the Most Effective Attorney award in the area of Real Estate as chosen by the Daily Business Review in 2005. Shevin was named to the 2006 and 2007 "Florida Super Lawyers" list compiled by Law & Politics magazine, which recognizes Florida's leading lawyers as chosen by their colleagues. He proudly maintains an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He holds a J.D. from the University of Florida and an undergraduate degree from Emory University.

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Eighteen Berger Singerman Attorneys Named to Florida Trend’s 2007 Florida Legal Elite List

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-03T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Eighteen lawyers from the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were listed in the 2007 edition Florida Trend's Florida Legal Elite list, published in its July 2007 issue. This list is compiled from a statewide poll of practicing attorneys in Florida, through which the magazine sought to identify the most highly regarded attorneys among their peers.

The Florida Legal Elite list represents the top 1.8 percent of lawyers practicing in Florida. The selection process began with notifying and inviting members of The Florida Bar to participate in balloting by providing the names of Florida lawyers they hold in highest regard. After the ballots were processed, each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes her or she received and whether the votes came from within the firm or outside the firm. The list of lawyers was further examined using membership status and histories provided by The Florida Bar. A panel of 2006 Legal Elite lawyers reviewed the selection process and list of finalists.

The following Berger Singerman lawyers were on the list in the respective categories listed below:

Robert W. Barron – Real Estate Transactions
Douglas Alan Bates - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Mitchell W. Berger – Commercial Litigation
John D. Eaton - Bankruptcy & Workout
Jordi Guso - Bankruptcy & Workout
Rene D. Harrod - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Melanie Ann Hines - Criminal Law
Nick Jovanovich - Tax
Daniel Lampert – Business Law
Dawn M. Meyers - Government & Administrative
Gabriel Nieto – Environment & Land Use
Kelly A. O'Keefe - Up-and-Comer Legal Elite
Brian G. Rich – Bankruptcy & Workout
Leonard K. Samuels - Labor & Employment
Laz L. Schneider - Business Law
Paul Steven Singerman - Bankruptcy & Workout
Daniel H. Thompson - Environment & Land Use
Thomas O. Wells - Tax

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Website sued for posting O.J. manuscript

Berger Singerman — 2007-07-02T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 70607/7-2-07 Lawyers USA.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-29T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 70607/6-29-07 SFBJ.pdf

People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-29T00:00:00+01:00

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The 50 most powerful people in Broward County

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Bar Groups: Berger Singerman attorney takes over bar group’s presidency

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Downtowns from scratch

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 62907/berger_singerman Florida Trend June.pdf

Lawyers: On the Move & Appointments

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

Berger Singerman Welcomes New Shareholder Michael S. Greene to Transaction Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-27T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Michael S. Greene has joined the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman as a shareholder. He is a member of the firm's Transaction Team and is resident in the firm's Boca Raton office.

Greene has 26 years of legal experience, focusing his practice in the areas of real estate development and finance, acquisition and leasing, construction, contracting and claims resolution, indoor environmental and disaster preparation and recovery, ADA and Accessibility Code, hospitality law, land use and zoning law, trademark and copyrights for owners, design professionals and manufacturers, and alcoholic beverage licensing. He represents financial institutions, developers, institutional and non-institutional building owners, contractors, mold assessors and remediators.

"Michael is a great addition to our firm's Transaction Team, and we are very excited to have him. We expect Michael will augment our already substantial practice," said Paul Singerman, Co-CEO of Berger Singerman.

Before joining Berger Singerman, Greene was a partner with the West Palm Beach office of Akerman Senterfitt.

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Well-known area yacht racer large creditor in land company reorganization

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-25T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 62907/Singerman - The Business Journal 62507.pdf

Attorney Steven Garellek Receives Board Certification in International Law from the Florida Bar

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-25T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Steven Garellek, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been Board Certified in International Law by The Florida Bar. This certification is the highest level of recognition given by the Florida Bar and reflects the attorney's extensive experience, professionalism and ethical practice. Board Certified attorneys are considered to be "specialists" and "experts" in their respective field. Currently, there are only 30 International Law Board Certified attorneys by The Florida Bar.

A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and who meets the standards prescribed by the state's Supreme Court may become board certified. The requirements include a minimum of five years in law practice, a satisfactory showing of substantial involvement in the field of law for which certification is sought, a passing grade on the examination required of all applicants, satisfactory peer review assessment of competence in the specialty field as well as character, ethics and professionalism in the practice of law, and satisfaction of the certification area's continuing legal education requirements. International Law focuses on issues, problems, or disputes arising from relations between or among states and international organizations as well as the relations between or nationals of different countries, or between a state and a national of another state.

Garellek received his law degrees from McGill University and University of Detroit-Mercy, and is a member of The Florida, New York and Ontario (Canada) Bars. Garellek's practice focuses on international and domestic tax, estate planning and transactional work. He is a also a member of the American Immigration Lawyer's Association and provides immigration services for investors, businessmen and professionals relocating to the United States.

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Putting it together

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-22T00:00:00+01:00

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Goldmans get rights to Simpson book

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-22T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 62207/Rich AP Coverage.pdf

Attorney Gregory A. Haile Appointed to Seventeenth Circuit’s Grievance Committee

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-22T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Gregory A. Haile, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been appointed by The Florida Bar Board of Governors to the Seventeenth Circuit's Grievance Committee.

The Seventeenth Circuit's Grievance Committee is composed of lawyers and nonlawyers. It is responsible for continuing the investigation of possible lawyer misconduct referred by The Florida Bar discipline attorneys.

Haile is a member of Berger Singerman's Dispute Resolution Team. Haile received his B.S. in Justice Studies, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1999, and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2002 where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia University School of Law, Haile served as Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal; Articles Editor of the Journal of Gender and Law; and a member of Who's Who: American Law Students and BLSA. He is admitted to The Florida Bar and is President of The T.J. Reddick Bar Association. He is also on the board of the Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division.

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After four meetings, committee still unable to decide on Floor Area Ratio

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-21T00:00:00+01:00

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$22 Million Makeover

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-21T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Anthony Carriuolo Appointed Director for the Florida Bar Foundation

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-21T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Anthony J. Carriuolo, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve as a director for the Florida Bar Foundation for a three-year term.

The Florida Bar Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) public charity, is the only statewide organization that provides financial support for legal aid and promotes improvements in addressing the civil legal needs of the poor. The mission of The Florida Bar Foundation, established in 1956 by Florida lawyers and the Supreme Court of Florida, is to provide greater access to justice.

Carriuolo is a member of The Florida Bar's Business Law Section, the Federal Bar Association, and is a long-standing member of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. He is also a member of the American Bar Association's Sections of Litigation, and The Business Torts Litigation Committee. Carriuolo is Chairman of the Broward County Legal Aid Society's Executive Council.

Carriuolo has been ranked by Chambers USA in 2006 and 2007 and listed as a Super Lawyer by Law & Politics magazine in 2007. He holds a J.D. from the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University and a B.P.A. from Florida Atlantic University.

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Puig's bankruptcy may be one of many more to come

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Web Site Headed for Court Over Simpson Manuscript

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Puig’s bankruptcy may be one of many more to come

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Nineteen Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers by Publishers of Law and Politics Magazine

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-18T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Nineteen attorneys with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman were named to the "Florida Super Lawyers 2007" list compiled by the publishers of Law & Politics magazine. They are:

Robert Barron
James L. Berger
Mitchell W. Berger
Anthony Carriuolo
John Eaton
Melanie Ann Hines
Nick Jovanovich
Daniel Lampert
Charles H. Lichtman
Sheldon S. Polish
Samuel Poole
Laz L. Schneider
James C. Cunningham Jr.
Jordi Guso
Arnold Shevin
Paul Steven Singerman
Arthur J. Spector
Thomas O. Wells
Daniel H. Thompson

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Park's renovations face legal hurdle

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-17T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 62207/Nieto Herald 61707.pdf

Disney Resort to host Voluntary Bar Leaders Conference

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 61507/Hines Florida Bar News.pdf

News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Photo Gallery: 2007 Annual Dinner

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Berger Singerman’s Business Reorganization and Litigation Practices Receive High Marks in the World-famous Chambers USA 2007 Guide

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-15T00:00:00+01:00

EIGHT ATTORNEYS RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITIONS

MIAMI, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman has been ranked among the top rated law Florida firms in Chambers USA 2006 America's Leading Business Lawyers in both the bankruptcy/restructuring and general commercial litigation categories. Chambers' researched rankings and editorials are referred to extensively by general counsel and other purchasers of legal services worldwide who consider Chambers assessments when choosing counsel..

This is the fifth consecutive year in which the firm received a first tier rating for its bankruptcy and reorganization practice, and the second year the firm's litigation/dispute resolution team has been included in the directory.

In addition to recognition of the firm, shareholders Anthony Carriuolo, James Fierberg, Jordi Guso, Brian Rich, Paul Steven Singerman, Arthur Spector, Bruce Udolf, and Daniel Thompson received individual recognitions. Notably, Singerman and Guso received the ranking of "1". Law firms and individual attorneys are ranked in bands from 1-6, with 1 being the best.

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After Hours

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

Providing Utility Services Post- Petition and Post-BAPCPA

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 113007/Rich and Bates ABI.pdf

Real estate woes slide into court

Berger Singerman — 2007-06-11T00:00:00+01:00

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Rent money to prop Puig

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People on the move

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People on the move

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People on the Move

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Downtowns from scratch

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On the move

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Council will get report on solving park and recreation space problem

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

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Lawyer's 'Super-Size' Gaffe Costs Him Client and Possibly Right to Practice Before Fla. Court

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

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Jeffrey S. Wertman Graduates from Leadership Fort Lauderdale Class XIII

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Jeffrey S. Wertman, an attorney with the Fort Lauderdale office of the law firm Berger Singerman, graduated from the Leadership Fort Lauderdale program Class XIII.

The Leadership Fort Lauderdale program is sponsored by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce and designed to create better communities by identifying, educating and motivating leaders.

At Berger Singerman, Wertman focuses his practice in the areas of construction law, construction litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and general civil, corporate, commercial and complex litigation in the state, federal and appellate courts.

He received his undergraduate degree, Magna Cum Laude, from the State University of New York at Albany and his law degree from The Washington College of Law, The American University. At The Washington College of Law, Mr. Wertman was a Member of the International Law Review.

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Deadline set for Estero marina

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MIA restarts bookstore search

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-22T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

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On the move

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Dr. Notes understates debt in Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-11T00:00:00+01:00

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3rd Hollywood cop guilty in drug sting

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-09T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Samuel Poole Participated in Form-based Codes Seminar in Tampa

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-07T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Attorney Samuel Poole, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, spoke at a seminar entitled "Form-Based Codes: An Introductory Course" hosted by the City of Tampa Department of Growth Management and Development Services and held in Tampa April 2-4, 2007. It was attended by city and county planning and zoning professionals, as well as developers and civic leaders.

Poole led several sessions on topics including A Brief History of U.S. Zoning and Development Practice, and Legal Issues with Graphic and Form-Based Codes.

Poole has 25 years of public and private sector experience in federal, state and local planning and environmental regulation. He has lectured and published numerous articles on planning, zoning, water management, and environmental issues in journals and newspapers such as The Urban Lawyer and the Miami Herald.

Poole earned a J.D. cum laude from Northwestern University, a masters in regional planning from the University of Pennsylvania and his bachelors of science cum laude from the University of Florida. He is a member of the ULI Florida Committee on Regional Cooperation as well as a member of Leadership Florida.

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Berger Singerman Welcomes Gregory A. Haile to Dispute Resolution Team

Berger Singerman — 2007-05-03T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman announced that Gregory A. Haile has joined the firm as an associate. He is a member of the Firm's Dispute Resolution Team resident in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Haile was most recently a litigation associate with the law firm of Weiss Serota Helfman Pastoriza Cole & Boniske and prior to that he was with Holland & Knight. He has experience litigating cases dealing with diverse areas of the law such as business, civil rights,land use, zoning, and eminent domain.

"Greg is a wonderfully talented lawyer and we are very excited for him to join our team. We expect Greg will make a significant contribution with our other talented colleagues and demonstrate young leadership" said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Haile received his B.S. in Justice Studies, magna cum laude, from Arizona State University in 1999, and his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2002 where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. While at Columbia University School of Law, Haile served as Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal; Articles Editor of the Journal of Gender and Law; and a member of Who's Who: American Law Students and BLSA. He is admitted to the The Florida Bar and is a member of the T.J. Reddick Bar Association, President-Elect; and the Broward County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Board Member/Social Chair.

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Bruce Udolf Speaks at Criminal Justice Ethics Symposium: Round IV

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-30T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Bruce Udolf, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, served as a panelist at the Criminal Justice Ethics Symposium held April 13th at the Bank United Center at the University of Miami. The symposium was hosted by the ABA Criminal Justice Section's Florida White Collar Crime Committee and The University of Miami School of Law's Center for Ethics & Public Service.

Udolf served on a panel entitled: Right to Counsel of Choice: Conflict? What Conflict? It addressed ethical issues encountered in the representation of corporations and corporate officers and directors under criminal investigation.

With over 25 years trial experience Udolf has focused his practice on white-collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation since entering private practice in 1998. Several years ago he successfully defended former FBI agent David Farrall in one of South Florida's most prominent manslaughter cases.

Udolf began his legal career in public service, most recently in the Whitewater Investigation as an Associate Independent Counsel. Before that, he supervised investigations and prosecutions of corrupt public officials during his five years as Chief of the Public Integrity Section for the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida. He served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for that office for over ten years, during which he received numerous awards in recognition of his accomplishments in fighting, public corruption, narcotics trafficking and fraud.

Udolf is a member of the ABA, Criminal Justice Section, the National Association of Criminal Defense lawyers, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Federal Bar Association, the American Inns of Court, and the Broward and Palm Beach County Bar Associations.

He is Past President, Vice President and Director of the Federal Bar Association's Broward County Chapter. He is also Past-President of the Assistant United States Attorneys Association and served for six years on The Florida Bar's Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, where he chaired several subcommittees.

Udolf received his bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, and his law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia.

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HOLLYWOOD OFFICERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Hollywood officers to be arraigned in FBI sting as plea deadline arrives

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-19T00:00:00+01:00

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Thanks to Chapter 15, South Florida should see wave of transnational insolvencies

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-13T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-09T00:00:00+01:00

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On the Move

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-03T00:00:00+01:00

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South Beach hotels in Chapter 11

Berger Singerman — 2007-04-02T00:00:00+01:00

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Broward Redevelopment: The Mixed Use Mantra

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-30T00:00:00+01:00

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Lincoln High School

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-29T00:00:00+01:00

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Tricky dania jai alai deal involved trading stock to retain slot license

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-28T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-26T00:00:00+01:00

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Hotel would be lost under condo plan

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-25T00:00:00+01:00

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Security exec testifies to grand jury: Sheriff did consulting work for New York firm in 2003

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-21T00:00:00+01:00

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Condo’s stance against mezuzah is totally meshuganeh

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-21T00:00:00+01:00

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Tower’s tumble almost finished

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Movers

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-19T00:00:00+01:00

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Cooperating cop goes solo before judge

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-17T00:00:00+01:00

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News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-15T00:00:00+01:00

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On the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Hollywood police officer may be close to plea deal

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-13T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Bankruptcies

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Bankruptcies

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Sheldon Polish Appointed to the Board of Directors for the Florida Chapter of the Anti-defamation League

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-09T00:00:00+01:00

Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Sheldon S. Polish, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors for the Florida Chapter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) by its executive committee.

Founded in 1913, the Anti-Defamation League is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

Polish, who is a CPA in addition to being a lawyer, has more than 40 years professional experience as a tax and estate planning attorney and is involved with a number of charitable and civic associations.

He has been involved with the ADL for more than two years, serving on its South Florida board before being appointed to the statewide board. He currently serves on the board of the Alvin Sherman Library of Nova Southeastern University. He is a past board member who served on the executive committee of the United Way of Broward County, and also previously served on the board for the Jewish Federation of Greater Ft. Lauderdale. He co-founded the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Tax Council, and is a past Board member of the National Conference for Community and Justice.

Polish is the recipient of numerous community service awards, including The President's Award for Outstanding Service to the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Center Community Service Award, Esther Lowenthal Community Service Award and the Jewish Federation Young Leadership Award.

Polish received his B.S. in Accounting from Ohio State University and his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall Law School of Cleveland State University. He is a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, as well as a member of the Ohio and Florida Bars. He is resident in Berger Singerman's Ft. Lauderdale office where he focuses his practice on tax and estate planning, business structure, mergers and acquisitions, health care tax, tax controversy and appellate representation.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with more than 50 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

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Zoning code review committee assured their work won't be a waste of time

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-08T00:00:00+01:00

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Springing forward into new problems

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-07T00:00:00+01:00

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People on the move

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-05T00:00:00+01:00

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Zorc tours the good, the good and the ugly of single-family homes

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-03T00:00:00+01:00

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News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

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A Second Lease

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

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Veteran cop-turned-witness surrenders

Berger Singerman — 2007-03-01T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Samuel Poole Participated in the VisionBROWARD Community Leadership Forum

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-28T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Attorney Samuel Poole, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, spoke at the Environment + Economy = South Florida (E2=SF) VisionBROWARD Community Leadership Forum at the University Center at Nova Southeastern University on Friday, February 9, 2007. Poole moderated the session Air & Land: The Risk of Transportation Jams, which included discussion of fuel and the cost of living, air pollution, traffic and noise.

The goal of the VisionBROWARD E2=SF Forum is to develop principles for sustaining the environment and economy in Broward county and South Florida. Other topics discussed at the forum included water, global warming, beach renourishment, brown fields and Everglades restoration.

VisionBROWARD is a community economic development partnership, involving the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, Broward Workshop, The Broward Alliance, Broward League of Cities and Nova Southeastern University.

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Area man faces charges in FBI sting

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-24T00:00:00+01:00

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Officers face life in prison; FBI says they ran diamonds, drugs for a fake mafia

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-24T00:00:00+01:00

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Strategies

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

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FBI arrests 4 veteran Hollywood officers; They're charged in organized crime sting operation

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-23T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 30207/Udolf Sentinel 22307.pdf

Peacemakers resolve feud,avert company's breakup

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-20T00:00:00+01:00

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Movers: Law

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

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Movers: Non-Profit

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 21607/2-12-07 Doug Herald.pdf

People on the move: Workplace

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-12T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 21607/2-12-07 Sun Sent.pdf

Attorney Brian G. Rich Spoke at Seminar on Credit and Bankruptcy Issues

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-09T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL — Brian G. Rich, a shareholder of the Florida business law firm of Berger Singerman, spoke at the Real Estate Law: Advanced Issues and Answers seminar on February 7, 2007. Rich spoke on credit and bankruptcy issues. The event, held at the Doubletree Hotel in Tallahassee, was hosted by National Business Institute.

Rich received his Bachelor of Business Administration, with a concentration in Finance, from Temple University in 1991, and his law degree from the University of Miami, School of Law.

Mr. Rich is admitted to practice in the states of Florida and New Jersey. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida, and the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida and Northern District of Florida. Mr. Rich is a member of the Dade County Bar Association the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. He has achieved an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell and was recently named one of the "Legal Elite" among Florida's bankruptcy and workout attorneys by Florida Trend magazine.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 56 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in all areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, aviation, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

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People On The Move: Workplace

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-05T00:00:00+01:00

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Melanie Ann Hines Named Shareholder

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-05T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that Melanie Ann Hines, who joined the firm as Of Counsel in 2003, has been named a shareholder. Hines is resident in the firm's Tallahassee office and focuses her practice on administrative law, complex commercial litigation, and white collar criminal defense.

"Melanie is an important member of our team. She brings a wealth of experience in fraud investigations and corporate compliance issues, as well as a strong litigation background, and we are pleased to announce that she is now a shareholder," said Mitchell W. Berger, Chairman of Berger Singerman.

Hines served as Florida's Statewide Prosecutor from 1991-2003 via appointment by then Attorney General Robert A. Butterworth, and was considered a leader in the formation of public-private partnerships for crime prevention. She was recognized for the success of her office by the Legislature, the Cabinet, and law enforcement agencies throughout the State.

She currently serves as the Chair of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Voluntary Bar Leadership, and has served as Chair of the Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar and as Chair of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee. In addition, she recently served as President of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court and is a past President of the Tallahassee Bar Association. She was recently named to the Judicial Management Council by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court.

Hines is a member of the Administrative Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, and Health Law Sections of The Florida Bar. She is also a member of the Criminal Law and International Law Sections of the American Bar Association.

She received her law degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in criminology and psychology from Florida State University.

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Berger Singerman is a Florida business law firm with 56 attorneys working out of offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tallahassee. Members of the firm have expertise in many areas of commercial law, including banking, creditors' rights, business reorganization, bankruptcy, corporate & securities, dispute resolution and litigation, white collar crime, real estate, environmental and land use, health care, tax, estate planning, and probate.

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Justice teaching: 'lawyers will get just as much out of this as the kids

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-01T00:00:00+01:00

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Co-CEO Paul Singerman Served as Panelist at Annual Meeting of American bar Association’s Tax Section

Berger Singerman — 2007-02-01T00:00:00+01:00

Miami, FL – Paul Steven Singerman, Co-CEO of the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, served as a panelist at a seminar held during the annual meeting of the American Bar Association's Tax Section on Friday, January 19th at the Westin Diplomat Resort in Hollywood.

The panel on which he served was entitled "Are There Geographical Limitations To Bankruptcy and Federal Tax Practice?" The panelists addressed the rules of multijurisdictional practice of bankruptcy and tax law, and how they apply to practicing outside the state in which a lawyer is licensed.

Singerman has a 23-year track record of successful legal representations in high profile bankruptcy and business reorganization matters. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers of America, Florida Trend's Legal Elite, South Florida Legal Guide and Chambers USA.

His professional involvements include serving on the Executive Council for the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar for the past fifteen years. He is also the President of The Bankruptcy Bar Foundation of the Southern District of Florida, a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, and a member of the American Law Institute, the Dade County and American Bar Associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Commercial Law League of America and the Spellman-Hoeveler American Inn of Court.

Singerman received his bachelor's degree with highest honors from the University of Florida, where he went on to receive his law degree, with honors, in 1983. He was selected to membership in the Order of the Coif and Omicron Delta Kappa.

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Attorney Samuel Poole Participated in Future of Florida Roundtable

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-24T00:00:00+01:00

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Attorney Samuel Poole, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, participated in the Future of Florida Roundtable, held by 1000 Friends of Florida at the Orlando Airport Hyatt on Tuesday, January 23, 2007. Poole discussed his strategies for slowing the loss of rural lands in Florida. The Roundtable was assembled to address the state's need for a better future for it's rural and natural lands.

Florida has lost more than eight million acres of farmland in the last 50 years. Despite past efforts, experts are predicting that the state will continue this trend by losing another seven million acres of natural lands during the next half century.

Poole was one of 20 state leaders, each representing different generations and interests, who collaborated on the issue. The roundtable was organized by 1000 Friends of Florida Chairman Emeritus Nathaniel Reed and facilitated by Bob Jones and Hal Beardall of the Florida Conflict Resolution Consortium. 1000 Friends of Florida will also partner with others to implement the new strategies.

1000 Friends of Florida is a nonprofit membership organization that works to protect natural areas, fight urban sprawl, promote sensible development patterns, and provide affordable housing. Founded in 1986, the organization's role is to educate, advocate, negotiate and litigate to protect Florida's high quality of life.

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Attorney Douglas Alan Bates Appointed Vice-chairperson of the Membership and Law School Relations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-23T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Douglas Alan Bates, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman was appointed to serve as Vice-Chairperson of the Membership and Law School Relations Committee of the Business Law Section of the Florida Bar. The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, organized in 1970, serves Florida lawyers, judges and the faculty of its law schools. Its members share a common interest in laws affecting Florida's businesses, including corporate, contract, bankruptcy, franchise, antitrust, securities, and intellectual property law. The Section also addresses the process for resolving business disputes in Florida, including commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

Bates received his B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, from Birmingham Southern College, and his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. He is licensed to practice before all state courts in Florida and the United States District Court for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

As a member of the Business Reorganization Team, Bates' practice includes representation of Creditors' Committees, Chapter 11 Debtors, and Chapter 7 Trustees. In addition, his practice experience includes representation of various creditors and interested parties in Chapter 11 bankruptcies of local not-for-profit corporations.

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Movers: Nonprofit

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-22T00:00:00+01:00

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News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

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News & Notes

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-15T00:00:00+01:00

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Digest

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-13T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Douglas Alan Bates Appointed to Executive Council of the Business Law Section of Florida Bar

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-12T00:00:00+01:00

MIAMI, FL – Douglas Alan Bates, an attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman was appointed to serve on the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of Florida Bar. The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, organized in 1970, serves Florida lawyers, judges and the faculty of its law schools. Its members share a common interest in laws affecting Florida's businesses, including corporate, contract, bankruptcy, franchise, antitrust, securities, and intellectual property law. The Section also addresses the process for resolving business disputes in Florida, including commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

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Around Broward County – Lawyer Endorsed for Statewide Post

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

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Old Estero fish camp upgraded, made safer

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-11T00:00:00+01:00

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South Florida Life – Power Clicks – Names and Faces

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-10T00:00:00+01:00

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Attorney Henry “Bucky” H. Fox Now Residing in the Firm’s Tallahassee Office

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-10T00:00:00+01:00

TALLAHASSEE, FL – Henry "Bucky" H. Fox, a shareholder with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, is now residing in Berger Singerman's Tallahassee office moving from their Fort Lauderdale office.

Mr. Fox is a business lawyer with vast experience serving the needs of clients and acting as co-counsel in the areas of business and financial transactions and the regulation of financial services.. He has represented clients in complex multi-state and multi-national lending transactions, the purchase of business entities and assets, and the formation and restructuring of business entities to carry out the client's business objectives. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts in Florida and other states in a wide variety of cases, including class action matters.

"I am glad to be back in Tallahassee since going to FSU and join my colleagues in the Berger Singerman's Tallahassee office" said Fox.

Fox received his undergraduate degree from Florida State University and his law degree from Duke University School of Law. He is an AV-rated attorney and is a Member of The Florida Bar, the Bar of the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit and the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Military Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

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Kelly O'Keefe appointed to the FSU College of Law Alumni Association Board of Directors

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-07T00:00:00+01:00

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Deal for former fish camp moves forward

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-05T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 11206/Guso - News Press.pdf

Attorney Melanie Ann Hines Appointed to Supreme Court of Florida’s Judicial Management Council

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-02T00:00:00+01:00

Tallahassee, FL – Melanie Ann Hines, an Of Counsel attorney with the Florida business law firm Berger Singerman, has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Florida's Judicial Management Council for a term expiring June 30, 2008.

According to an administrative order by the Supreme Court, the council, which has been inactive in recent years, has been reconstituted for the purposes of providing a formal mechanism for effective two-way communication about the justice system between major citizen constituencies and the courts, informing the public about the justice system and providing a unique and broad perspective on significant court initiatives. It is hoped that this collaborative approach will enhance the management of the States Court systems by providing a broad perspective on the myriad of administrative challenges facing the Florida courts.

She currently serves as the Chair of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Voluntary Bar Leadership, and has served as Chair of the Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar, and as Chair of the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee. In addition, she recently served as President of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court and is a past President of the Tallahassee Bar Association.

Hines is a member of the Administrative Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, Health Law, and International Law Sections of The Florida Bar and a member of the Outreach 2007 Committee. She is also a member of the Criminal Law and International Law Sections of the American Bar Association.

She received her law degree with honors from the Florida State University College of Law and her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in criminology and psychology from Florida State University.

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Brian Rich and Kelly O'Keefe of Berger Singerman spoke at a seminar on landlord-tenant law in Tallahassee

Berger Singerman — 2007-01-01T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 11206/Rich O'Keefe Florida Bar News 1107.pdf

Miami to host IDB annual meeting

Berger Singerman — 2006-09-07T00:00:00+01:00

View file: http://www.bergersingerman.com/files/news/2007/Week ending 90707/9-7-2007 Miami Herald.pdf

Design in Dispute: Architectural Plans Increasingly Found in Copyright Infringement Suits

Berger Singerman — 2006-08-06T00:00:00+01:00

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