News and Notes.

Alan Sheppard, Jr., of LeBoeuf Lamb, Greene & McRae, LLP, has been appointed chair of the Real Property Section of the Jacksonville Bar Association. He also received the Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to the chapter from the National Association of Industrial Office Properties Northeast Florida Chapter.

Alexander Reus, who is in charge of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.'s German Practice Group, presented "Restrictions and Reporting Requirements for Foreign Companies Doing Business in the U.S." at the European Chamber of Commerce in Ft. Myers.

Eula Robinson-Clarke has been named a board member of the Martin County Land Trust, Inc., and was also featured in The Palm Beach Post as a "Doer and Dreamer" in conjunction with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday celebration.

Gary Poliakoff of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., recently spoke at the 22nd Annual Community Association Law Seminar in Las Vegas.

Robert R. Hendry of Hendry, Stoner, Sawicki & Brown, P.A., has been appointed to represent the Metro Orlando International Affairs Commission on the board of directors of the Economic Development Commission of Mid-Florida.

Jackie Bozzuto of Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A., was awarded "Purveyor of the Year" from Outback Steakhouse, Inc., for assisting the company in the furthering of its business goals.

Stephen Thompson of Harllee, Porges, Hamlin, Knowles, Bald & Prouty has been named chair of the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange.

Rafael Suarez-Rivas of the Hollywood City Attorney's Office has been appointed to the City of Miami Beach Hispanic Affairs Committee.

Diana Santa Maria of Ft. Lauderdale recently spoke at the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Workhorse Seminar in Orlando. She also serves on the board of ATLA.

George Fernandez of Montoya Alvarez & Fernandez, P.L., has been elected vice president of the board of directors of the Lawyers Credit Union in Miami.

George Barford of Carlton Fields in Tampa was recently elected chair of the board of the American Red Cross, Tampa Bay Chapter.

Robert Lee of Baker & Hostetler LLP in Orlando has been appointed by Mayor Hood as an industry representative for the Metro Orlando International Affairs Commission.

Peter Feaman of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP in Boca Raton has been appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Palm Beach County Housing Authority.

Steven Looney of Holland & Knight LLP in Orlando co-authored the Current Developments column in the January/February issue of...