Kimberly A. Koves

Kim Koves’ practice includes complex commercial disputes and regulatory matters, with a focus on securities and financial services litigation and arbitration. Kim represents brokerage firms, financial institutions, registered representatives, investment advisors, insurance agents, and corporations in federal and state court, FINRA and AAA arbitration, and regulatory proceedings. Kim has successfully defended a securities fraud class action lawsuit as well as other matters involving claims of fraud or other misconduct asserted against financial services firms and other businesses and their related individuals. She was also second-chair in a FINRA arbitration proceeding where she defended a claim for breach of a promissory note against a global financial services firm and asserted counterclaims for defamation on behalf of her client. The FINRA arbitration panel awarded her client over $10 million, including $500,000 in punitive damages, one of the largest punitive damages awards in a FINRA defamation case.

Kim obtained her law degree from Stetson University College of Law where she was a Notes and Comments Editor for the Stetson Law Review, and served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Elizabeth A. Jenkins, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She graduated cum laude from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with a degree in Political Science.

Prior to law school, Kim was a corporate and business securities litigation paralegal with a nationally-recognized law firm in Washington, D.C. and New York City where she gained experience with SEC regulatory work and securities litigation.

Kim has been recognized by Super Lawyers of Florida as a “Rising Star” in securities litigation from 2016 through 2020. She serves on the Board of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, where she currently serves as Membership Chair.