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Sean Johnson selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017© in Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Securities
Johnson is pleased to announce that Firm partner Sean Johnson has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017© in the practices areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, and Litigation – Securities. This is the second year in a row that Sean has been selected… Read More »
Spreading the Secret: Early “Defend Trade Secrets Act” Decision Shows that Businesses Have the Choice of Pursuing Misappropriation of Trade Secret Claims in Either State or Federal Court
In one of the first cases filed in Florida under the new Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), a federal court relied on precedent under Florida’s own Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“FUTSA”) to dismiss a complaint for misappropriation of trade secrets that sought relief under both statutes.[i] In M.C. Dean, Inc. v. City of… Read More »
Chris DeCort Appointed to Tampa Connection’s Board of Directors
Tampa Connection has selected Chris DeCort to join its Board of Directors for a three year term beginning this year. Chris has been active in Tampa Connection for several years, first as a participant in its 2014 graduating class and subsequently as a member and the Executive Chair of its Alumni Committee. Tampa Connection is an important community… Read More »
Jeff Burns Leads Firm Suit and Tie Drive with United Way to Support Sulfur Springs Resource Center
The United Way of Tampa Bay’s Sulfur Springs Resource Center provides job skills and employment counselling services to residents of the Sulfur Springs community. As part of their program, the Resource Center seeks donations of business suits to assist their clients getting started in the interview and employment process. Everyone at Johnson pitched in… Read More »
Team Johnson Repeats as 2016 Gasparilla Half Marathon Team Champions
Once again, team Johnson emerged victorious in the 2016 Gasparilla Classic Half Marathon Open Team Challenge, winning its class by a wide margin. The race, which raises funds to support numerous youth charitable organizations and running programs throughout the Tampa Bay area, is a long standing tradition, as it approaches its fourth decade. Winning… Read More »
Nicole Newlon Attends 2016 Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference
Nicole Newlon attended the 2016 Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference in May 2016 in Point Clear, Alabama. The conference presentations included “Neuroscience and the Law,” “Law, Justice, and the Holocaust: How the Courts Failed Germany”, and “Technology and the Law”. Conference attendees also participated in roundtable discussions and were afforded the opportunity to hear from… Read More »