Anthony Soroka provides counsel to local governments, businesses and community associations.
In the public sector, Anthony serves as City Attorney for the City of Deerfield Beach and Parkland and as Assistant City Attorney for Weston. He handles government contract disputes, procurement, business taxes, implementation of municipal budgets, telecommunications, and compliance with public records, sunshine and election laws. He has served as counsel on charter review committees, municipal code reviews and business tax advisory boards and has drafted government contracts, legislative items and administrative policies. He also serves as an alternate special magistrate and municipal prosecutor for municipal clients.
Anthony’s public sector successes include negotiating a $100 million solid waste disposal contract, completing a comprehensive review and revision of the City of Weston’s code, preparing the legal analysis that supported overturning a $65 million no-bid contract, representing a local special recreation district in its dissolution, and voter approval of municipal charter amendments that he drafted.
On the private sector side, Anthony provides guidance and advice to entrepreneurs and developers in real estate and business acquisitions, condominium association matters, public-private partnerships, competitive bidding disputes, land use and zoning, real estate closings and foreclosures.
His private sector results include the successful protest of a $10 million contract award, the acquisition of a tax and accounting practice, obtaining a substantial insurance refund from FEMA on behalf of a condominium client, advising real estate developers on establishing a condominium association and transfer of association control to unit owners, and zoning due diligence for a site acquisition company.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Florida Bar City, County & Local Government Law Section
- The Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Broward League of Cities, Fiscal Stewardship Committee
- Broward County Bar Association, Government Law Section
- Miami Association of Realtors
Awards & Recognition
- The Boca Raton Observer, Top Lawyer, 2022 – present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star 2019-2022
- Daily Business Review, Rising Stars, 2015
- Daily Business Review, Most Effective Lawyers Finalist, Lobbying and Regulation, 2014
Press Mentions
Presentations
- Public Records and the Sunshine Law, Broward City County Management Association, March 2015
- Local Government Communications Services and Wifi Networks, Florida Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, June 2009
- Exclusivity and Bulk Billing Agreements for Cable and Video Services in Multiple Dwelling Units, Florida Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, June 2008