John Armando Boudet

• Represented a UK-based real estate developer in defense of dozens of federal and state securities fraud actions involving sales of resort condominiums
• Represented School Board of Orange County, Florida in defense of voting rights suit challenging results of sales tax referendum
• Lead counsel in numerous NASD arbitrations representing a major Wall Street broker/dealer in federal and state securities fraud claims arising from alleged manipulation of stock prices by analysts
• Represented the chairman and CEO of a Fortune 100 company in a series of RICO cases in which the chairman was named as an individual defendant; succeeded in obtaining dismissals of all claims
• Represented a global rental car company in a multi-million dollar claim by its European booking agent in U.S. District Court in Orlando, Florida; the case involved claims for breach of contract, tortious interference, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duties and theft of trade secrets
• Represented a large U.S.-based generic drug manufacturer in RICO class action involving claims arising from the development and sale of generic versions of branded prescription drugs
• Represented a national real estate developer in defense and settlement of multiple state and federal consumer fraud class actions in Las Vegas, Nevada involving cancellation of $500 million+ condominium project
• Lead counsel for a global high technology firm in a multi-million dollar fraud and breach of contract suit involving computer system for a national transportation network
• Lead counsel for a Middle East-based producer of biomaterial in multi-jurisdictional litigation involving alleged pesticide contamination
• Lead counsel for a national real estate brokerage firm in multiple class actions involving properties located on a former U.S. Army bombing range allegedly contaminated with heavy metals and unexploded ordinance
• Trial counsel for a Fortune 100 manufacturer in a six month products liability trial in Honolulu, Hawaii involving claimed damages in excess of $50 million
• Trial counsel for a Fortune 100 chemical manufacturer in a four week RICO jury trial in Miami-Dade County, Florida involving claims of more than $100 million in environmental damage to property located in Costa Rica
• Trial counsel for a Fortune 500 energy company in jury trial in U.S. District Court involving state and federal whistleblower claims alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising from construction of electrical power plant in Guatemala
• Trial counsel for a software developer in copyright infringement jury trial against global software distributor in U.S. District Court
• Trial counsel for a Fortune 100 manufacturer in a product liability trial in state court in Charlotte County, Florida; the case involved alleged damages of more than $15 million for personal injuries, property damage and fraud
• Trial counsel for a global chemical manufacturer in environmental damage, product liability and fraud jury trial in U.S. District Court involving claimed damages in excess of $10 million
• Trial counsel for prime contractor of V.A. health care facility in Miller Act claim brought by an electrical subcontractor in U.S. District Court
• Trial counsel for an individual plaintiff in excessive force/wrongful shooting jury trial in Seminole County, Florida resulting in substantial compensatory and punitive damage award, which was subsequently affirmed on appeal
• Trial counsel for a plaintiff-homeowner in fraud and deceptive trade practices claim in Seminole County, Florida against national pest-control firm
• Represented a national consumer product manufacturer in defense of action brought by national media company under Florida's Sunshine in Litigation Act
• Prosecuted emergency injunction to enforce non-compete and trade secret agreements on behalf of national HMO
• Represented a global medical device manufacturer in national class action involving claims for fraud and false advertising in marketing of medical testing devices
• Represented a Dutch-based chemical manufacturer in multiple wrongful death cases involving benzene exposure and leukemia
• Represented a manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in fraud and deceptive trade practices claim brought by distributor in U.S. District Court
• Represented a major multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple wrongful death cases involving a recalled bronchial inhaler used for the treatment of severe asthma attacks
• Represented a national food services company in wrongful death actions brought in connection with a highly publicized double homicide in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida
• Represented a large phosphate mining company in a class action land contamination/toxic torts case in Polk County, Florida
• Represented a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer in multiple property damage cases involving motor vehicle fires associated with electrical component
• Represented a global electronics manufacturer in product safety/recall investigation involving failure of vendor-supplied computer components
• Represented a UK-based manufacturer of telecommunications equipment in product safety/recall investigation involving electrical fires associated with severe power fluctuations
• Represented a national retailer in connection with the recall of children's jewelry containing excess levels of lead
• Represented a major tobacco manufacturer in second-hand smoking/environmental tobacco litigation

• AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Named to The Best Lawyers in America^®for Commercial Litigation (2010 & 2011); Product Liability Litigation (2010 & 2011); Litigation - Real Estate (2012 & 2013); Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants (2013)
• Selected as a "Florida Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine (2011 & 2012)
• Leadership Orlando

Education

• Certified Circuit Civil Mediator by the Florida Supreme Court
• Orange County Bar Association
• Orange County Hispanic Bar Association, Founding Member
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Florida Bar, Trial Lawyers Section
• Defense Research Institute, Product Liability and Industry-Wide Litigation Committees

• Mennello Museum of American Art, President, Board of Directors
• Museum of Florida History, Board of Directors
• North Orlando Little League, Past President

• Fluent in Spanish