Fowler White Burnett is pleased to announce that Managing Shareholders Edward J. Briscoe, Christopher E. Knight and Richard A. Wood were selected for South Florida’s Top 100 Power Leaders by the South Florida Business Journal for the fourth straight year.The SFBJ’s Top 100 Power Leaders highlights executives that are known for their innovative ideas and savvy business acumen within their region’s prosperous and evolving business landscape.
Briscoe focuses his practice on product liability and toxic tort litigation. He has extensive experience dealing with lawsuits involving a wide variety of chemicals and hazardous materials, as well as the diseases commonly associated with exposure to these materials. He frequently represents Fortune 500 companies and underwriters in the defense of personal and class action suits alleging exposure to asbestos, silica, benzene, beryllium, mold and other toxins.In addition, Briscoe handles complex matters involving environmental, transportation, maritime and premises liability.
Knight devotes a significant portion of his practice to the defense of medical malpractice and health care-related claims. He also represents domestic and international airline carriers, aircraft and engine manufacturers and maintenance providers in litigation arising from mass disasters and aircraft accidents. In the products arena, he handles products liability and related litigation for notable manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Knight represents Fortune 500 companies, major insurance carriers, several airlines and manufacturers in state and federal courts. He has served as lead counsel in the defense of multi-district and class action litigation involving product liability, insurance and attorney general investigations.
Wood focuses on the representation of residential and commercial developers, as well as the representation of institutional lenders. Wood has extensive experience with the acquisition, development and financing of commercial and residential properties for Fortune 500 companies.Active in all aspects of institutional lending, he is revered as a legal expert in the structuring of complex construction lending arrangements. Wood guides financial institutions in performing due diligence, negotiating terms and executing loans to both residential and commercial developers. Additionally, Wood oversees the leasing of office, retail and industrial properties, representing both landlords and tenants in lease negotiations. Wood also has extensive experience in title examination and serves as a title agent for Attorneys' Title Insurance Fund, Inc. (widely known as the title experts in Florida), Chicago Title Insurance Company (leading experts in title examining and title insurance policies) and First American Title Insurance.
ABOUT FOWLER WHITE BURNETT, P.A.
Fowler White is a full-service law firm with 3 offices located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach. For nearly 75years, we have skillfully combined traditional values with innovative practices to ensure our clients receive the trusted legal counsel reflective of our rich heritage. The firm’s lawyers provide a wide variety of client-focused, proven legal strategies and business solutions to domestic and international clients across a wide spectrum of practice areas including: Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Aviation, Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights & Business Restructuring, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Environmental & Land Use, Family, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor & Employment, Maritime, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability & Toxic Torts, Real Estate, Securities Litigation & Arbitration, Tax, and Trust and Estates. For more information, please visit www.fowler-white.com.
