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Practicing In: Miami [by Elizabeth Herr] Latin flavor, late nights, famous people -- and that’s just at the law firms.
There’s more to the Miami legal world than
offers enough bubbly and caviar options to
John Digweed and Victor Calderone (Gwyneth
Don Johnson and hanging chads. Like, for
make you dizzy. And laundry is a lot more
and Lil’ Kim have been known to drop by
example, the 30-odd international firms
fun when you do it at THE LAUNDRY BAR on
the V.I.P. room). Afterwards, head to RUMI,
either headquartered or with a strong pres-
Miami Beach, with a cocktail in hand.
one of many South Beach spots that morphs
ence in the city. Many of them, especially the
from restaurant to club after midnight. If it’s
ones that specialize in litigation, corporate
HOT JOBS
classic Miami salsa you crave, you’ll find it at
law, and real estate, are scrambling for new
If you’re looking for high-profile, you can’t
MANGO’S TROPICAL CAFÉ.
recruits to meet rising client demand. As the
beat GREENBERG TRAURIG, which served as
economy limps back to normal in the rest of
lead counsel for President Bush’s campaign
HOT TICKETS
the country, in Miami it’s in an all-out sprint.
in the Florida presidential election litigation.
PRO PLAYER STADIUM is home to the Dol-
The 10.5 million vacationers in 2002 helped,
Meanwhile, HOLLAND & KNIGHT has mined
phins and Florida Marlins, while the Miami
along with full-throttle development in many
diverse talent from Miami’s workforce -- the
“Wait ‘Til Next Year” Heat play at AMARI-
of the chicest neighborhoods. And the lawyers
firm was recognized in a diversity study con-
CAN AIRLINES ARENA. Meanwhile, the CITY
who work at those firms and live in those
ducted by the Minority Law Journal this year
BALLET, under the direction of Balanchine’S
neighborhoods aren’t there for the early bird
for having the most minority partners in the
protegé Edward Villella, and the MIAMI SYM-
specials and pastel-hued stucco. Sure, the
country. And while SHOOK HARDY & BACON
PHONY ORCHESTRA, led by Cuban-American
area’s home to plenty of retirees who play
originated in Missouri more than 100 years
maestro Manuel Ochoa, highlight the city’s
nine holes before you start work and go to
ago, the firm’s five-year-old Miami office
surprisingly diverse cultural offerings. The
bed before you finish. But top-notch shopping,
is just warming up to a slew of Fortune 500
JACKIE GLEASON THEATER OF THE PER-
extravagant restaurants, acres of beaches,
clients. COLSON HICKS EIDSON has carved
FORMING ARTS offers everything from Broad-
and a throbbing club scene make Miami feel
out a huge chunk of the personal injury niche,
way to Elvis Costello (Margaret Cho appears
hotter than its average summer temperature
recently as co-lead counsel for the hundreds
this month). ART BASEL, the renowned Swiss
of 82. Much hotter.
of victims in the federal suit against Ford Mo-
contemporary art show, will descend on Miami
tor Company and Firestone. For in-house gigs,
Beach for three days in December.
HOT RESTAURANTS
inquire at the HQs of Hispanic broadcast giant
Power brokers rub shoulders -- and, probably,
TELEMUNDO or ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES.
knees -- at B.E.D., where diners eat in, yes,
HOT SHOPPING The BAL HARBOUR Shops on Collins Avenue,
bed. GRASS attracts glitterati to the Design
HOT ‘HOODS
Miami’s answer to Rodeo Drive, carry haute
District with flavors of Asia by way of Peru.
SOUTH BEACH, home to famous faces and
couture from Versace and Escada. Spend a
And internationally renowned chef Angel Pa-
steep prices, is close to beaches, clubs, and,
Sunday scouting produce at the FARMERS
lacios came all the way from Madrid to put his
sometimes, Madonna. CORAL GABLES is
MARKET on LINCOLN ROAD, a pedestrian-
unique stamp on haute Spanish cuisine (ever
Miami’s business center but also boasts rows
only thoroughfare lined with shops. Furnish
tasted foie gras foam and fried frogs’ legs?) at
of Mediterranean-style apartments; hipsters,
your pad from the DESIGN DISTRICT’s 18
LA BROCHE.
meanwhile, are flocking to COCONUT GROVE,
square blocks of furniture.
where Robert Frost and Tennessee Williams HOT BARS
once had homes.
Saturdays offer plenty of fun at Ian Schrager’s SKYBAR MIAMI BEACH, at The Shore Club, but
HOT CLUBS
only to those who can get in. PEARL RESTAU-
At CROBAR, on the beach, relieve your
RANT AND CHAMPAGNE BAR in South Beach
workday stress to the electronic beats of DJs
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