On April 5th, shareholder Ailen Cruz successfully argued a Motion to Dismiss based on eligibility in a FINRA customer arbitration. Although FINRA arbitration rules prohibit time-barred claims from proceeding in arbitration, arbitrators have been conspicuously less inclined to dismiss ineligible claims in recent years due – in part – to increasingly creative pleadings and arguments from claimants that are designed to avoid dismissal.
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule banning non-competition clauses in employment agreements. Approximately one in every five American workers, or 30 million people, are subject to a non-compete agreement.
The Federal Trade Commission started the new year with a shock wave on January 5th by proposing a nationwide ban on non-competition clauses in employment contracts.
At Guerra & Partners, we frequently counsel clients about disputes they’re having with their business partners. While we are litigators, we find it is often more productive to discuss common-sense ways to help our clients resolve problems and avoid courtroom conflict.
Guerra & Partners is pleased to announce that Chemere Ellis has published an article on parental leave in the Fall/Winter 2022 Edition of the Journal for the Florida Association of Women Lawyers.
The law firm of Guerra & Partners is pleased to announce that Ailen Cruz has been named a shareholder of the Firm. A double Gator, Ailen graduated cum laude from the University of Florida in 2010 and cum laude from Florida’s Levin College of Law in 2013.
Earlier this year, Guerra & Partners attorneys volunteered to assist an inmate pro bono on a 42 U.S. Code § 1983 matter that survived summary judgment and would soon be scheduled for trial. The plaintiff had suffered long lasting physical and mental health injuries as a result of a sexual solicitation and physical assault while incarcerated.
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names firm to 2023 Edition “Best Law Firms”
TAMPA, FL, November 3, 2022 – Guerra & Partners announced today that the firm was named in the 2023 Edition of “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News – Best Lawyers®. Guerra & Partners was recognized in the Tampa Metropolitan ranking as a Tier 1 firm in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, and Litigation – Securities. The firm has been recognized as a Tier 1 firm since its inception in 2009.
Tampa, FL – Guerra & Partners is pleased to announce that three of its lawyers have been selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Super Lawyers.
Guerra & Partners’ DEI Committee hosted a “History and Happy Hour” firm social in celebration of Juneteenth on June 17, 2022.