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Litigation and Trials

Litigation and Trials

Overview

Our litigation teams are well-equipped to handle the most complex business trials, arbitrations, and appeals. We have developed especially deep experience in the defense of class actions and mass actions, white collar representation, high-stakes business litigation, and government investigations. We have tried more than 1,500 cases to judgment or verdict and defended several hundred class actions across the country. We are one of only a handful of firms that have actually tried major class action cases. In the life insurance and financial product liability areas alone, we have represented life and annuity companies in well over 200 class actions in more than 30 states. 

The cases we handle cut across every subject area, including consumer and business fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act enforcement, contracts, shareholder disputes, antitrust, insurance, securities, product liability, construction, real estate, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, labor and employment, intellectual property, health care, telecommunications, energy, constitutional claims, international and domestic arbitration, and federal and state governmental disputes. 

 

Offers clients wide-ranging litigation expertise across both civil and white-collar crime issues. Held in high regard for its criminal defense and government investigations work and excels in an array of areas including healthcare, tax and securities fraud cases.

Experience

  • Counsel for national construction contractor in connection with more than $100 million in claims relating to central Florida convention center project
  • Counsel for subcontractor defending $85 million claim for failure of phosphate reservoir
  • Represent international airport authority on construction and insurance issues for multibillion-dollar airport expansion
  • Counsel for homebuilder in class action relating to $200 million in hurricane claims involving more than 8,000 homeowners
  • Counsel for homebuilder in class action, involving site-related claims by 118 homeowners seeking more than $10 million in damages
  • Represented contractors and homebuilders in connection with Chinese drywall claims exceeding $300 million
  • Represented contractor in connection with $120 million in claims arising from luxury hotel construction
  • Represented contractor in connection with claims relating to a $200 million-plus resort in Dade County, Florida
  • Defended lead designer of space shuttle launching facility at Cape Canaveral
  • Represented lead designer of $70 million highway expansion project in central Florida
  • Defended class action alleging underground storage tanks leaked due to construction defects; Class certification denied
  • Represented government entity on a $75 million claim arising from termination of a contractor on a waste water treatment plant; Matter involved untimely performance of defective work/delay, latent defects, bid irregularities, design defects, 255 bonds, interpretation of bid documents, plans and specifications, and errors and omissions
  • Represented government entity on a delay and construction defects claim against a paving contractor on a multimillion-dollar road construction project
  • Represented government entity on a multimillion-dollar claim against a general contractor for defective construction and delays arising from the construction of a water treatment plant
  • Represented regional airport authority on multiple matters, including advice during construction and representation in litigation
  • Represented county on multimillion-dollar claim against design professional for defective design and contract administration arising from the construction of a water treatment plant
  • Represented county school district on a delay and defective construction claim against a general contractor arising from the multimillion-dollar high school renovation.
  • Represented construction company against numerous subcontractors involving numerous related cases arising out of hotel construction for major Orlando theme park
  • Represented construction company suing for wrongful termination of a subcontract on a construction project for a public university
  • Defended two separate lawsuits by a general contractor against subcontractor payment and performance bond sureties for defective construction, latent defects, and delay damages arising out of a luxury condominium
  • Defended a suit against a subcontractor's performance bond for latent water damage in a condominium project
  • Defended an architect against allegations of negligent design and project administration involving a commercial office and warehouse
  • Defended numerous payment and performance bond claims by community schools involving school construction
  • Defended general contractor's performance bond surety for mold and water damage to a county sheriff’s building
  • Represented bleacher designer, manufacturer, and installer in dispute where claims exceeded $14 million and involved a 75,000-seat super motor speedway; Action also involved suing engineer and foundation designer for design defects
  • Represented general contractor for breach of contract and delay damages, involving a claim that exceeded $2 million
  • Represented national heavy highway contractor against an engineering firm regarding supply of inaccurate soil data
  • Represented site contractor against developer for delay damages
  • Represented subcontractor against delay claim alleged by major theme park and general contractor
  • Represented county on multiple construction matters arising from defective construction, design, or delay
  • Represented numerous condominium associations on claims against developers, contractors, and designers arising from defective construction

Insights

Our Team

Key Contacts

Donald R. Kirk
Shareholder

Additional Members

Scott Abeles
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.
D. Matthew Allen
Shareholder
Tampa
Ryan P. Allen
Associate
New Jersey
Richard J. Anderson II
Associate
Tampa
Enrique D. Arana
Shareholder
Miami
Joan K. Archer
Shareholder
Los Angeles
Nicholas E. Athanas
Associate
Atlanta
Stephen Beke
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles
Alundai J. Benjamin
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Bruce J. Berman
Shareholder
Miami
Naomi M. Berry
Shareholder
Miami
Jillian A. Blumenthal
Associate
Miami
Dane R. Blunt
Shareholder
Tampa
Alexandra D. Blye
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Andrea L. Bonvicino
Associate
New Jersey
Justan C. Bounds
Shareholder
Atlanta
Alicia Whiting Bozich
Senior Counsel
Tampa
Amanda M. Brahm
Associate
Hartford
Cathleen Bell Bremmer
Of Counsel
Tampa
Steven J. Brodie
Shareholder
Miami
Scott E. Byers
Shareholder
Miami
Patricia S. Calhoun
Shareholder
Tampa
Natalie J. Carlos
Shareholder
Miami
Siena Carnevale
Associate
New Jersey
Patricia M. Carreiro
Shareholder
Miami
Kenneth J. Cesta
Of Counsel
New Jersey
Dana Chaaban
Associate
Orlando
Justin L. Chretien
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.
John E. Clabby
Shareholder
Tampa
Jeffrey A. Cohen
Shareholder
Miami
Jeffrey Michael Cohen
Of Counsel
Miami
Matthew J. Conigliaro
Shareholder
Tampa
Chris S. Coutroulis
Shareholder
Tampa
James S. Czodli
Associate
Miami
Andrew Daechsel
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Alexander D. del Russo
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Tyler J. Derr
Shareholder
Tampa
Jesse D. Dieterle
Associate
Tampa
Robert W. DiUbaldo
Shareholder
New York
Drew A. Domina
Associate
Tampa
Kai L. Donner
Associate
Tampa
Julia E. Duffy
Associate
New Jersey
Steven C. Dupré
Shareholder
Tampa
Jorkeell Echeverria
Associate
New Jersey
David B. Esau
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Nancy J. Faggianelli
Shareholder
Tampa
Scott D. Feather
Shareholder
Tampa
Lauren E. Fenton-Valdivia
Shareholder
Tampa
Stephanie A. Fichera
Shareholder
Miami
Nathaniel G. Foell
Shareholder
Tampa
Kevin A. Foreman
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Christopher B. Freeman
Shareholder
Atlanta
Jaret J. Fuente
Shareholder
Tampa
Todd M. Fuller
Shareholder
Miami
Amy E. Furness
Shareholder
Miami
Jon T. Gatto
Shareholder
Tampa
Simon A. Gaugush
Shareholder
Tampa
David L. Gay
Shareholder
Miami
Harvey W. Geller
Shareholder
Los Angeles
John L. Gibbons
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Robert N. Gilbert
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Joel B. Giles
Shareholder
Tampa
Samantha H. Goldstein
Associate
Miami
Kristin A. Gore
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Jason H. Gould
Of Counsel
Washington, D.C.
Holli Gray
Associate
Miami
Julie M. Grijalva
Associate
Hartford
Merrick L. Gross
Shareholder
Miami
Clifton R. Gruhn
Shareholder
Miami
Alan M. Grunspan
Shareholder
Miami
M. Derek Harris
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
John R. Hart
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
F. Townsend Hawkes
Of Counsel
Tallahassee
Pamela Hayati
Associate
Los Angeles
Blair C. Hedges
Shareholder
Orlando
Michael T. Hensley
Shareholder
New Jersey
Brett M. Henson
Shareholder
Tampa
Emil Hirsch
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.
Aaron A. Holman
Associate
Orlando
Ethan Horwitz
Shareholder
New York
Erin J. Hoyle
Shareholder
Tampa
Sean W. Hughes
Associate
Miami
Amy Lane Hurwitz
Shareholder
Miami
Joseph P. Ianno
Associate
West Palm Beach
Lauren K. Ierardi
Associate
Washington, D.C.
Julia Ingram
Associate
Tampa
Austin L. Jackson
Associate
Los Angeles
Daniel C. Johnson
Shareholder
Orlando
Ryan D. Johnson
Associate
Miami
Heather M. Jonczak
Shareholder
Miami
Allison Oasis Kahn
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Levon Kalanjian
Associate
Miami
David A. Karp
Of Counsel
Miami
Bruce Charles King
Of Counsel
Miami
Morgan A. Klein
Associate
New York
Roger S. Kobert
Shareholder
New York
Jeanne M. Kohler
Shareholder
New York
Edward Kuchinski
Of Counsel
Tampa
John J. Lamoureux
Of Counsel
Tampa
Joseph H. Lang Jr.
Shareholder
Tampa
Robin Leavengood
Of Counsel
Tampa
Hywel Leonard
Of Counsel
Tampa
Markham R. Leventhal
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.
Julie A. Levine
Associate
Miami
Matthew E. Lewis
Associate
Orlando
Troy A. Mainzer
Associate
Tampa
Ashley B. Mallon
Associate
Tampa
Michael D. Margulies
Shareholder
New York
Neal McAliley
Shareholder
Miami
Julianna Thomas McCabe
Shareholder
Miami
David H. McConnell III
Associate
Atlanta
Kevin P. McCoy
Shareholder
Tampa
Mac R. McCoy
Of Counsel
Tampa
Janet Goldberg McEnery
Of Counsel
Tampa
Shane M. McGlashen
Associate
Miami
Casey R. Hardy McGowan
Associate
West Palm Beach
James E. "Shamus" McKenna
Associate
Tampa
Kathleen S. McLeroy
Shareholder
Tampa
Scott L. Menger
Associate
Los Angeles
Dean A. Morande
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Jason A. Morris
Shareholder
Atlanta
Meredith M. Moss
Shareholder
Los Angeles
Karimah Munem
Associate
Miami
Saron Musa
Associate
Tampa
Paul L. Nettleton
Shareholder
Miami
Mark A. Neubauer
Shareholder
Los Angeles
Ilan A. Nieuchowicz
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Alexa M. Nordman
Associate
Tampa
Robert Novack
Shareholder
New York
Charlisa R. Odom
Associate
Tampa
Richard Oliver
Shareholder
Tampa
Rachel A. Oostendorp
Of Counsel
Miami
Luigi Orengo Jr.
Associate
Tampa
Logan M. Owens
Associate
Atlanta
Edward J. Page
Shareholder
Tampa
Christopher M. Paolini
Shareholder
Orlando
Robert W. Pass
Of Counsel
Tallahassee
Jason Perkins
Shareholder
Orlando
Luis Prats
Shareholder
Tampa
Robert M. Quinn
Shareholder
Tampa
Heidi Hudson Raschke
Shareholder
Tampa
Andre A. Revaz
Associate
Tampa
Alan Rosenthal
Shareholder
Miami
Annick R. Runyon
Associate
Miami
Gary L. Sasso
President and Chief Executive Officer
Tampa
Donald R. Schmidt
Shareholder
Tampa
Adam P. Schwartz
Shareholder
Tampa
James M. Sconzo
Shareholder
Hartford
Robert L. Shannon
Shareholder
Atlanta
Raina T. Shipman
Associate
Miami
Alex B. Silverman
Shareholder
New York
Amrit P. Singh
Associate
New York
Michael D. Sloan
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Christopher Smart
Shareholder
Tampa
Irma Reboso Solares
Shareholder
Miami
Lee Stapleton
Shareholder
Miami
Chad A. Steen
Associate
Tampa
Jonathan Sterling
Shareholder
Hartford
Benjamin M. Stoll
Shareholder
Washington, D.C.
Charles W. Stotter
Of Counsel
New York
J. Coy Stull
Of Counsel
Tampa
Charles W. Throckmorton
Shareholder
Miami
Nora A. Valenza-Frost
Of Counsel
New York
Sierra N. Van Allen
Associate
Tampa
Julian C. Velez
Associate
Tampa
Sylvia H. Walbolt
Shareholder
Tallahassee
James Michael Walls
Of Counsel
Tampa
David J. Walz
Shareholder
Tampa
Charlotte L. Warren
Of Counsel
Orlando
Peter D. Webster
Shareholder
Tallahassee
Aaron S. Weiss
Shareholder
Miami
Barry Leigh Weissman
Shareholder
Los Angeles
Jeffrey L. Williams
Of Counsel
Hartford
Peter J. Winders
Shareholder and General Counsel
Tampa
Michael N. Wolgin
Shareholder
Miami
David R. Wright
Shareholder
Tampa
Henry S. Wulf
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Michael L. Yaeger
Shareholder
New York
J. Ryan Yant
Shareholder
Tampa
Jennifer A. Yasko
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Garth T. Yearick
Shareholder
West Palm Beach
Gwynne A. Young
Shareholder
Tampa
Chase Youngman
Associate
Atlanta
Kim S. Zeldin
Of Counsel
Los Angeles
Michael G. Zilber
Associate
Miami
Alana Zorrilla-Gaston
Shareholder
West Palm Beach

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