Holland & Knight LLP

About this office:

At Holland & Knight we leverage the talents and resources of our entire firm to provide effective advocacy and comprehensive, integrated solutions in virtually all areas of the law, across the U.S., and around the world. The firm's infrastructure, along with its collaborative approach, enables clients to benefit fully from the size of our team, the depth of our experience and our extensive geographic footprint.

Holland & Knight's "one firm" structure allows the firm to support the most complex matters at all levels. The firm is organized into four practice Sections—Litigation, Government, Business and Real Estate. Through integrated practice groups and industry-based teams, we can provide efficient and responsive legal representation anywhere in the world. We serve clients on the basis of their needs, not merely location. Holland & Knight's interdisciplinary approach assures that clients have access to the lawyers with the most appropriate experience.

Affordable Housing and Community Development; Aircraft Accident Investigation and Litigation; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Alcohol Beverage; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Competition Law; Appellate; Asset Protection Trusts; Aviation Regulation; Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy; Banned Parties Software; Base Realignment, Closure and Privatization; Budget and Appropriations; Campaign Finance and Election Law; Cash Flow Asset Based Lending; China; Class Action Litigation; Computer Law; Construction and Design; Corporate Compliance and Ethics; Corporate Trust Representation; D and O Insurance; DC Practice; E-Commerce; Education; Eminent Domain and Condemnation; Energy; Energy: Liquefied Natural Gas; Entertainment; Environment; Equipment Financing and Leasing; Estate Planning and Administration; Estate, Trust and Guardianship Dispute Resolution; Family Business; Family Law; Federal Practice; Fiduciary Litigation; Food and Drug; Franchise; Government Contracts; Government Procurement and Business Development; Government Real Estate Asset Services; Government Representation; Health Law; Hospitality and Resorts; Indian Law; Intellectual Property; International Litigation; International Private Wealth Experience; International Trade; Investment Management; Labor and Employment; Land Use; Leasing; Litigation; Maritime; Media; Mergers and Acquisitions; Multifamily Housing; Nordic: Finland and Scandinavia; Patent, Copyright and Trademark Protection; Product Liability; Public Finance; Public Policy and Regulation; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT); Residential and Planned Development; Retail Real Estate; Securities Litigation; Securities and Public Companies; Securitization of Financial Assets; Ship Finance and Leasing; Sports Law; State Capitals; Strategic Communications; Submarine Cables; Syndication; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Taxation; Technology and Emerging Companies; Telecommunications; Timeshare and Resort Communities; Transportation; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Trusts and Estates Planning and Administration; Venture Capital and Private Equity; Water Law; and White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules That Age Is a Permissible Factor in Determining Eligibility for Retirement Benefits
Lindsay V. Dennis, July 11, 2008
In Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC, No. 06-1037, decided June 19, 2008, the United States Supreme Court held that the use of age as a factor in the determination of retirement benefits does not establish a prima facie case of discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment...

Florida Federal Court Preliminarily Enjoins Sign Ordinance
Cynthia L. Hain, June 21, 2008
A federal district court in Fort Myers, Florida, preliminarily enjoined a sign ordinance in Collier County, Florida, as an unconstitutional, content-based restriction.

Georgia Appellate Court Not Persuaded by Public Figure in Defamation Suit Brought Against Newspaper
Corinne R. Simon, June 21, 2008
A Georgia appellate court affirmed a summary judgment in favor of a newspaper in a defamation case, holding that the newspaper provided sufficient evidence to negate a public figure's claim of actual malice.

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