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Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami partner and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Practice Group, Peter Rahaghi, recently co-moderated a Financial & International Business Association (FIBA) Legal and Regulatory Affairs Committee panel discussion alongside Marina Olman-Pal of Greenberg Traurig and leadership from the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (OFR). Held on Tuesday, June 3, attendees had the unique opportunity to connect directly with OFR leaders and hear from them regarding key issues affecting banks and other financial institutions operating in Florida.

Governor Ron DeSantis recently announced the appointment of Shutts & Bowen LLP Tallahassee partner Nicholas Meros to the Second Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC), with his term running through July 1, 2027. 

Jennifer Perez, a healthcare and corporate practice partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Miami office recently presented on current trends in the US and Florida healthcare legal landscape to a group of UK life/health sciences driven investors and delegation members hosted by the Miami-Dade Beacon Council on June 9.

Bowman Brown, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Miami office, was recently mentioned in the annual Best of Miami edition of Miami Today in connection with the selection of client Grove Bank and Trust as a Best of Miami financial institution.

Arthur J. Menor, an attorney in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s West Palm Beach office, recently served on a panel at a joint meeting hosted by the Commercial Real Estate and Real Estate Leasing Committees of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (RPPTL) of the Florida Bar.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Joseph Bain, Patricia Flanagan and Woodrow “Woody” H. Pollack have once again been recognized among Managing Intellectual Property Magazine’s annual “IP STARS” rankings.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that it has ranked No. 24 nationwide in Construction Executive’s 2025 rankings of “The Top 50 Construction Law Firms™.”

Chambers & Partners recently released its 2025 edition of Chambers USA, recognizing Shutts & Bowen LLP in eight ranked departments, as well as 24 of the firm’s attorneys.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that partner Alyssa L. Cory has been certified as a specialist by The Florida Bar in Appellate Practice. Board Certification is a distinction which only seven percent of eligible Florida Bar members hold.

On May 30, Shutts & Bowen’s Miami office hosted a timely and engaging discussion on the evolving U.S. sanctions regime against various countries including Russia, titled “Navigating Sanctions: Risks, Opportunities, and What Comes Next.” 

Shutts & Bowen LLP Tampa partner Michael Silver completed Leadership Tampa, the nation’s third oldest program of its kind, as a graduate of its 54th class on May 21, 2025.

On May 8, 2025, Shutts & Bowen LLP Tallahassee partner Nicholas Meros argued a case regarding voter registration applications before the United State Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on behalf of Florida’s Secretary of State.