Carlton Fields Collaborative Law Firm Florida

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We view the world from our clients’ perspectives, helping them to lead and innovate across industries and around the globe. Because legal challenges do not exist in a vacuum, we craft tailored solutions that prioritize our clients’ overall business goals. Our focus is on building long-term collaborative relationships, and we are ranked among the nation’s most collaborative law firms by BTI Consulting Group.

Collaboration is also an important aspect of our internal culture. Our attorneys, consultants, and staff work as teams to bring forth the most creative responses to challenges and opportunities. We have created a workplace that rewards good ideas sourced from diverse thinkers. As a result, our clients benefit.

We strive to be valued advisers, and our unusual business model reflects that mindset. Instead of employing the common “pyramid model” where numerous junior lawyers support the efforts of relatively few shareholders, at Carlton Fields shareholders outnumber associates. This arrangement benefits our lawyers as well as our clients, giving them the advantage of working with legal teams particularly suited to their needs and best able to provide value.

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D. Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen Class Action Antitrust Litigator

Shareholder

Matt Allen has particular emphasis in class action and antitrust litigation, having litigated dozens of class actions last year alone. More broadly, his area of practice is complex...

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James B. Baldinger Shareholder Jim Baldinger practices commercial litigation and advises and counsels businesses on security and electronic surveillance matters. He represents companies and individuals nationwide, in... %20jbaldinger@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Jamie Bigayer Associate Jamie Bigayer counsels insurance and financial services companies on transactional, regulatory, and compliance matters arising under state insurance laws, federal and state securities laws... jbigayer@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Anna Young Black Shareholder Ann Young Black counsels financial services clients on a broad range of insurance, securities, and business issues. She regularly advises clients developing new and innovative life and... ablack@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Steven Blickensderfer Associate Steven Blickensderfer handles a wide variety of civil litigation matters in federal and state court for clients across a number of industries. He is experienced in all phases of litigation... sblickensderfer@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Cathleen Bell Bremmer Of Counsel Katy Bremmer is a senior member of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. Katy drafts employment agreements and policies and advises on all manner of employment-related issues,... cbell@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	D. Barret Broussard Associate Barret Broussard’s litigation practice focuses on representing clients in a wide range of business disputes involving trademark and copyright infringement, theft of trade secrets, unfair... bbroussard@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Nicholas A. Brown Associate Nick Brown’s practice focuses on appeals and trial support in state and federal courts. He also serves as the reporter for the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions... nbrown@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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John E. Clabby Shareholder Jack Clabby’s practices focus on corporate governance, fraud, and shareholder litigation, including the defense of securities fraud class actions and derivative lawsuits. A former Assistant... jclabby@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Eric D. Coleman Associate Eric Coleman handles a wide variety of complex business litigation, including commercial disputes, breach of contract claims, fraud claims, and shareholder derivative actions. Eric also... ecoleman@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Matthew J. Conigliaro Shareholder Matt Conigliaro concentrates his practice on appellate and complex commercial litigation. His work principally involves complex commercial and tort litigation, health care and products... mconigliaro@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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Andrew Daechsel Associate Andrew Daechsel is a litigator with a focus on the insurance industry. He serves as coverage and monitoring counsel in complex insurance coverage matters. This representation includes... akdaechsel@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Christine R. Davis Shareholder Christine Davis is an experienced appellate advocate, regularly handling all aspects of appellate litigation in state and federal courts. Christine concentrates her practice on... cdavis@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Megan K. Dhillon Associate In her practice, Megan Dhillon regularly advises healthcare providers, including hospitals, health systems, long term care facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, and... mdhillon@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Aaron Dunlap of Counsel Aaron Dunlap brings a multifaceted perspective to his work on behalf of land use clients, including private developers and governmental bodies. Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Aaron worked... adunlap@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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Daniel G. Enriquez Associate Daniel Enriquez is a litigator with a focus on the insurance and financial services industries. He serves as coverage and monitoring counsel in complex insurance coverage matters. This... denriquez@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	David B. Esau Shareholder David Esau is an experienced litigator and trial lawyer whose practice focuses on worldwide complex antitrust litigation and counseling. David defends companies facing antitrust, unfair... desau@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Thaddeus H. Ewald Associate Thaddeus Ewald's practice focuses on class actions and complex civil litigation in the insurance and financial services industries. Thaddeus completed a dual-degree program at Georgetown... tewald@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com

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Stephanie A. Fichera Shareholder Stephanie Fichera's practice focuses on defending insurance carriers and financial services companies in class actions and complex civil litigation in federal and state courts throughout... sfichera@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Nathaniel G. Foell Associate Nathaniel Foell practices complex civil litigation, crafting arguments and finding solutions for challenging issues. He represents a diverse range of clients at both the trial and appellate... ngfoell@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Ryan P. Forrest Associate Ryan P. Forrest focuses his practice on high-risk complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. He has a wide range of experience litigating matters involving class actions,... rforrest@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Christopher B. Freeman Shareholder Chris Freeman concentrates his law practice in complex litigation, including a broad range of cases at both the trial and appellate level involving commercial disputes and business torts,... cfreeman@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com

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Christina D. Gallo Associate Christina Gallo is a litigator in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey as well as arbitration tribunals. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes, coverage... cgallo@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Gregory A. Gidus Associate Greg Gidus represents insurance clients in sophisticated first-party property coverage matters and other complex coverage disputes involving directors and officers liability insurance,... ggidus@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Kelley C. Godfrey Associate Kelley Godfrey’s civil litigation practice focuses on insurance services and coverage issues, including the defense of breach of contract and bad faith claims. Prior to joining Carlton... kgodfrey@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Brendan N. Gooley Associate Brendan Gooley is a litigator who focuses on employment discrimination, education, and insurance matters. He joined the firm after clerking for the United States Court of Appeals for the... bgooley@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Kristin A. Gore Shareholder Kristin Gore is an experienced litigator who regularly handles business litigation matters at the trial and appellate levels in federal and state courts nationwide. Kristin’s practice... kgore@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Christine Davis Graves Shareholder Christine Graves is an experienced appellate advocate, regularly handling all aspects of appellate litigation in state and federal courts. Christine concentrates her practice on complex... cgraves@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Merrick L. Gross Shareholder Rick Gross has more than 30 years of legal experience serving a variety of business clients. His multifaceted commercial litigation practice includes aspects of banking, real estate,... mgross@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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Jourdan R. Haynes

Shareholder

Jourdan Haynes counsels on a wide range of complex commercial real estate matters, with an emphasis on property acquisition; disposition; commercial leasing, including telecommunication...

jhaynes@carltonfields.com

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Gail Jankowski

Associate

Gail Jankowski’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation and regulatory matters in the insurance and financial services industries in federal and state courts and in arbitration and...

gjankowski@carltonfields.com

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David A. Karp Of Counsel David Karp focuses on appellate litigation and trial support with a special interest in First Amendment, media, and privacy law. He prepares briefs and argues appeals before the U.S. Court... dkarp@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Cristin Conley Keane Shareholder Cristin Keane has extensive and varied experience with closely-held businesses, high net-worth individuals, and not-for-profit organizations. Cristin's experience with closely-held... ckeane@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Larry R. Kemm Of Counsel Larry Kemm’s practice focuses on international tax matters for both domestic and non-U.S. clients. With 30 years of combined practice as a tax lawyer and CPA, Larry has vast experience... lkemm@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Matthew E. Kohen Senior Counsel Matthew Kohen focuses his practice on the representation of technology companies in emerging industries such as fintech, telecommunications, and cybersecurity. He regularly advises... mkohen@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Jeanne M. Kohler Shareholder Jeanne Kohler represents U.S. and international insurers and reinsurers in complex commercial litigation and arbitrations, including complex insurance coverage disputes and reinsurance... jkohler@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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Thomas C. Lauerman

Of Counsel

Tom Lauerman handles corporate and investment law matters, including public and private offerings of securities and other regulatory matters. He frequently advises financial firms...

tlauerman@carltonfields.com

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Jin Liu

Shareholder

Jin Liu represents real estate investment trusts (REITs), national builders, resort developers, other developers of large commercial and residential projects, pension funds, and other...

jliu@carltonfields.com

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Andrew J. Markus

Shareholder

Josh Markus represents U.S. and non-U.S. companies in international and domestic corporate transactions including joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, public...

jmarkus@carltonfields.com

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Emma Mintz

Associate

Emma Mintz is a litigator in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey as well as arbitration tribunals. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes, coverage...

emintz@carltonfields.com

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Ilan A. Nieuchowicz

Shareholder

Ilan Nieuchowicz is a real estate and business trial lawyer. He represents large financial institutions, equipment loan and leasing companies, major real estate title insurance companies,...

inieuchowicz@carltonfields.com

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Rachel A. Oostendorp Associate Rachel Oostendorp’s practice focuses on appeals and trial support in state and federal courts. She assists with all aspects of appeals, including early case assessments and evaluations,... roostendorp@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Maria Mejia-Opaciuch Senior Counsel Maria Mejia-Opaciuch has more than 25 years’ experience providing comprehensive legal services related to U.S. immigration and nationality law for businesses of all sizes, families, and... mmejia-opaciuch@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Jillian R. Orticelli Associate Jillian Orticelli’s practice focuses on defense litigation in employment and education matters, investigations, and preventive counseling. Jillian defends employers and educators against... jorticelli@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Mariko Shitama Outman Associate Mariko Shitama Outman assists with all aspects of appellate litigation and trial support in state and federal courts. She works on a wide range of complex commercial matters in state and... msoutman@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Richard J. Ovelmen Shareholder For more than 30 years, Richard J. Ovelmen has practiced constitutional, land use, local government, media, class action, and intellectual property law, including particularly First... rovelmen@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com

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Gary M. Pappas Shareholder Gary Pappas is a trial attorney with nearly 30 years' experience in civil litigation. Gary's experience includes products liability, business torts, insurance coverage, intellectual... gpappas@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	James E. Parker-Flynn Associate James Parker-Flynn focuses on appellate advocacy, land use litigation, and environmental law. James handles all aspects of appeals, from initial case assessment through oral argument and... jparker-flynn@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Brooke Patterson Associate Brooke Patterson is a litigation associate whose practice focuses on class actions and complex civil litigation matters throughout the United States involving the insurance and financial... bpatterson@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Scott P. Pence Shareholder Scott Pence is a construction and real estate attorney whose practice focuses primarily on representing developers, owners, architects, contractors, and subcontractors in the preparation,... spence@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
John C. Pitblado Shareholder John Pitblado has extensive experience in a wide range of litigation on behalf of insurers in the property and casualty, title, life, health, and reinsurance industries, including coverage... jpitblado@carltonfields.com ww.carltonfields.com/	Gail Podolsky Shareholder Gail Podolsky chairs the Technology Industry Group and represents clients at all stages of their growth. She concentrates her practice on the commercialization of intellectual property with... gpodolsky@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Amanda D. Proctor Associate Mandy Proctor's practice focuses on professional liability defense and insurance coverage litigation, including defending insurance carriers against bad faith claims and filing declaratory... aproctor@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com

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Heidi Hudson Raschke Shareholder Heidi Hudson Raschke has spent her legal career representing commercial insurance clients in complex coverage disputes. She partners with her clients, developing close relationships with... hraschke@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Arnaldo C. Rego Jr. Associate Arnaldo Rego Jr. has extensive experience in cross-border debt and equity capital markets transactions; mergers and acquisitions; private equity financing and investment; corporate, joint... arego@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Jill Sarnoff Riola Shareholder Board certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar, Jill is a highly experienced intellectual property litigator, specializing in trademark, copyright, unfair competition, and... jriola@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com

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Rachel J. Schwartz Associate Rachel J. Schwartz represents property and casualty insurance industry clients in litigation and counsels them on varied coverage matters, including coverage disputes arising under... rjschwartz@carltonfields.com 212.380.9636 www.carltonfields.com	James M. Sconzo Shareholder James Sconzo is a “go-to” attorney for many of the most recognized education institutions and corporations. He is a skilled trial lawyer, negotiator, investigator and proven leader. Highly... jsconzo@carltonfields.com 860-392-5022 www.carltonfields.com
Raina T. Shipman Associate Raina Shipman’s practice focuses on general business litigation matters. Her experience includes litigation work for clients in the insurance, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and... rshipman@carltonfields.com 305-530-4072 www.carltonfields.com/	Alex B. Silverman Associate Alex Silverman represents U.S. and international insurers and reinsurers in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, including complex insurance coverage disputes and reinsurance... asilverman@carltonfields.com 212.380.9627 www.carltonfields.com/
Adam T. Smith Special Advisor Adam Smith is an attorney and venture investor with nearly two decades of experience as an executive managing global legal affairs, corporate securities, technology contracting, and mergers... asmith@carltonfields.com 305.539.7339 www.carltonfields.com	Benjamin E. Stearns Associate Benjamin Stearns’s practice focuses on regulated industries, primarily medical marijuana and property and casualty insurance. Benjamin works with state regulators to resolve compliance... bstearns@carltonfields.com 850.425.3383 www.carltonfields.com/
Stacey K. Sutton Shareholder Stacey Sutton is an experienced commercial litigator who focuses her practice on business dispute resolution. Stacey has represented Fortune 500 clients in various industries in a wide... ssutton@carltonfields.com 561.650.0334 www.carltonfields.com	Joseph W. Swanson Shareholder Joe Swanson is a former federal prosecutor who advises clients on a variety of issues related to cybersecurity and privacy. He has investigated and responded to data breaches and similar... jswanson@carltonfields.com 813.229.4335 www.carltonfields.com
Jacqueline Pace Swigler Associate Jacqueline Swigler represents clients in general corporate and business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of equity and debt, corporate finance, federal... jswigler@carltonfields.com 813.229.4375 www.carltonfields.com

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Kenneth A. Tinkler

Shareholder

Ken Tinkler’s practice involves a wide variety of government law issues with a focus on land use, environmental and energy permitting, ethics regulation, and election law. His experience...

ktinkler@carltonfields.com

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Nora A. Valenza-Frost

Associate

Nora Valenza-Frost represents U.S. and international insurers and reinsurers in arbitration and litigation involving complex claims, coverage and regulatory issues across all lines of...

nvalenza-frost@carltonfields.com

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Beth A. Vecchioli

Senior Director Government Consulting

Beth Vecchioli's practice focuses on insurance regulation, lobbying and financial service matters. She has extensive experience in the regulation of all types of insurance, reinsurance and...

bvecchioli@carltonfields.com

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Sylvia H. Walbolt Shareholder Sylvia Walbolt handles civil appeals in both federal and state courts, in all areas of the law, including torts, product liability, business disputes, construction law, securities laws,... swalbolt@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Justin S. Wales Senior Counsel Justin Wales serves as co-chair of the firm’s blockchain practice. He represents a wide range of blockchain, fintech and financial services clients on fundraising and regulatory matters,... jwales@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com
Laura M. Wall Associate Laura Wall is developing her practice in the areas of property and casualty insurance, and life insurance and annuity litigation. During law school, Laura worked as a summer intern in the... lwall@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com	Lowell Walters Attorney Lowell Walters helps employers minimize their risks while offering meaningful benefits to employees. He minimizes risks by addressing Internal Revenue Code and ERISA issues facing employee... lwalters@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Peter D Webster Shareholder Peter Webster has had a distinguished career in judicial service, spanning more than 25 years. He was a judge in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit, sitting in Jacksonville and Green Cove... pwebster@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/	Barry Leigh Weissman Shareholder With a legal career spanning more than four decades, Barry Leigh Weissman offers significant insurance and reinsurance industry experience. He represents insurance and reinsurance companies... bweissman@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/
Roben West Asociate Roben West is developing her practice in the property and casualty insurance area. Prior to joining Carlton Fields, Roben was a law clerk to the Honorable Charles R. Wilson, U.S. Court of... rwest@carltonfields.com /www.carltonfields.com/	Michael Wolgin Shareholder Michael Wolgin defends insurance companies and financial services institutions in complex litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States. His practice includes... mwolgin@carltonfields.com www.carltonfields.com/

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Michael L. Yaeger

Michael Yaeger Litigator Carlton Fields New York

Michael Yaeger is a litigator whose practice focuses on government investigations and cybersecurity matters, as well as related regulatory issues and civil litigation. His years prosecuting...

myaeger@carltonfields.com

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Eleanor M. Yost

Eleanor Yost Intellectual Property Attorney

Shareholder

Eleanor Yost litigates high-stakes intellectual property disputes in state and federal courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the United States Patent and Trademark...

eyost@carltonfields.com

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