Akerman Expands Transactional Real Estate Strengths with Bruce Wiener and Bedford Wilder in Tallahassee

Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm, is pleased to announce the expansion of its national Real Estate Practice Group with the addition of Bruce Wiener and Bedford Wilder in Tallahassee. Together they bring with them a broad range of experience in transactional real estate law, including commercial lending, documenting loan transactions, and closing and title services. The pair join from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in Tallahassee.

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Gunster Adds Joe Jacquot, Former General Counsel to Governor DeSantis, to Business Litigation Practice

Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce Joe Jacquot has joined the firm as a business litigation shareholder in the firm’s Jacksonville and Tallahassee offices. Jacquot is a legal veteran with a proven record of public service and private sector experience. Jacquot most recently served as the general counsel to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a position he has held since the Governor’s inauguration in January 2019. 

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Broad and Cassel Hires Three New Attorneys for Tallahassee Office

Statewide law firm Broad and Cassel today announced that Bruce I. Wiener, Wendy Russell Wiener and D. Bedford Wilder have joined the firm’s Tallahassee office.

Bruce Wiener joins Broad and Cassel as Partner in the Real Estate Practice Group after most recently serving as a Shareholder at Gardner, Bist, Wiener, Bowden, Bush, Dee, LaVia & Wright, P.A. in Tallahassee. The focus of his practice is in transactional real estate law, commercial and acreage lending and land use, as well as development law. He represents buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of commercial, office, multifamily, acreage and timberland property and provides closing services and title insurance through certain underwriters for these types of transactions. More >>

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney More Than Doubles Its Government Relations Strength in Tallahassee

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is pleased to announce the addition of seven government relations professionals to its Tallahassee, Fla. office. Capital veterans Mike Harrell, Mallory Harrell, Doug Bell, Sam Bell, Jim DeBeaugrine, Marnie George and Tim Stanfield will join Buchanan on March 2, in advance of the 2015 Florida legislative session. Combined with Buchanan’s existing government relations professionals, the firm will have one of the most experienced “go-to” teams in Tallahassee to deal with legal, regulatory and governmental issues. More >>

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