Jon Polenberg, Yasin Daneshfar, and Andrew Polenberg represented Francisco Javier Ospina Baraya, the grandson of a former Colombian president, in a defamation suit that went up against publishing powerhouses Penguin Random House and Little, Brown and Company, among others. The ruling, in favor of the client, sets a precedent for defamation law in Florida. The appeals […]
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A State Of Flux For Derivative Actions In Florida
Behind the scenes of the Florida Business Corporation Act, or FBCA, business lawyers are debating amendments that may change how shareholders bring derivative lawsuits. At present, a rift exists between the law and the courts’ ruling on the law regarding demand futility. The demand requirement is a concept concerning shareholder derivative actions that holds that […]
Read More“Fees for Fees”: A Familiar Trend May Come to an End
Lawyers and clients alike may soon have reason to rejoice––or sulk, depending on which side you fall—at the prospect of recovering the fees to litigate the quantum of attorneys’ fees. Attorney’s fees are a hot topic in litigation, with prevailing parties looking for ways to recover all they spent while prosecuting or defending a lawsuit. […]
Read MoreJon and Andrew Polenberg Bond at The Bar
Becker & Poliakoff shareholder Jon Polenberg and attorney Andrew Polenberg have teamed up to write a chapter in the latest edition of The Florida Bar’s Business Litigation in Florida. The duo wrote the prestigious book’s chapter four, Commercial Arbitration. Considered a “must-have” manual for business practitioners and litigators in Florida, this ninth edition of the book presents current authorities […]
Read MoreBecker & Poliakoff Acquires Litigation Firm Polenberg Cooper
(l-r) Jon Polenberg, Jude Cooper, Yasin Daneshfar, and Andrew Polenberg. Becker & Poliakoff has acquired the Fort Lauderdale litigation firm Polenberg Cooper, a move it says it made to help accommodate its litigation workload. “Had we not brought Polenberg Cooper on board, we would have had to hire additional people to accommodate the work we have within the firm,” […]
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