Alejandro Uribe – Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman https://www.wsh-law.com At the Crossroads of Business, Government & the Law Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:21:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 WSHC+B Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2025 https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/wshcb-attorneys-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-best-lawyers-in-america-2025/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:21:06 +0000 https://www.wsh-law.com/?p=11292 Congratulations to all our attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.  Of the 47 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 14 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch.  Best Lawyers has employed the […]

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]]> Congratulations to all our attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. 

Of the 47 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 14 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch. 

Best Lawyers has employed the same transparent methodology for more than 35 years, based entirely on peer review. 

The following includes all Firm attorneys named and areas in which they are recognized:

Miami

Fort Lauderdale

Boca Raton

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]]> WSHC+B Attorneys Selected For Inclusion In The Best Lawyers In America 2024 https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/wshcb-attorneys-selected-for-inclusion-in-the-best-lawyers-in-america-2024/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:02:12 +0000 https://www.wsh-law.com/?p=10645 Congratulations to all our attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.  Of the 41 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 12 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch.  Best Lawyers has employed the […]

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]]> Congratulations to all our attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. 

Of the 41 lawyers recognized, 12 of the firm’s attorneys were recognized for the very first time and 12 attorneys were recognized as Ones to Watch. 

Best Lawyers has employed the same transparent methodology for more than 35 years, based entirely on peer review. 

The following includes all Firm attorneys named and areas in which they are recognized:

Miami

Fort Lauderdale

Boca Raton

Tampa, FL

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]]> WSHC+B Announces Six New Partners https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/wshcb-announces-six-new-partners/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sat, 01 Jan 2022 19:24:27 +0000 https://www.wsh-law.com/?p=9166 WSHC+B is proud to announce that attorneys, Anne Flanigan, Richard Rosengarten, Lindsey Ryder, Alison Smith, Lori Smith-Lalla and Alex Uribe, have been promoted to partner. Anne represents both public and private clients in a wide range of litigation matters. Her practice includes federal civil rights matters, personal injury, contract disputes and real property claims, and […]

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]]> WSHC+B is proud to announce that attorneys, Anne Flanigan, Richard Rosengarten, Lindsey Ryder, Alison Smith, Lori Smith-Lalla and Alex Uribe, have been promoted to partner.

Anne represents both public and private clients in a wide range of litigation matters. Her practice includes federal civil rights matters, personal injury, contract disputes and real property claims, and she actively practices in both federal and state court. She also has an active trademark law practice that includes the registration and enforcement of trademarks for both municipal and private clients. She is based in the Fort Lauderdale office. 

Richard focuses his practice on municipal and commercial appeals and litigation. He represents businesses and public entities in commercial disputes, land use, law enforcement, discrimination and torts. His civil litigation practice also includes private sector contract disputes, complex civil litigation, construction law and real property matters. He is based in the Miami office.

Lindsey advises employers and helps them resolve employment disputes by conducting in-house investigations in response to discrimination complaints filed by employees.  She also responds to and mediates charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations. She is based in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Alison focuses her practice on labor & employment, municipal, appellate, and administrative and regulatory matters. She regularly advises and represents public and private entities in connection with workplace issues and lawsuits brought pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII, the Florida Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and many other labor and employment laws. She is based in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Lori is a former Assistant County Attorney for Broward County and is board certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in City, County and Local Government Law. She represents local government clients in bond financings using sophisticated financing instruments such as rate-lock agreements, swap agreements, letters of credit, delayed delivery agreements, and other derivative products. She is based in the Fort Lauderdale office.

Alex handles land use and complex development permitting matters, as well as alcoholic beverage law issues.  Prior to joining the firm, Alex worked at the City of Miami’s Planning and Zoning Department where he advised the planning, zoning and community development offices, on land use issues including permitting, covenants, affordable housing issues, impact fees and alcoholic beverage licensing. He also represents local governments in a retained counsel capacity. He is based in the Miami office.

“We are pleased to recognize the hard work and achievements of these talented lawyers,” Firm Managing Director Mitch Burnstein said. “They have played a vital role in the growth of the firm, and we look forward to their continued success.”

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]]> COVID-19’s Impact to Land Use Regulations and Variances https://www.wsh-law.com/covid-19/covid-19s-impact-to-land-use-regulations-and-variances/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Mon, 04 May 2020 15:37:46 +0000 https://www.wsh-law.com/?p=6861 Even life’s greatest challenges present opportunities. If you were thinking about asking local government for additional concessions for your development project, now may be a good time. As we move closer to the gradual re-opening of the economy, businesses and developers are altering their designs and operations to accommodate the possibility of prolonged social distancing in […]

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]]> Even life’s greatest challenges present opportunities. If you were thinking about asking local government for additional concessions for your development project, now may be a good time.
As we move closer to the gradual re-opening of the economy, businesses and developers are altering their designs and operations to accommodate the possibility of prolonged social distancing in the coming months and, if needed, in the longer term. To that end, buildings altered to enhance space, air, and light, as well as supporting areas that lend themselves better to social distancing, ventilation, and sanitizing can market these features to buyers and tenants.
Current regulations may not properly account for the new emphasis on these kinds of features. Certainly, floor area, height, and other restrictions may limit redesigns or new features and force property owners and developers into difficult choices to forego safety in favor of more traditional building design. Avoiding this result may be a good incentive for local government decision-makers to consider variances and other modifications of current restrictions. In other words, the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures identified to prevent future waves of infection provide potential new justification for seeking relief from the limitations of zoning and other land use restrictions.
Our land use and zoning practice specializes in charting a course through local government restrictions to achieve our clients’ objectives. At times, that involves variances and administrative modifications where we work within the code parameters, while at other times amending the code is more appropriate.

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]]> Florida Law Preserves and Extends Existing Development Orders and Approvals Through the COVID-19 a/k/a Novel Coronavirus Pandemic https://www.wsh-law.com/covid-19/florida-law-preserves-and-extends-existing-development-orders-and-approvals-through-the-covid-19-a-k-a-novel-coronavirus-pandemic/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Mar 2020 23:14:26 +0000 https://www.wsh-law.com/?p=6226 On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) confirmed that the state of emergency presented by COVID-19 a/k/a novel coronavirus (see Executive Order 20-52) triggers state law protections pursuant to Section 252.363, Florida Statutes that allow permit holders to toll the expiration and even extend development orders. There is a wide variety of eligible orders including local and state-issued state building permits, zoning approvals, and certain environmental permits issued by Florida Department of Environmental Protection and local governments.

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]]> By Mitch Bierman, Tony Recio, Edward Martos, and Alex Uribe (Private Sector Land Use and Zoning)

On Friday, March 20, 2020, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) confirmed that the state of emergency presented by COVID-19 a/k/a novel coronavirus (see Executive Order 20-52) triggers state law protections pursuant to Section 252.363, Florida Statutes that allow permit holders to toll the expiration and even extend development orders. There is a wide variety of eligible orders including local and state-issued state building permits, zoning approvals, and certain environmental permits issued by Florida Department of Environmental Protection and local governments.

Over the years, developers, property owners, and lenders have likely become familiar with Florida law that authorized the tolling and extension of development approvals during times of emergency. DBPR’s confirmation was necessary because a 2019 amendment to the law appeared to narrowed eligible emergencies to “natural emergencies” like “a hurricane, a storm, a flood, severe wave action, a drought, or an earthquake.”

Despite DPBR’s March 20th guidance, some local governments have raised material questions about the application of the emergency extensions, particularly which development approvals can be extended and under what circumstances. One reason for local governments’ uncertainty is that the state law is very broad—it extends to just about any action that has the effect of authorizing the development of land—from demolition, site clearing, and soil work, to zoning approvals and master permits for new construction. Another cause for hesitation—and the reason the law was amended in 2019—is the fact that, in the past, extensions were authorized for events whose impact on development was not obvious and sometimes questionable, like wild fires in distant areas, the Zika virus outbreak, and the Opioid epidemic.

On behalf of our private clients, we have secured extensions of development orders for dozens of projects throughout Florida in connection with previous emergency declarations. We are currently pursuing extensions under the current state of emergency pertaining to COVID-19 a/k/a novel coronavirus. In limited circumstances where state law does not extend to a project or development order, our attorneys have developed alternative, creative solutions relying on local code provisions or the pursuit of legislative amendments to extend or even revive approvals. Further, for certain types of approvals and conditions, we have crafted and implemented strategies to combine extensions offered by both state and local jurisdictions.

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]]> Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Attorneys Attend 2018 Veritage Miami’s 8th Annual Associate Legal Mingle https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/weiss-serota-helfman-cole-bierman-attorneys-attend-2018-veritage-miamis-8th-annual-associate-legal-mingle/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:32:33 +0000 http://wsh.aplussclients.com/?p=2562 A number of our attorneys were proud to show up to support the United Way Miami-Dade Chapter at the 2018 Veritage Miami 8th Annual Associate Legal Mingle. Pictured from Left to Right are Elizabeth Coppolecchia, Ed Guedes, Haydee Sera, Laura Wendell, and Alex Uribe.

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A number of our attorneys were proud to show up to support the United Way Miami-Dade Chapter at the 2018 Veritage Miami 8th Annual Associate Legal Mingle.

Pictured from Left to Right are Elizabeth Coppolecchia, Ed Guedes, Haydee Sera, Laura Wendell, and Alex Uribe.

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]]> Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Sponsors LBA Awards https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/weiss-serota-helfman-cole-bierman-sponsors-lba-awards/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:29:23 +0000 http://wsh.aplussclients.com/?p=2510 Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman were very proud to sponsor and have many of our attorneys attend the Latin Builders Association Awards event on September 29th at the Hilton Downtown in Miami. Pictured from Left-Right are: Cliff Schulman, Alex Uribe, Joe Hernandez, Ed Martos, Dan Espino, and Jose Arango.

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Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman were very proud to sponsor and have many of our attorneys attend the Latin Builders Association Awards event on September 29th at the Hilton Downtown in Miami. Pictured from Left-Right are: Cliff Schulman, Alex Uribe, Joe Hernandez, Ed Martos, Dan Espino, and Jose Arango.

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]]> WSH Softball Team Wins Back-to-Back DCBA Softball Championships https://www.wsh-law.com/news-updates/wsh-softball-team-wins-back-to-back-dcba-softball-championships/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tue, 31 Jan 2017 06:20:31 +0000 http://wsh.aplussclients.com/?p=2770 Congratulations to our firm’s softball team for winning the annual Dade County Bar Association Softball Tournament.  We proudly defended our title from last year, and this is now our third title in the past 6 years (we also first won the tournament in 2011).   Our team consisted of the following WSH employees: Sam Zeskind Matt Mandel David […]

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Congratulations to our firm’s softball team for winning the annual Dade County Bar Association Softball Tournament. 

We proudly defended our title from last year, and this is now our third title in the past 6 years (we also first won the tournament in 2011).  

Our team consisted of the following WSH employees:

Sam Zeskind

Matt Mandel

David Williams (our MVP)

Alex Uribe and his girlfriend, Katrina

Roger Kobert

Jesse Goldblum

Sara Zavala’s husband, Larry, and brother-in-law, Roque

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