Name: Ken Turkel
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Ken Turkel's practice is focused on the prosecution and defense of complex business and civil litigation matters, including intellectual property cases, as well as the representation of clients in the sports and entertainment industries.

During the course of his career Ken has tried numerous cases in state and federal court, representing clients in numerous industries on both the plaintiff and defense sides in business matters concerning breach of contract claims, sports and entertainment disputes, defamation and privacy torts, business torts, trade secret and intellectual property disputes, employment and discrimination matters, unfair business practices, and shareholder and corporate disputes. Ken has also tried numerous disputes in arbitration before the AAA, NASD (now FINRA), and private arbitrations. He has significant experience in litigation before administrative and regulatory bodies, and has represented companies in the conduct of internal investigations and parallel criminal investigations at the state and federal level. Ken has also served as counsel in numerous class action proceedings.

Ken received his J.D. in 1990 from Stetson University College of Law, and served as an Assistant State Attorney in Florida’s Sixth Judicial Circuit until he joined Williams Schifino Mangione and Steady, PA, a mid-size Tampa firm, in late 1991. He practiced there for 19 years until July 2010, when he founded his current firm. Although he is based in Tampa, Ken has had the privilege of representing clients in courts throughout the nation in a number of high profile cases.

Ken has been active in his local, state and national bar associations, and served as the President of the Hillsborough County (Tampa) Bar Association from 2009-2010. He currently serves on the Florida Supreme Court Standard Jury Instructions Committee (Business and Contract Cases), and in December 2019 he was elected to serve on the Florida Bar Board of Governors.

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