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FIRM NEWS: Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin + Tapanes is thrilled to have Kyle Spohn and Olivia Clausen on board as part of our 2025 Summer Clerkship Program.

July 2, 2025

Kyle Spohn is a rising 2L at the University of Miami School of Law, where he ranks in the top 17% of his class and serves on the Inter-American Law Review. He is a recipient of the Dean’s Merit Scholarship and has earned multiple academic awards, including the CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Communication & Research I. Kyle earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management, cum laude, from the University of Florida, with minors[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Work Begins on First Phase of Link at Douglas Mixed-Use Project in Miami-Dade

April 24, 2019

The development’s first tower, designed by Corwil Architects, will feature 312 apartment units and 6,000 square feet of retail in a 22-story building, will break ground in July. Ground has broken on the multi-phased Link at Douglas mixed-use project here that when completed will feature approximately 1,500 housing units and a redeveloped Douglas Road Metrorail station here. Construction on the development’s first two tower buildings, totaling 22 and 36 stories, will begin this summer. Link at Douglas is being developed through[...]

FIU Students and President’s Council Spend Three Days in Washington with South Florida Delegation

April 22, 2019

Before Congress adjourned for Spring recess, FIU students sparked innovation discussions with health leaders; FIU’s President’s Council met with the South Florida delegation; and the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work hosted a dynamic brain health dialogue. NOTE: Firm Shareholder Melissa Tapanes Llahues is the chairperson of FIU's President's Council. Last week, 19 students from more than 10 disciplines participated in the Future of Health Innovations DC Fly-In, an experiential three-day seminar focused on career opportunities and engaging conversations[...]

Melissa Tapanes Llahues to Lead Roundtable Discussion About Mentoring

March 7, 2019

“Awareness into Action: Inspiring Change” is the focus of the upcoming Women in Law & Leadership Summit: Miami, which will be held March 13 at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel. Bercow Radell Fernandez & Larkin Shareholder Melissa Tapanes Llahues will lead an afternoon roundtable titled, “Mentor & Sponsorship: Creating Growth in Your Organization.” “I’m honored to have been sought out as a leader in mentoring women in the field of law,” Melissa said. “As one of the youngest women attorneys in[...]

Client News: Brickell Motors Long History on Calle Ocho

December 19, 2018

Like many South Florida institutions, the history of Brickell Motors can trace part of its roots to a love of the weather and the ocean. Top Michigan-based Pontiac dealer William Packer so loved fishing in South Florida that in 1955 he purchased the dealership on Southwest 8th Street, partly to be close to the Florida Keys fishing grounds. Primarily, he started a tradition of successfully selling cars that continues today. Brickell Motors on 8th Street began as Trail Pontiac in 1935 and[...]

Firm Success: Miami Beach approves plans for a park and high-rise at the gateway to South Beach

December 13, 2018

After years of neglect, the gateway to South Beach is finally getting a makeover. On Wednesday, following several hours of heated discussions, the Miami Beach City Commission approved an agreement that will transform three mostly empty lots where the concrete skeleton of the South Shore Hospital sits into a 3-acre public park, a luxury condo tower and retail space. The agreement came after months of negotiations and more than 100 meetings between residents and developer Crescent Heights. It will allow[...]