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Partner
Litigation & Intellectual Property Practice
Miami
(305) 810-2539 Phone
(305) 810-2460 Fax
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Airline
Alcoholic Beverage
Industry
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Copyright
Corporate and
Securities
Litigation
Intellectual
Property
Life Sciences
Litigation
National Business
Tort and Product
Liability
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Practice focuses in the area of civil litigation throughout the State of Florida, with an emphasis on complex and class action business litigation, intellectual property, antitrust and products litigation. Mr. Davidson also represents airlines and hotel companies and does eminent domain work.
Relevant Experience 
- Tried cases in 28 Florida counties.
- Have represented every major U.S. air carrier either separately or in industry litigation, including price fixing claims and refusal to deal claims and represent International Air Transport Association and several foreign carriers.
- Defended class action price fixing claims involving steel rebar and school milk among other matters.
- Brought federal court action challenging one billion plus Miami International expansion on behalf of American Airlines with other carriers sharing the cost. This was successfully settled.
- Conceived and led legislative efforts to amend penalty portion of industry specific law to eliminate potential multimillion dollar class action liability.
- Successfully enjoined misappropriation of Picasso name on several occasions on behalf of Estate of Pablo Picasso.
- Successfully challenged Florida law on constitutional grounds in areas of alcoholic beverage law, electric utilities law and aviation fuel tax.
Background
- Coll Davidson Smith Salter & Barkett, P.A., 1987–2000
- Steel Hector & Davis, 1970–87
- Law Clerk, Hon. C. Clyde Atkins, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1968–70
- Legislative Aide, Florida Senate, 1968
- Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Membership
- Member, The Florida Bar
- Member, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section
- Member, American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow)
- Admitted to practice: Northern, Middle and Southern District of Florida; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Awards and Professional Recognition
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Business Litigation, 1983-present; Antitrust Law, 2003-present
- Named one of "Florida's Legal Elite," a listing of the state's "lawyers held in the highest regard," selected by Florida attorneys and published in Florida Trend Magazine, July 2005, 2008, 2009
- Named among the top lawyers in Florida by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, a listing of the state's "lawyers held in the highest regard" by their peers, 2006-2010
- Listed in Chambers USA, for Litigation, General Commercial, 2008, 2009
Education - J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, New York University, 1967
- B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1964
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Barry Davidson
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