About

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Kenny Nachwalter is recognized among the leading complex business litigation firms in Florida and the United States, having built this reputation on the strength of our four decades of consistently vigorous and effective trial presentations in state and federal courts and arbitral forums. Our experience has included many trials with hundreds of millions of dollars and the survival of the businesses at stake.

Kenny Nachwalter represents clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes. These include professional liability defense, class action defense, director and officer liability, partnership disputes, shareholder derivative actions, lender liability, intellectual property and trade secrets, construction, False Claims Act and Qui tam actions, real estate disputes, trade libel, contracts, fraud and other common law and statutory business torts, appellate, and white collar criminal defense.

While the facts and claims for each case may vary, one constant is our focus on our clients’ particular business and litigation objectives. We draw on the considerable trial experience of our lawyers to inform our strategies for each case that we handle.

The firm has a full complement of litigation and information management technology and non-lawyer professionals supporting our lawyers to master the large volume of business information these cases involve and distill it into strong and effective trial presentations for our clients.

Chambers Review

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - Florida
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Band 2
What the team is known for

Kenny Nachwalter PA is a distinguished litigation boutique with significant expertise in a range of dispute areas, including professional liability and securities fraud. The team is also regularly sought after for its expert counsel on antitrust, IP and D&O liability cases. The firm enjoys a market-leading reputation for both plaintiff and defense work.

Work Highlights

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  • Kenny Nachwalter represented Rolex Watch, U.S.A. as plaintiff in a federal trademark infringement action against two individual realtors and their real estate company for their use of corporate names that allegedly capitalize on Rolex’s registered trademarks and international reputation.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Stanley Wakshlag
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Stanley Wakshlag
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Senior Statespeople

Stanley Wakshlag is highly regarded for his significant experience in commercial litigation. He regularly represents clients in class actions and securities disputes.

Richard H Critchlow
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Richard H Critchlow
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Band 1

Richard Critchlow offers experience in a variety of litigation, including contract disputes and shareholder derivative claims. He also serves as an arbitrator.

"He is so thorough. He has a knowledge of the law and procedures and knows how to handle cases. Richard is always consummately prepared."

"Richard's approach and demeanor is excellent. He cares about his clients and delivers."

"Richard is terrific. He is one of the best in the field and is an amazing lawyer. He knows how to try and win a case. He is sensational."

Elizabeth Honkonen
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Elizabeth Honkonen
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Band 4

Elizabeth Honkonen has a broad base of commercial litigation experience alongside further strength handling malpractice cases on behalf of law firms.

"Elizabeth is extremely intelligent, dedicated, diligent and reliable. She expresses herself with tact, grace, integrity and grit. I would absolutely work with her again on any matter, and I would unreservedly recommend her to any client in any forum."

"Elizabeth is smart, detail-oriented and has very good recall of the facts and circumstances. She is easy to work with because she is attentive and extremely effective."

"She is an exceptional writer."

Ranked Lawyers at
Kenny Nachwalter PA

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Litigation: General Commercial

Stanley Wakshlag
S
Stanley Wakshlag
S
Senior Statespeople
Richard H Critchlow
1
Richard H Critchlow
1
Band 1
Elizabeth Honkonen
4
Elizabeth Honkonen
4
Band 4

Members

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Deborah Corbishley

Jeffrey Foreman

Michael Ponzoli