Michael Nachwalter was a leading lawyer in business litigation with a long, stellar career. He prevailed for clients in numerous antitrust, complex business, and corporate matters and has achieved winning results through arbitration, mediation, and negotiated settlements.
Michael is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the preeminent organization of trial lawyers in North America, the American Board of Trial Advocates, which is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of civil jury trial rights, and the International Society of Barristers, an honor society for those regarded as among the best trial lawyers in the world.
He served in numerous committee posts, including as chairman of the committee on consumer protection laws and member of the special task force, the antitrust committee, and the corporation, banking, and business law sections. Michael also was a member of the Attorney General’s Antitrust Revision Committee, the Consumer Council, and the Civil RICO Report’s advisory board. Additionally, he served as an adjunct faculty member and law lecturer at the University of Miami Law School.
Before founding Kenny Nachwalter, Michael clerked for the Honorable Ted Cabot and the Honorable Joseph Eaton of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America, 1993 - present
- Antitrust Law
- Arbitration
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
- Mediation
Chambers USA, Antitrust, Senior Statesman, 2003-2018
Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, Senior Statesman, 2004-2017
Florida Super Lawyers, Top Rated Business Litigation Attorney, 2007 – present
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent™ 5.0/5.0 Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer, Antitrust, Corporate and Business, 2001 - present
- Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100: Miami Super Lawyers, 2013
- Florida Super Lawyers, Top 100: Florida Super Lawyers, 2009, 2008, 2007
- Florida Super Lawyers, Top 10: Florida Super Lawyers, 2007
Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, General Commercial, and Professional Liability
Who’s Who in American Law
Newsroom
News & Events
August 19, 2021 – 17 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers In America© 2022
June 29, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Florida Super Lawyers
April 05, 2021 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized in the 2021 South Florida Legal Guide
August 20, 2020 – 15 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized In The Best Lawyers In America© 2021, Two Selected “Lawyer Of The Year”
June 11, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the 2020 Florida Super Lawyers List
April 27, 2020 – Kenny Nachwalter Recognized Among Top Tier Law Firms in the 2020 Edition of Chambers USA
August 15, 2019 – 12 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2020 and 1 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
May 30, 2019 – 7 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Listed in the 2019 Florida Super Lawyers List
March 1, 2019 – South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Kenny Nachwalter as a “Top Law Firm” and 6 Attorneys as “Top Lawyers” in the 2019 South Florida Legal Guide
August 20, 2018 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America© 2019 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
June 18, 2018 – 6 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Listed in Florida Super Lawyers List
January 15, 2018 – South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Kenny Nachwalter As A “Top Law Firm” And 6 Attorneys As “Top Lawyers” In The 2018 South Florida Legal Guide
August 15, 2017 – 10 Kenny Nachwalter Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018 and 4 Selected “Lawyer of the Year”
June 15, 2017 – Super Lawyers Names Kenny Nachwalter Shareholder To Top 100: 2017 Miami Super Lawyers List And 7 Shareholders To 2017 Florida Super Lawyers List
June 5, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter Once Again Recognized Among Top Firms in Band 1 of the 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
January 9, 2017 – Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. Recognized as a Top Law Firm and 7 Attorneys as Top Lawyers in the 2017 South Florida Legal Guide
Publications
Editor-in-Chief,University of Miami Law Review, 1966-1967
Author: “Substantive Due Process in Florida,” 21University of Miami Law Review 99, 1966
Author: “Consumer Rights in the 1980’s – A Challenge For The Florida Bar,”The Florida Bar Journal, January 1980
Author: “Is There a ‘Prayer’ for Private Injunctive Relief After Religious Technology Center v. Wollersheim,” Civil RICO Report, September 1986
Author: “Facing the Tide of Change,”The Florida Bar Journal, February 2000
Professional Activities
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Attorney General’s Antitrust Revision Committee, 1979-1980
Advisory Board, Civil RICO Report, 1986 - present
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates
Consumer Council, 1974-1981
Trustee, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, 1985-1988
Federal Bar Association
The Florida Bar
- Board of Governors, 1983-1990
- Chairman, Committee on Consumer Protection Laws, 1974
- Antitrust Committee, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section, 1976 - present
- Special Counsel, 1973-1974, 1985-1986
- Member, Special Task Force, 1979 - present
- Long Range Planning Retreat, 1983
Director, International Society of Barristers
Ad Hoc Member, Judicial Qualifications Commission
Vice Chair, Judicial Qualifications Commission, 1995 – 2000
Miami-Dade Bar Association
- Chairman, Legal Ethics Committee, 1974
Teaching Experience
Law Lecturer, Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Miami Law School, 1969–present
Clerkships
- Law Clerk, Hon. Ted Cabot and Hon. Joseph Eaton, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 1967
Education
LL.M., Yale University, 1968
- Stirling Fellow
J.D., University of Miami, cum laude, 1967
- Society of Wig and Robe
- Iron Arrow Society
- Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review, 1966-1967
M.S., Long Island University, 1967
B.S., Bucknell University, 1962
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court