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By Brian Hartz
March 6, 2020

Inside outsourcing: Employment law veteran reflects on niche industry's rise

Employment law veteran Mike Miller reflects on the rise of the PEO industry in Florida.

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By Brian Hartz
March 6, 2020

People power: Staff diversity fuels law firm's financial strength

Shutts & Bowen's Tampa office has become a national leader in the number of new women partners it hires and promotes.

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By Brian Hartz
October 4, 2019

Secret sauce: Legal expert dishes tips for safeguarding business knowledge

Scott Doyle, a partner in Greenberg Traurig's Tampa, Florida, office, sees Florida becoming a hotbed for intellectual property law battles as more and more tech companies call the state home.

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By Brian Hartz
October 4, 2019

Plant a flag: Venerable East Coast law firm charts a course for Gulf growth

Not content to bank on its legacy and pedigree, Gunster embraces a strategy of rapid expansion. Will its cerebral approach to messaging help it win the war for young legal talent?

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By Brian Hartz
June 21, 2019

Counter punch: Irked entrepreneur hits back at rival

The Penny Hoarder, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based personal finance advice website, has filed a multimillion-dollar copyright infringement lawsuit against a larger competitor, Fluent Inc.

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By Andrew Warfield
March 8, 2019

Courting success on firm ground

Having a law firm doesn't mean you have a law business. The latter requires some transformational thinking.

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By Mark Gordon
March 8, 2019

Attorney finds career niche with community foundation

Securing a business speciality in the law can be tricky. Betsy Pennewill found her own way.

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By Grier Ferguson
March 8, 2019

Focus on steady growth, strong culture spells success for area law firm

Blalock Walters, with offices in Sarasota and Bradenton, has 26 attorneys.

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By Brian Hartz
March 8, 2019

Smooth and steady: Law firm works the system to bring big projects to life

Tampa, Florida-based law firm Bryant Miller Olive will celebrate 50 years in business in 2020.

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By Brian Hartz
March 8, 2019

Scheme team: Attorneys share lessons learned from Bernie Madoff scandal

Mark Kornfeld has joined Tampa, Florida-based Quarles & Brady LLP, where he and his new colleague, commercial litigator Jordan Maglich — who founded and runs Ponzitracker, an award-winning business law blog — have created something of an anti-Ponzi schem

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By Brian Hartz
November 16, 2018

Economic forecast: Marie Tomassi, managing shareholder, Trenam Law, Tampa/St. Petersburg

Marie Tomassi, managing shareholder of Trenam Law in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida, looks ahead to 2019 and sees the firm expanding into new practice areas like solar energy and possibly medical marijuana.

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By Mark Gordon
October 5, 2018

Sarasota law firm rides hiring surge

Several law firms in the region refuse to give up the midsize ship in a quest to do more for current clients and seek new ones. Some are on hiring surges, to keep up with demand, reel in rainmakers — or both.