Jayne Blumberg, former senior counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in New Jersey, has returned to her home state of Florida to join Akerman Senterfitt's litigation group. Blumberg, who grew up in Fort Lauderdale, prosecuted such notable cases as U.S. v. Eddie Antar, a $120-million securities fraud case involving the Crazy Eddie retail electronics chain, and U.S. v. Sonny Bloch, a $20-million securities fraud case involving worthless wireless cable and radio investments touted by the Tampa-based talk radio personality...
Also new to Akerman's litigation group is Robert Fernandez, former deputy general counsel for Gov. Jeb Bush. Fernandez is a Republican candidate for Miami's state House seat 107 in Miami....
Michael R. Marget is Holland & Knight's new chief financial officer. Over the past 25 years, Marget has been CFO, COO, managing director and managing partner at several large Chicago firms, most recently Gardner Carton & Douglas...
Longtime Fort Lauderdale real estate lawyer Charles D. Brecker has joined Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson. The firm recently moved into the 19,000-sq.-ft. penthouse atop the 21-story Sun-Sentinel at New River Building on Las Olas.