A Florida federal judge on Friday sentenced the former president of a trucking and logistics company to 23 years in prison for defrauding more than 1,600 people who invested millions of dollars in purchasing big-rig vehicles, calling the crime "a classic Ponzi scheme of staggering scale."

Tripp Scott announces that Charles Tatelbaum, a director with the firm, was elected Chair of the Board of Governors of the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University.

On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Interim Final Rule that significantly reduces the Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) beneficial ownership reporting obligations. Under this new rule, only foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. and its foreign beneficial owners must submit beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports. 

Tripp Scott announces that Charles Tatelbaum, a director with the firm, was named as a member of Law 360’s Editorial Advisory Board for Bankruptcy.

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Fifty-nine-attorney strong law firm Tripp Scott received a favorable Third District Court of Appeal opinion recently on behalf of its client, Moss & Associates, regarding a lawsuit they faced from a private resident at Brickell Heights East condominium in Miami.

Following the February 18, 2025 decision in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al. all nationwide injunctions have been lifted and the reporting requirements and filing deadlines for the Corporate Transparency Act are back in full effect. SUBMISSION IS NO LONGER ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS.

South Florida PBS owns and operates the lead public broadcasting television stations in South Florida – WPBT in Miami and Fort Lauderdale and WXEL in the Palm Beaches. It is Florida’s largest public media company, which includes public broadcasting stations WPBT2 and WXEL, serving approximately 6.3 million viewers of all ages and cultural backgrounds from Key West to the Sebastian Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean west to Lake Okeechobee.

After much back-and-forth, on Thursday, January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the federal government’s request to enforce the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while an appeal is pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. This decision stayed a prior ruling in Texas that had blocked the nationwide enforcement of the CTA.

If someone is buying or selling goods in Florida, there must be a written contract if the price is more than $500. Is that true?

It's back to court for Tramar Dillard, who goes by the stage name Flo Rida, after a Florida appeals court ruled that a Broward trial court judge erred in his jury instructions when awarding $82.6 million in a breach of contract lawsuit against the makers of Celsius energy drinks in January 2023.

Tripp Scott announces that Brieonna Christopher, an attorney with the law firm, has been elected to the board of directors of Legal Aid of Broward County.

Tripp Scott announces that Joshua T. Needell, an attorney with the law firm, has been elected to the board of directors of Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida.

The reporting requirement of entities to file a Beneficial Ownership Information Report (“BOIR”) under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) and the ability of the Financial Crimes and Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) to enforce the reporting requirement is currently suspended nationwide following a preliminary injunction issued on December 3, 2024.

In the past few months, we've had the honor of hosting America's best for conversations in our Politics & Sunshine live events and podcasts, some of whom have been called to serve in President Trump's cabinet. We'd like to congratulate those nominees.

In the past few months, we've had the honor of hosting America's best for conversations in our Politics & Sunshine live events and podcasts, some of whom have been called to serve in President Trump's cabinet. We'd like to congratulate those nominees.

In the past few months, we've had the honor of hosting America's best for conversations in our Politics & Sunshine live events and podcasts, some of whom have been called to serve in President Trump's cabinet. We'd like to congratulate those nominees.

In the past few months, we've had the honor of hosting America's best for conversations in our Politics & Sunshine live events and podcasts, some of whom have been called to serve in President Trump's cabinet. We'd like to congratulate those nominees.

Tripp Scott announces that Ed Pozzuoli, CEO of Tripp Scott, was named one of Florida Trend’s Florida 500. He has been named to the list for the past seven years.

Florida 500 is a special section of Florida Trend Magazine that highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state. This immense, year-long research initiative by the editors of Florida Trend has resulted in a personal, engaging look at the state's most influential business leaders.

FinCEN has provided a 6-month extension for certain entities to file their initial or amended beneficial ownership information report (“BOIR”) under the Corporate Transparency Act due to the effect of Hurricane Milton.

As recently reported by the American Bankruptcy Institute, the preeminent nonpartisan think tank on bankruptcy and insolvency issues, landlords for offices, apartment complexes and other commercial real estate (including retail stand-alone and shopping centers) have $1.5 trillion of debt due by the end of next year.