South Florida is considered to be the Gateway to Latin America with strong ties to Europe and Asia. It is no surprise that it has become increasingly difficult to maneuver around international legal conflicts without the assistance of knowledgeable and experienced attorneys. Our team has experience representing domestic and international clients who operate their businesses globally. Furthermore our attorneys have been chief legal officers at major multinational corporations enabling them to solve real-world problems on a global scale. Our dynamic and multilingual attorneys, with training and education in Common Law as well as Civil Law countries, qualifies them to handle international legal issues, including but not limited to:
Our attorneys can function as highly effective legal and business partners. We can support you in any or all of the following areas:
We offer a unique solution to satisfy the need for competent legal counsel to assist a broad range of business endeavors and associated legal matters. Our outside general counsel representation benefits companies by enriching them with expertise and know-how of experienced legal counsel, without the financial burden of managing legal matters internally. We provide comprehensive legal representation to businesses by drawing on the experience and practical knowledge of our entire team, trading on our collective service as in-house counsel, board members, committee members, and leaders of diverse institutions and organizations. The attorneys at The Law Offices of Kristin Vivo serve as outside general counsel to many varied companies. Our attorneys offer a unique vantage point and provide valuable advice and insight to senior management and boards of directors.
As General counsel we can:
We have experience in creating corporate entities (ex. non-profit organizations, corporations, limited liability companies, etc.) and registering them with the correct state and federal divisions. Furthermore we assist our clients in structuring their business organizations
Our legal team is knowledgeable in representing and working with multinational internet, music, and media corportions. Our attorneys are experienced in handling:
From the commencement of a construction project through the completion of the project, the attorneys at the Law Offices of Kristin Vivo are experienced and able to handle all types of construction law matters. Construction law deals with matters relating to the design and construction of improvements on private and public projects including, but not limited to, construction dispute resolution, contract negotiation, preparation, award and administration, lobbying in governmental hearings, oversight and document review, construction lending and insurance, construction licensing, and the analysis and litigation of problems arising out of the Florida Construction Lien Law, F.S. § 255.05, and the federal Miller Act, 40 U.S.C. § 270. Our attorneys will draft and negotiate contracts, provide guidance to mitigate risks, assist with project management in addition to representing you in construction law litigation matters.
Put simply, a civil action is a suit between individuals that is instituted in a court of law to: resolve a controversy, enforce provisions of a contract, protect a right, or prevent a wrong. A civil suit may involve a corporation, partnership, individuals, or a state or federal government. Such actions must be commenced within a particular period of time after the cause of action arises. This period of time is called the “statute of limitation.” The statute of limitation varies depending upon the type of case. If the action is not commenced within that statutory period, the defendant may plead the statute of limitation as a defense and may cause the action to be terminated. Civil actions are commenced with the filing of a complaint by the attorney for the plaintiff in the appropriate court. The complaint is the first pleading in a civil action and is the document which outlines the various causes of action against the defendant or defendants. The cause of action is the legal claim for relief which the plaintiff asserts in the complaint. The cause of action may arise out of a civil wrong committed by one party upon another, such as breach of contract, negligence, etc., or a breach of a statutory duty. Each defendant is served under a copy of the summons, a copy of the complaint and attached exhibits.
Business litigation is the practice of law generally dealing with the legal issues arising from commercial and business relationships, including litigation of controversies arising from those relationships. Navigating the waters of business and civil litigation is a complex, detail oriented, process that requires careful planning and strategy; it should be handled by an experienced attorney. A litigation lawyer is often consulted for legal representation and to help settle a dispute. Our litigators provide litigation counsel, advice, and support to corporations, as well as individuals. Our attorneys provide the talent needed at an appropriate, cost-effective level of staffing from the initiation of the civil action all the way through mediation and trial.
We are experienced in resolving a wide variety of disputes and causes of action including but not limited to: Breach of contract; Non-compete agreements; Employee-Employer disputes; Distributor-manufacturer disputes; Shareholder and Member disputes; Disputes over the purchase or sale of a business; Misappropriation and Conversion; Theft of Trade Secrets; Violation of Florida’s Computer Abuse and Data Recovery Act and the Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act; Disgorgement; Tortious Interference With Business Relationship; Usurpation of Corporate Opportunities; Breach of Fiduciary Duty; Unjust Enrichment; Fraud; Unlicensed construction contracting; Violation of the Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA); Breach of Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; Violation of Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act; Negligent Construction; and Fraud in the Inducement, among others.
The attorneys at the Law Offices of Kristin Vivo have broad experience handling complex, disputes involving wills and trusts. Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person, paying the deceased’s debts, and distributing the deceased’s assets to his or her beneficiaries. Ordinarily, the deceased’s assets pay the probate court costs, the deceased’s funeral expenses, then the deceased’s outstanding debts. The remainder of the assets are distributed to the deceased’s beneficiaries. Probate is oftentimes necessary to transfer ownership of the deceased’s probate assets to the deceased’s beneficiaries in addition to winding up the decedent’s financial affairs. Our experience with probate litigation, includes representing personal representative, opening estate administrations, will contests, claims of undue influence or lack of capacity, probate accountings, actions brought against personal representatives, and actions involving creditor claims.
Our firm also handles trust and estate litigation such as breach of fiduciary claims, will and trust contests in addition to will and trust construction proceedings. The revocable, or “living,” trust is often promoted as a means of avoiding probate and saving taxes at death. A revocable trust is a document (the “trust agreement”) created by you to manage your assets during your lifetime and distribute the remaining assets after your death. Upon your death, the trustee (or your successor if you were the initial trustee) is responsible for paying all claims and taxes, and then distributing the assets to your beneficiaries as described in the trust agreement. Our experience with trust litigation, includes claims of undue influence, trust contests, claims of lack of capacity and elective share issues to name a few.