Dean Barbara Kahn in Miami Herald

Earlier this year, Barbara Kahn, dean of the University of Miami's school of Business Administration, found herself in the midst of some of the largest names in business -- heavyweights like Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric; Jim Skinner, CEO of McDonald's, and Muhtar Kent president of Coca-Cola.

It was a gathering nearly a year in the making, as Kahn spearheaded UM's effort to host its inaugural Global Business Forum in January.

As more than 700 business executives and professionals gathered at the tree-canopied Coral Gables campus, Kahn couldn't help but feel energized by the interchange of ideas.

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The new wave of office lease deals are likely to raise a few eyebrows.

Flash back two years.  Landlord's market.  Up.  Up.  Up....  Then the sense that it was starting to level off a bit.  At some point, the landlrod market stopped and the tenant market began.

When did it happen in Miami.  Downtonw Miami.  Let's start with renewals of existing tenants.  The Carlton Fields renewal at (the soon to be renamed) Miami Tower was an initial turning point.  Danet Linares helped Wealth Capital land Carlton Fields with a mere tenant improvement allowance and a not too steep rent increase.  $38.00 psf renewal looks like a genius move by Linares.

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Stan Jablonowski

Google Reader (144): "Executive vice president for AlphStaff Group" from Movers in South Florida by Bridget Carey

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Stan Jablonowski has been appointed to executive vice president of sales for AlphaStaff Group. He will be responsible for further developing agency channel partners, expanding into new markets and leading the sales team during the company's national expansion. Previously, he was the national northeast partner for Willis/HRH and has served as president and chief executive officer of Bank of America Insurance Services."

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Miami Herald: "Two directors at Kaufman Rossin appointed to board of South Florida ACFE

The South Florida Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has appointed Ivan Garces and Jason Chorlins -- both directors at the firm Kaufman Rossin & Co. -- to its board of directors."

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Silverman Cosgrove merges with New York firm

New York law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman continues the trend of out of state firms opening offices in South Florida. Kasowitz Benson has merged with Miami litigation firm Silverman Cosgrove, headed by former Akerman attorneys Larry Silverman, Scott Cosgrove, and James Sammataro. Also joining the firm are Kelly Luther and Maria Ruiz who left Clark Silvergate & Campbell.

According to their website, Kasowitz Benson's new Miami office 2009, "will continue to emphasize the firm's commercial litigation, class action defense and regulatory work. The Miami office's five partners have extensive experience in complex commercial, antitrust, entertainment law and product liability litigation."

Rothstein Rosenfeldt continues rise

Note from Rich: What a difference a year makes for Scott Rothstein

Rothstein Rosenfeldt & Adler continues its South Florida growth, this time into Miami, via a merger with intellectual property and entertainment law firm Wolfe & Goldstein
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