Kenneth Duvall
Partner & Assistant General Counsel
305-350-7284
kduvall@bilzin.com
Area of Focus:
Trial & Litigation
Kenneth Duvall
Partner & Assistant General Counsel
305-350-7284
GET TO KNOW
KEN
A partner with over a decade of experience, Ken Duvall’s practice spans a variety of areas. Ken has handled commercial and financial litigation including mortgage backed securities cases, high-stakes insurance disputes such as director-and-officer claims, a wide range of real estate and land use matters, and product liability controversies including wrongful death actions. Comfortable in both federal and state courts, Ken has appeared before trial court judges across the country, from California to New York and Minnesota to Texas. As a former appellate clerk, Ken is also at ease handling appeals. In addition, Ken serves as Assistant General Counsel for Bilzin Sumberg.
Q & A
Describe an experience that has influenced your career as a litigator.
My clerkship for an appellate judge has provided the foundation for my career. Having seen why judges make their decisions, I have a better understanding of how to present my case, my client, and myself to the court, both in terms of substance and style.
What's your approach to litigating complex issues?
I try to immerse myself into the business or industry at issue, whatever it may be. Often times, I'm working with expert witnesses, and I'm working so closely with them that it's my goal to know as much as they do about the topic.
EXPERIENCE
Defense of ten loan originators and sellers in the RFC and ResCap Liquidating Trust Litigation. More than eighty suits comprising the consolidated action were brought by the successor to one of the largest private purchasers of mortgage loans, seeking repurchase and indemnification arising out of th...
Representation of mortgage company in its defense against a $270 million breach of contract and indemnification action. After defeats in similar cases in other federal and state courts, Lehman Brotherssought recourse for new lawsuits in the Southern District of New York. Over 100 companies are being...
Representation of former officers and directors of Florida Career Colleges ("FCC") in defense of charges brought by a trustee in bankruptcy which is representing the creditors of the failed college. FCC owned and operated 41 for-profit schools in 14 states and, as such, was one of the largest operat...
Representation of the finance division of a major U.S. homebuilder in defense of a purported $80 million lawsuit filed by a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase(now in bankruptcy) in the United States. This lawsuit is part of one of the largest, longest-running, and possibly most complex bankruptcy proce...
Representation of global quick service chain in response to a notice of violation dispute with the City of Coral Gables. Our representation included negotiations with the City leadership and staff, developing a plan to address the City's concerns, seeking emergency injunctive relief and appellate r...
Representation ofan international hotel company, as defendant, in multiple lawsuits brought by a competitorseeking to prevent client from developing an ultra-luxury oceanfront hotelin South Florida.
INSIGHTS
As we approach the end of 2024, several legal and economic developments are coming to a head for condominiums. From a key statutory deadline and long-awaited court rulings to an imploding market for older condominium units, here is what to watch for in the coming months as Florida’s condominiu...
Man-made objects falling from space back to Earth are obviously dangerous. Ironically, though, there can also be great danger when man-made objects in space do not return to Earth—or at least, do not return in a timely or orderly fashion.
In a recent federal case from New York, the court dealt a blow to plaintiffs suing over data breaches. The plaintiffs had filed a putative class action suit, alleging that they (and others like them) had been harmed by the alleged exposure of their personal and financial information due to a March 2...
On October 1st, a key deadline in Florida’s HB 1021, which contained legislative amendments to the Florida Condominium Act, will kick in. The deadline approaches alongside a recent and significant Miami-Dade Circuit Court order in a related long-running condo litigation. Learn more about these...
The US Supreme Court declined to rule on whether Florida and Texas laws limiting social media platforms’ content moderation violates the First Amendment. But in doing so, its guidance strongly suggested that modern day social media communications receive full, time-honored protections of the F...
On Friday, March 1, 2024, a federal judge in Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act is unconstitutional. Here is a brief summary of the ruling.
CREDENTIALS
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University of Virginia, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2010Saint Louis University, B.A., International Studies; Psychology, summa cum laude, 2006
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American Bar AssociationMemberLawyers for Children AmericaBoard of DirectorsFederal Bar AssociationMemberDade County Bar AssociationYoung Lawyers Section Member
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FloridaKansasMissouri
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U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New YorkU.S. District Court, Middle District of North CarolinaU.S. District Court, Eastern District of North CarolinaU.S. District Court, District of KansasU.S. District Court, Western District of MissouriU.S. District Court, District of MinnesotaU.S. District Court, Southern District of FloridaU.S. District Court, District of ColoradoU.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
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Florida Super Lawyers, Florida Rising Stars, 2018 - present
Benchmark Litigation, 40 & Under List - South, 2023 - presentSuper Lawyers, Rising Star, Kansas; Missouri, 2015-2016
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PRACTICES