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Peter SchorschFebruary 26, 2018

Becker & Poliakoff PA’s fourth quarter lobbying compensation report shows the 10-member firm brought in about $530,000 between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31. The Q4 numbers capped off a year that saw the firm bring in an estimated $2.75 million — $1.97 million lobbying the Legislature and $780,000 lobbying the governor and Cabinet. Becker & […]

Staff ReportsAugust 14, 2017

With nearly 100 legislative clients, the government affairs team at Becker & Poliakoff PA continues to make its mark on the Capitol. The 10-person lobby team earned the firm at least $465,000 — almost all of it for legislative work — during the second quarter of the year, which included the second half of the […]

Peter SchorschApril 15, 2017

Grab your bonnet, pull out the seersucker and get ready for a good-old-fashion Easter egg hunt. Americans are expected to spend about $18.4 billion on Easter this year, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. That projection is 6 percent higher than last year’s record of $17.3 billion and marks an all-time high in […]

Peter SchorschDecember 23, 2016

The holidays are here. That means carols and cookies, brightly lit Christmas trees and twinkling menorahs, and nip of eggnog (or whatever seasonal cocktail tickles your fancy) to keep you warm at night. But the festive holiday season is also a chance for people to spend time with their family and friends, make resolutions for […]

Peter SchorschAugust 25, 2016

In fantasy sports circles, attorney Daniel Wallach has become somewhat of an instant expert. Wallach, a shareholder with Becker & Poliakoff, repeatedly criticizes efforts to regulate daily fantasy sports, opining on pending legislation in Florida, Massachusetts, and New York. His rise to prominence on the subject received a major boost Oct. 8, 2015, when Wallach […]

Peter SchorschMarch 26, 2016

Easter – like the 2016 Legislative Session – came early this year. Feels weird to have it be all over in March, right? The moveable feast dates back to the mid-2nd century A.D. on the Christian calendar and celebrates a redemption and rebirth that Capitol-going advocates of some issues – say, Transportation Network Companies legislation or campus carry – will […]

Peter SchorschDecember 23, 2015

The 2015 holiday season marks a quiet before the storm in Florida politics, before the lawmakers and lobbyists take over Tallahassee in January and the high drama of Jeb Bush vs. Marco Rubio and the rest of the GOP presidential field reaches its primary crescendo. So this year, before the annual rites and rituals of “The Process” come to […]

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Debate party at Sports Grill Kendall. Image via AP.

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Easter and Passover as brought to you by these lobbyists and political associations

This holiday season brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations

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Easter & Passover, as brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations

This holiday season is brought to you by these Florida lobbyists and political associations