Ms. Nicolette Corso Vilmos

Nicolette Corso Vilmos is a partner in the Orlando and Tampa, Fla., offices of Berger Singerman LLP in the firm?s Dispute Resolution and Business Regulatory Teams. She focuses her practice in the areas of complex business litigation, including bankruptcy, intellectual property, banking law, lender liability, shareholder and business disputes, real estate workouts, noncompete litigation and landlord/tenant matters. Ms. Vilmos?s bankruptcy and creditors? rights practice includes the representation of secured lenders, purchasers of assets from troubled companies, fiduciaries, creditors? committees, and other stakeholders in multi-party disputes and reorganizations. In the area of intellectual property, she has litigation experience in state and federal courts and has represented clients in cases relating to patent infringement, trademark infringement, trade dress infringement, copyright infringement, anti-cybersquatting, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, deceptive and unfair trade practices, tortious interference, breach of contract and/or breach of restrictive covenants, and other related claims. Ms. Vilmos counsels clients on various privacy and data-security issues, from systemwide network intrusions and ransomware attacks to cyber extortion, fraudulent wire transfers, email account compromises, stolen computer hardware and employee misconduct. She is president of the International Women?s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation and a member of ABI?s Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop Advisory Board, the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Federal Bar Association in Orlando. In addition, she is a graduate of Leadership Orlando, a member and mentor of the Central Florida Inns of Court, a visiting bankruptcy law professor at the FAMU School of Law and a real property adjunct professor at Valencia Community College. Ms. Vilmos has been listed in Lawdragon?s 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers from 2022-23, as a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader in 2022, among America?s Most Honored Lawyers in 2022, as one of Florida?s Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine from 2021-22, in Chambers USA: America?s Leading Lawyers for Business for Bankruptcy, and in The Best Lawyers in America for Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law in 2023. She is rated AV-Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and received the Women of Achievement Award from the Women?s Executive Council of Orlando. Ms. Vilmos received her B.A. cum laude in 1998 from Stetson University and her J.D. cum laude in 2000 from Stetson University College of Law.