KRUPNICK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President of the American University
Carlos A. Acevedo was born in Washington, D.C. on August 7, 1968. He obtained his law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1992, where he was a founding member of the Xavier Forum of Jurisprudence and Legal Doctrine. Carlos next attended American University's Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., where he received a Master of Law degree in International Legal Studies in 1995.
Since 1992, Carlos has been admitted to practice law in the Republic of Colombia, a civil law jurisdiction. He has been a member of the New York Bar since 1999. He is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Eastern District of New York and the Southern District of New York.
Beginning his career as a foreign associate of a Washington, D.C., law firm, Carlos specialized in handling high-value cases, as well as serving as a liaison to the Hispanic community.
Before joining our firm, Carlos served as Commercial Secretary of the Embassy of Colombia in Washington, D.C. where he handled numerous trade matters for the Colombian government, with special emphasis on smuggling/money laundering, intellectual property rights, trade compliance, tuna-dolphin issues, as well as government procurement, safeguards, and antidumping issues. He also researched and advised Colombian authorities on legislative, administrative, and judicial developments affecting the trade and commercial interests of Colombia.
Very supportive of his alma mater, Carlos has served as Vice President of the American University LL.M. Alumni Association. He has authored many papers, including Narcotics De-certification: Legal Framework and Implications, SWAPS: A Solution for the Colombian Debt Problem? and The Past and Present of the Tuna-Dolphin Dispute. His most recent paper, Foreign Direct Investment in Colombia, has been published as part of a compendium of foreign direct investment law throughout the world. His recent conference and seminar presentations include Money Laundering and Free Trade Zones, Black Market Peso Exchange, and Commodities-based Money-Laundering Systems.
Carlos speaks several languages, including English and Spanish, and is conversant in several others. Carlos joined Krupnick Campbell Malone in 1999 and has focused his practice in the international arena, serving as counsel to multiple foreign governments in civil litigation in the United States, as well as actively participating in several of the firm's significant international cases. His training in economics, trade, and international law, has added a unique perspective to the firm.
Job Titles:
- Associate With Krupnick & Campbell
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Nature Conservancy
Kevin A. Malone was born in Utica, New York, on July 23, 1952, and as a youngster moved with his family to Pompano Beach, Florida. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1973, where he was honored as a Phi Beta Kappa. While at the University of Florida, he was elected President of the Student Senate and a member of the Florida Blue Key. He graduated from the University of Florida Law School in 1976.
Following law school, Kevin became an associate with Krupnick & Campbell and, after several years of outstanding successful trial results, was named a partner in 1979.
In recent years, Kevin has specialized in representing foreign governments in litigation in the United States.
Over the past 10 years he has represented more than 25 foreign governments in litigation matters throughout the United States.
Kevin has been lead attorney on several significant environmental cases involving toxic chemicals. He represented over 200 farmers against E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Inc. in regard to its fungicide Benlate®, and after two successful trial verdicts, achieved settlements for his clients in excess of $200 million.
Over the years, Kevin has developed expertise in air-crash disaster cases and particularly in the area of forum non conveniens law. He has served on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee for numerous major airline crashes, including the Avianca air crash in New York in 1990, the American Airlines crash in Cali, Colombia, in 1995, the ValuJet air crash in Miami, Florida, in 1996, and the American Airlines crash in Queens, New York, in 2001. He has also served as lead counsel on a large number of air-crash cases involving light aircraft, helicopters, and military aircraft.
Kevin is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, and The Florida Bar. He is also a member of the Broward County Trial Lawyers' Association, the American Association for Justice, and the College of Diplomates of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He is board-certified as a Civil Trial Lawyer by The Florida Bar. Kevin is also listed in the publication, The Best Lawyers in America, and he has consistently received an AV rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest rating given by this publication.
Kevin has been appointed as a member of the Selection Committee for the appointment of a Federal Magistrate for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He served as review editor for the "Recreational Vessels" chapter of Florida Torts, First Edition, published by Matthew Bender Legal Publishing Company. He is a frequent lecturer at trial-lawyer seminars in his specialty areas of civil RICO, aviation, admiralty, scuba diving, environmental torts, and complex product liability cases.
Actively involved in community and environmental causes, Kevin is a member of The Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and he serves on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund.