Background
Blau, Richard M. was born on October 17, 1957 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Blau, Richard M. was born on October 17, 1957 in Tampa, Florida, United States.
Brandeis University (Bachelor of Arts, 1979). Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1982).
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Tampa, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Florida, United States. Court of Military Appeals.
1989, District of Columbia.
1992, United States. Supreme Court. 1993, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, United States.
Court of International Trade. Associate Editor, Topics, Georgetown Law Journal, 1981-1982.
Author: The Need Foreign Fair Play: Repealing the Federal Baseball Antitrust Exemption, 45 Florida
L. Review 201 (1994). Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, American Bar Association Committee on Beverage Alcohol Practice, 1996). The Florida Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee 13-A, 1990-1992).
The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (Industry Member, 1989).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1985). Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other.
The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968. The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association.
A former president of the State Bar of Georgia. Two past presidents of The Florida Bar.
And many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, American Bar Association Committee on Beverage Alcohol Practice, 1996). The Florida Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee 13-A, 1990-1992). The National Conference of State Liquor Administrators (Industry Member, 1989).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1985).