Ms Kate L. Benveniste

Experience: Real Estate Litigation: Won seven-figure judgment after first chairing trial in commercial sublease dispute between tenant and subtenant.; Defeated receivership action brought by lender against major hotel brand following loan default.; Defeated eviction action on behalf of post-secondary school faced with ouster from downtown flagship campus.; Negotiated favorable settlement on behalf of commercial landlord against former national restaurant tenant and affiliated entity in action involving claims for breach of lease and fraudulent transfer.; Negotiated favorable settlement on behalf of luxury residential property developer in action brought by buyer alleging violation of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act and Colorado Consumer Protection Act.; Negotiated complex temporary lease assignments on behalf of franchisor after obtaining temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against franchisee.; Obtained vexatious litigant order on behalf mortgage lender in response to serial actions brought by borrower asserting claims for quiet title and wrongful foreclosure.; Additional Representative Matters: Obtained permanent injunction and six-figure fee award on behalf of franchisor against franchisee in federal court action arising from franchisee's breach of the parties' franchise agreement.; Defended franchisor in multiple actions nationwide alleging violations of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.; Negotiated favorable settlement on behalf of franchisor in arbitration brought by former employee alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.; Negotiated favorable individual settlement on behalf of retailer in putative class action alleging claims under Florida's Telephone Solicitation Act.; Obtained dismissal with prejudice and fee award on behalf of dietary supplement retailer in Lanham Act case brought by patent troll.; Represented medical device manufacturer in connection with civil investigative demand brought pursuant to the False Claims Act, resulting in no action.; Defended a pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple actions brought in state and federal courts asserting nuisance, RICO, and consumer fraud claims.; The above representations were handled by Ms. Benveniste prior to her joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.