Miami-based firm Diaz Reus Rolff & Targ is opening an office in Bogata, Colombia, according to a story in the Daily Business Review.

The firm hopes to serve a niche by focusing on anti-money laundering compliance, partner Alexander Reus told the Daily Business Review.

However, international expansion is a risky venture for law firms. Reporter Alana Roberts mentions some firms that tried to tap into foreign markets and failed.

And though it has nothing to do with the firm’s Colombian expansion, here’s a photo we found of Reus and Elizabeth Dos-Santos from the opening night of the Miami International Film Festival at the Gusman Center back in March.

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Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge, which has offices in West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale, is merging with Kendall Freeman of London, according to a press release on PRnewswire.

Both firms are known for the international work in the insurance and re-insurance industry. The merger will take effect Jan. 1.

harbaugh.jpgJoseph D. Harbaugh (left), dean of the Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern University, is stepping down next summer, according to the Florida Bar News.

Harbaugh has served as dean since 1995. He will remain as a member of Nova’s faculty after a year-long sabbatical.