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| | Address | | 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 3000 | | Miami, Florida 33131 | | (Miami-Dade Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 015441, Florida, 33101 | | | |
| | | Holland & Knight LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Affordable Housing and Community Development; Aircraft Accident Investigation and Litigation; Aircraft Finance and Leasing; Alcohol Beverage; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Competition Law; Appellate; Asset Protection Trusts; Aviation Regulation; Banking and Finance; Bankruptcy; Banned Parties Software; Base Realignment, Closure and Privatization; Budget and Appropriations; Campaign Finance and Election Law; Cash Flow Asset Based Lending; China; Class Action Litigation; Computer Law; Construction and Design; Corporate Compliance and Ethics; Corporate Trust Representation; D and O Insurance; DC Practice; E-Commerce; Education; Eminent Domain and Condemnation; Energy; Energy: Liquefied Natural Gas; Entertainment; Environment; Equipment Financing and Leasing; Estate Planning and Administration; Estate, Trust and Guardianship Dispute Resolution; Family Business; Family Law; Federal Practice; Fiduciary Litigation; Food and Drug; Franchise; Government Contracts; Government Procurement and Business Development; Government Real Estate Asset Services; Government Representation; Health Law; Hospitality and Resorts; Indian Law; Intellectual Property; International Litigation; International Private Wealth Experience; International Trade; Investment Management; Labor and Employment; Land Use; Leasing; Litigation; Maritime; Media; Mergers and Acquisitions; Multifamily Housing; Nordic: Finland and Scandinavia; Patent, Copyright and Trademark Protection; Product Liability; Public Finance; Public Policy and Regulation; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT); Residential and Planned Development; Retail Real Estate; Securities Litigation; Securities and Public Companies; Securitization of Financial Assets; Ship Finance and Leasing; Sports Law; State Capitals; Strategic Communications; Submarine Cables; Syndication; Tax-Exempt Organizations; Taxation; Technology and Emerging Companies; Telecommunications; Timeshare and Resort Communities; Transportation; Trusts and Estates Litigation; Trusts and Estates Planning and Administration; Venture Capital and Private Equity; Water Law; and White Collar Defense and Corporate Compliance. | Firm Profile:
At Holland & Knight we leverage the talents and resources of our entire firm to provide effective advocacy and comprehensive, integrated solutions in virtually all areas of the law, across the U.S., and around the world. The firm's infrastructure, along with its collaborative approach, enables clients to benefit fully from the size of our team, the depth of our experience and our extensive geographic footprint. Holland & Knight's "one firm" structure allows the firm to support the most complex matters at all levels. The firm is organized into four practice Sections—Litigation, Government, Business and Real Estate. Through integrated practice groups and industry-based teams, we can provide efficient and responsive legal representation anywhere in the world. We serve clients on the basis of their needs, not merely location. Holland & Knight's interdisciplinary approach assures that clients have access to the lawyers with the most appropriate experience. | | Firm Size: 1150 |
Other Office Locations of Holland & Knight LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A.
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Lakeland, Florida, U.S.A.
Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.
McLean, Virginia, U.S.A.
Beijing, China
Mexico, D.F., Mexico
| | MIAMI MEMBERS | | Barbara M. Arco (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida International University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Editor-in-Chief, University of Miami Law Review. Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Alan S. Gold, Southern District of Florida, 1998-1999. Member, Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board, 1997-1998. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appeals. Email: Barbara M. Arco | | Mark I. Aronson (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 17, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1978); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Delta. Book Review Coordinator, Nova Law Journal, 1980-1981. Member: National Advisory Council of BACCHUS of the United States, 1979-1982; Board of Governors, Shepard Broad Law Center of Nova Southeastern University, 1997—; Board of Trustees of Temple Beth Emet, 1984—; Cooper City Recreation Advisory Board, 1992-1998; Cooper City Planning and Zoning Board, 1998—; Cooper City Blue Ribbon Committee for Capital Improvements 1998-1999; Cooper City Charter Review Board, 2001; Cooper City Blue Ribbon Committe for Code Compliance, 2004. Member: Dade County and American (Member, Real Property Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Business Law). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law. Email: Mark I. Aronson | | Gregory A. Baldwin (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, November 14, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, New York; 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, Florida. Education: Boston College (B.S., cum laude, 1968); Cornell University (J.D., 1974). Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1989-2000. [U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Federal Securities Fraud Defense; White Collar Defense; RICO Defense (Civil and Criminal); Money Laundering Compliance and Defense. Email: Gregory A. Baldwin | | Brett A. Barfield (Partner) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1985); St. Thomas University (J.D., valedictorian, with highest honors, 1999). Voted, Florida Legal Elite "Up and Coming" Lawyer 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Law Clerk to Hon. Edward B. Davis, Federal District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1999- 2000. Peter T. Fay American Inn of Court, 1999—. St. Thomas University Law School Alumni Council, 2000—. Member, Board of Directors, 2004— and Chairman of the Board, 2005—, The Montessori Academy at St. John's. Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Corporate ADR Subcommittee, Dispute Resolution Section, 2007-2008); Federal Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Bergman v. Kaplan, 922 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); Barley v. South Florida Water Mamangement District, 823 So. 2d 73 (Fla. 2002); State v. Alexander, 731 So. 2d 82 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999); State v. Clark, 721 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). Practice Areas: Class Action Defense(35%); Civil Litigation(35%); Construction Litigation(30%). Email: Brett A. Barfield | | Rodney H. Bell (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, New York; 1995, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (A.B., 1990); New York University (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law. Email: Rodney H. Bell | | Christopher Noel Bellows (Partner) born Miami, Florida, April 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: Sewanee -- The University of the South (B.A., with honors, 1981); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif. Board Member, University of Miami Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate(90%); Litigation(10%). Email: Christopher Noel Bellows | | Rachel Blechman (Retired Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 12, 1938; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1959); University of Miami (M.Ed., 1970; J.D., magna cum laude, 1981). Research Editor, University of Miami Law Review. Co-Author: with Norma M. Goonen, "Higher Education Administration: A Guide to Legal, Ethical and Practical Issues," Greenwood Press, 1999. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law. Email: Rachel Blechman | | William R. Bloom (Member) born Rochester, New York, October 9, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., with distinction, 1974); University of Miami (J.D., 1977). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Leasing; Title Insurance; Business Law. Email: William R. Bloom | | Sanford L. Bohrer (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Florida; 1988, New York. Education: Colgate University (B.A., cum laude, 1970); Columbia University (J.D., 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America: All editions since 1993 (First Amendment Law and Business Litigation). Special Assistant Attorney General of Florida, 1987-1989. Chair, Employment Law Committee, Libel Defense Resource Center. Co-Author: LDRC 50-State Surveys, "Media Privacy and Related Law," 1995-2004; Florida Law Section, 50-State Surveys, "Employment Libel and Privacy Law," 1999-2004; "Judicial Access: The Reporter's Right of Access to the Judicial System," Reporter's Handbook, 1996-2004; "Reporters' Qualified Privilege," Reporter's Handbook, 1996-2004. Lecturer: University of Miami, School of Communication, 1990; Jury Instructions for Business Litigation, 1995; "When the Process Server Calls," Editor and Publisher, 1997. Member: New York State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Class Action; Media Law; Intellectual Property. Email: Sanford L. Bohrer | | Christopher W. Boyett (Member) born Coral Gables, Florida, March 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., with honors; M.B.A., 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1993). Author: "Shifting Value and Transferring Interests—Overview of Federal Estate and Gift Tax Laws" and "Selected Issues in Probate," Chapters One and Four; Key Issues in Estate Planning and Probate in Florida, January 1995. Member: Dade County and American (Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Subcommittee of the Taxation Section and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Gratuitous Transfer Committee of the Tax Section; Tax Section; Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section; Probate Rules Committee, Probate Law Committee and Guardianship Forms Committee). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Christopher W. Boyett | | Louise McAlpin Brais (Member) born Coral Gables, Florida, September 23, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida Southern College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1986); Nova University Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Moot Court; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Nova Law Review. Chosen by Law and Politics as Florida Super Lawyer. Member of 2006 Rising Star Program, a Leadership and Marketing program. Member: Dade County(Vice-Chair; Member, Securities Litigation Committee) and American (Member, Committees on Securities Litigation and Class Actions) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Officers' and Directors' Liability; Class Action Litigation. Email: Louise McAlpin Brais | | Kelly-Ann Gibbs Cartwright (Member) born Georgetown, Guyana, April 14, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with high honors, 1988; J.D., with honors, 1991). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Kelly-Ann Gibbs Cartwright | | Jose A. Casal (Member) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 2, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1985); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Interamerican Law Review, 1988. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation and Arbitration; Banking Litigation; Creditors' Rights; Aircraft Transactions. Email: Jose A. Casal | | Bruce Jay Colan (Member) born New York, New York, December 25, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, New York; 1972, Florida. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1963); Harvard University (J.D., 1969, replaced LL.B. conferred, 1966). Beta Gamma Sigma. Co-Author: "The Trade Impact of A Free Cuba," published by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 2004. Member, 1991-1995 and Vice Chair, 1993-1995, Governor's Commission on A Free Cuba. Member, Governor's Cuba Advisory Group, 1996-1998. Member, The Atlantic Council of the U.S. Standing Group on the Western Hemisphere and Working Group on Cuba. Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Counsel to the Board of Directors, 2004—; Vice-Chairman, 2001-2004. Member, Executive Committee, 1995—; Board of Governors/Directors, 1993—; Chairman, New World Center Executive Committee, 2001—; and Co-Chairman, Cuba Committee, 1991-1999. New World Symphony, Counsel to the Board of Directors and Member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, 1997—. Member, Orange Bowl Committee, 2001—. Member: The Florida Bar (Chairman, Corporation Committee, 1978); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Sports Law. Email: Bruce Jay Colan | | J. Raul Cosio (Member) born Miami, Florida, December 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1982); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1985). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cuban-American Bar Association (Director, 1987-1989; Vice-President, 1990; President-Elect, 1991; President, 1992); Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Aviation Law. Email: J. Raul Cosio | | Maria T. Currier (Member) born Banes, Cuba, February 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: St. Louis University (B.S.N., magna cum laude, 1980); University of Miami (M.S.N., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1988). Member, University of Miami Law Review, 1987-1988. Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami Graduate School of Business. Member: The Florida Bar (Executive Council Member, Health Law Section; Chair, Health Law Certification Committee); American Health Lawyers Association. (Board Certified Health Law Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Business Law; International Transactions. Email: Maria T. Currier | | Douglas F. Darbut (Member) born Rochester, Pennsylvania, September 26, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Chicago (J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Corporations Committee, 1980—); American Bar Association (Member, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Banking Law; Consumer Credit Law. Email: Douglas F. Darbut | | Josias N. Dewey (Member) born Lincoln, Nebraska, 1975; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with honors, 1995; J.D., with high honors, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Senior Title Standards Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Workouts. Email: Josias N. Dewey | | Edward Diaz (Member) born Hialeah, Florida, February 5, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1990); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1993). Recipient, Robert A. Duffy Memorial Award. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association; Hispanic Bar Association of Palm Beach County (Board Member, Past-President). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law(80%); Commercial Litigation(20%). Email: Edward Diaz | | Frances Gail Faigenblat (Member) born Santurce, Puerto Rico, September 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia; 1997, Florida. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 1991); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Dade County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; The Florida Bar. Transactions: Significant experience helping American and European companies set up their operations in Latin America as well as foreign companies set up US domestic operations; lead counsel in various acquisitions throughout Latin America of radio stations; significant experience in the areas of agency, distribution and franchise laws in Latin America and licensing of intellectual property in that region. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Law. Email: Frances Gail Faigenblat | | Martin Fine (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1927; admitted to bar, 1949, Florida. Education: Temple University; University of Miami (J.D., LL.B., 1949). Member and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Miami-Dade Community College, 1985—. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Land Use; Housing. Email: Martin Fine | | Robert J. Friedman (Member) born Panama, Canal Zone, March 19, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, New Jersey and New York; 1986, Florida. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1977); Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1980); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981). Kenneson Fellow. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section). (Also at New York, NY Office). Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation Law; ERISA; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Email: Robert J. Friedman | | Joseph G. Goldstein (Member) born 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1981); University of Miami (J.D., 1987). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Zoning(50%); Planning and Land Use(50%). Email: Joseph G. Goldstein | | Alex M. Gonzalez (Member) born Miami, Florida, May 31, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1993). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Maritime; Aviation. Email: Alex M. Gonzalez | | John F. Halula (Member) born Miami Beach, Florida, July 27, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.A., 1981; J.D., with honors, 1987). Phi Delta Phi; Florida Blue Key. Junior Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1987. Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1982. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Financial Institutions. Email: John F. Halula | | Alberto M. Hernandez (Member) born November 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1986); Loyola University (M.B.A., 1982). Member: Miami-Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Cuban-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Health Care; Corporate; Regulatory Law; Telecommunications. Email: Alberto M. Hernandez | | Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño (Member) born Havana, Cuba, April 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Massachusetts; 1982, Florida, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts and Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1978); Boston College Law School (J.D., with honors, 1981). Director and General Counsel, United Way of Miami Dade, Inc., 2003-2005; Chairman, Miami Business Forum, 2004-2006. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee, 11th Judicial Circuit J, 1986-1989); Cuban American Bar Association (Director, 1984-1989; President-Elect, 1988-1989; President, 1989-1990); Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Entertainment Law; Business Transactions. Email: Jorge L. Hernandez-Toraño | | Mitchell E. Herr (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 8, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania; 1985, District of Columbia; 2001, Florida. Education: Dickinson College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1978); University of Chicago (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; The Florida Bar. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1982-1986]. Reported Cases: In re The Barr Financial Group, Inc. and Alfred E. Barr, Initial Decision Release No. 206, 2002 SEC LEXIS 1594 (June 21, 2002); In re Brian A. Schmidt, Securities Exchange Act Release No. 8061, 2002 SEC LEXIS 180 (Jan. 24, 2002); In re the City of Miami, Initial Decision Release No. 185 (June 22, 2001), 2001 SEC LEXIS 1250; SEC v. Friendly Power Co., LLC, 49 F. Supp. 2d 1363, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 90,503 (S.D. Fla. 1999)(King, J.); SEC v. Daniel Lambert, 38 F. Supp. 2d 1348 (S.D. Fla. 1999)(King, J.); SEC v. The Barr Financial Group, Inc., 1999 U.S. Dist LEXIS 11352, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) 90,618 (M.D. Fla. 1999)(Kovachevich, Jr.), aff'd by Eleventh Circuit (per curiam) 2000; In re Richard Morrow, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rel No. 40392 (September 2, 1998); In re Matt Matson, Initial Decision Release No. 117 (September 25, 1997); In re Al Rizek, Initial Decision Release No. 121 (February 24, 1998); Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Release No. 41725, affirmed by SEC, 1999 SEC LEXIS 1585, August 11, 1999; Victoria Gehring v. Showa Denko, K.K., 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15521, CCH Prod. Liab. Rep. 14,701 (E.D. Pa. 1994) Practice Areas: SEC Enforcement; Securities Class Action Defense; Securities Arbitration; Complex Commercial Litigation. Email: Mitchell E. Herr | | John M. Hogan (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 8, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Florida, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Massachusetts (B.A., 1972); University of Miami (J.D., 1977). Member, Lawyer of the Americas Law Journal. Lecturer, National Association of District Attorneys, 1985-1989. Guest Lecturer, University of Miami School of Law. Chief of Staff, Attorney General, U.S., 1994-1998. Acting U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia and Counselor of Attorney General of the United States, 1993-1994. Chief Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County Florida and Assistant State Attorney, 1979-1987, 1989-1993. Statewide Prosecutor of Florida and Regional Director, Attorney General of Florida, 1987-1988. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Complex Civil Litigation. Email: John M. Hogan | | Marilyn J. Holifield (Member) born Tallahassee, Florida, June 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, New York; 1980, Florida. Education: Swarthmore College (B.A., 1969); Harvard University (J.D., 1972). Honorary Member, Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Inn of Court of St. Thomas University Law School, 1987-1990. President, Harvard Law School Association of Florida, 1986-1988. Member, Swarthmore College Alumni Council, 1987-1989. Member, Swarthmore College Board of Managers, 1993—. Member, Federal Magistrate Selection Panel for the Southern District of Florida, 1989-1990. Chairperson, American Bar Association Conference of Minority Partners, 1991-1995. Member: National and American (Member, Litigation; Labor and Employment; Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; American Law Institute; American Judicature Society. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Products Liability Law; Defamation. Email: Marilyn J. Holifield | | Adolfo E. Jimenez (Partner) born Ciego de Avila, Cuba, July 13, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1985); Boston College (J.D., 1990). Member: Dade County, International, American and Inter-American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cuban-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Litigation and Arbitration; Media Law; Maritime; Aviation. Email: Adolfo E. Jimenez | | Judith M. Korchin (Member) born Kew Gardens, New York, April 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1971; J.D., with honors, 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-1974. Clerk to United States District Court Judge, C. Clyde Atkins, 1974-1976. President, University of Florida Law Review Alumni Board, 1982-1984. Member, University of Florida Law Center Council, 1980-1982. Dade County Chamber of Commerce Graduate, Leadership Miami 1984 Conference. Director, City Club of Miami, 1988-1993. Member, St. Thomas University Law School Inn of Court, 1988-1993. Member, Legal Assistance for the Poor Committee, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1988-1990. Member, District XI Health and Human Services Board, State of Florida, 1993-1995 (Vice Chairman, 1993-1994). Member, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (Panel-South, 1994—). Member, American Arbitration Association (Complex Litigation Panel-Southeast, 1993—; Employment Law Panel-Southeast, 1997—). Member: Dade County (President, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Judicial Nominating Commission Committee; Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1984-1989 and 1993-1995). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Ad Valorem Tax Litigation; Employment Law; Intellectual Property Litigation; Computer Software. Email: Judith M. Korchin | | Alan S. Krischer (Member) born 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Harvard University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); New York University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1994). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use and Zoning. Email: Alan S. Krischer | | Lyndall M. Lambert (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 28, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Florida; 1983, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1977); University of Miami (J.D., 1980). Speaker, International Bar Association conferences, 2000 and 2003. Consulting Author, LexisNexis Practice Guide: Florida Personal Injury, 2006. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Dade County Defense Bar Association (President, 2002, Chairman of Steering Committee, 2003-2006); Florida Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Aviation Law; Airplane and Helicopter Crash Litigation; Litigation; Products Liability; Wrongful Death; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Lyndall M. Lambert | | Felix M. Lasarte (Member) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1991); St. Thomas University (J.D., with honors, 1994). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Planning and Zoning Board, City of Hialeah, 1992-1997. Member, Miami-Dade County Development Process Advisory Committee. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Quality of Life and Stress Management Committee). Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning; Real Estate; Governmental Relations. Email: Felix M. Lasarte | | Tiffani G. Lee (Member) born Opp, Alabama, April 12, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., in Public Relations, high honors, 1992); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Member: Dade County (Member, Young Lawyers Section), American and National Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Tiffani G. Lee | | Barbara Ehrich Locke (Partner) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida. Education: University of Costa Rica (B.A.); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, University of Miami Law Review. Law Clerk for U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Scott, Southern District of Florida, 1987-1988. Author, Chapter on Admiralty and Maritime Law, Juris, Handbook for Judicial Law Clerks, Southern District of Florida, 1999-2006. Member, Executive Committee, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2001. Trustee, United Way, 2000-2001. Executive Member, Immediate Past Chair, Board of Directors, The Education Fund 1999-2005. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association; Miami Marine Arbitration Council (Arbitrator); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Layton v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., Slip Copy, 2006 WL 2194498 (M.D.Fla.); Lewis v. Enterprise Leasing Co., 912 So.2d 349 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); KeyBank Nat'l Ass'n v. Int'l Finance Bank, 874 So.2d 664 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004); Herrera v. State of Florida, 562 So.2d 450 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990); Flagship Marine Services, Inc. v. Belcher Towing Co., 966 F.2d 602 (11th Cir. 1992); Morandi v. United States, 747 F. Supp. 667 (S.D. Fla. 1990); Katz v. Costa Armatori, S.p.A., 718 F. Supp. 1508 (S.D. Fla. 1989). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense Litigation; International Commercial Transactions and Arbitration; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Commercial Law. Email: Barbara Ehrich Locke | | Kara L. MacCullough (Partner) born June 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Miami (J.D., magna cum laude, 1994). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Latin American Law. Email: Kara L. MacCullough | | Inés Marrero-Priegues (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.A, 1985); Columbia University (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use. Email: Inés Marrero-Priegues | | Juan J. Mayol (Member) born 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 1984); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1987). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Land Use Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Utility Law. Email: Juan J. Mayol | | George Mencio, Jr. (Member) born Havana, Cuba, January 16, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida International University (B.S. 1978); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: "Civil Procedure, Developments in Florida Law," 35 U. Miami L. Rev. 855 (1981). Member: Dade County, Inter-American, American and International Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; Cuban-American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. Practice Areas: International Commercial Transactions; Litigation and International Arbitration; Aviation. Email: George Mencio, Jr. | | Esther L. Moreno (Partner) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Cornell University (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member, 1996-1998, Associate, 1996-1997 and General Editor, 1997-1998, Cornell Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities. Email: Esther L. Moreno | | Tracy Nichols (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., with high honors, 1979; J.D., with honors, 1984). Order of the Coif; Florida Blue Key. Editor-in-Chief, University of Florida Law Review, 1983-1984. Law Clerk, Honorable Howell W. Melton, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of Florida, 1984-1986. Member, Local Rules Committee and Volunteer Lawyers' Project, Southern District of Florida. Listed in The Best Lawyer's of America, in Business Litigation and Chambers USA. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); Securities Industry Association (Member, Legal Division); American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation(100%, 25). Email: Tracy Nichols | | Ilene Linda Pabian (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., high honors, 1991); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Member, University of Miami Law Review. Judicial Law Clerk, Judge Martha C. Warner, Fourth District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1997-1998. Member: Dade County, Broward County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section). Practice Areas: Appeals. Email: Ilene Linda Pabian | | Richard A. Perez (Member) born 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Miami at Coral Gables (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Practice Areas: Corporate. Email: Richard A. Perez | | Scott Daniel Ponce (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, October 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2001, Vermont. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1995; J.D., with honors, 1998). Member, University of Florida Law Review, 1997-1998. Judicial Law Clerk to Edward B. Davis, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1999-2000. Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Media Law. Email: Scott Daniel Ponce | | Peter Prieto (Member) born Havana, Cuba, April 14, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida. Education: St. Thomas University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1984-1985. Member, University of Miami Moot Court Board. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, 1991-1992. Assistant United States Attorney: Civil Division, 1987-1989; Criminal Division, 1989-1995; Deputy Chief, Economic Crimes Section, 1994-1995. Associate Independent Counsel, Independent Counsel Investigation of Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown, 1995-1996; Commissioner, Florida's Commission on Ethics, 1996—. Member: Dade County and American (White Collar Crime Committee) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Complex Civil Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Employment Litigation; Antitrust. Email: Peter Prieto | | Roberto R. Pupo (Member) born Holguin, Cuba, May 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., magna cum laude, 1989); Harvard University (J.D., 1992). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Health Care. Email: Roberto R. Pupo | | Vanessa Patton Sciarra (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Illinois; 1996, Florida. Education: Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, with distinction in major, 1984); London School of Economics, London, England (M.Sc., with distinction, 1985); Yale University (J.D., 1988). Judicial Clerkship, Honorable Frank M. Johnson, Jr., Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-1989. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; International Trade. Email: Vanessa Patton Sciarra | | José E. Sirvén (Member) born Camaguey, Cuba, August 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida. Education: Miami-Dade Community College (A.A., with honors, 1976); Florida International University (B.B.A., with honors, 1978); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1980-1981. Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate; International. Email: José E. Sirvén | | Daniel I. Small (Member) born Boston, Massachusetts, January 1, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Massachusetts; 1993, Florida. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1975; J.D., 1979). Former Vice Chair, White Collar Crime Division, American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Health Law; White Collar Criminal; Civil Fraud Defense. Email: Daniel I. Small | | Robert H. Smith (Member) born Key West, Florida, December 27, 1952; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1975); University of Virginia (M.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Board of Directors: Treemendous Miami, Inc., 2002—; City of Miami Committee on Beautification and Environment (Treasurer), 1992—. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1991-1993 and 2003—. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Financing(40%); Real Estate Development(20%); Leasing(40%). Email: Robert H. Smith | | Emma C. Solaún (Partner) born Urbana, Illinois, March 10, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, New York; 2003, Florida. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., cum laude, 1989); New York University (J.D., 1992). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Gold Key Honor Society. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Joint Ventures; Distribution Agreements; Intellectual Property. Email: Emma C. Solaún | | Steven Sonberg (Managing Partner) born New York, New York, May 10, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: New York University (B.S., 1969; LL.M., in Taxation, 1973); University of Miami (J.D., 1972). Member, Board of Directors, Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, Inc., 1980—; President, 1984-1986; Chairman, 1990-1996. Member: Broward County, Dade County and American (Member: Business Law, International and Tax Sections) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Business Law Section; International Law Section and Tax Section); American Bar Foundation. (Also at Fort Lauderdale Office). Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; International. Email: Steven Sonberg | | Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. (Partner) born Havana, Cuba, September 22, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1975); University of Illinois (J.D., 1978). Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office; Freeman & Golden, P.A., 1981-1982; Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. P.A., 1982-1992; Circuit Judge, 1992-1997; Judge, Third District Court of Appeal, 1997-2002. Adjunct Professor, University of Miami College of Law, 1995—. Faculty Member, Florida College for Advanced Judicial Studies, 1995-2002. Instructor: Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, 1997-1998; Florida Conferences of County Judges, 2000; National College of District Attorneys, Columbia, South Carolina, 1997-2000; National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Summer, 2000. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association; Miami-Dade County Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Litigation and Trial Support(95%); Mediation; Arbitration; Special Master(5%). Email: Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr. | | Lee Philip Teichner (Member) born Miami, Florida, March 26, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Colorado and District of Columbia; 1997, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida; 2004, U.S. Court Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., with honors, 1986; J.D., 1989). Member: Dade County, Colorado and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; Dade County Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Sponco Mfg., Inc. v. Alcover, 656 So.2d 629 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995); Henriquez and U.S. Air, Inc. v. Temple, 668 So.2d 638 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Pomales v. Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. (Dist. Ct. for Puerto Rico, 2003) Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Law. Email: Lee Philip Teichner | | Lynn C. Washington (Member) born Gainesville, Florida, December 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Florida and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1979); Gonzaga University (J.D., cum laude, 1982); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1987). Author: "Minority Set-Aside Programs After City of Richmond vs. J.A. Carson Co.," 19 Stetson Law Review 833, 1990. Attorney, District Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, 1982-1986. Member, Governor's Study Commission on Property Insurance and Reinsurance, 1993-1994. Member: The Florida Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers; National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Municipal Financing. Email: Lynn C. Washington | | Andrew H. Weinstein (Senior Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court; 1970, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Marietta College and Duquesne University (B.S.B.A., 1965); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1969). Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Phi; Selected: Best Lawyers in America, 1993—; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in America; South Florida's Leading Lawyers, Chambers Law List; AAA Certified Neutral; Tax Attorney, Office of Regional Counsel, Internal Revenue Service, Los Angeles and Miami, 1969-1973. Member: Dade County, Federal and American (Member, Administrative Practice Committee, 1978—; Chair, Professional Services Subcommittee, 1997-2000) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Chairman, Tax Section Committee on Civil Tax Procedure, 1978-1991; Assistant Director, Group V, Tax Section, 1988-1990; Director, Tax Section, 1990-1991); American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trusts & Estates Counsel. (Board Certified Tax Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Practice Areas: Tax Law(50%); Trusts and Estates(50%). Email: Andrew H. Weinstein | | Dwayne E. Williams (Member) born Montreal, Quebec, March 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Ontario; 1997, Florida. Education: Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (B.B.A., 1984); Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (LL.B., 1987); Florida State University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Securities Class Actions; Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Dwayne E. Williams | | James D. Wing (Member) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, Wisconsin; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1975, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Beloit College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1965); University of Chicago (M.A., 1966; J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Fellow, Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria. Languages: German, Spanish and Portuguese (read). Practice Areas: International Litigation(35%); Complex Commercial Litigation(65%). Email: James D. Wing | | SENIOR COUNSEL | | Braulio L. Baez (Senior Counsel) born Miami Beach, Florida, December 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.B.A., 1988); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1993). Member, 2000-2006 and Chairman, 2003-2005, Florida Public Service Commission. President, Southeast Association of Regulatory Utility Commissions, 2002-2003. Leadership Florida Class XXII. Past Member, State Regulatory Advisory Council, FCC Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity in the Digital Age. Past Member, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committees on Electricity and International Relations. Former Counsel, City of Miami Beach Cable Advisory Board. Member: The Florida Bar; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Electric Utilities; Telecommunications Law; Public Utility Law; Government Relations; Legislative Practice. Email: Braulio L. Baez | | Dana L. Choi (Senior Counsel) born Grand Haven, Michigan, February 9, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida. Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1990); Hofstra University (J.D., 1994). Member: The Miami-Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Regulatory Investigations; Health Care Compliance; Health Care Fraud; Complex Litigation. Email: Dana L. Choi | | Frances Fernandez Guasch (Senior Counsel) born Miami Beach, Florida, December 12, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 1985); St. Thomas University (J.D., 1988). Member, Trial Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Professional Responsibility and International Business Transactions. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Frances Fernandez Guasch | | Donald P. Moore (Senior Counsel) born Lapeer, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 2004, District of Columbia; 2005, New York. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988); University of Miami (M.B.A., International Business, 1995). Co-Author: With S. Ames, "SEC Adopts Long - Awaited Revision To Rules," South Florida Business Journal, pg. 16, April 29, 1991. Member, Turnaround Management Association, 2002. Member: The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; New York State Bar Association. Languages: English and Portuguese. Practice Areas: Corporate; International; Transportation; Business Law; Business Transactions; Aviation and Aerospace. Email: Donald P. Moore | | James T. Varnadoe (Senior Counsel) admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S.I.E., 1980; M.S.M., Finance, 1984); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1996). General Counsel, VistaScape Security Systems Corp. Financial advisor and Management Consultant, Arthur D. Little and Houlihan Advisors. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Tax Law); American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Private Equity Investments. Email: James T. Varnadoe | | ASSOCIATES | | Joaquin J. Alemany (Associate) born Miami, Florida, June 26, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., cum laude, in Accounting, 1998; LL.M., in Tax, 1999); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Certified Public Accountant, Dade County, Florida, 2000. Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; White Collar Defense; Business Transactions. Email: Joaquin J. Alemany | | Javier Alvarez (Associate) born Miami, Florida, September 22, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 2002); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International Law; Banks and Banking; Corporate Law; Finance. Email: Javier Alvarez | | Mara D. Aronson (Associate) born New York, N.Y., April 15, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 2006, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); New York University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Mara D. Aronson | | Leila M. Batties (Associate) born San Francisco, California, June 20, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1992); University of Miami (M.A., Communications, 1995); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1998). Listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students. Practice Areas: Land Use and Zoning. Email: Leila M. Batties | | Brian A. Briz (Associate) born Miami, Florida, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2003). Board Member, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal, 2002-2003. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Business Law); Dade County Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; International Litigation; Securities Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Brian A. Briz | | Leona Dudley (Associate) born Miami, Florida, July 20, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., cum laude, 2000); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: Leona Dudley | | Israel J. Encinosa (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2003, Illinois; 2007, Florida. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2000); University of Chicago (J.D., 2003). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Litigation; Antitrust; Competition Litigation. Email: Israel J. Encinosa | | Maria E. Enriquez (Associate) born Miami, Florida, September 13, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; 2004, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Duke University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1999); Georgetown Law Center (J.D., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish and French. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Maria E. Enriquez | | Jose I. Fernandez (Associate) born Miami, Florida; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2006). Member: American Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Practice Areas: International Transactions; Corporate Law; Corporate Contracts; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; International Corporate Law; Health Care; Health Care Corporate Law; Health Care Contracts. Email: Jose I. Fernandez | | Nichole D. Fitzgerald (Associate) born Hawthorne, California 07/08/1978; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2001); University of Miami (LL.M., 2002). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Nichole D. Fitzgerald | | Leon Fresco (Associate) born Miami Beach, Florida, November 8, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh Circuit U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Middle District of Florida, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 1999); Yale Law School (J.D., 2003). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Honorable Daniel T.K. Hurley, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Listed as Most Effective Pro Bono Lawyer for 2006 - South Florida Daily Business Review. Recipient: Charles G. Albom Prize in Excellence in the areas of judicial and appellate advocacy in connection with a Yale Law School clinical program; Simon Kuznets Fellowship Award, most distinguished undergraduate economics major at the University of Pennsylvania. Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. (Chesterfield Smith Community Services Team Fellow). Reported Cases: Ruano v. Attorney General, 159 Fed. Appx. 165 (11th Cir. 2005). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Immigration Law; Civil Rights; Pro Bono. Email: Leon Fresco | | Michael E. Garcia (Associate) born Miami, Florida, November 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, with honors, 1996; J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Securities Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Michael E. Garcia | | Jeffrey L. Grill (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida, April 16, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: University of Florida at Gainesville (B.S., 2000; J.D., 2003). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Jeffrey L. Grill | | Dana Michelle Gryniuk (Associate) born Freehold, New Jersey, May 19, 1974; admitted to bar, 2003, Florida. Education: Skidmore University (B.A., 1996); University of Florida (J.D., 2003). Languages: Spanish, Italian and French. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Dana Michelle Gryniuk | | Michael E. Hantman (Associate) born June 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Florida. Education: University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2001). Former Assistant Attorney General. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Reported Cases: Kasischke v. State (Case No. 3D04-2149); Galindez v. State, 910 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005). Practice Areas: White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Business Litigation; Business Fraud; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Health Care Fraud; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Long-Arm Litigation; International Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Civil RICO. Email: Michael E. Hantman | | Srivitta Kengskool (Associate) born Bangkok, Thailand; admitted to bar, 2006, California and Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 2000); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 2004). Member: Dade County, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; South Florida Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Languages: Thai. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Corporate Law; International Law; Trademarks. Email: Srivitta Kengskool | | Thomas R. Leffler (Associate) born March 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 2002); Georgetown University (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Governance. Email: Thomas R. Leffler | | Summer Ayers Le Pree (Associate) born Miami, Florida, August 2, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.A., 2002; B.S., 2003); University of Florida (J.D., 2006; LL.M., 2007). Member: American Bar Association (Tax Section); The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation. Email: Summer Ayers Le Pree | | Jorge Andres Lima (Associate) born Miami, Florida, August 6, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., cum laude, 2002); Georgetown University (J.D., 2005). Member: American Bar Association; Cuban-American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Land Use; Zoning Law. Email: Jorge Andres Lima | | Sherri MacLeay DiMarco (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia; 2007, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 2001); Georgetown University (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Financial Institutions Law. Email: Sherri MacLeay DiMarco | | Peter B. Nemerovski (Associate) born December 14, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2007, Florida. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1999); University of Michigan School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of California; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Peter B. Nemerovski | | Marieke A. "Marie" Oubiña (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: University of Amsterdam (B.A., 1998); Florida International University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Languages: Dutch and Spanish (basic). Practice Areas: International Business Transactions(100%). Email: Marieke A. "Marie" Oubiña | | Kevin Packman (Associate) born Miami, Florida, May 9, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2007, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1993); Washington University School of Law (J.D., 1998); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M., 2002). Recipient: Health Care Hero Award, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, 2002; 100 "A" List Floridians, Florida International Magazine, 2005. Co-Author: "Update on FBAR Developments - New Enforcement Efforts Likely," Journal of Taxation, April 2007; "FBAR-Foreign Bank Account Reporting Obligations: A Primer for the Practitioner," Journal of Taxation, January 2007; "Establishing Residency in the U.S. Virgin Islands - A Look at Section 937's Reach," Journal of Taxation, July 2006; "Fast Track Settlement - On the Fast Track, but to Where? A Practical Guide to the Program," Journal of Taxation, November 2005; "Florida Homestead Traps," Trusts & Estates, July 2004; "Florida's Unlimited Homestead Exemption Does Have Some Limits, Part II," The Florida Bar Journal, February 2003; "Florida's Unlimited Homestead Exemption Does Have Some Limits, Part I," The Florida Bar Journal, January 2003. Author: "Your Taxes: FBAR for U.S. Taxpayers," The Jerusalem Post, February 28, 2007. Speaker: "FBAR - What You Need To Know/Why You Should Care," Florida Bar, 2007; "Ullman Year In Review," June 30, 2007; "FBAR - What You Need To Know/Why You Should Care," ABA Section of Taxation and Section of Real Property, Probate & Trust Law, Joint Fall CLE Meeting, September 28, 2007; "FBAR - What You Need To Know/Why You Should Care," HK Tax Controversies Seminar, June 15, 2007; "Potpourri of International Tax Compliance Issues and Update on Expatriation, International Income Tax and Estate Planning," October 12, 2007; "Forms over Substance: An Overview of International Tax Compliance Requirements," Bnai Brith, November 9, 2007. Up and Comer, Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend Magazine, 2005-2007; Finalist, Dorothy Shula Award for Outstanding Volunteerism, United Way of Miami-Dade, 2006. Up and Comer Finalist, South Florida Business Journal. Member: Dade County (Member, Probate and Guardianship Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Young Lawyers) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Section) Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate Administration; Asset Protection; Estate and Gift Taxation; Tax Controversies; Trust Litigation; Wealth Preservation. Email: Kevin Packman | | Victor Perez (Associate) born Caracas, Venezuela, December 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Florida. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1995); University of Florida (J.D., 2000). Author, "CIETAC," 12 Florida Journal of International Law 491, 2000. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; International Law). [Capt., U.S. Army Reserves, 1991-2003.]. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: International; Federal Taxation. Email: Victor Perez | | Rebecca M. Plasencia (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Miami (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to Honorable Paul C. Huck, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 2004-2005. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, University of Miami Law Review, 2002-2004. Minority Participation in Legal Education Scholar, Advanced Moot Court Competition, 2002. Best Oral Advocate, Advanced Moot Court Competition, 2002. Internship with Honorable Rodolfo Sorondo, Jr., Florida Third District Court of Appeal. Internship with State of Florida Attorney General's Office, Criminal Appeals Division. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association; Dade County Defense Bar Association. Languages: English, Spanish. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation. Email: Rebecca M. Plasencia | | Danielle Chin-Casey Price (Associate) born Miami, Florida, November 10, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi (President, 2000-2001). Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Danielle Chin-Casey Price | | Nicole Ramirez-Seijas (Associate) born October 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 2002); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Nicole Ramirez-Seijas | | Eduardo A. Ramos (Associate) born Miami, Florida, July 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: American University (B.A., 1992); Syracuse University (J.D., 1999). Finalist: Moot Court Competition; Regional Champion in Moot Court Competition; Journal of International Law and Commerce. Member: The Florida Bar; Hispanic National Bar Association; Cuban American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(75%); Intellectual Property(5%); International Litigation(20%). Email: Eduardo A. Ramos | | Eric Ray (Associate) born Fairfield, Connecticut, August 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Colgate University (B.A.); University of Miami (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Eric Ray | | Mauricio D. Rivero (Associate) born Jersey City, NJ, September 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida. Education: Florida International University (B.A., 1991; J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Taxation; International Transactions. Email: Mauricio D. Rivero | | Irma L. Salgado (Associate) born Managua, Nicaragua, August 13, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Florida. Education: University of Miami (J.D., 2004). Certified Public Accountant. Member: Dade County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities; Banking; Finance. Email: Irma L. Salgado | | Scott D. Segal (Associate) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; 2006, Florida. Education: Hunter College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1993); New York Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employee Benefit Taxation; Employee Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; COBRA; Deferred Compensation; Employee Benefit Trusts; Employee Compensation; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Equity Compensation; ERISA; ERISA Com |
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