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Press coverage and representative cases relating to the professional services industry.

Case no. 24-3

[WHITE COLLAR DEFENSE & INVESTIGATIONS]  Second-chaired trial defending client charged with conspiracy to violate the FCPA and Travel Act, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and violations of the Travel Act. Obtained acquittal of two out of three charges. Successfully moved for retrial based on co-defendant’s counsel’s misconduct. In an unprecedented victory, successfully had all charges [...]

By |2024-07-18T16:34:27+00:00July 18th, 2024|Comments Off on Case no. 24-3

THIRD DCA REVERSES 2 JUDGES FOR RULINGS WITH AN ABSURD RESULT

Read the article on: Daily Business Review Summary: In a case related to the development of property near the Miami Heat arena, the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida reversed two judges' rulings, deeming them to lead to an "absurd result." The dispute involved fees awarded in two lawsuits between Miami-Dade College and [...]

By |2023-12-06T11:47:42+00:00November 21st, 2023|All News, MEDIA|Comments Off on THIRD DCA REVERSES 2 JUDGES FOR RULINGS WITH AN ABSURD RESULT

Case No.187B

Obtained summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, in defense of a legal malpractice claim brought against a law firm related to the drafting of estate planning documents. Zohlman v. Zoldan 90 So.3d 296 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

By |2023-08-14T18:52:13+00:00August 14th, 2023|Comments Off on Case No.187B

COULD FLORIDA CLOSE 14 COURT CIRCUITS? AND WHAT MIGHT THIS MEAN TO LAWYERS? 

Read the full article on: Daily Business Review Summary: The Florida Supreme Court has appointed a 14-member Judicial Circuit Assessment Committee to consider whether consolidation of the state's 20 circuits is necessary. The committee will announce its decision in December, and there are speculations that up to 14 circuits could be closed as a [...]

By |2023-08-06T15:57:00+00:00August 6th, 2023|All News, MEDIA|Comments Off on COULD FLORIDA CLOSE 14 COURT CIRCUITS? AND WHAT MIGHT THIS MEAN TO LAWYERS? 

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City of Marathon case and making groundbreaking law in Florida Transcript Josh Migdal 00:00:00:04 - 00:01:08:21 One of the things that's special to me at Mark Migdal and Hayden, is that we've taken upon ourselves to try and make an impact through litigation. And one [...]

By |2023-08-17T19:27:26+00:00March 6th, 2023|VIDEO|Comments Off on . . .

NO LONGER YOUR PARENT’S FLORIDA SUPREME COURT: FLORIDA SUPREME COURT NOW ONE OF THE MOST CONSERVATIVE IN COUNTRY

Photo credit: Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga by J. Albert Diaz BY DON HAYDEN  | Feb 25, 2023   For some of us, that can remember the days of Gore v. Harris, 772 So. 2d 1243 (Fla. 2000), the Florida Supreme Court was seen as an evenly divided court maybe veering slightly toward the [...]

By |2023-06-13T21:56:17+00:00February 27th, 2023|Florida Law Tips, MEDIA|Comments Off on NO LONGER YOUR PARENT’S FLORIDA SUPREME COURT: FLORIDA SUPREME COURT NOW ONE OF THE MOST CONSERVATIVE IN COUNTRY

SETTLING GLOBAL DISPUTES

WHY MIAMI IS NOW A TOP HUB FOR ARBITRATION IN THE AMERICAS BY DOREEN HEMLOCK | GLOBAL MIAMI MAGAZINE It was a glorious autumn Sunday in Miami – sunny and breezy, a perfect day to be outdoors – when nearly 200 people gathered indoors for a conference on international arbitration. Some came from South America, [...]

By |2023-02-02T14:56:26+00:00January 26th, 2023|MEDIA|Comments Off on SETTLING GLOBAL DISPUTES

FLORIDA EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: CARRIED INTEREST AND TERMINATED EMPLOYEES

Florida Executive Compensation: Carried Interest and Terminated Employees Those who have been—or will be—denied their due have strong claims to recover what they have been promised and what they earned. Employees can now breathe that sigh of relief. December 21, 2022  |  Commentary by Josh Migdal and Michelle Genet Bernstein, Daily Business Review Private equity [...]

By |2023-06-13T22:00:15+00:00January 8th, 2023|All News, MEDIA|Comments Off on FLORIDA EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: CARRIED INTEREST AND TERMINATED EMPLOYEES

THE ONION AMICUS BRIEF

ANTHONY NOVAK, petitioner (Excerpt from the Brief) ARGUMENT I. Parody Functions By Tricking People Into Thinking That It Is Real II. Because Parody Mimics “The Real Thing,” It Has The Unique Capacity To Critique The Real Thing III. A Reasonable Reader Does Not Need A Disclaimer To Know That Parody Is Parody IV. It Should [...]

By |2022-10-06T18:55:34+00:00October 6th, 2022|MEDIA|Comments Off on THE ONION AMICUS BRIEF

FLORIDA BAR’S REJECTION OF NON-ATTORNEY OWNERSHIP THWARTS INNOVATION

Florida Bar's Rejection of Non-Attorney Ownership Thwarts Innovation By Etan Mark, Don Hayden and Josh Migdal, Mark Migdal & Hayden  |  Bloomberg Law, January 12, 2022 Co-founders of Miami law firm Mark Migdal & Hayden call out the Florida Bar for rejecting changes that would have allowed non-attorneys to own portions of law firms. They [...]

By |2023-06-13T22:48:02+00:00January 17th, 2022|MEDIA|Comments Off on FLORIDA BAR’S REJECTION OF NON-ATTORNEY OWNERSHIP THWARTS INNOVATION
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