Orlando business attorney, Phil Calandrino, has been regarded as “The Entrepreneur’s Lawyer.” He believes that a good business lawyer should work closely with his clients to become the most trusted source for practical business advice and sound legal guidance. Accordingly, his practice is structured to give his clients personal attention and holistic business law advice.In the media, Phil is probably best known for his work as a hardnosed business trial lawyer. He has been quoted by dozens of national media outlets—including The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and major television news networks including CBS and ABC—as well as locally, in the Orlando Sentinel and the Orlando Business Journal.But, Phil’s practice is also centered around working with small business owners to start, buy, and sell business ventures, raise financing for those enterprises, protect the assets of the business and its owners, and draft agreements for all varieties of business relationships.

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, The George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, 1994
• Doctor of Jurisprudence, Indiana Univ. School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 1998

Professional Achievements

• Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Top Rating: AV Pre-eminent
• Chairman, Orange County Bar Association, Business Law Committee 2011-2012
• Member, The George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court

Bar Admissions

• The Florida Bar
• The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
• The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
• The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Atlanta, Georgia

Representative Reported Cases

• Travel Exp. Inv. Inc. v. AT & T Corp., 14 So.3d 1224 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).
• Vance Realty Group, Inc. v. Park Place at Metrowest, Phases Six and Seven, Ltd., 909 So.2d 516 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005).
• Xayavong v. Sunny Gifts, Inc., 891 So.2d 1075 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004), review denied, 903 So.2d 937 (Fla. 2005).