Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Our reputation and experience as tough, thorough, and creative litigators - earned in complex, high-profile cases - often helps us reach advantageous settlements for our clients without the time, expense, and uncertainty of a trial. 

We pride ourselves on working hard to keep our clients out of court.  By doing our homework - and by utilizing our network of leading forensic accountants and other experts - we can often bring the other side to negotiate a favorable settlement and avoid litigation.    

But when it comes to fighting for your rights and your assets in court - no matter how demanding or contentious your case - know that we are savvy, tenacious litigators, aggressively working to win and always keeping your goals in mind.

We have successfully litigated or settled disputes across a wide range of disciplines - from class actions and individual claims involving securities and financial fraud to corporate governance issues and professional liability - for national and international businesses and people of high net worth. Our litigation and dispute resolution attorneys are here to help you through construction disputes, product liability claims, bankruptcy litigations, matrimonial disputes, entertainment and sports contract disputes, and litigation or disputes involving real estate. And, that's just a snap shot.  We are likely experienced in cases much like yours.

Here is a sampling of areas in which our litigation and dispute resolution attorneys have won justice for our clients:

• Fraudulent transfers arising from "overvaluing and overpaying" for business acquisitions and other piercing the corporate veil issues,                               
• Accounting malpractice related to misstatements in financial reporting documents, 
• Consumer and personal injury claims involving class actions, 
• Construction claims on public and private projects,
• Director and officer liability issues and claims related to Sarbanes-Oxley,
• Matrimonial disputes involving significant assets and business valuation issues,
• Merger and acquisition disputes related to purchase-price adjustments,
• Partnership and broker fee disputes on major real estate projects,
• Product liability claims including assertions of mold, mildew, or other fungal growth.
• Contract, employment, trade secret, non-competition, and shareholder disputes.

To learn more about our firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, contact our Group Chair Steve Silverman. at 305-379-9000.

Case Studies

• 'Wonderful Lawyering' Saves Amerijet International From a Hard Landing
  KPKB attorney finds sustaining venture capital, and achieves court confirmation—all in just 85 days - for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy client.
• KPKB Client in Good Hands In Policy Dispute
  11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel acknowledges century old Florida statute regarding limitations of contested life insurance benefits.
• KPKB Crafts Fractional Settlement In Unicapital Securities Fraud Case
  Disgruntled shareholders sue the former director of a Miami based roll-up finance company.
• KPKB Defeats Major Insurer, Wins Creditors Substantial Settlement
  Detailed law governing insurers used to win partial enforcement of two $10 million insurance polices.
• KPKB Demonstrates Broker Fraud, Forces Settlement in Mediation
  Fraudulant online broker dealings result in multi-million dollar settlement for KPKB client, a group of professional securities day-traders.
• KPKB Forces Fractional Settlement of Claims Against Dominican Republic Developer
  Threat of litigation in the Dominican Republic forces South Florida architect to a fractional settlement in a hotly contested lawsuit against a Dominican-based resort developer.
• KPKB Helps Recover $493 Million For Resolution Trust Corporation
  Recovery of assets in the then-largest South Florida savings and loan failure, CenTrust Bank.
• Law Firm Sinks Fraud Charges In Cigarette Racing Team Sale
  Charges of fixing fraudulent financial statements leveled against the seller of the company manufacturing the Cigarette Racing Team speedboats made famous by TV’s “Miami Vice.”
• Lawyers Employ Rare Legal Vehicle To Deliver Favorable Ruling to Client
  Derivative shareholder lawsuit invokes independent litigation committee to dismiss action.
• Multinational Litigation, Arbitration Vindicates Minority Shareholder, Precipitates Criminal Prosecution
  A multi-national, multi-jursidictional financial dispute ends in significant compensation for a minority shareholder in a Caribbean manufacturing facility.
• Private Equity Parent Fights Back on Negligence Claim
  A judgment against a private equity firm for the debts of a portfolio company could have a chilling effect on the entire private equity industry.
• U.S. Problems Kept from Boiling Over For Caribbean Magnate in Hot Water
  American business affiliates kept at bay while Caribbean businessman resolves his difficulties abroad.
• ‘Huge’ Victory for Consumers In Fraudulent Automobile-Sales
  Invoking Florida’s liberal Homestead Exemption a Massachusetts business man attempts to transfer assets despite court injunction barring asset transfers.

Representative Industries

• Aerospace
• Construction
• Financial
• Stock Broker
• Private Equity
• Probate
• Government Contract
• Manufacturing
• Transportation
• Retail
• Entertainment
• Product Liability