Shutts & Bowen LLP

#Shutts is pleased to announce the addition of Associate Alexander Cumming to the #LaborandEmployment Practice Group in the #Orlando office, where he focuses his practice on the representation of public and private sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. #Welcome #NewHire

On November 14, #Shutts & Bowen LLP #Tampa attorney Kurtis Hutson attended the Tampa Bay Wave Fintech|X Accelerator Pitch Night. The Tampa Bay Wave is an accelerator program here that runs multiple cohorts for Healthtech, Fintech, Cybersecurity, and other high growth technology verticals. Tampa Bay Wave’s #worldclass FinTech|X Accelerator supports disruptive startups pioneering new technology solutions in the financial industry.

#Shutts is pleased to announce the addition of Senior Associate Flor Morillo, JD, LLM to the #TaxandInternationalLaw Practice Group in the #Miami office, where she focuses her practice on U.S. federal income taxes, domestic and international estate planning, and corporate matters. #Welcome #NewHire

#FortLauderdale partner Brendan Aloysius Barry, on behalf of the Port Everglades Association, participated in the longstanding maritime tradition of exchanging Keys and Plaques with the Captain of the largest luxury cruise ship to navigate the arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage, Crystal Serenity, as they welcomed her to Port Everglades as her new official winter homeport.

#Shutts & Bowen LLP is proud to announce its selection as 2024 First Place Winner of the ‘Best Of’ award winner in the #RealEstate and #LaborandEmployment category by the?Daily Business Review. https://lnkd.in/eBAYeQFk

In our latest #blogpost, #Orlando attorney Alexander Cumming explains how employers scored a victory after a Texas federal judge struck down the Department of Labor’s rule which increased the salary levels for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s executive, administrative, professional, and highly compensated employee overtime exemptions, vacating the DOL’s entire rule and blocking its application nationwide. https://lnkd.in/geEHCERU

On November 13, #Shutts & Bowen #Miami International Litigation and Arbitration partners Aleksey Shtivelman and Douglas Kramer attended the Air Cargo Forum 2024 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The ACF was a #global event that brought together major participants in, and affiliated with, the air cargo community, including airlines, logistics firms and ground cargo transporters. The South Florida venue for this important event exemplifies the importance of our locale in the international business sphere. As members of Shutts’ International dispute resolution practice group, Aleksey and Doug are actively engaged in the representation of international clients in the air cargo industry. They and other members of their group provide legal assistance, not only in arbitration and litigation, but also in contract negotiation and formation and other business transactions.

On November 9, several members of #Shutts & Bowen LLP's #WestPalmBeach office and their families, as well as Erica Fine, SHRM-SCP, participated in the American Heart Association’s annual Heart Walk. The team raised over $13,000 for cardiac and stroke-related education and research. Michael Munoz was the team captain and Matthew Chait was a member of Executives with Heart, an American Heart Association-sponsored group of Palm Beach County business leaders who each commit to raising $5,000 for the Heart Walk. #ShuttsCares

Shutts & Bowen was pleased to support the ACG Florida Capital Connection as the 2024 Lunch & Keynote Speaker Sponsor, featuring “Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary of Shark Tank. In attendance at the event was #Jacksonville Managing Partner H. Timothy Gillis, #Orlando partner Stefan Rubin, #Jacksonville partner Tala Woods, #Miami partner Tom Cookson, #FortLauderdale partner Philip C. Rosen Esq., and #Jacksonville associate Tyler Lenz.

#Shutts & Bowen LLP congratulates #Orlando partner and member of the Executive Committee, Jennifer Slone Tobin, on being named among the Orlando Business Journal’s 2024 Most Influential Leaders. Jennifer was recognized at an award ceremony on November 7, 2024. Also in attendance at the event were Shutts attorneys Bruce T. Lower, Matthew D. Foley and Michael Friedman, Esq.