Joseph H. Serota has been named a “Lifetime Achievement” winner, recognizing his distinguished career and lasting impact on Florida’s legal community. Chanae L. Wood has been recognized as an “On the Rise” winner, honoring her significant impact early in her career, as well as her leadership and contributions in the legal field. Marlon A. Hill has been named a finalist in the “Innovators” category, which recognizes attorneys who introduce new ideas, programs, or technologies that improve the legal profession.

The Florida Legal Awards celebrate extraordinary talent and achievement within Florida’s vibrant legal community, recognizing individuals and teams who demonstrate exceptional leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence across a wide array of practice areas.

Joe, Chanae, and Marlon will be honored at the DBR’s Florida Legal Awards ceremony on April 29 at the JW Marriott Marquis in Miami.

To view the full list of honorees and winners, click here.

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Marlon discussed a broad range of legal issues that many will have to consider in advance of the World Cup, including trademark issues, Miami’s legal obligations, travel to the United States, workforce demands, licensing requirements for public watch parties, and more.

Marlon represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and local and international governments in corporate, intellectual property, and government matters, and is a key member of the firm’s Road to the World Cup group.

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Through his work representing businesses, entrepreneurs, and local and international governments in corporate, intellectual property, and government matters—with a focus on creative entrepreneurs, non-profits, family-owned businesses, and small-to-mid-market companies—Marlon gains a front-row perspective on the diverse cultural influences and cross-border relationships that define Miami.

The “26 Voices” series spotlights influential community leaders who are putting their cities on the world stage ahead of the tournament.

Watch the episode here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fifa-world-cup-2026-miami_26voices-wearemiami-fwc26-activity-7414395361714290688-FhcB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACOxC5QBbH04Zm8w1zqiOzGGJnoX5riSDjY&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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Hosted by WSHC+B partner Marlon Hill, the series brings together lawyer from across North America, including Aarij Wasti (partner at Gowling WLG, Toronto), Juan Carlos Partida (partner at EC Rubio, Mexico City), and other WSHC+B attorneys who focus their practice on governmental affairs, sports and entertainment, immigration, intellectual property, business transactions, labor & employment, and real property.

The series breaks down the complex issues stakeholders face—from immigration and border protocols to sponsorship, licensing, and venue operations. Each episode delivers actionable guidance and real-world examples, equipping in-house counsel, sponsors, venue operators, government liaisons, and other professionals to navigate challenges and turn them into opportunities.Sideline Conversations: Road to ’26 is designed for anyone looking to stay informed on the cross-border legal and commercial trends shaping the FIFA World Cup 2026 experience.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch each monthly episode and stay ahead of the conversation.

Watch the first episode here: https://youtu.be/LTELlMfUbsQ?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

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“Job Posting: Will pick mangoes for FREE. Highly professional and efficient.”  

I was not fully prepared for what came next. I was inundated with offers from friends and family to visit their humble collection of mango trees scattered across Miami-Dade County. Usually at dusk when the weather was more pleasing, I’d venture out to mango land. Thus “We The People Mango Services” was born. After all, every mango tree needs a community friend. 

In the tropical heart of Miami’s summer season, when the sun lingers a little longer and hotter and the air hangs ripe with possibility, something beautiful unfolds among our local foliage: mangoes blush with a red and golden glow, hung on branches heavy with promise. For me, this mango season has sparked not just a harvest, but a quiet revolution in how we can show up for one another. I call it mango as a community currency with no exchange rate.

During each visit with friends, there was no money exchanged, no formal agreements — just a willing hand and shared joy. For some, their deathly fear of lizards, iguanas and other crawling neighbors of nature was enough to put me on speed dial. For others, the sheer volume of mangoes, battles with squirrels or an aversion to rotten fruit were sufficient reasons to welcome my farmer hand. 

From these community harvests, we gifted mangoes to others in the community: co-workers, elders, children, newcomers and friends we have not connected with in months and less so during the pandemic. And with every handoff of a sun-warmed fruit, something extraordinary happened: We connected. We slowed down. We exchanged smiles and stories of our mutual love.

In a world often overrun with transactional exchanges, mangoes remind us that generosity can be deeply simple and wildly powerful. A mango is never just a mango — it’s a gesture. A story. A smile between strangers. A memory waiting to be made. To pick one from a tree, still sticky with sap, and offer it freely is to say, “I see you. You matter. Let’s share this moment.”

There’s something anciently and soulfully special about this fruit. It grows effortlessly in our Caribbean and South Florida yards, provided by nature with abundance. Yet we rarely stop to honor its magic. Mangoes feed not just the body but the spirit. They ask nothing of us except to be gathered and shared. In doing so, they become symbols of reciprocity, humility and joy.

The act of harvesting together is sacred, too. It slows us down, requires cooperation, and invites storytelling. Someone always has a memory to share — the mango tree planted by a grandfather, the childhood games played beneath its shade, the recipe passed down through generations, the joy from the mango juice dripping down the crease of your palm to your elbow. These conversations, woven between branches and over buckets of fruit, root us deeper in the soil of our shared humanity.

This experiment of mine has grown into a movement, one sweet exchange at a time. As we turn mangoes into meals, gifts and gestures of connection, we rewrite what community care can look like. We build new traditions. We learn that sometimes the most radical thing we can do is offer something beautiful and ask nothing in return. For the people, by the people, of the people.

For this summer and other seasons to come, let’s remember to ignore the noise of the world and extend the open door of this gift of nature. Because when we share mangoes, we share more than fruit — we share love, belonging and the delicious truth that we are all connected.

To read the original blog post in The Miami Times, click here.

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A past recipient of PhilanthropyMiami’s Hank Raattama Community Champion Award, Marlon has a long-standing record of civic leadership and public service, leveraging his legal knowledge to empower nonprofit and community-based organizations.

PhilanthropyMiami’s mission is to equip nonprofit leaders with the tools, training, and connections they need to thrive, fostering an inclusive community of nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and organizations across Miami-Dade. Marlon’s insight and leadership will be instrumental as the organization continues to expand its impact across the region.

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The discussion focused on legal considerations for foreign direct investment in the U.S. and Florida, including compliance with SB 264, managing cross-border regulatory risk, and business immigration considerations. Delegates represented ministries and agencies from Germany, Poland, Sweden, Portugal, Estonia, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Netherlands.

WSHC+B thanks Global Ties Miami and the Miami-Dade Beacon Council for the opportunity to contribute to this timely conversation on international investment cooperation.

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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, temporarily halting the enforcement of the CTA and its beneficial ownership reporting requirements. The court also stayed all deadlines for compliance.

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the injunction. As a result, reporting companies were once again required to submit beneficial ownership information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Most companies were required to file by a new, extended deadline of January 13, 2025.

The renewed reporting requirement was short-lived, though, because in yet another turn of events, on December 26, 2024, the same appellate court vacated its stay of the injunction. Accordingly, reporting companies under the CTA are no longer required to file a BOI report while the Court debates the merits of the case. 

Given this continued uncertainty, reporting companies should make a determination as to whether to submit their BOI report voluntarily or await an appellate decision on the injunction. For those companies that decide to wait, completing the analysis to identify their beneficial owners under the CTA may facilitate filing in the event enforcement of the law is reinstated. This is an extremely fluid situation. If you decide not to file, you need to make sure that you are closely following the decisions rendered in the Texas Top Cop Shop case.

For those reporting companies that choose to file voluntarily or need assistance in determining their beneficial owners, our Firm remains ready to assist them in navigating the process and ensuring compliance with the requirements.

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Marlon and two other nominees were recognized at the 20th Annual Marcus Garvey Rootz Extravaganza. The award recognizes important members of the Jamaican community.

The event, timed to honor the 137th birthday of political activist Marcus Garvey, was attended by Jean Garvey, the widow of Marcus Garvey Jr.

The Rootz Foundation provides essential educational, cultural, recreational, health, and multimedia intervention services nationally and internationally to underserved individuals, especially minority students.

Marlon represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and local and international governments in corporate, intellectual property, and government matters. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Marlon has served as a civic leader in a number of roles across South Florida, especially with African-American and Caribbean-American communities.

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In discussing the potential impact of these decertifications, Marlon expressed confidence that USCIS would likely avoid drastic measures, stating, “I don’t anticipate that there’s going to be any knee-jerk, wholesale termination of these centers. No one wins at that point.” Marlon added, “At the end of the day, it remains to be seen whether the USCIS will ultimately exercise its termination authority or reset the program in an election year.” 

Marlon Hill represents businesses, entrepreneurs, and local and international governments in corporate, intellectual property, and government matters. For international entrepreneurs and families, Marlon manages the filing of business and family immigration visa petitions for investor entrepreneurs, specialty occupation professionals, multi-national executive transferees, entertainers, artists, and media talent.

Read more: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/eb-5-funds-face-hair-on-fire-moment-as-surprise-termination-letters-arrive-in-the-mail-125393?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

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