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Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - February 6, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied an employer’s request for review of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which held that tipped employees spending more than 20 percent of their time performing related but non-tipped duties must be paid the full minimum wage for that time, without the tip credit.

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Holland & Knight Attorneys Christopher Collins and Danica Kubick Earn LEED® Accreditations from the U.S. Green Building Council
 
 Christopher H. "Chris" Collins- Washington
Danica Charlotte Kubick - Washington

Washington, D.C. – July 2, 2009 - Holland & Knight is pleased to announce Christopher H. Collins and Danica Kubick, attorneys in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, have earned accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council and are now Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professionals (LEED AP).

Collins and Kubick are now able to advise and assist Holland & Knight clients on the LEED certification process, which is designed to enable the implementation and achievement of the highest green building and environmental performance measures. They will be listed in the Green Building Certification Institute's LEED AP Directory under the "Legal" area of practice.

LEED APs have the professional knowledge and ability to help facilitate the LEED certification process for green and sustainable building. The LEED Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. LEED APs complete a rigorous certification process that includes a final exam.

Collins is a partner whose practice focuses on zoning and land use law, historic preservation, municipal law, building code and foreign mission and international organization matters. He has considerable experience representing a broad range of clients, including residential, commercial, retail and industrial developers and development entities, financial institutions, asset managers, hotels, schools and universities. He represents clients before all of the federal and local land use agencies in District of Columbia.

Kubick is an associate in the Real Estate Section in the Washington, D.C., office of Holland & Knight. Her practice focuses on resort development and finance. She has experience in structuring and documenting condominium, fractional share, timeshare, condominium hotel and hotel development projects. Kubick graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in biology from Connecticut College, and with honors from The George Washington University Law School.

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