(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 […]
On May 18, 2016, nearly two years after President Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to update the overtime regulations, the final rule from the Department of Labor was announced. The final rule, which goes into effect December 1, 2016, gives employers six months to prepare and comply. The final […]
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. – February 18, 2016 – A federal jury recently awarded almost $12 million in damages to a Panama City Beach, Fla., community association represented by Becker & Poliakoff in a breach of fiduciary case. John Cottle, managing shareholder of the firm’s Fort Walton Beach, Fla., office, assisted […]
“There are only two types of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be.” -Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Robert Mueller. 1 In today’s world, no one is immune from the risk of a data breach. Hardly a week will go by when the news does not […]
