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| | Foley & Lardner LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Automotive; Emerging Technologies; Energy; Entertainment and Media; Food; Golf and Resort; Health Care; Insurance; Life Sciences; Nanotechnology; Sports; Business Law; Corporate; Commercial Transactions and Business Counseling; Corporate Governance Services; Environmental Regulation; Estates and Trusts; Finance and Financial Institutions; Health Care Finance and Restructuring; International Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity and Venture Capital; Public Finance Services; Real Estate; Tax and Employee Benefits; Tax and Individual Planning; Transactional and Securities; Transactions; Project and Infrastructure Finance; Asset Securitization; Interference; Financial Products and Variable Insurance; Business Counseling and Technology; Risk Management/Captives; Public Agencies; Brownfields; Land Use and Entitlement; Airport Services; Agency/Distribution; Hedge Funds; Higher Education; Structured Finance; Tenant-in-Common; Directors and Officers; Taxation; Charitable Gifts; Private Foundations; Estate Planning; Water Issues; Wind Energy; Reinsurance Runoff; Surface Transport; Arbitrage Rebate Compliance; Intellectual Property; Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical; Chemical and Pharmaceutical; Consumer and Industrial Products; Electronics; IP Litigation; Trademark, Copyright and Advertising; Stem Cell Technologies; Genomics; Litigation; Antitrust; Appellate; Bankruptcy; Business Reorganizations; Construction; Distribution and Franchise; Energy Regulation; Family Law; General Commercial Litigation; Insurance Dispute Resolution; Labor and Employment; Media Law; Product Liability; Securities Litigation, Enforcement and Regulation; Tax, Valuation and Fiduciary Litigation; White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance; Mechanical and Electromechanical Technologies; IP Due Diligence; Business Method Patents; Patent Prosecution/Litigation; Trademark and Copyright Enforcement and Litigation; Product Liability; Health Law; Medical Devices; Nutraceuticals; Provider Operations; Academic Medical Centers; Reinsurance/Commutation; Health Care Compliance; Translational Research; FDA; HIPAA; Long Term Care; Medicare; Information Technology and Outsourcing; Outsourcing; Information Technology; Data Security and Privacy; Telecommunications; Software and Multimedia; Government Procurement; Political Law; Public Affairs; Strategic Communications; Lobbying; Investor Relations; Appropriations; Government Relations; State Affairs; Biotech and Biomedical Start-Ups, Clinical Research, Commercial Development, ERISA, False Claims and Compliance Counseling, Financial Markets, Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures, Insolvency, Medicaid, Mixed Use and Retail Development, Physicians and Medical Groups, Reinsurance, Residential, Condominium and Resorts, Senior Living, Syndicated and Securities-Related Transactions. | | Year Established: 1842 | Firm Profile:
Foley & Lardner LLP continually evolves to meet the changing legal needs of our clients. Our team-based approach, proprietary client service technology, and practice depth enhance client relationships while seeing clients through their most complex legal challenges. The BTI Consulting Group (Wellesley, Massachusetts) recently recognized Foley as one of the top four law firms shaping the U.S. legal market, while CIO magazine has named Foley to its CIO 100 list six times for our client-focused technology. Whether in the United States or around the world, count on Foley for high-caliber business and legal insight. | | Firm Size: 966 |
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| | PARTNERS | | Michael D. Annis (Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Florida. Education: Cornell College (B.A., 1964); Florida State University (M.A., 1966); University of Florida (J.D., 1969); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Author: "The New Tax Court Rules," New York University 32nd Annual Institute on Federal Taxation; "Representation of Insolvent Taxpayers: Procedural Aspects," New York University 34th Annual Institute on Federal Taxation. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Tax Litigation; Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate. Email: Michael D. Annis | | Stephen A. Crane (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., 1971); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., cum laude, 1975); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1976). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Business Law; Business Planning; Corporate Law. Email: Stephen A. Crane | | Curt P. Creely (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: Geneva College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, Florida Law Review. Co-Valedictorian, Geneva College. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Life Sciences. Email: Curt P. Creely | | William K. Fendrick (Partner) admitted to bar, 1984, Washington; 1986, Florida; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1978); University of Houston School of Law (J.D., 1984). Author: "Cross-Collateralization Strategies After Saybrook", ABA Bankruptcy Litigation, January 1994. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Litigation; Business Reorganization; Resorts and Leisure. Email: William K. Fendrick | | Charles D. Harper (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1993); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer). Assistant Editor, Stetson Law Review, 1995-1996. Federal Judicial Intern to the Hon. Elizabeth A. Kovachevich, 1996; Federal Judicial Intern to the Hon. Alexander L. Paskay, 1996. Author and Speaker: National Business Institute, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 2001; Sterling Education Services, LLC, Business Litigation, 2002; National Business Institute, Construction Payment Remedies, 2002; Lorman Education Services, Construction Litigation in Florida, 2003. Author: "Florida's New Energy Code Requirements: Can Florida Construction Industry Benefit Despite Rising Costs?" Southeastern Construction Law/Courtroom, October 2007. Co-Author and Lecturer, "FDCPA Compliance for the Florida Practitioner;" National Business Institute. Lecturer, "Business Litigation: From Pre-Filing Concerns Through Closing Arguments and Trial," Sterling Educational Services, LLC. Co-Author and Lecturer: "Construction Payment Remedies in Florida," National Business Institute; "Construction Litigation in Florida," Lorman Education Services. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Associated Builders and Contractors; Boca Grande Pass Enhancement Fund (Director); Volunteer Hands On Tampa Bay. Reported Cases: J. Sourini Painting, Inc. v. Johnson Paints, Inc., 809 So. 2d 95 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). Practice Areas: Construction; Commercial Litigation; Litigation. Email: Charles D. Harper | | Gary D. Koch (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1990, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1980); Thomas Jefferson University (M.D., 1982); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1989). Order of the Coif. Internal Medicine Resident, Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 1982-1985. Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine. California Medical License, 1984. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Health Law Section); The Florida Bar; State Bar of California; American Health Lawyers Association; Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Fellow: American College of Legal Medicine. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Compliance; Medical Devices. Email: Gary D. Koch | | Thomas M. Little (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: Furman University (B.A., Accounting, cum laude, 1988); University of Florida School of Law (J.D., with high honors, 1991). Order of the Coif. Active Brother, Big Brothers Big Sisters. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Real Property, Probate and Trust Section); The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Florida Conservation Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate; Resorts and Leisure. Email: Thomas M. Little | | Carolyn T. Long (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., cum laude, 1991); University of Florida College of Law (J.D, with honors, 1994). Member: The Florida Bar. Transactions: Represented Regency Centers Corporation, a nationally based REIT that owns, operates and develops grocery-anchored retail shopping centers in $150 million note offering led by JP Morgan and Wachovia Securities; Represented Visteon Corpkoration, a leading global supplier of automotive systems, in a $450 million note offering and $250 million cash tender offer led by JP Morgan and Citigroup; Represented WellCare Healthplans, a group of Medicaid and Medicare HMO's, in sale to a private equity firm valued at approximately $200 million; Represented Jabil Circuit, Inc., a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services, in its $231 million acquisition of Philips Contract Manufacturing Services whereby Jabil acquired nine facilities on three continents; Represented Kforce Inc., a leading provider of specialty staffing services, in its acquisition by merger of Source Services, a Nasdaq-listed company, valued at $439 million; Represented Jabil Circuit, Inc., a leading provider of electronic manufacturing services, in $345,000,000 note offering led by SalomonSmithBarney; Issuer's Counsel to Kforce, a leading provider of specialty staffing services, in its $20 million IPO led by Prudential Securities Incorporated and Robert W. Baird & Co.; Issuer's Counsel to Riscorp, a commercial insurer, in $190 million IPO led by Smith Barney, Montgomery Securities, and Piper Jaffray; Issuer's Counsel to PowerCerv, a developer and supplier of enterprise software solutions, in $46.2 million IPO led by Robertson, Stephens & Company and Alex, Brown & Sons; Underwriter's Counsel to Robert W. Baird, Raymond James, and Oppenheimer in $150 million IPO of Sykes Enterprises, a customer management solutions and services company; Underwriter's Counsel to Raymond James and Robert W, Baird in $20 million IPO of SRI/Surgical Express, a provider of surgical procedure-based daily delivery service for hospitals; Underwriter's Counsel to Robert W. Baird in $10 million IPO of Tarpon Coast Bancorp, a bank holding company. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: Carolyn T. Long | | Vincent A. Marchetti (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Rhode Island; 1986, Florida. Education: Providence College (B.A.,1979); New England School of Law (J.D., 1984). Chairman, Tampa Sports Authority. Former Senior Assistant County Attorney, Hillsborough County, Florida. Member: Hillsborough County (Member, Sections on: City, County and Local Government Law; Environmental and Land Use; Real Property Probate and Trust Law), Rhode Island and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: City, County and Local Government Law; Environmental and Land Use; Real Property Probate and Trust Law); International Council of Shopping Centers; National Association of Industrial and Office Properties; Tampa Bay Builders Association; Real Estate Investment Council, Inc.; Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors. (Board Certified City, County and Local Government Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Resorts and Leisure; Business Law; Land Use and Entitlement. Email: Vincent A. Marchetti | | Michael P. Matthews (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Wisconsin; 1998, Illinois, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin; 1999, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Michigan (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Alpha Sigma Nu; Order of the Coif. Editor, "Business Crimes Hotline," Business Crimes Bulletin, 2000-2001. Author: "Caning and the Constitution," 14 New York Law School Journal of Human Rights 571, 1998; "Discoverability of Work-Product Materials Reviewed by Testifying Experts," 75 Wisconsin Lawyer 6, 2002. Adjunct Professor, Marquette University Law School, 1998-1999. Law Clerk to the Hon. J. P. Stadtmueller, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1997-1999. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin; Illinois State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; SEC Enforcement; Commercial Litigation; Securities Litigation; Securities Regulation; Intellectual Property Litigation. Email: Michael P. Matthews | | Sheri Davis McWhorter (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Central New England College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Named Outstanding Female Law Graduate by the National Association of Women Lawyers. Intern, National Labor Relations Board. Judicial Intern to Judge Kovachevich of the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Former Adjunct Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law. Former Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment, to a major utility. Member: St. Petersburg, Hillsborough County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Labor and Employment Law Section); National Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation. Email: Sheri Davis McWhorter | | Thomas F. Munro, II (Partner) admitted to bar, 1983, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.M.E., 1972); Northern Michigan University (M.A., 1976); Duquesne University; Rutgers University (J.D., 1983). Named, Florida "Super Lawyers" list by Law & Politics Media, Inc. Recognized, One of Florida's Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2006. Affiliate Member, Associated General Contractors and the Florida Transportation Builders Association. Member: Palm Beach County, Pennsylvania, New Jersey State and American (Member, Litigation Section; Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Arbitration Association (Construction Industry Arbitrator); Pennsylvania Bar Association. [1st Lt., USAF., 1972-1976; Capt. PaAng, 1980-1983]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Law; Resorts and Leisure; Commercial Litigation. Email: Thomas F. Munro, II | | Fred S. Ridley (Partner) admitted to bar, 1978, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1974); Stetson College of Law (J.D., 1977). Listed: Chambers USA; America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2004-2007; Florida "Super Lawyer," Law and Politics Media, Inc., 2006, 2007 and 2008; The Best Lawyers in America for his real estate work. Chair, Golf and Resort Services Practice Group. Past President, Treasurer, and Vice President, United States Golf Association. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Environmental and Land Use Law, and Business Law Sections). Practice Areas: Sports Law; Business Law; Real Estate; Resorts and Leisure; Food and Drug Regulation. Email: Fred S. Ridley | | David L. Robbins (Partner) admitted to bar, 1968, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1965); University of Florida (J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Outstanding Contributions to the Betterment of the Community Award; National Association of Community Leadership Organizations, Distinguished Leadership Award; Leadership St. Pete Alumni Association, Outstanding Alumnus; Bayfront Medical Center, Inc., Robert T. Sheen Award for Volunteer Leadership; National Conference of Christians and Jews, Silver Medallion Humanitarian Award; Foley & Lardner's Lynford Lardner Award for Community Service. Bayfront Medical Center, Board of Trustees, Chair, 1982-1984; Member, 1978-1991. Bayfront Life Services, Board of Trustees, Chair, 1987-1991; Member, 1987-1996. President, St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 1991-1992. Member: St. Petersburg, Hillsborough County and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section); Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Transactions; Emerging Growth Companies. Email: David L. Robbins | | Olin G. Shivers (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. Tax Court; 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Publications: "Dissolution" chapter in Florida Small Business Practice (4th ed. 1999), The Florida Bar CLE publication. Member: Board of Trustees, Berkeley Preparatory School; Advisory Committee, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Foundation. Leadership Tampa Alumni, Class of 1997. Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Tax Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Tax Section and Business Law Section); Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council; Tax Council of Tampa Bay. Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts; Resorts and Leisure; Individual Taxation; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates Taxation. Email: Olin G. Shivers | | Albert P. Silva (Partner) admitted to bar, 1996, Florida; 1998, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., Business Administration, 1993; J.D., 1996); University of Florida Graduate Tax Program (LL.M., in Taxation, 1997). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member: Tax Law Section; Business Law Section). Languages: Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Individual Taxation; Resorts and Leisure; Business Law; Employee Benefits. Email: Albert P. Silva | | Stephen J. Szabo, III (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: Kenyon College (B.A., cum laude, with honors in Economics, 1983); Cornell Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1990). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Recognized as one of Florida's Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Named a Florida "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics Media, Inc., 2006, 2007 and 2008. Associate Member, Cornell Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Member: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Resorts and Leisure; Business Law; Real Estate; Health Care; Elder Care. Email: Stephen J. Szabo, III | | Martin A. Traber (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Ohio; 1996, Florida. Education: Indiana University (A.B., 1967; J.D., magna cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Rated as one of the top Private Equity lawyers in the state of Florida, Chambers USA, 2007. Editor, Indiana Law Journal. Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Emerging Growth Companies; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: Martin A. Traber | | Steven W. Vazquez (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., with honors, 1990); University of Florida ( J.D., with honors, 1993). Order of the Coif. Named: The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Securities Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Florida Trend magazine's Florida Legal Elite in the area of Corporate Law. Editor: University of Florida Law Review; University of Florida Tax Review. Transactions: Counsel to the special committee of a publicly held long-term acute care provider in a $2.3 billion leveraged buyout transaction; Counsel to management of a publicly held marketing services and information provider in a $1.7 billion leveraged buyout transaction; Counsel to buyers and sellers in three separate M&A transactions involving managed care companies, each consisting of over $200 million in total consideration; Counsel to a competitive local exchange carrier in a $600 million merger transaction; Company counsel to a leading global supplier of automotive systems in a $450 million public note offering and $250 million cash tender offer; Company counsel to a nationally based REIT in a $1.2 billion underwritten public offering, the largest equity offering in REIT history. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Growth Companies; Business Law; Private Equity; Venture Capital. Email: Steven W. Vazquez | | Randolph J. Wolfe (Partner) admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1993, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., English Language and Literature and Rhetoric and Communication Studies, 1985; J.D., 1989). Leadership Brandon, 1995-1996; The Tampa Connection, 1996-1997. Named to the Florida "Super Lawyers" list by Law Politics Media, Inc., 2008. Recognized as one of Florida's Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine, 2005, 2006. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Tax and International Sections; Chairman, International Law Section, 1998-1999); The Florida Bar (Tax and International Law Sections). Special Agencies: Florida Civil Law Notary. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation; International Law; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate; Corporate Tax Planning; International Business Law; Employee Benefits; Business Law. Email: Randolph J. Wolfe | | Mark J. Wolfson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with high honors, 1979) Phi Beta Kappa; University of Florida (J.D., 1982). Phi Eta Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed, Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003—. Named, Florida "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics Media, Inc., 2006, 2007, 2008. Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law, 2007, 2008. Author: "An Analysis of the 1993 Mortgage Foreclosure Act," The Florida Bar Journal, p. 68 et seq. (October 1993); "Florida Assignments of Rents Update: Absolutely Not!" Actionline, The Florida Bar Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, Vol. XIX, No. 4 and Vol. XIX No. 5 (1996). Lead Florida Lawyer on Enactment of Florida Version of Revised Article 9. Law Clerk, Florida District Court of Appeals, Second District, 1982-1984. National Vice-Chair, Foley & Lardner Business Reorganization and Creditor Litigation Practice Group. Member: The Florida Bar (Member: Executive Council, Past-Chair, Bankruptcy/UCC Committee, 1999-2000 and Current-Chair, Legislative Committee, Business Law Section; Chairman, Financial Services Committee, 2000-2001); American Bar Association; American Bankruptcy Institute; Tampa Bar Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Reorganization; Litigation; Resorts and Leisure; Corporate Trusts. Email: Mark J. Wolfson | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Marina A. Choundas (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, Florida, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., Accounting, magna cum laude, 1989; M.Acc., Taxation, 1991); Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 1994); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1998). Beta Alpha Psi; Golden Key. Mortar Board. Honors Program graduate, University of South Florida. Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1991. Law Clerk to the Honorable Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1994-1995. Languages: Spanish and Greek. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Individual Taxation; Taxation; Business Law; Employee Benefits; International Law. Email: Marina A. Choundas | | Debra K. Smietanski (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1980, Illinois; 1983, Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.S., with highest honors, 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1980). Listed, Florida "Super Lawyers" list by Law and Politics Media, Inc., 2007. Certified Public Accountant Illinois, 1975; Florida, 1984. President, American Woman's Society of Certified Public Accountants, Tampa Chapter, 1996 to 1997. Member and President, 1998-1999, Tampa Hyde Park Rotary Club. Member, Board of Directors, Tampa Bay Estate Planning Council, 1995-1997. Member, Board of Directors, French-American Business Council of West Florida, Inc. (FRAMCO). Member, Advisory Committee, Community Foundation of Greater Tampa, Inc. Member, Advisory Committee, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. Member, Board of Directors, Seniors in Service of Tampa Bay. Member: The Florida Bar; Hillsborough County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations; Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (Treasurer and Member of the Board, 1993-1997); Florida Association for Women Lawyers (Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors, 1993-1995). (Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Corporate Tax Planning; Business Law; Taxation. Email: Debra K. Smietanski | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Richard H. Agster (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 2001, New York; 2004, Florida. Education: University of Central Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College (M.B.A., 1997); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Technologies. Email: Richard H. Agster | | Tina E. Dunsford (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, Georgia; 2003, Florida. Education: Kennesaw State University (B.B.A., 1988); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1994; LL.M., 1995). Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar; American Health Lawyers Association; Hillsborough County Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Health Care Fraud; Managed Care Contracts; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Contracts; Health Care Litigation. Email: Tina E. Dunsford | | Christopher L. Griffin (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1976); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1978). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Sports Law; Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Christopher L. Griffin | | Walter C. Little (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., 2000). Editor-In-Chief, Fall 2000 and Senior Research Executive, Spring 2000, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy. Publications: "Civil Forfeiture and the Excessive Fines Clause: Does Bajakajian Provide Drug Offenders with a False Sense of Hope?" 12 University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy 124; "Bankruptcy: In Re Webster Classic Auctions, 318 B.R. 216 (Bankr. M.D.Fla. 2004): Is the Door Finally Open for a Practical Application of Section 1146(c)?" Florida Bar Journal (December 2005). Member, Center For Real Estate Studies, University of Florida. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Walter C. Little | | Brian N. Wanek (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1998, Wisconsin and Illinois; 1999, Arizona; 2000, Florida. Education: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S., with honors, 1990); University of Chicago (J.D., 1998). Member: Illinois State Bar Association; State Bar of Arizona; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Wisconsin. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Brian N. Wanek | | RETIRED PARTNERS | | Daniel N. Burton (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1964, Florida; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rollins College; Stetson Law School (J.D., 1964). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: The Florida Bar (Board of Legal Specialization and Education; Chairman, The Florida Bar Health Law Certification Committee, 1995; Chairman, Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section, 1981; Chairman, Florida Civil Trial Certification Committee, 1982); Florida Academy of Health Care Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1992-2001, Health Law and Litigation. (Board Certified in Civil Trial and Healthcare, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Health Care Law. Email: Daniel N. Burton | | William J. Kiernan, Jr. (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1959, Wisconsin and Florida. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.S., cum laude, 1953); Harvard University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1959). Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1957-1959. Instructor, Corporate Trust, Cannon Financial Institute, 1990-1995. Member: Milwaukee Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Florida Bar. (Also at Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office). Practice Areas: Corporate Finance Law; International Law; General Practice. | | James M. Landis (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Florida; 1971, Georgia, U.S. District Courts, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida including Trial Bar, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Iowa (B.B.A., 1966); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1969-1973. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Antitrust(25%); Sports Law; Litigation. Email: James M. Landis | | Jack A. Porter (Retired Partner) admitted to bar, 1969, Iowa and Wisconsin; 1973, Florida. Education: University of Iowa (B.A., 1967; J.D., summa cum laude, 1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1968-1969. Member: Iowa State Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Individual Taxation; Tax Planning; Trusts and Estates; Business Law. | | ASSOCIATES | | Adam R. Alaee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Florida State University (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Adam R. Alaee | | Kamala "Kami" Corbett (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: Stonehill College (B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003; LL.M., 2006). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Land Development; Land Use Regulation; Real Estate. Email: Kamala "Kami" Corbett | | Bill Dolence (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.S., magna cum laude, 2002); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Recipient, Book Awards in Legal Research and Writing, and Income Taxation. Member, Florida Law Review. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. | | Justin D. Eleff (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Oglethorpe University (B.A., Communications, 1998); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Justin D. Eleff | | Megan J. Ellis (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1999); University of Florida College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2003). Senior Research Editor, Florida Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Hillsborough County Bar Association; Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate; Resorts and Leisure; Golf Course Development. Email: Megan J. Ellis | | Jennifer Hayes (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member: Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Reorganization. Email: Jennifer Hayes | | Michael D. James (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., 2002); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 2006). General Board Member, University of Florida Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities; Business Law. Email: Michael D. James | | Carla V. Knight (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 2002); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Golden Key International Honour Society. Recipient. Honors, Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy. Notes Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2005-2006. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Business Law. Email: Carla V. Knight | | Nathaniel M. Lacktman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2001); University of Southern California School of Law (J.D., 2004). Sigma Phi Epsilon; Golden Key National Honor Society. Recipient, Boston College's John D. Donovan Award. University of Florida Scholar. Publications: "House Panel Approves Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act: Law Would Prohibit Nursing Home Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements," Legal News: Health Care (August 4, 2008); "Illinois Law Prohibits Percentage-Based Compensation Arrangements Between Physician Groups and Medical Billing Companies: Parallels in Federal, State Perspectives," Legal News: Health Care (July 11, 2008); "Florida Expands Quality of Care Reporting Efforts: AHCA Publicizes Hospital Readmissions Data," Legal News: Health Care (July 1, 2008); "U.S. Attorney Announces Permanent, Lifetime Exclusion for Quality of Care Failures," Legal News: Health Care (June 18, 2008); "Florida Peer Review After Amendment 7: What Protections Are Left?" Florida Medical Business (June 10-23, 2008); "New York Medicaid Program Ceases Hospital Payments for Never Events: Parallels Other State and Federal Efforts to Promote Quality of Care," Legal News: Health Care (June 6, 2008); "Peer Review Protections After Amendment 7," Health Law, 360 (May 14, 2008); "Florida Peer Review After Amendment 7: Challenges and Solutions," Legal News: Health Care (May 5, 2008); "California Supreme Court Denies Review of Post-Claims Underwriting Case: Health Plans Must Conduct Pre-Issuance Investigation or Show Enrollee Deception Before Canceling Policies," California Health Law News (Spring 2008); "Legal Issues in Quality of Care: A Primer for Consultants, Experts," The Medical-Legal News (April, 2008); "Topical Reports," California Health Law News (Spring 2008); quote, "Hospitals Face Many Hurdles With Growing Role of Quality," Report of Medicare Compliance (March 24, 2008); "CMS' Special Focus Facility Initiative and Nursing Home Compare," HCCA Compliance Today (February, 2008); "The Quality of Care Cerberus: Payments, Public Reporting, and Enforcement," ABA The Health Lawyer (December, 2007); "Compliance and the Quality of Care Revolution: Fitting the Pieces Together in the Government's New Enforcement Landscape," AHLA Health Lawyers News (September 2007); "Healthcare Arbitration Agreements Face New Attacks: How Providers Can Respond and Draft Effective Agreements," California Health Law News (Summer 2007); "Who's Watching? Strategic, Legal and Operational Issues for Long Term Care Facilities Considering Video Surveillance Monitoring," ABA Health Law Litigation (Summer 2007); "Another Blow to Medical Staff Peer Review Privilege," Health Law, 360 (July 2, 2007); "Health Care Providers and the Automatic Stay: Is Medicare Termination Different than Exclusion?" American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (November 2006); "Arbitration Agreements for Health Care Providers: Recent Legal Changes and Strategies to Consider," ABA Health Law Litigation (Fall 2006). Member: American Bar Association (Member: Litigation Section; Health Law Litigation Committee); American Health Lawyers Association; Health Care Compliance Association; California Society for Healthcare Attorneys. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Health Care; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Facility Licensing; Health Care Facility Regulation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Corporate Law. Email: Nathaniel M. Lacktman | | Megan A. Odroniec (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 2000); University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member, Florida Law Review. Member, Journal of Law and Public Policy. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Megan A. Odroniec | | Kevin M. Rys (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., with honors, 2002). Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics; Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit; Phi Eta Sigma. Co-Author, chapter 3, "The Basic Agreement," Florida Real Property Sales Transactions, 4th ed., 2004. Approved Agent for Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, First American Title Insurance Company, Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, and Chicago Title Insurance Company. Member: The Florida Bar, Palm Beach County Bar Association, and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Kevin M. Rys | | Kevin M. Shuler (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 2002); University of Florida Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif (Elected). Member, Florida Law Review. Author: "Is the Endangered Species Act Endangered in the Age of Strict Federalism? A Florida Perspective on the Recent Commerce Clause Challenges to the ESA," 57 Fl. L. Rev. 1135, 2005. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Business Law. Email: Kevin M. Shuler | | James R. Spoor (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 2001; M.A., magna cum laude, 2002); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif. Member, Florida State University Law Review. Certified Public Accountant. Member: Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Individual Taxation; Employee Benefits; Trusts and Estates. Email: James R. Spoor | | Amanda M. Uliano (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member, Hillsborough Association of Women Lawyers. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Amanda M. Uliano | | Lauren Valiente (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 2000); University of Florida, Levin College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Order of the Coif (Elected). Received the Tampa Bay Business Journal's "30 Under 30" award, 2007. Managing Editor, Journal of Law and Public Policy. Appointed to serve on the Board of the University of South Florida's Latin Community Advisory Committee by the university's president, Judy Genshaft. Serves on the Board of the Ekho Group. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Lauren Valiente | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Los Angeles, California Office: 2029 Century Park East, 35th Floor. Telephone: 310-277-2223. Fax: 310-557-8475.
Second Los Angeles, California Office: 555 South Flower Street, Suite 3500. Telephone: 213-972-4500.
Palo Alto Office: 975 Page Mill Road. Telephone: 650-856-3700. Facsimile: 650-856-3710.
Sacramento, California Office: 1215 K Street, Suite 1920. Telephone: 916-443-8005. Fax: 916-443-2240.
San Diego, California Office: 402 West Broadway, 23rd Floor. Telephone: 619-234-6655. Fax: 619-234-3510.
San Diego/North County, California Office: 11250 El Camino Real, Suite 200. Telephone: 858-847-6700. Facsimile: 858-792-6773.
San Francisco, California Office: One Maritime Plaza, Sixth Floor. Telephone: 415-434-4484. Fax: 415-434-4507.
Washington, D.C. Office: Washington Harbour, Suite 500, 3000 K Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-672-5300. Facsimile: 202-672-5399.
Jacksonville, Florida Office: One Independent Drive, Suite 1300. Telephone: 904-359-2000. Facsimile: 904-359-8700.
Miami, Florida Office: One Biscayne Tower, 2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1900. Telephone: 305-482-8400. Fax: 305-482-8600.
Orlando, Florida Office: Suite 1800, 111 North Orange Avenue, P.O. Box 2193. Telephone: 407-423-7656. Facsimile: 407-648-1743.
Tallahassee, Florida Office: 106 East College Avenue, Highpoint Center, Suite 900, P.O. Box 1819. Telephone: 850-222-6100. Facsimile: 850-561-6475.
Chicago, Illinois Office: 321 North Clark, Suite 2800. Telephone: 312-832-4500. Fax: 312-832-4700.
Tokyo, Japan Office: JT Building 15F, 2-2-1 Toranomon Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0001. Telephone: +81 (03) 5114-8320. Facsimile: +81 (03) 5114-8321.
Detroit, Michigan Office: One Detroit Center, 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 2700. Telephone: 313-234-7100. Fax: 313-234-2800.
New York, New York Office: 90 Park Avenue. Telephone: 212-682-7474. Facsimile: 212-687-2329; 212-490-3654.
Madison, Wisconsin Office: Verex Plaza, 150 East Gilman Street, P.O. Box 1497. Telephone: 608-257-5035. Facsimile: 608-258-4258.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Office: 777 East Wisconsin Avenue. Telephone: 414-271-2400. Facsimile: 414-297-4900.
Brussels, Belgium Office: Avenue Louise 480. Telephone: +011.32.2.78. 79. 700. Facsimile: +011.32.2.78. 79. 709.
Boston, Massachusetts Office: 111 Huntington Avenue. Telephone: 617-342-4000. Facsimile: 617-342-4001.
Shanghai, China Office: No. 33 Hua Yuan Shi Qiao Road. Telephone: +86-21-61010000. Fax: +86-21-61010110.
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