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I. William Spivey II
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I. William Spivey II

4.5
9 reviews

450 South Orange Avenue, Suite 650, Orlando, FL 32801

Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and 3 more

About I. William Spivey II

Bill Spivey has been a leading litigator in Central Florida for over 35 years, concentrating his practice on complex commercial matters in state and federal courts. Bill has broad experience in jury and non-jury trials, arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Bill represents clients in a diverse spectrum of cases involving real estate ownership and development, corporate and partnership governance, control/succession issues in family-owned entities, trustee/fiduciary disputes, insurance issues, creditor's rights, business torts, contracts, and health care issues, among other subject matters.

Concentrations

•Complex commercial litigation
•Real estate ownership and development
•Corporate and partnership governance
•Control/succession issues in family-owned entities
•Trustee/fiduciary litigation
•Insurance coverage and fraud disputes
•Creditor's rights
•Business torts
•Contracts
•Health care disputes
•Non-competition and trade secret enforcement

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Real Estate, 2009-2026
•Named, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Litigation - Real Estate, Orlando, 2015 and 2023
•Named, 'Lawyer of the Year,' Banking and Finance, Orlando, 2022
•Team Member, a Law360 'Real Estate Practice Group of the Year,' 2023
•Team Member, U.S. News - Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms Edition, 'Law Firm of the Year,' Real Estate - Litigation, 2017 and 2022
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2009-2025
•Listed, Florida Trend magazine, 'Legal Elite,' 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015-2017, and 2020
•Commercial Litigation, 2015-2017 and 2020

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Real Estate
  • Other 3
    • Real Estate Litigation
    • Trusts & Estates Litigation
    • Distressed High Yield Bond Workout Group

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Complex commercial litigation: Represented victim of multimillion-dollar fraud scam in recovering substantial portion of the misappropriated funds,
    in securing federal convictions of the offending parties.
    Defended officers
    directors
    majority shareholders of closely held Florida company in acrimonious shareholder derivative action.
    Successfully defended a bank in a $200+ million damages claim arising from an international derivative trading relationship.
    Represented multiple financial institutions serving as Trustees in municipal bond financings
    significant estate plans.
    Proved as fraudulent the elaborate claim of a commercial insured seeking millions of dollars for alleged property damage supposedly arising from a Florida hurricane.
    Successfully removed from office a Trustee who failed to properly administer a family trust that controlled closely-held entities worth over $80 million.
    Successfully defended a prominent business executive whose former girlfriend attempted to extort him for millions of dollars through false
    inflammatory allegations.
    Represented multiple lenders in the takeover of distressed multimillion-dollar construction projects, obtaining the appointment of receivers, expedited completion of the foreclosure process,
    obtained dismissal of lender liability
    other defensive claims.
    H
    led appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit,
    Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeals.
    H
    led numerous emergency injunction proceedings to enforce noncompete agreements
    trade secret protection statutes.
    Defended $65 million lender liability claim
    the recovery of a $1.2 million verdict on behalf of a court-appointed receiver in a securities fraud action.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.gtlaw.com/People/I-William-Spivey-II

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, Orange County Bar Association
    •Member, The Florida Bar
    •Member, Litigation Section
    •Member, Real Property Section

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Florida Levin College of Law
    Class of 1987
    J.D.
    with honors
    Other Education
    Florida State University
    Class of 1984
    B.S.
    Business Administration

    Florida State University
    Class of 1984
    B.S.
    magna cum laude
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1962
    Brooksville, Florida, November 25, 1962

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    I. William Spivey, II is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
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    I. William Spivey, II attended University of Florida Levin College of Law.
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