Sperling Kenny Nachwalter PA

19 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television Litigation - Securities Securities / Capital Markets Law

Biography

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Stanley H. Wakshlag earned his B.A., magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis University in 1974 and his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1978.

Stanley’s practice has concentrated on class action litigation, securities litigation, director and officer representation, complex business litigation, deceptive trade practices, Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement proceedings, professional malpractice matters, and litigation with the FDIC arising from distressed and failed banking institutions. Stanley is active with the Innocence Project of Florida and Legal Services of Greater Miami.

Stanley also provides counsel to boards of directors, special board committees, and audit committees. He also advises management in defense of derivative claims and the institution of remedial corporate governance measures. He has also lectured to professional groups including lawyers and accountants on various issues including professional ethics, social media, effective expert testimony under Daubert, and demonstrative evidence.

Stanley has an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, and is a member of the Miami-Dade County and American Bar associations, and the American Inns of Court. He is admitted to the bar in Florida and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits.

Sperling Kenny Nachwalter PA

19 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • New York University, J.D. , graduated 1978
  • Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1974

  • Florida, 1978

  • Innocence Project of Florida, Member - Board of Directors, November 2022
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Inns of Court - Honorable Eugene P. Spellman Chapter
  • Dade County Bar Assocation - Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1992
  • Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Member - Term: Nov. 1, 2019 – Oct. 31, 2024
  • Legal Services of Greater Miami Foundation, Inc. - President, Board of Directors
  • Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc - Board of Directors & Executive Committee
  • The Florida Bar - Grievance Committee, eleventh Judicial Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
  • Florida, 1978
  • Innocence Project of Florida, Member - Board of Directors, November 2022
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Inns of Court - Honorable Eugene P. Spellman Chapter
  • Dade County Bar Assocation - Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1992
  • Florida Board of Bar Examiners, Member - Term: Nov. 1, 2019 – Oct. 31, 2024
  • Legal Services of Greater Miami Foundation, Inc. - President, Board of Directors
  • Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc - Board of Directors & Executive Committee
  • The Florida Bar - Grievance Committee, eleventh Judicial Circuit
  • New York University, J.D. , graduated 1978
  • Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, graduated 1974
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Securities Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television, Miami (2019)
  • Litigation - Securities, Miami (2018)
  • Litigation - Securities, Miami (2015)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Banking
  • Business Disputes
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Complex Litigation
  • Corporate Governance
  • Defense
  • Litigation
  • SEC Enforcement
  • Securities
  • Sports
  • Stockholders' Suits
Awards:
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006-2025; Top 100 Miami Super Lawyers, 2010, 2011, 2017

  • Chambers USA, Band 1, Litigation: General Commercial, 2003-2021; Senior Statespeople, Litigation: General Commercial, 2022-2025

  • Julie Azuaje Volunteer Leadership Award, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc., 2024

  • 2019 Equal Justice Leadership Award, Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.

  • Best Lawyers in America, 2014, 2018 Miami Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year”

  • Best Lawyers in America, 1995 – present, Commercial Litigation, Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television, Litigation – Securities, Securities/Capital Markets Law

  • AV Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®

  • Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Stars, General Commercial, and Securities

  • South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Corporate and Business Litigation, 2002 – present

  • Law360: Ten Most Admired Securities Attorneys, August 25, 2010

  • Lawdragon: 500 Leading Litigators

  • Lawdragon: 100 Leading Securities Litigators

Case History

Cases
  • AMVEST Capital Corp. v. Banco Cent.
S.A., 628 F.Supp. 1258 (S.D.N.Y., 1986)
  • Adiel v. Electronic Financial Systems, Inc.
513 So.2d 1347 (Fla.App. 3 Dist., 1987)
  • SeaEscape, Ltd., Inc. v. Maximum Marketing Exposure, Inc.
568 So.2d 952 (Fla.App. 3 Dist., 1990)
  • Florida Panthers Hockey Club, Ltd. v. Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority
939 F.Supp. 855 (S.D. Fla., 1996)
  • Brandt v. Weather Channel, Inc.
42 F. Supp. 2d 1344, 27 Media L. Rep. 1700 (S.D. Fla., 1999)
  • Allied Minority Contractors Association, Inc. v. Broward County and Arena Development Company
738 So.2d 525, 1999 WL 625481 (Fla.App. 4 Dist., 1999)
  • Technical Chemicals Securities Litigation
2001 WL 543769 (S.D. Fla., 2001)
  • Republic Services, Inc. Securities Litigation
134 F. Supp. 2d 1355 (S.D. Fla., 2001)
  • Holmes v. Baker
166 F.Supp. 2d 1362 (S.D. Fla., 2001)
  • Columbia Laboratories, Inc. Securities Litigation
144 F.Supp.2d 1362 (S.D. Fla., 2001)
  • Access Now, Inc. and Edward Resnick v. South Florida Stadium Corp. et. al.
14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D550 (S.D. Fla., 2001)
  • Smith Gardner Securities Litigation
214 F.Supp.2d 1291 (S.D. Fla., 2002)
  • Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Securities Litigation
238 F.Supp.2d 1315 (S.D. Fla., 2002)
  • Miami Dolphins, Ltd. and National Football League Management Council v. Errick L. Williams
356 F.Supp.2d 1301 (S.D. Fla., 2005)
  • Marrari v. Medical Staffing Network Holdings, Inc.
395 F.Supp.2d 1169 (S.D.Fla., 2005)
  • Topp, Inc. v. Uniden America Corp.
483 F.Supp.2d 1187 (S.D. Fla., 2007)
  • Topp, Inc. v. Uniden America Corp.
513 F.Supp.2d 1345 (S.D. Fla., 2007)
  • Haddad v. Rav Bahamas, LTD.
589 F.Supp.2d 1302 (S.D. Fla. 2008)
  • David v. American Suzuki Motor Corp.
629 F.Supp.2d 1309 (S.D. Fla., 2009)
  • Sullivan v. Holland & Knight LLP
2010 WL 1558553 (M.D. Fla., 2010)
  • In re Motions to Certify Classes Against Court Reporting Firms for Charges Relating to Word Indices
715 F.Supp.2d 1265 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
  • West Palm Beach Police Pension Fund v. Collins Capital Low Volatility Performance Fund II, Ltd.
2010 WL 2949856 (S.D. Fla., 2010)
  • Lamm v. State Street Bank & Trust Company
749 F.3d 938 (11th, 2014), aff’g.889 F.Supp.2d 1321 (S.D. Fla., 2012)
  • Merl v. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.
2013 WL 266049 (S.D. Fla., 2013)
  • Greene v. Times Pub. Co.
130 So.3d 724 (Fla.App. 3 Dist., 2014)

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