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Morgan Lewis is a unique place to work in Miami for those who seek to work with substantial clients on legal matters of national and international scope. Recognizing Miami as a gateway for global business, Morgan Lewis opened the Miami office in 1977 and became the first national law firm to enter the South Florida market. The firm’s client-focused culture and global legal talent have propelled the Miami office’s success in the market.
Partners and associates in our Miami office’s complex commercial litigation, securities, and labor and employment practices excel in summarily defeating civil class and collective actions brought against our clients. Our attorneys also handle high-powered transactions in real estate law and advise top investment management clients.
Key to our office’s continued success is our attorneys' commitment to business and community leadership. Our attorneys founded and manage the South Florida Group of Regional Counsel, a professional association for in-house counsel to multinationals, with regional headquarters in Miami. One of our attorneys also spearheaded a joint venture between the American Arbitration Association and the Inter-American Bar Association to make Miami a headquarters for international commercial arbitration. Similarly, another attorney helped found LegalLine of Miami-Dade, the region’s only free legal help-line. Miami attorneys also mentor inner city elementary students and have served on the boards of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Greater Miami Society for Human Resource Management, The Education Fund, and Hands on Miami, and have won the Put Something Back Pro Bono Service Award of the Dade County Bar Association.
Our office also supports and reflects the vibrant diversity of Miami. Our partners have mentored female and minority attorneys to federal court clerkships, and a Morgan Lewis alumna is Miami’s first female African American District Court of Appeals judge. Other Morgan Lewis Miami attorneys and alumni have distinguished themselves in public service, including a former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, a Florida Inspector General, a Deputy General Counsel to the Governor, and a Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.
Our summer associate program typically consists of two to three second-year law students from some of the top schools in the country. Additionally, two to three entry-level associates and four to eight lateral associates are hired each year.
Miami office past events and traditions include:
- Annual Office Picnic
- Annual Lawyer Outing
- Kids And the Power Of Work Program (KAPOW)
- Hands on Miami Volunteer Day
- Corporate Run
- Holiday Party
- Holiday Tree Trimming Party
- Florida Marlins Games
- Monthly Firm Nights
- Monthly Associate Meeting/Luncheons