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Lawrence J. Dougherty

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Larry Dougherty (“Dock-er-tee”) focuses his practice on disputes between business partners, receiverships, and securities matters.  Larry’s clients include executives, investors, and corporations in the fields of financial services, real estate, and other industries.  He has litigated securities, breach-of-contract, white-collar fraud, and other complex matters in direct and derivative actions in federal and state courts.  Larry joined the firm in 2020 after seven years practicing with the Tampa office of a respected nationwide law firm.  As a former investigative journalist and former federal appellate law clerk, Larry assembles the facts and the law into compelling narratives that persuade decision-makers to rule in favor of his clients.

Larry’s litigation skills have earned him the highest peer review rating of AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell.  He has tried cases as lead counsel, argued appeals in federal and state courts, managed discovery teams analyzing large volumes of electronic records, and resolved cases through negotiation, mediation, and arbitration.  Larry helped a client win a groundbreaking appellate opinion concerning arbitration.  He also has litigated intellectual property matters.

Larry clerked for the Honorable Charles R. Wilson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.  Before law school, Larry worked as a newspaper reporter for the St. Petersburg Times.  He covered business and diplomatic news in Tokyo for The Japan Times.  Larry graduated in the top 2% of his class at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he served as editor in chief of the Florida Law Review.  He earned his undergraduate degree from Princeton University.

Larry is a founding member of the William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court, and is serving as its president in 2020-2021. His service to the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association includes organizing a presentation in connection with the U.S. Eleventh Circuit’s first oral argument in Tampa in 15 years.  He has contributed hundreds of pro bono hours on court-appointed appeals, including arguing successfully in the Florida Supreme Court for a new trial for a client serving a life sentence for murder.  Larry also successfully defended an Iraq war widow’s property tax exemption before the Florida Second District Court of Appeal.

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REPORTED CASES

  • Oil States Energy Svcs., LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, 138 S. Ct. 1365 (2018)
  • Hayslip v. U.S. Home Corp., 276 So. 3d 109 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019)
  • Bearden v. State, 161 So. 3d 1257 (Fla. 2015)
  • Dep’t of Revenue v. Bell, 290 So. 3d 1060 (Fla. 2d DCA 2020)
  • Aguilar v. Gaston-Camara, 861 F.3d 626 (7th Cir. 2017)
  • Pfizer, Inc. v. Mylan Inc., 2016 WL 3021911 (M.D. Fla.)
  • Fennell v. Sec’y, Fla. D.O.C., 582 F. App’x 828 (11th Cir. 2014)
  • FairWarning IP, LLC v. Iatric Sys., Inc., 2015 WL 3883958 (M.D. Fla.)
  • Biver v. Nicholas Financial, Inc., 2014 WL 2441891 (M.D. Fla.)
  • Norman v. Bay Winds Lodging Sarasota, LLC, 257 So. 3d 974 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018)
  • Rothenberg v. Imperial Holdings/Emergent Capital, 2015 WL 6161332 (S.D. Fla.)
  • S.T.O.F. Holdings, Ltd. v. Scan.-U.S.A. Homeowners Ass’n, Inc., 2016 WL 370957 (Polk Cir. Ct.)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • William Reece Smith, Jr. Litigation American Inn of Court, Tampa; President (2020-2021); Program Chair (2019-2020); Treasurer (2017-2019); Mentoring Coordinator (2016-2018); Founding member (2014-2015)
  • Federal Bar Association, Tampa Bay Chapter; Executive Board (2016-2018)
  • History, Education, and Public Outreach Subcommittee of the Bench Bar Fund Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida (2018-2019)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • Princeton Club of Tampa Bay Admissions Interviewing Committee; Chair (1998-2003); Member (1995-present)
  • Davis Islands Holiday Toy Drive (2011-present)

EDUCATION

  • J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law (magna cum laude; Order of the Coif)
  • A.B., Princeton University

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Florida

COURT ADMISSIONS

  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Seventh Circuit
  • Supreme Court of the United States

DISTINCTIONS

  • Recognized by the Florida Supreme Court and the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee for pro bono service (2014-2019)
  • AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell (2015-present)

Of Counsel

  • Lawrence J. Dougherty
  • Maya M. Lockwood

News

  • Financial Times Quotes Matt Mueller On Largest Tax Evasion Case In U.S. HistoryOctober 20, 2020 - 9:41 AM
  • GK LAWYERS RECOGNIZED BY “2021 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA”August 20, 2020 - 12:23 PM
  • GUERRA KING LAWYERS RECOGNIZED BY 2020 SUPER LAWYERSJuly 7, 2020 - 11:44 AM
  • Larry Dougherty Elected President Of The Wm. Reece Smith Jr. Litigation American Inn Of Court In TampaJuly 5, 2020 - 4:28 PM
  • Governor Signs Into Law HB 813July 1, 2020 - 10:12 AM
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