On April 29, 2015, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision upholding the right of states to ban elected judges and judicial candidates from directly soliciting campaign contributions. In a ruling that affects many of the 39 states (including Florida) where voters elect judges, the high court concluded that the […]
On March 27, 2015, the University of Florida Levin College of Law presented its 2015 Sports Law Symposium, featuring Rand Getlin (award-winning investigative journalist and the NFL Insider for Yahoo Sports) and Erik Burkhardt (one of the top NFL player agents) as keynote speakers. The symposium consisted of four moderated […]
MIAMI – March 26, 2015 – Jennifer Diaz, a Shareholder and the Chair of the Customs & International Trade Practice of national law firm Becker & Poliakoff, has been named a winner of the AXA Advisors Businesswomen of the Year Awards from the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. Diaz and the other finalists and […]
On March 5, 2015, the University of New Hampshire School of Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Institute hosted and co-hosted a panel with Sports Illustrated on recent controversies and legal developments in professional sports leagues’ personal conduct policies. The event, titled “Justice or Kangaroo Court Rethinking Personal Conduct and Fair […]
Becker & Poliakoff is proud to have sponsored the 2015 Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) Annual Gala and Board Installation Dinner which was held at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach on January 31, 2015. This year’s Annual Gala and Board Installation Dinner benefits the Cuban American Bar Foundation’s Scholarship […]
