Stuart H. Singer

Partner
Fort Lauderdale

t: 954 356 0011
f: 954 356 0022

ssinger@bsfllp.com

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Areas of Practice

Litigation

Antitrust

Class Actions

Intellectual Property

Product Liability

Sports Law

Education

Harvard Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981; Editor & President, Harvard Law Review; Sears Prize

Northwestern University, M.A., highest distinction, Communication Studies, 1978

Northwestern University, B.S., highest distinction, Communication Studies, 1978; National Collegiate Debate Championship, 1978

Clerkships

Associate Justice Byron R. White, United States Supreme Court, 1981-1983

Admissions

Florida

Mr. Singer's practice focuses on complex business litigation in the state and federal courts throughout the United States and before arbitration panels. He has been listed in the 2006 and 2007 LawDragon lists of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America, as well as in Best Lawyers in America and Chambers U.S.A. Guide to Leading Lawyers for Business. He has been certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in business litigation since 1996.

Significant representations include:

Representation of NASCAR in defense of antitrust litigation brought by Kentucky Speedway. In 2008, the district court entered summary judgment in favor of NASCAR.
Obtained dismissal of antitrust and trade practice class actions brought against Carnival Corporation in 2008 and 2006.
Representation of The Vons Companies in successful resolution of RICO claims brought in connection with the Premium Sales ponzi scheme.
Trial counsel for Pacific Enterprises (n/k/a Sempra Energy) in several trials arising from discovery of a major corporate fraud.
Obtained dismissal of class action allegations in several cases, and won trials and appeals in Colorado state courts in 2005-2007 on behalf of Tyco International and ADT Security Services in disputes with ADT's former dealers.
Defended seller of high technology business in two-month arbitration trial over alleged fraud in connection with sale of the business.
Coordinated litigation strategy for nationwide consolidated insurance subrogation suits.

Mr. Singer's current cases include litigation on behalf of FPL Energy on contracts for the supply of uranium, intellectual property litigation concerning the UNIX operating system, prosecution of a class action against pyramid schemes, coordination of multiple product liability cases, and defense of Fresh Del Monte in multiple antitrust suits. Mr. Singer is also lead counsel in the firm's pro bono representation of a class of 1.5 million children seeking to enforce federal Medicaid rights in federal court in Florida.

Mr. Singer is a member of the American Law Institute, former chair of the Florida Bar's Committee on Civil Rules, and has spoken widely to professional groups on litigation and antitrust topics. He has previously taught on the adjunct faculty at the University of Miami law school. Mr. Singer has served on the board of directors of the New World Symphony, is a Life Trustee of the Vizcayan Foundation, and is a member of the governing board of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues.

Selected Professional Awards and Associations

American Law Institute

Selected Publications

Note, Damage Awards for Constitutional Torts, 93 Harv. L. Rev. 966 (1980)

Case Comment, Good Faith Immunity of Municipalities Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 94 Harv. L. Rev. 215 (1980)