Jonathan E. Kanov

Jonathan concentrates his practice in complex, high-exposure litigation and has litigated a wide array of professional liability and commercial cases in federal and state courts, as well as arbitration forums, throughout the country. He zealously defends professionals in tort and contract actions, including attorneys, accountants, architects, engineers, directors and officers, brokers-dealers and fiduciaries. He has extensive experience with real estate actions, defending numerous parties, including real estate agents, brokers, appraisers, title and settlement agents, and lenders.

Jonathan devotes considerable time on behalf of parties in complex commercial, contract, construction, fraud, inland marine cargo and copyright/trademark infringement litigation, and he has tried many cases to verdict. He brings to the firm a unique combination of business and litigation skills developed during his career. This background is invaluable to his representation of various individuals, private and public companies, including Fortune 500 corporations, and non-profit entities in a broad range of business matters.

Jonathan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1992, where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance. He obtained his juris doctor in 1996 from the University of Miami School of Law, graduating cum laude. Jonathan is admitted to the Bar of the state of Florida. He is also admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Court for both the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida.

Honors & awards

AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell

Whos Who In American Law - Top Lawyers

Year joined

2005

Results

Negligence, Fraud and Ponzi Scheme - Oh My!

Commercial Litigation
December 1, 2017

After seven years of litigation, we obtained a dismissal with prejudice in favor of our client, a prominent cardiologist, in a negligence and fraud case involving the operation of a Ponzi scheme. The 16 plaintiffs brought suit in 2010 against our client and 14 other defendants with respect to investments in shares of a start-up television network and production company focused on developing, managing, and operating internally owned and operated LPTV stations.

Title Agent and Law Firm Not Liable in Florida Real Estate Dispute

Professional Liability
February 16, 2015

Successfully defended a title/closing agent and his law firm in a South Florida real estate transaction after a week-long jury trial. The plaintiffs were private hard money lenders who contended that the title agent failed to advise them and failed to list as an exception on the title policy that a conditional certificate of reoccupancy was obtained due to zoning violations, rather than a full certificate of reoccupancy pursuant to the City's ordinances.

Thought Leadership

Marshall Dennehey Attorneys Set to Speak at Professional Liability Underwriting Society Annual Conference

Professional Liability
November 4, 2015
Jonathan E. Kanov and Claudia A.

Understanding the Impact of Coinsurance Clauses: Kendall South Medical Ctr., Inc. v. Consolidated Ins. Nation, Inc., 219 So.3d 185 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017)

Orlando
Fort Lauderdale
Insurance Agents & Brokers Liability
September 1, 2019
Edited by Timothy G.

Insurer with the right to settle or litigate claims against their insureds is held responsible for plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to rejected proposal for settlement.

Professional Liability
July 19, 2016
Geico challenged the final judgment in an automobile insurance case holding it liable to pay the injured plaintiff’s attorney’s fees and costs. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2016

Florida’s Revised LLC Act Impacts All Florida Limited Liability Companies

Professional Liability
April 1, 2015
Effective January 1, 2015, the Florida Revised Limited Liability Company Act (Revised Act) applies to all Florida limited liability companies, regardless of when they were formed, and the former Act (codified in Chapter 608 of the Florida Statutes Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 2015

Damages for slander of title can include the costs to remove the cloud on title.

Professional Liability
October 1, 2014
In a slander of title action stemming from an alleged wrongful lis pendens, damages can include the inability to obtain a conventional loan on a property, thus incurring increased loan costs and a higher interest rate; the loss of a contr Case Law Alerts, 4th Quarter, October 2014

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet: Scaling back economic loss rule fails to prevent dismissal of tort claims which are not independent of contract.

Professional Liability
July 1, 2014
The plaintiff entered into a brokerage agreement with the defendants by which they would sell the plaintiff's gold to Florida customers. The parties had an oral contract governing their relationship. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2014

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Classes/Seminars Taught

Anatomy of a Real Estate Transaction: How Actions of Participants Give Rise to Claims, Client Presentation, July, 2019

FDIC Actions Against Appraisers, 2012 - 2013

Trends in Florida Real Estate E&O Claims, 2010 - 2013

Subprime Lending Crisis and the Growing Litigation Claims Against Real Estate Professionals: Understanding How This Happened and Planning for Actionable Defense Strategies, 2008

Internet Research for Florida Legal Counsel and Staff, CLE Speaker Series, 2000-2008

Accounting Malpractice Pre- and Post Sarbanes-Oxley and When It Is Appropriate To Withdraw From A Public Audit, 2005-2006

Media Commentary

Ghost of 2008 Crash Still Haunts Real Estate E&O, Insurance Journal, cover story, February 8, 2016