Michael J. Beaudine

Litigation Partner
(407) 481-5800

MICHAEL J. BEAUDINE chairs the firm’s litigation department. Michael is a business trial lawyer, with particular experience in complex commercial litigation, in both state and federal courts. Michael is also recognized for extensive experience in trademark and copyright disputes and with complicated matters involving resort and themed developments (for Universal City Development Partners). Michael has successfully taken numerous cases to trial (or arbitration) and through appeal. Michael’s expertise includes handling matters in the following areas:

  • Complex business litigation
  • Antitrust counseling and litigation
  • Intellectual property litigation (copyrights, trademarks, and patents)
  • Unfair competition claims
  • Employment discrimination
  • Insurance coverage issues
  • Tax disputes with property appraisers
PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY, AND ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS, ACTIVITIES, AND/OR HONORS:
  • The Florida Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • Orange County Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association, Orlando Chapter
  • Secretary, Federal Judicial Relations Committee
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law
  • Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review (1987-1988)
  • American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts I & II
  • “Growing Disenchantment with Hypnotic Means of Refreshing Witness Recall,” a publication of the Vanderbilt Law Review (1988)
  • Named One of Best Lawyers in Orlando, Orlando Magazine, 2009-2019
  • Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Commercial Litigation, 2010 – 2013
  • Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Litigation – Intellectual Property, 2014-2019

 

 

Practice Areas
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Trademark and Copyright

Education
1988, J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School

1985, B.A., University of Notre Dame, with High Honors

Bar Admissions

1988, Florida

1991, District of Columbia

United States District Courts

Middle District of Florida

Southern District of Florida

United States Courts of Appeals

Eleventh Circuit

Federal Circuit

United States Supreme Court

 Selected Reported Decisions

Department of Revenue v. Kuhnlein, 646 So. 2d 717 (Fla. 1994) ($188 million judgment in vehicle impact fee class action litigation)

MCA Television Ltd. v. Feltner, 89 F.3d 766 (11th Cir. 1996) ($9 million judgment for copyright infringement)

Southern Card & Novelty, Inc. v. Lawson Mardon Label, Inc., 138 F.3d 869 (11th Cir. 1998) (summary judgment for defense in antitrust case alleging illegal tying arrangement and monopolization)

Donegan v. Universal City Property Management III, LLC, 918 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005) (judgment affirmed in favor of property owner, determining entitlement to agricultural classification)

Universal City Development Partners, Ltd. v. Ride & Show Engineering, Inc., 230 F.R.D. 688 (M.D. Fla. 2005) (client entitled to retain privileged documents inadvertently produced by other party, based on court’s finding of waiver of privilege; new rules for privilege logs established)