Olga Pina, a shareholder in the Firm’s Corporate practice, discusses the firm's involvement with the Florida Orchestra and their recent trip to Cuba.  

Bill Flynn discusses how a federal court upheld Alabama's strict immigration laws, which among other things require cops to jail anyone who can't prove on the spot that he or she is legal.  

The focus of Fowler White’s Wellness initiative is to create awareness, encourage employee engagement and develop new ideas for cultivating a culture of health. 

Employment law attorney Vanessa Hodgerson offers solutions on how to handle workplace bullying.

Employment law attorney Vanessa Hodgerson offers advice on how to play 'smart'.  

Obtaining a Green Card for Foreign Investors.

By: Bill Flynn, Esq.

By: Jason Liu, Esq.

Know the Laws that May Affect the Company and Its Employees’ Use of Facebook and Twitter in the Workplace. 

By: Robert G. Riegel, Jr., Esq. 
      Vanessa S. Hodgerson, Esq.

Do You Know How to Effectively Handle and Prepare for Unemployment Compensation Hearings?

By: Eric J. Holshouser, Esq.

What You May Not Know About the FMLA.

By: Timothy B. Strong, Esq.

The FLSA: 
Why Plaintiffs Love It
How Employers Should Approach It
Common Misperceptions
Recent Trends and Interesting Topics

By: David C. Potter, Esq.

ADA/FMLA/Workers’ Compensation

By:
Vanessa S. Hodgerson, Esq.
Marilyn W. Miller, Esq.
Robert G. Riegel, Jr., Esq.

Immigration: I-9 Compliance
By: Jennifer G. Roeper, Esq.

The Art of Crisis Management in Government Investigations
By: Latour “L.T.” Lafferty, Esq.

Carl R. Nelson, shareholder in the Firm’s Commercial Property, Insurance and Health Care Litigation Practice and Board Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law by The Florida Bar, recently appeared on Tampa Fox 13 to discuss the oil spill a year later and BP's deadline for oil claims.  

Introduction by Wayne Daltry, FAICP

• Older and Wiser....Our Health Depends on it! (Jim Nathan, President, Lee Memorial Health System)
• A Changing Landscape: Education in the Millennium (Dr. Erin Harrel, Edison State College)
• Public Education in 2035 (Tom Scott, Lee County School Board Chairman)
• Real Estate and Tourism in 2035: A Vision (Gary Verwilt, President, REALTOR Association of Greater Fort Myers and the Beach Inc)

Introduction by Tom Wallace, President, Independent Development Services Corporation

• When Will Lee County Recover? (Henry H. Fishkind, Ph.D., President, Fishkind & Associates, Inc.)
• The Era of Less (Woody Hanson, MAI, CRE, CCIM, FRICS, Hanson Real Estate Advisors, Inc.)
• The Economics in 2035: Demography as Destiny and Economics as the Mechanics Thereof (Tom Wallace, President, Independent Development Services Corporation) 

Introduction by Dawn Jourdan, Assistant Professor, University of Florida

• What's Happening in Tallahassee and How This May Impact Our Ability to Plan for 2035 (Linda Shelley, Former Secretary, Florida Department of Community Affairs, Shareholder, Fowler White Boggs P.A.)
• The Land Use Implications of Current Federal Policy: Sustaining the Momentum (Dawn Jourdan, Assistant Professor, University of Florida)
• The Way Forward: Lee County's Horizon 2035 EAR and Comprehensive Plan Update (Jerry Murphy, AICP, CFM, Murphy Planning)

Introduction by Michael J. Ciccarone, Shareholder, Fowler White Boggs P.A.

• Multi-Modal Transportation Systems: Lessons Learned from Southeast Florida (Kim DeLaney, Ph.D., Growth Management Coordinator, TCRPC)
• Complete Urban Thoroughfares: Transportation Policies for a Sustainable Lee county in 2035 (Richard A. Hall, P.E., President, Hall Planning & Engineering, Inc.)
• Community Leadership and Vision: Case Studies in Implementing a Balanced Transportation System (Margaret E. Banyan, Ph.D., Florida Gulf Coast University)

David Potter, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Litigation and Appellate Practice, discusses tips for employers and employees for the use of social media (such as Facebook or Twitter) in the workplace.  

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," recently appeared on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, talking about the White House's proposed reform of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.  

Latour "LT" Lafferty, Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Corporate Compliance and Ethics practice, discusses the U.S. probe of insider trading and allegations against Noah Freeman and Donald Longueuil, former junior portfolio managers at SAC Capital Advisors LP.

Latour "LT" Lafferty, former Florida Commissioner on Ethics, talks about how the Florida Ethics Commission is considering walking away from more than $300,000 in fines owed by almost 300 former public officials -- even as Gov. Rick Scott and Florida lawmakers are struggling to find dollars to close a $3.6 billion budget shortfall. 

Latour "LT" Lafferty, Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Corporate Compliance and Ethics practice, and a former federal prosecutor, recently addressed the value of ethics to the Hillsborough County Executive Committee.

Latour “LT” Lafferty, Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Corporate Compliance and Ethics practice, and a former federal prosecutor, recently appeared on Bloomberg Television's "InsideTrack," with Erik Schatzker, to discuss the insider trading securities fraud charges against the four “consultants” accused of selling confidential information to “expert networking firms” as part of what the U.S. Attorney asserts is the “largest hedge fund insider trading case in history.”

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether it's time to buy a home as home prices plummet.  

Amelia M.  Campbell, a shareholder in the Wealth Preservation, Trusts and Estates Practice, was recently a guest on FOX 13 Tampa Bay to offer tips on what people should do when winning the lottery.  

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor.  LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Good Day” with Russell Rhodes to discuss the latest legal developments in Florida Senate candidate Jim Norman’s ethics case.

Latour "LT" Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT was recently interviewed by ABC Action News regarding the latest legal developments in Florida Senate candidate Jim Norman’s ethics case.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT was recently interviewed by Fox News about the latest legal developments in Florida Senate candidate Jim Norman’s ethics case.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT was recently interviewed by CBS 10 News Connect about the Court's disqualification of Senate Candidate Jim Norman from the Florida Senate ballot.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor.  LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Good Day” with Russell Rhodes to discuss the Court’s ethics ruling disqualifying Florida Senate candidate Jim Norman.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT was recently interviewed by ABC Action News about the Court's ethics ruling removing Hillsborough County Commissioner Jim Norman from the Florida Senate ballot.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," discusses on PBS Newshour about likely effects of foreclosure freeze and investigation by attorneys general.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether there is any hope for housing recovery. 

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss the impact of improving home prices and consumer confidence on the economy.  

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Tampa Bay Fox 13 to discuss emerging mortgage fraud schemes with Fox 13’s Russel Rhodes.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss solutions to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac problem.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether we're heading toward a housing double dip. 

Bill Flynn, head of Fowler White's Immigration Practice, discusses Arizona's new immigration law on Your Turn on Fox 13 WTVT. He addressed the legal, economic, and human rights issues surrounding the law.

Bill Flynn, head of Fowler White's Immigration Practice, recently appeared on FOX 13's Good Day Show to talk about the proposals to bring Arizona-style immigration laws to Florida. 

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on the Fox Business Network to discuss and identify what mortgage fraud schemes to be on the watch for.

Heather Brock, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law practice, was recently a guest on the Daytime show to offer tips on what’s appropriate (and not) to wear in today’s workplace.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Tampa Bay Fox 13 to discuss all the recent white collar crimes in Florida. 

Carl R. Nelson, shareholder in the Firm’s Insurance, Healthcare and Class Action Litigation Practice and Board Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law by The Florida Bar, recently appeared on Tampa Fox 13 to discuss whether a recent Florida Supreme Court ruling that commercial fishermen can sue a company that discharged pollutants into Tampa Bay for lost income and profits sets a precedent for future economic damage lawsuits by Floridians against BP for the Deepwater Horizon disaster. 

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC the "The Call" to discuss whether housing can rebound without government aid.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Tampa Bay Fox 13  to discuss the impact of the charges filed against former Florida Republican Chairman Jim Greer.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss whether a homeowner walking away from an underwater mortgage is a smart business decision.  

Carl R. Nelson, shareholder in the Firm’s Insurance, Healthcare and Class Action Litigation Practice and Board Certified in Admiralty and Maritime Law by The Florida Bar, recently appeared on CNBC’s Power Lunch to discuss the impact of the oil spill. In the segment, Mr. Nelson discusses who is liable and by how much – in what is fast becoming one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on Fox Business Network to discuss the impact of the homebuyer tax credit. In the segment, Ms. Olefson discusses the . In the segment, Ms. Olefson discusses if the Homebuyer Tax Credit worked and whether we should extend it.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. In this segment, LT Lafferty discusses the local impact of The Rotary Foundation (TRF).

Rhea F. Law, Chair of the Board, and CEO of the Firm, gives an up to date report on current Florida legislative and executive growth management initiatives.  

A discussion of Alachua County's recently adopted plan for rapid transit, transit oriented developments and alternative approaches to transportation concurrency. 

Jim Nicholas, Emeritus Professor, University of Florida, discusses International and national economic forces combine with environmental concerns to cause the need for a reconsideration of the manner in which to move goods and people and the manner in which we design our communities.

Seth Harry, principal with Seth Harry & Associates, Inc., discusses principles and attributes of TOD from an economic, political and design perspective.  

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," discusses the current state of the GSE's.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on MSNBC to discuss the record amount of foreclosure filings around the country.   

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on CNBC to discuss the pro and cons of allowing “underwater” homeowners to sell their homes for less than they owe and basically force the lender to take the loss rather than foreclose on the home.  

Employment law attorneys Robert G. Riegel Jr., Eric J. Holshouser and Vanessa S. Hodgerson discuss handling employees health issues and medical documentation in the workplace.

Timothy B. Strong, a shareholder in firm’s Employment Law Practice Group, discusses recent trends in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).   

Jeffrey P. Watson, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice Group discusses changes to the current economic condition in the employment law arena.  

Barbara L. Sanchez-Salazar, a shareholder in the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, discusses the essentials of what every employer needs to know about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," appeared on Fox Business to discuss why the housing market has not yet recovered. 

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street".  In the segment Ms. Olefson gives her insight on the President's plan for GSEs, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

David Potter, an associate in the firm's Employment Law Practice Group, discuses opportunities for employers in a struggling economy. 

Andrea Zelman, a shareholder in the firm's Environment and Land Use Practice Group, discusses a guide for the private sector practitioner.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call of the Wild". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses whether mortgage modifications are slowing down the recovery. 

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Market Alert. In the interview, Ms. Olefson discusses the factors of why home prices rose for the fourth month in a row, but that consumer confidence is coming in weaker than expected in October.   

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," recently appeared on Fox News to discuss why some homeowners are suing banks for not modifying their mortgages.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Road to Recovery". In the segment, Olefson discusses whether the government's efforts to help housing have helped the U.S. economy.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Russell Rhodes to discuss abusive practices that are used by credit card companies.  

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Street Signs". In the segment, Olefson discusses why there is so much rhetoric about "moral hazard" when homeowners walk away from mortgages gone bad.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call of the Wild". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses why the Treasury says it will provide capital on an as-needed basis to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News to discuss the implications of Judge Stringer's federal bank fraud case.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain to discuss “pay to play” securities fraud and unethical practices in the State of Florida pension fund management.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "The Call".  In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses existing home sales and the shrinking inventory. 

Bill Spikowski, from Spikowski Planning Associates, discusses the return of traditional neighborhood patterns.  Mr. Spikowski also discussed why new walkable mixed-use communities are out-competing conventional suburban offerings, especially among younger people and empty-nesters.  Why has southwest Florida been left behind?

In the latest Studio 10 segment, Andrew McIntosh, a shareholder in Fowler White's Corporate Practice, and Mark House, Managing Director for the Florida Division of The Beck Group, discuss sustainability with green buildings. Green spaces are economically beneficial for businesses as they have lower operating costs and studies have shown employees are more productive in green environments. The Beck Group has worked on several green building projects and are currently working on The Heights development just north of downtown Tampa.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Market Alert. In the interview, Ms. Olefson discusses the factors of why the housing starts and building permits rose to the highest point in 9 months.   

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's "Road to Recovery". In the segment Ms. Olefson discusses whether the fed should be concerned with inflation or deflation in the near future.  

James C. Nicholas, Emeritus Professor of Law from the University of Florida, discusses economic and development trends throughout the world and how they will affect us.  

Linda Shelley discusses how growth management policies and regulations in the Old World were base on the belief that growth was "Mathematical” and how the current economic and political environment is changing that perception.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics practice and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Russell Rhodes to discuss the status of proposed financial regulatory reform legislation and organizational change of culture for Wall Street firms.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain to discuss tax evasion, “tax gap" and the voluntary disclosure program, which the IRS has created in order to coax U.S. taxpayers with undisclosed foreign bank accounts and non-US assets to pay taxes on those accounts.  The new guidance is intended to resolve the tax liabilities related to offshore issues of non-compliant US taxpayers who are eligible to make voluntary disclosure requests and who fully cooperate with the IRS.

Michael J. Ciccarone discusses the impact of changing economic realities in our New World and how they will drive changes to the development practices, land use policies and law at all levels of the government. 

Secretary, Florida Department of Community Affairs, Thomas G. Pelham, discusses the challenges of climate change and energy independence legislation and the prioritization of redevelopment of existing urban areas.  In addition, Secretary Pelham will discuss the origins of House Bill 697 and Senate Bill 360; and the expected impact of these laws.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently interviewed by Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain. Ms Olefson discusses the recent foreclosure rates and the second wave of foreclosures. 

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently interviewed by Fox News regarding what if any rights do homeowners have when their homes are taken over by banks. 

Wayne Daltry, Smart Growth Director, Lee County, and former Director of Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, discusses local government priorities and how policies and regulations will change.  

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain to discuss the Credit CARD Act of 2009 and alleged unfair and deceptive acts and practices by credit card companies.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Reality Check which aired on August 13, 2009.  In the segment Shari shares her insights on why home loans failed at a record pace in July, despite ongoing federal and state programs to avoid foreclosures.  

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, recently sat down with Fox 13 in Tampa Bay to discuss the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's The Call. In the interview, Ms. Olefson discussed whether we should extend the homebuyer tax credit into next year.      
 

Timothy B. Strong, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice, discusses the Employee Free Choice Act.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was recently a guest on CNBC's Market Alert.  The segment covered whether or not we are out of the woods in the housing market.  

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Power Lunch which aired on July 7, 2009.  The segment covered the foreclosure crisis and its impact on the commercial real estate market.  Ms. Olefson indicated that commercial real estate typically lags residential by 12 to 18 months and that she believes the amount of commercial foreclosures will rise, attributed to negative indicators being seen in the market such as high vacancy rates, high cap rates and declining property values.

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, discusses the details of the $75 billion Housing Rescue Plan that is expected to help as many as 9 million homeowners.

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's The Call of the Wild which aired on July 30, 2009.  The segment covered whether or not we still need a loan modification program.  

Heather Brock, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice Group, discusses the reasonable accommodation obligation and what the ADA Amendments Act means for employers.

Eric Holshouser, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice, discusses coverage, eligibility and entitlement within the Family and Medical Leave Act. 

Robert G. Riegel, Jr, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice, discusses the recent updates on ADA Amendments. 

Jeffrey P. Watson, a shareholder in the firm's Employment Law Practice, discusses how to develop a trade secret protection program.  

LT Lafferty, the Firm's Collar Crime, Government Investigations, Corporate Compliance and Ethics Practice Group Leader recently discussed how the proposed Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008 affects the financial services industry and allegations of unfair and deceptive acts and practices (UDAP).     

Jennifer G. Roeper, a shareholder in the firm's International and Immigration Practice Group, discusses temporary visa processing, applications for permanent residence and naturalization.  Ms. Roeper also discusses how to handle heighten enforcement.   

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was interviewed by Channel 10 in Miami.  In the interview, Ms. Olefson discusses why Florida still ranks high in foreclosures and what needs to happen to fix the issues.   

Shari Olefson, shareholder and author of, "Foreclosure Nation: Mortgaging the American Dream," was a guest on CNBC's Market Alert.  Shari Olefson discusses the just-released housing numbers and what that means to homeowners, investors and lenders.

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the Firm’s Business Transactions and Corporate Law Practice Group, recently sat down with Fox 13 in Tampa Bay to discuss the Foreclosure Crisis and what people need to do when facing foreclosure.  Ms. Olefson also talked about her new book, Foreclosure Nation and how it can help people in this time of crisis.  

Melissa A. Dearing, a shareholder in the Employment and Immigration Law Practices, discusses the role of ICE, E-Verify/Basic Pilot Program and I-9 Compliance.

Shari B. Olefson, a shareholder in the firm’s Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group talks about what steps you need to take when facing foreclosure. In addition, Ms. Olefson talks about her new book Foreclosure Nation.  

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the firm's Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group, discusses why the Federal Reserve will spend up to $300 Billion to purchase long-term government bonds over the next six months.

Latour “LT” Lafferty is the Practice Leader of the Firm’s White Collar Crime, Government Investigations, and Compliance and Ethics and a former federal prosecutor. LT recently appeared on Fox 13 News’ “Your Turn” with Kathy Fountain to discuss the Ponzi schemes and the securities fraud case against Bernard Madoff. LT was also recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal describing the Madoff case as a “tragedy.”

LT Lafferty, the Firm's Collar Crime, Government Investigations, Corporate Compliance and Ethics Practice Group Leader  discusses business ethics myths at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD).

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the firm's Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group, discusses how the government is helping with foreclosure assistance.  Ms. Olefson also discussed who is eligible for the mortgage modification program and the mortgage refinancing program.

Shari Olefson, a shareholder in the firm's Corporate and Business Transactions Practice Group, discusses how to protect yourself from foreclosure.  In addition, Ms. Olefson discusses her new book Foreclosure Nation.  

In the latest Studio 10 segment, Rhea F. Law, CEO and Chair of the Board of Fowler White and Lee Arnold, Founder, CEO & President of Colliers Arnold, discuss how commercial development is going green and what you need to do for a LEED certification. Colliers Arnold is a full service commercial real estate firm and offers sales, leasing, asset and property management, corporate services, valuation and consulting services.

In the latest Studio 10 segment, Rhea F. Law, CEO and Chair of the Board of Fowler White, Andrew McIntosh, a shareholder in Fowler White's Corporate Practice, and Dr. Bob Robertson, V.P. of Sustainable Planning and Development for EcoCentury Technologies, discuss energy conservation through the use of automated processes. EcoCentury Technologies develops, markets, and sells energy efficient technologies for commercial, industrial, and civic properties and specializes in products that help companies do business in more sustainable ways.

In the latest Studio 10 segment, Andrew McIntosh, a shareholder in Fowler White's Corporate Practice, and Mark Chatten, General Manager of RWDI USA, discuss how the design of a building can harness the environment for greater sustainability. RWDI USA is an international firm providing wind engineering and environmental solutions. 

Andrew Demers, an associate in the Firm’s Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights practice group was recently interviewed by Bay News 9 regarding the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act - also known as the $700-billion bailout bill.

Rhea Law, CEO of Fowler White, Andrew McIntosh, a shareholder in Fowler White's Corporate Practice, and Don Barry, President of Ott-Lite Technology in Tampa, discuss the importance of sustainability efforts on the environment.  Ott-Lite Technology brings natural light indoors through eco-friendly, energy efficient lighting solutions that save energy and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Each Ott-Lite bulb is rated to last 10,000 hours; 10 times longer than standard light bulbs.  This reduced energy consumption leads to reduced greenhouse gas emissions by electric plants. 

In the latest Studio 10 segment, Andrew McIntosh, a shareholder in Fowler White's Corporate Practice, and Kevin Bagnall, President of K.B. Industries, Inc. in Clearwater, demonstrate how recycled old tires can help the environment.  K.B.I.'s Flexi-Pave technology transforms recycled tires and stone along with a binding agent into a durable, asphalt alternative used in the construction industry.

David C. Potter speaks about Legislative and Administrative updates at the Firm’s annual Fort Myers Employment Law Seminar.

LT Lafferty, the Firm's White Collar Crime, Government Investigations and Regulatory Compliance Practice Leader recently discusses the recent indictment of John “Junior” Gotti, Jr. on racketeering charges in Tampa, Florida and the implications of the charges on organized crime.

Former special prosecutor Latour “LT” Lafferty joins the Independent Counsel in announcing the conclusion and settlement of the Whitewater & Monica Lewinsky investigations of President Clinton.