Monthly Archives: April 2023
New Rules for Old Business? How to Determine if Newly Enacted Statutes Will Be Retroactively Applied
Everyday, federal and state legislators consider and enact statutes that change the rules governing business relationships between parties. While many believe these statutes only impact conduct that occurs following the statute’s effective date, sometimes this is not the case. Rather, a statute may operate retroactively, thus impacting conduct and transactions that transpired prior to… Read More »
LAUREN JOHNSON TO RECEIVE PBCFAWL’S JUDGE MEENU SASSER OUTSTANDING YOUNG LAWYER AWARD
Rabin Kammerer Johnson congratulates partner Lauren Johnson on receiving the Judge Meenu Sasser Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from FAWL’s Palm Beach County Chapter. The award is given each year to a young lawyer who has shown exceptional effort and commitment to FAWL’s mission of promoting gender equality and the advancement of women through the… Read More »
RKJ IS GROWING
Jennifer Rabin joined the firm in November 2021, initially to assist with the administrative transition from McCabe Rabin to Rabin Kammerer Johnson (RKJ). The firm recently elevated her to the position of Chief Administrative Officer. Before joining the firm, Jennifer practiced law as an attorney for 27 years. Jennifer most recently practiced intellectual property… Read More »
RKJ Prevails on Behalf of Manufacturer of Self-Brewing Equipment Against Claims for Violations of Florida Securities Laws and Fraud
Adam Rabin and Lauren Johnson, with its co-counsel Fred Cunningham and Matthew Christ, recently secured the dismissal of securities registration and fraud claims asserted against its client, third-party defendant Brew First, Inc. (“Brew First”), which is a manufacturer of kegs and tap machines that allow customers to brew their own beer, hard seltzer, and… Read More »
Florida Appellate Court Grants Dismissal of Appeal in Favor of Firm Client
Rabin Kammerer Johnson announces the favorable conclusion of a recent appeal in the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal (“Fourth DCA”), Standing Up for Florida, Inc. v. Wendy Sartory Link, in Her Official Capacity as the Supervisor of Elections of Palm Beach Cty., Fla., Case No. 4D22-0211. The case was originally filed in the… Read More »
Lauren Johnson Appointed to Serve on UF Law Alumni Council
Partner Lauren Johnson has been selected to serve a 5-year term on the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Law Alumni Council (“LAC”). The new LAC members were chosen from a group of distinguished UF Law alumni to serve and help continue the leadership traditions of the University of Florida. The LAC exists to support… Read More »
Lauren Johnson to be Sworn in as a Director of the Palm Beach County Bar Association
Rabin Kammerer Johnson congratulates partner Lauren Johnson on her upcoming installation as a member of the Board of Directors of the Palm Beach County Bar Association (PBCBA). As Lauren finishes her presidency of the PBCBA Young Lawyer’s Section this summer, she will be sworn in as a Director of the Board of PBCBA. She… Read More »
Announcing that McCabe Rabin has been Renamed “Rabin Kammerer Johnson” After Former Name Partner Ryon McCabe is Selected as a U.S. Magistrate Judge
The firm congratulates its former name partner, Ryon McCabe, on his recent selection to become a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Florida. McCabe will succeed the late U.S. Magistrate Judge, Dave Lee Brannon, and preside over cases in the West Palm Beach division. McCabe is the second attorney appointed to the… Read More »
Rabin Kammerer Johnson Announces the First Whistleblower Qui Tam Settlement in Florida for Violations of the Paycheck Protection Program
Rabin Kammerer Johnson announces the settlement of United States ex. rel. Hablitzel v. All in Jets, LLC and Seth A. Bernstein, No. 20-cv-61420-Altonaga in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Adam Rabin and Lauren Johnson, together with co-counsel Harris Nizel at Nizel Law, represented the whistleblower. The case is the… Read More »
Rabin Kammerer Johnson Congratulates Lauren Johnson on Becoming a Partner with the Firm
Rabin Kammerer Johnson congratulates attorney Lauren Johnson on becoming a partner with the firm. Lauren has been with the firm since 2017 and practices in the areas of complex business litigation and whistleblower qui tam litigation. Lauren joined the firm after serving as a law clerk for both U.S. Magistrate Judge William Matthewman and… Read More »