Insights

On July 3, 2025, the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act became law. It is anticipated that for businesses with highly compensated employees, this will change the landscape of non-compete and garden leave agreements. To qualify as a highly compensated individual, the employee’s salary must…

When the calendar turns to July, it signifies the halfway point of the calendar year. Lost in summer vacations and July 4th celebrations, it is easy to forget that July 1st is the start of the state’s fiscal year. Not only is that significant for budgetary reasons, but July 1st…

On July 1, 2025, the Florida Senate enacted Senate Bill 700 imposing significant restrictions on nonprofit donation solicitation. Effective immediately, it is unlawful for any charity registered to solicit contributions or have funds solicited on their behalf to solicit or accept anything of value from a foreign source of concern….

As discussed in our Real Estate Blog, over the past two years, the state-level sales tax rate on commercial lease payments was previously reduced from 5.5% to 4.5% to 2.0%. Effective October 1, 2025, HB 7031, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 30, 2025, fully eliminates the…

2024 was a hurricane season to remember. For Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota County residents and business owners, images of flattened Anna Maria beach homes, a Rays stadium with no roof, and a collapsed crane in downtown St. Petersburg are still fresh in our minds. While living and conducting business…