Miami, FL – November 19, 2025 – Barakat + Bossa is proud to announce a significant aviation litigation victory, successfully recovering an aircraft through court-authorized repossession after months of legal action to enforce payment for extensive maintenance services. Following a final judgment for damages and foreclosure, the firm’s Aviation Practice Group executed a writ of...Read More

Written by: Eliana Cotton & Peter Dzuba, Esq. On June 20, 2025, Florida enacted CS/SB 316 which, among other amendments, finally authorizes Florida limited liability companies to establish “protected series.” See Fla. CS/SB 316 (2025). With this legislation, Florida joins 24 other jurisdictions (including Puerto Rico and District of Columbia) that recognize series LLCs. Beginning...Read More

Written by: Eliana Cotton & Peter Dzuba, Esq. For companies preparing to go public, or pursuing a new offering, the path towards selling securities is not just a financial and operational battle, it is a legal minefield. One of the most complex regulatory hurdles arises before any registration statement is filed: the pre-filing period. During...Read More

Coral Gables, FL ­– September 18, 2025 – Recent legislative changes to Florida’s service of process rules, which became effective on January 2, 2023, are already influencing judicial decisions. These reforms, developed by a Florida Bar task force that included Barakat + Bossa partner, Giacomo Bossa, were cited in a July 2025 ruling by the U.S....Read More

Coral Gables, FL – September 10 – Barakat + Bossa is proud to announce a major litigation victory in a complex proceedings supplementary case, where attorneys Angelique Gulla and Barış Han Özkan secured a personal judgment against the defendants following a contentious trial. The matter involved efforts to enforce a prior judgment against Transcad Corp....Read More

Written by: Patrick C. Furman, Esq. In a recent win for Barakat + Bossa, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal attempting to derail post-judgment enforcement of a six-figure attorney’s fee award. The decision serves as a powerful reminder to litigants and counsel alike: not all courtroom setbacks are grounds...Read More

Coral Gables, FL – September 8, 2025 — Barakat + Bossa is pleased to announce that labor and employment attorney, Sarah Barickman, has joined the firm as Partner, spearheading the launch of its new Labor & Employment Practice Group. This strategic expansion reinforces the firm’s commitment to delivering comprehensive, business focused legal counsel in an...Read More

Coral Gables, FL — August 22, 2025 — Barakat + Bossa is proud to announce that co-founding partner Brian Barakat has been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® — marking the fourth consecutive year Mr. Barakat has received this honor. Mr. Barakat was listed in the areas of Litigation –...Read More

Barakat + Bossa would like to inform you that a new law, known as the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), will come into effect on January 1, 2024.Read More

On April 29, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a new summary judgment standard. For those litigating in federal courts, the rule is nothing new; in fact, Rule 1.510 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure adopts most of its federal counterpart verbatim.Read More