Smith Hulsey & Busey is pleased to welcome Joshua DeBarba as an associate. He joins the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate, Securities and Business Law practice groups. Prior to joining Smith Hulsey & Busey, DeBarba was Assistant General Counsel for Black Diamond Capital Management, an asset management firm with more than $11 billion in […]
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Charmaine Chiu Presents Legal Risk Management Strategies at FSR Annual Meeting
Smith Hulsey & Busey shareholder Charmaine T. M. Chiu spoke at the Florida Society of Rheumatology’s 2025 Conference on June 20 at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club in Orlando. Chiu’s presentation focused on legal challenges facing Florida physician practices, including recent updates to the False Claims Act, discharge procedures, scope-of-practice concerns for medical assistants, compliance […]
Read moreSmith Hulsey & Busey Advises on Sale of Two Northeast Florida Mazda Dealerships
Smith Hulsey & Busey served as seller’s counsel in the June 24 sale of two Northeast Florida Mazda dealerships to the state?s largest dealership group, No. 8-ranked on the 2025 Automotive News Top 150 Dealership Groups list. According to Haig Partners, the sale of Hodges Mazda of the Avenues set a record blue sky value […]
Read moreMeg Heiden Quoted in Article on Employer-Mandated COVID Vaccination
Heiden comments on the EEOC’s new guidance that long-term care providers can require staff to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment.
Read moreThe JEA Report: Investigating the attempted sale of Florida’s largest community-owned electric utility [case study]
In this case study, learn how Smith Hulsey & Busey’s year-long investigation revealed “a purposeful lack of transparency” by JEA and Jacksonville city leaders.
Read moreRural Revitalization: The CMS Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model
In August 2020, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its Community Health Access and Rural Transformation Model (CHART), with an aim to reinvest in the rural health systems that serve nearly 57 million Americans. Charmaine Chiu examines its implications in this article for The Health Lawyer, published by the American Bar Association.
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