It certainly looks like a potential conflict. However, conflicts can be waived by the clients and often are waived. And firewalls can be put up (often referred to as Chinese walls) where lawyers in the same firm are ‘walled off’ from working on both files. Hope that helps. I thought the same thing as you did when I read it.
President Trump just flipped the 11th circuit to majority Republican appointed judges with the confirmation of Barbara Lagoa.