Bilzin Sumberg

Bilzin Sumberg is a law firm located in the heart of Miami. Unlike many of its competitors, Bilzin Sumberg is an indigenous firm, which means that we are deeply committed to and engrained in the commercial life of South Florida. Our lawyers are deeply integrated in the city’s business, legal and government sectors. Moreover, our lawyers and staff are involved in a wide spectrum of community initiatives, underscoring how the firm has become synonymous with Miami and its surrounding areas.

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Class Certification Granted to Kraft Investors Alleging Wheat Market Rigging

By Brianna Sainte & Lori Lustrin

February 26, 2020

U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang in the Northern District of Illinois recently granted certification in a wheat market rigging suit filed against Kraft Foods Group Inc. (“Kraft”). The class, comprised of Chicago Board of Trade (“CBT”) wheat market investors, alleges that Kraft artificially manipulated the wheat commodities market by taking sizable futures positions to influence prices. Specifically, the class of investors alleges that Kraft purchased $90 million (15 million bushels) of December 2011 wheat…

Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch

With Consumer Protection Class Actions On the Rise, Is the Financial Services Industry in the Crosshairs?

By Philip R. Stein

February 19, 2020

Lawyers or business people who feel they have been hearing about a lot more consumer protection class actions lately have good reason for that feeling. A recent report by Lex Machina, part of LexisNexis, highlights an extraordinary increase in federal consumer protection class actions over the last decade. The number of such class actions almost tripled, even though consumer protection suits generally (i.e., suits other than class actions) increased by less than 20% over the…

New Miami Blog

Decrease in Florida Sales Tax on Commercial Rent

By Eric Reissi & Adam Lustig

January 21, 2020

Effective as of January 1, 2020, the Florida state sales tax rate applicable to the lease of commercial real property has decreased from 5.7% to 5.5%. Therefore, the state will levy a 5.5% sales tax on all rent collected from commercial properties in Florida. This new state sales tax rate, however, does not impact county surtax rates. Because individual counties may impose a discretionary sales surtax, the surtax rate of the county where the rental…

New Miami Blog

Florida Zoning Appeals Law: Miami Beach “Ban” on Single Family Short-Term Rentals Ruled Illegal

By Anthony De Yurre & Jennifer E. Fine

December 6, 2019

In recent years, online platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway have made it easier for property owners to enter into the short-term rental market, which allows property owners to generate supplemental income and defray the cost of maintaining their real estate. The emergence of this “industry,” however, has faced resistance from neighboring property owners and local governments over concerns that transient occupancy negatively impacts property values, as well as general concerns for the health, safety, and…

The Food Court

Atlantic Salmon Producers Netted by DOJ

By Lori Lustrin, Scott N. Wagner & Benjamin Mitchel

November 27, 2019

This month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal investigation into collusive behavior among some of the largest producers of Atlantic salmon. This inquiry follows the DOJ’s June announcement of its separate investigation into the chicken industry. Atlantic salmon producers implicated by the investigation include Grieg Seafood, SalMar, Leroy Seafood Group, and Mowi. The launch of the U.S. inquiry comes on the heels of the European Commission’s (EC) announcement of an investigation into the Atlantic…

Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch

Appellate Court Tells CitiMortgage It Can’t Force “Repurchase” Of What No Longer Exists

By Philip R. Stein & Desiree Fernandez

November 19, 2019

A recent decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit offers some vindication for mortgage companies still facing “repurchase” demands made by the banks to which they sold residential mortgages in the years leading up to the financial crisis that began in 2007 and accelerated in 2008. In CitiMortgage, Inc. v. Equity Bank, N.A., No. 18-1312 (8th Cir. 2019), the Eighth Circuit (which has appellate jurisdiction over the federal district courts…

New Miami Blog

Coral Gables Zoning Law: Mixed Use Development Overview

By Anthony De Yurre & Jennifer E. Fine

October 24, 2019

The clear evolution of infill real estate redevelopment in South Florida and Greater Miami is towards a true mixed-use environment that makes areas desirable places to work, live, and play. Coral Gables, with its vibrant commercial areas, is an example of a municipality within Greater Miami-Dade County that is leading this charge through a specific mixed-use zoning code overlay to promote these “placemaking” pedestrian friendly projects. More and more, significant knowledge of these mixed-use standards…

The Food Court

Will the Eleventh Circuit Fall in Line with its Sister Circuits in Interpreting Spokeo’s Standing Requirements in FACTA Cases?

By Ilana Drescher & Lori Lustrin

October 10, 2019

If you are a typical shopper, the last thing on your mind at the checkout counter is your printed credit card receipt. As you juggle your grocery store bags, you might absentmindedly fold the receipt into your wallet, or crumble it up and drop it into the depths of your bag. However, for more than a decade, printed credit card receipts have been the subject of considerable litigation all over the country. The Fair and…

The Food Court

District of Oregon Holds that Vineyard’s RICO Suit Against Neighboring Marijuana Grower is More than just Sour Grapes

By Shalia M. Sakona & Lori Lustrin

October 4, 2019

The United States District Court for the District of Oregon recently denied a marijuana grower’s motion to dismiss a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) lawsuit in Momtazi Family, LLC v. Wagner et al., No. 3:19-cv-00476-ER (D. Or. Aug. 27, 2019) [Doc. No. 26] (“Order”). The plaintiff in the case is the former operator and current lessor of a biodynamic vineyard in Oregon, whose property abuts the defendant’s marijuana farm. The crux of the…

New Miami Blog

National P3 Update

By Elise Holtzman Gerson & Albert E. Dotson, Jr.

October 3, 2019

We posted our first installment of the National P3 Update, focusing on higher education and social infrastructure P3s in May. Here is the latest on those projects, and new P3s that have emerged since then. State of Hawaii Entertainment District: The State of Hawaii has announced that it will be issuing an RFQ at the end of the year for a P3 that will redevelop Aloha Stadium and build an entertainment district around it.…

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Class Certification Granted to Kraft Investors Alleging Wheat Market Rigging

With Consumer Protection Class Actions On the Rise, Is the Financial Services Industry in the Crosshairs?

Decrease in Florida Sales Tax on Commercial Rent

Florida Zoning Appeals Law: Miami Beach “Ban” on Single Family Short-Term Rentals Ruled Illegal

Atlantic Salmon Producers Netted by DOJ

Appellate Court Tells CitiMortgage It Can’t Force “Repurchase” Of What No Longer Exists

Coral Gables Zoning Law: Mixed Use Development Overview

Will the Eleventh Circuit Fall in Line with its Sister Circuits in Interpreting Spokeo’s Standing Requirements in FACTA Cases?

District of Oregon Holds that Vineyard’s RICO Suit Against Neighboring Marijuana Grower is More than just Sour Grapes

National P3 Update

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