Richard B. Hadlow
Partner

Overview
Richard B. Hadlow practices in the areas of securities law, corporate law, partnership law, corporate finance and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Before joining the business law department of Holland & Knight as a partner in the fall of 2002, Mr. Hadlow was a shareholder and member of the executive committee at his previous law firm, where he served as managing shareholder from 1995-2001.
While at Florida State University, Mr. Hadlow was a member of the Florida State University Law Review.
Credentials
- Florida State University College of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., Taxation
- Duke University, B.A., Economics
- Florida
- Florida State University College of Law Alumni Association, Past President, 2001-2002
- Berkeley Preparatory School, Board of Trustees, Past Chairman, 2001-2002
- Florida State University College of Law Board of Visitors, Past Member, 2002-2005
- Florida Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, Past Member
- University of Tampa Board of Counselors, Past Chairman
- University of Tampa, Board of Trustees, Past Member
- Florida Aquarium, Board of Trustees, Past Member of Board of Directors, Secretary and Development Chairman
- Leadership Tampa, Past Member of Board of Directors
- The Florida Bar
- Metropolitan Ministries, Past Board Member and Past President
- St. John's Episcopal Church, Past Senior Warden and Past Junior Warden
- Tampa Yacht & Country Club, Past Member of the Board of Governors and Secretary
- Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club, President
- Florida Law Network, Holland & Knight Representative and Past Chairman
- Top Lawyer, Tampa Magazine, Business Organizations Law (Including LLCs and Partnerships), 2020, 2022
- Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2022
- Florida Super Lawyers magazine, Top 50 Lawyers in Tampa, 2017
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Securities Regulation, 1995-2023; Corporate Compliance Law, 1995-2014, 2016-2023
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Tampa Corporate Compliance Law Lawyer of the Year, 2015, 2018, 2021
- Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Florida Trend magazine, 2018, 2020, 2022
- Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2007-2022
- Corporate Counsel Edition, Super Lawyers magazine