Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to observe Michael Krietzer, co-chair of Bilzin Sumberg’s litigation department, and John Sumberg, managing partner at Bilzin Sumberg, in a client meeting.
At Pieducks (incredible pizza joint), I shared with Michael that, as a summer associate, not
This past Monday, I had the opportunity to accompany a senior associate in the litigation department, on a tag-along to the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for a hearing on a motion to compel arbitration. Prior to going to the hearing, I helped him research key issues regarding the motion, as well as
As a law student, I am regularly asked, “So, what kind of law do you want to practice?”. Between my classes, co-curriculars, and last summer’s experience, I think I have an idea. But really, I’m not yet certain. Studying law is so different than actually practicing it.
For this reason, one of the many things
For the first time this summer I decided to take on a project with another Summer Associate, David De La Flor. This corporate assignment was originally created for one Summer Associate and was projected to take 100 hours to complete. Because of the interesting nature and the desirable work experience accompanying the assignment, the
This past week I selected an assignment from the Environmental department that required me to analyze the Code of Miami-Dade County and formulate an argument that our client complied with the criteria needed to obtain a specific type of permit. Finding no case law or secondary sources that interpreted the code section I was researching,
It is still a little surreal every time I look out the tall windows of my spacious office on the 24th floor. Light blue ocean? Palm trees? As a Pennsylvania native and a current Boston resident, the view still makes every day at the office feel a little like vacation. I can’t think of a
Tuesday morning, Kyle Morabito and I had our first “tag-along” of the summer. The tag-along is an integral part of Bilzin Sumberg’s Summer Associate Program and provides each summer associate with an intimate view of the practice of law, whether it’s a court proceeding with the litigation practice, or closing a deal with the corporate
As a returning Summer Associate–reflecting on the past summer’s orientation–I assumed my second orientation may be repetitive. This assumption proved incorrect on my second day, as I began working with David Schubauer and the Corporate Department on an acquisition.
My hands-on involvement in a complex acquisition this early in the summer speaks to the steep