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Honors & Awards
- Laurel Isicoff will be sworn
in as a Federal Judge on May 17, 2006 in the main courtroom of the Federal
Courthouse in downtown Miami.
- On February 18, 2005, John Kozyak
received the South Florida Business Journal’s 2005 Diversity Works
Award for his mentoring of Black law school students and promotion of
diversity through Florida. Last year, John was one of three finalists.
- In January, 2005, John Kozyak was
advised that he was selected as a Fellow in the American College of
Trial Lawyers and will be formally inducted in October, 2005.
- In November, 2004, John Kozyak
was tapped for the Iron Arrow at the University of Miami School of Law.
This is the highest honor that can be given by the University of Miami.
He joins fellow KT&T partners, Harley Tropin, Laurel Isicoff, and
Tucker Ronzetti, who previously received this recognition.
- In August 2004, the following KT&T
Partners were named "Top Lawyers in South Florida" in the
2005 South Florida Legal Guide : John W. Kozyak, Harley S.
Tropin, Charles W. Throckmorton, Laurel M. Isicoff, and Detra P. Shaw-Wilder
(Up-and-Comer). With just 250 lawyers listed, out of a total pool of
approximately 23,000 members of the Florida Bar in South Florida, the
South Florida Legal Guide publishes roughly the top one percent
of the area's attorneys. The South Florida Legal Guide employs
a ballot research method from which they cull the lists.
The determination begins with the lawyers they ballot. The ballots
are then scrutinized to collect a first draft of names, following
which trusted sources in the legal community are consulted to provide
further insight. Up-and-Comers are nominated by Top Lawyers once the
Top Lawyer list has been finalized. The Guide also named Kozyak
Tropin & Throckmorton as one of the Top 100 Law Firms in South Florida.
- In July 2004, the premier edition of Florida
Trend's “Florida Legal Elite” named the following KT&T Partners
as Top Lawyers in Florida: John W. Kozyak, Harley S. Tropin, Charles
W. Throckmorton, Corali Lopez-Castro, Tucker Ronzetti, and Adam Moskowitz
(Up-and-Comer). Selected for inclusion on this list by their peers in
the legal field, the 2004 “Florida Legal Elite” names the top 846 lawyers
who have earned the trust and confidence of those who know their work
the best. This prestigious group represents the top 1.6% of the 54,135
Florida Bar members who practice in the state.
- John Kozyak was part of a team of Assistant U.S.
Attorneys, FBI and IRS agents, which was presented the National Crime
Victims Service Award by Attorney General Ashcroft on April 22, 2004,
during the federal commemoration of National Crime Victims Rights Week.
John served as restitution receiver in the U.S. v. Brandau et al.
case, where Mr. Brandau was sentenced to 55 years in prison. He was
also the bankruptcy trustee for Financial Federated, the company
used to promote a large Ponzi Scheme, involving viatical contracts,
resulting in 3400 victims losing $134 million. John, KT&T and the
government helped the victims recover approximately 20% of their investments
and kept them informed of developments in this complicated case, through
frequent, comprehensive status reports and a website. More information
concerning the Financial Federated case may be found at www.finfedinfo.com
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KT&T and its name partners were recognized in the 2004-2005 edition of America's Leading Business Lawyers published by Chambers & Partners. KT&T's bankruptcy practice was identified as a "powerful boutique" fielding "attorneys of the highest ethics." Its litigators were described as "a killer group" which "has reached a level of national success that none of the top firms has." Harley Tropin is identified as one of "the most respected plaintiffs' lawyers in the state," and John Kozyak and Chuck Throckmorton are listed in the top tier of bankruptcy attorneys. The Chambers' rankings are based upon independent interviews with lawyers and clients in the relevant markets. For more information, consult our firm and individual profiles at http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/.
- On December 5, 2003, John Kozyak was named an Honorary
Alumnus by the University of Miami Alumni Association. John was
honored at the Association's Holiday Reception at Casa Bacardi, in Coral
Gables, marking International Volunteer Day.
- In December 2003, firm partners John Kozyak, Harley
Tropin, Chuck Throckmorton and Laurel Isicoff were once again named
Best Lawyers in America.
- On November 15, 2003, John Kozyak became an Honorary
Alumnus of the University of Miami School of Law during the 55th Annual
Homecoming Breakfast.
- On November 15, 2003, John Kozyak received the
Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association Community Service Award.
This award was given in recognition of John's ongoing commitment to
developing and fostering minority mentoring programs for law students,
as well as his leadership in many other community service efforts.
The presentation was held at the Bar Association's 26th Annual Scholarship
Banquet at the Eden Roc Resort & Spa on Miami Beach.
- In November 2003, Harley Tropin was inducted into
Iron Arrow at the University of Miami Law School's 55th Homecoming festivities.
This is the highest honor that can be attained at the University of
Miami, and Harley joins fellow KT&T Partners Laurel Isicoff and
Tucker Ronzetti who were previously tapped for this distinction.
Recent Speaking Engagements
- Sol Genet will be delivering a seminar entitled, “The Impact of the Bankruptcy Law on Commercial Litigation, with Particular Emphasis on the Automatic Stay and Real Property Issues,” at a Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Basic Commercial Litigation CLE Seminar for newly admitted attorneys. This program takes place in Miami on August 19, 2004, and in Tampa on August 20th.
- On July 29, 2004, firm Partner Laurel Isicoff is moderating a panel entitled “Challenges and Opportunities for Suppliers and Other Trade Creditors” as part of the American Bankruptcy Institute's 9 th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop. The four-day event is being held in Lake Oconee, Georgia, and covers numerous topics of interest to insolvency professionals.
- On December 9, 2003, John Kozyak appeared as a
guest speaker at the Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
seminar entitled, "Dealang With Difficult Opposing Counsel." The seminar was held at Carlton Fields' Miami office at 5:30 p.m.
- Janet Humphreys has been selected as a member of a panel presentation regarding Diversity in the Courtroom: Perspectives from the Jury. The presentation will take place at 3:45 PM, on Friday, August 8, 2003, at the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. It is sponsored by the ABA Section on Litigation. Additional information regarding the ABA Annual Meeting can be found online at http://www.abanet.org/annual/2003/home.html
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On May 9th, 2005, Harley Tropin was mentioned in the Daily Business Review in regards to the HMO case. Click here to read more.
- In May 2005, The Bankruptcy Litigation Committee published an article by Charles Throckmorton. For more info: Litigating the “Ordinary Course” Defense Under the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
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On August 11, 2003, after only two days of trial in U.S. Federal Court in Ft. Lauderdale, KT&T attorneys Harley Tropin and Tucker Ronzetti finalized a $5 million settlement agreement with First Union National Bank (now Wachovia). In the matter Smith, Estes, et al. v. First Union National Bank, KT&T represented a class of investors defrauded by mutual fund Cyprus Funds, which used First Union to handle its accounts. As a result of an elaborate Ponzi scheme created by Cyprus Funds manager Eric Bartoli, 531 investors--primarily retirees from Ohio and Latin American business people--lost over $34 million. Transactions which went through First Union included Bartoli's purchases of a farm, livestock, and jewelry, all accomplished using investors' money. First Union was accused by the class of aiding and abetting Bartoli's fraud.
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