Defended owner of Miami Bayfront Hotel and Restaurant from $30 million in punitive damages claims arising out of collapse of restaurant deck; In Re: Inn on North Bay Ltd., Case No. 13-21337 (Miami-Dade County, Florida Circuit Court)
Defended developer from $40 million Chapter 718, civil RICO and breach of fiduciary duty claims by hotel condominium unit owners; David Newhall v. Urbana Pelican Grand, LLC, Case No. 09-025227 (Broward County, Florida Circuit Court)
Represented the Miami-Dade public schools in 35 multimillion-dollar construction claims. Secured victories at trials and appeals. See e.g. Jessla Construction Corp. v. Miami-Dade County School Board, 23 So.3d 1247 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009)(affirming trial defense verdict in multimillion-dollar construction dispute) and 48 So. 2d 127, (Fla. 3d DCA 2010)(affirming $515,000 attorneys’ fees award for the School Board); Kingswood South, Inc. v. C.O.B.A.D. Construction, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Case No. 1994CA012059 (Broward County, Florida Circuit Court)(Trial counsel; defeated third-party construction defect claim against owner)
Represented the South Florida Water Management District in the negotiation of a $330 million GMP contract for construction of a reservoir for Everglades restoration
Represented Miami developer in Chapter 558, Florida Statute negotiations with a condominium association over corrective work issues; Skyline on Brickell Condo Assoc. v. Skyline on Brickell Managmt, LLC, Case No. 07-13782 (Miami-Dade County, Florida Circuit Court)
Represented Fort Lauderdale developer in securing a $3 million payment from a surety in construction delay arbitration
