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(Main Office)

Robert Allen Law provides an alternative to mega-law firms for businesses and investors wanting a broad spectrum of experience and support generally only available at larger firms. Our clients have the opportunity to meet all of our lawyers and support staff.

Clients include or have included U.S. and foreign-based manufacturers, distributors, sports and television producers, developers, sports facility managers, insurance companies, commercial property owners, entertainers, individuals, cruise lines, telecommunications companies, a foreign government and various not-for-profit organizations. Our clients generally are referred to us by other clients and by accountants and bankers who want their clients to have more personalized attention we aspire to provide.

Statement of Practice

Administrative Law, Arbitration, Banking and Finance, Business Law, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Corporate Law, Entertainment (Music, Sports and Television), Estate and Trust Planning, Federal Tax, Immigration Law, International Law, International Tax Planning, Internet Technology, Litigation before all State and Federal Courts (Civil Trial Practice involving Complex Commercial Litigation, including International Disputes, Business Disputes, Business Torts, Director and Officer Liability, Intellectual Property, and Legal and Accounting Professional Liability), Private Banking, Probate and Trust Administration, Real Estate, Secured Lending, Securities Law, State and Local Tax.

Representative Clients:

Bertram Yacht, Inc.
Café de Guatemala
Calzado Coban
Cliff Drysdale Management, Inc.
Ferretti, S.p.A.
Ferretti Group USA, Inc. (Apreamare, CRN, Custom Line, Ferretti, Itama, Mochi Craft, Pershing, Riva)
Ferragamo Latin America
Fireman's Fund
Harris Corp.
Inter/Forever Sports, Inc.
Los Bacilos
Miami Coffee, LLC
Miami Right to Life, Inc.
Millennium Partners
Republic of Suriname
A Safe Haven for Newborns, Inc.
Spirits of Guatemala (Ron Botran, Ron Zaacapa)
Traffic Marketing Esportivo
Vallehermoso, S.A.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express

Address

The Four Seasons Office Tower
1441 Brickell Avenue
Suite 1400
Miami, FL 33131, (Miami-Dade Co.)

Phone

Phone: 305-372-3300
Fax: 305-379-7018

Website

http://www.robertallenlaw.com

PARTNERS

Umberto Bonavita (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, October 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, Florida. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1995); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Notes and Articles Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property Media & Entertainment Law Journal. Member: The Florida Bar; New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Italian and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Law; Administrative Law; Securities Law; Business Law; Business Litigation; Corporate Finance.Email: Umberto Bonavita

Paul B. Feltman (Partner) born Miami, Florida, May 29, 1965; admitted to bar, 1993, Florida; 1995, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Finance, 1987); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Golden Key National Honor Society, 1992. Member: Dade County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Courthouse Tower, Ltd. v. Manzini & Associates, 683 So.2d 215 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Keshbro, Inc. v. City of Miami, 801 So.2d 864 (Fla. 2001); Lane v. Tripp, 788 So. 2d 351 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Yee v. New Commodore Cruise Lines, 807 So. 2d 178 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2002); Alamagan v. Daniels Group, 809 So.2d 22 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002); Henry v. Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, 851 So.2d 731 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Paul B. Feltman

ASSOCIATES

Gil O. Acevedo (Associate) born San Juan, Puerto Rico; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1997); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 2003); University of Miami (LL.M., Real Property Development and Finance, 2004). Member: Dade County Bar Association (Director, Young Lawyers Section, 2006-2009; Chair, School Education Committee, 2006-2008; Vice Chair, Minority Bar Passage Program Committee, 2006-2007; Vice Chair, Social Events Committee, 2007-2008); The Florida Bar; American Bar Association (Member: Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Sections). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Real Estate.Email: Gil O. Acevedo

Christopher J. Anderson (Associate) born Laurel Springs, New Jersey, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1999); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Order of the Coif; Dean's List; Dean's Honor Scholar. Articles and Comments Editor, University of Miami Law Review. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate.Email: Christopher J. Anderson

Christian Chomat (Associate) born Tarrytown, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, Florida. Education: Spring Hill College (B.S., 1996); St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2005); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Member: The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation.

Albert Holder (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Florida. Education: Franciscan University of Steubenville (B.A., 1994; M.A., with honors, 1997); Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Sacred Theology Licentiate, summa cum laude, 1999); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Member: The Florida Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law.Email: Albert Holder

SENIOR COUNSEL

Keri Lynda Horvat (Senior Counsel) born Miami, Florida, June 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1997, Florida. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1996). Member: Dade County Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice.

OF COUNSEL

R. Thomas Farrar (Of Counsel) born Miami, Florida, June 15, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 1969); University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England (D.C.L.S., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha (President, 1965); Phi Delta Phi (Exchequer, 1967; Magister, 1968, Bryan Inn); Florida State Gold Key. Member: Iron Arrow; Wig and Robe (President, 1968). Associate Editor, University of Miami Law Review, 1968. Law Clerk to Judge David W. Dyer, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1968-1969. Recipient, Highest Grade, Florida Bar Examination, Spring 1969. Member: Dade County, American (Member: Canadian Law Committee; Task Force on International Standards For Corrupt Practices; Section of International Law and Practice) and International Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1990-1993); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; North American Council, London Court of International Arbitration. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; International Disputes; Arbitration; Intellectual Property; Civil Trial Practice; Business Disputes; Business Torts; Directors and Officers Liability; Legal Professional Liability; Accounting Liability.Email: R. Thomas Farrar