Florida Trend Exclusive Legal Elite — Notable Managing Partners Florida offers plenty of examples of elite leadership traits. Florida has the fastest-growing lawyer population, according to recent data from the American Bar Association. In the past decade, the number of active resident lawyers has grown by approximately 17%, ranking Florida fourth among states in lawyer […]
Florida has experienced its share of real estate boom and bust cycles over the years, but while the first half of 2026 fell short of the recent past, attorneys and other industry experts say the state appears poised to buck that pattern, and that more growth lies ahead. Around the midpoint of the year, Law360 […]
Keith Poliakoff Managing Partners In Fort Lauderdale, Keith Poliakoff drives business development, oversees firmwide compliance, champions pro bono initiatives and maintains an active client caseload representing local governments, as well as parties before local governments statewide. That includes all aspects of developer representation relating to land use, zoning, development agreements and other matters. Under his […]
A luxury condo tower slated to rise on public land at the beach is the target of a lawsuit that accuses Hollywood of breaking its own rules and laws to make way for the project and its controversial 99-year ground lease. The lawsuit, filed last week in Broward Circuit Court, lists the city of Hollywood […]
June2026 — In an interview with Invest: Keith Poliakoff, managing partner of Government Law Group, discussed how AI is changing the front end of land use work, why cities are rethinking revenue and community benefits, and what it takes to move development forward in a more constrained policy environment. Poliakoff also shared how public-private partnerships can earn trust […]
Hollywood moved to override a prior county rejection, teeing up an August vote on a 210-unit plan with workforce housing. Live Local 4.0 is enabling Hollywood to advance redevelopment of a city-owned beachfront site despite a prior county rejection. Broward commissioners will decide between a 111-unit condo project or a 210-unit plan that adds 84 […]
The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board’s recent clutching of pearls over the development at 1301 S. Ocean Drive (“Hollywood’s horrendous high-rise mistake,” editorial, May 27) ignores economic reality, architectural logistics and municipal survival. Far from a “horrendous mistake,” Hollywood’s handling of this project is a master class in adapting to bureaucratic whiplash and securing a future for its […]
County commissioners delayed a vote on Hollywood’s controversial high-rise project Tuesday until they return from their summer break in August. Commissioner Beam Furr, whose district includes Hollywood, said a county vote was likely moot now that Hollywood commissioners have approved a plan to use the state’s Live Local Act to move the project along. An amendment to […]
Amid a loud and furious public outcry, a luxury condo tower slated for public land on Hollywood beach would become a Live Local project under a controversial plan approved by the commission Wednesday night. The 5-2 vote came after a marathon meeting where nearly 30 residents blasted the idea, saying it would forever change a […]
Hollywood could one day have a big city skyline with dozens of new high-rise residential towers — and city leaders want to do their part to make it happen. Come Wednesday, commissioners are expected to sign off on a plan that would make way in the coming years for up to 25,100 mid-rise and high-rise […]
