About Angelika Hunnefeld

Angelika Hunnefeld has wide-ranging experience in international business arbitration and commercial litigation, helping clients in a wide range of industries with cross-border disputes, with a special focus on Latin America. Angelika, who is Board Certified as a Specialist in International Law by The Florida Bar and an active member of the Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, routinely handles substantive and procedural matters before the ICC, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and the Inter-American Commercial Arbitration Commission, among other arbitral tribunals. Angelika is particularly experienced in international arbitration and litigation matters involving multi-jurisdictional issues, including enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Angelika spends a significant amount of her time on matters related to Brazil and other countries in Latin America. She routinely represents, in coordination with Brazilian counsel, Brazilian clients with legal issues abroad and international clients on business matters related to Brazil. Angelika has throughout her career mentored and worked with members of Greenberg Traurig’s International Associate Program, which for more than 30 years has hosted talented lawyers from Brazil and other countries in Latin America to work at the firm before returning to their home countries.

Concentrations

•International Commercial Litigation
•International Arbitration
•Cross-Border Contract Disputes
•Pre-Litigation and Pre-Arbitration Advice
•Anti-Corruption Compliance

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Thomson Reuters, 'Stand-Out Lawyers,' 2022-2025
•Listed, Latin Lawyer, 'Latin Lawyer 250 - Practice Recognition: Arbitration,' 2020-2022 and 2024-2026

 

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Areas of Law

  • Litigation
  • Other 3
    • International Arbitration & Litigation
    • Latin American & Iberian Practice
    • White Collar Defense & Special Investigations

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
    Fluent
    French
    Conversational
    Portuguese
    Conversational
  • Payment Information
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: International Commercial Litigation
    Arbitration: Represented the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in actions seeking enforcement,
    defending against enforcement, of international arbitration award rendered by the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce.
    Served as litigation counsel in matters involving the enforcement
    vacatur of international
    domestic arbitration awards under the New York Convention, the Federal Arbitration Act
    the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act
    Served as litigation counsel in disputes involving foreign citizens
    matters of foreign law, requiring expert consultation
    presentation of legal issues governed by foreign law.
    Served as litigation counsel in matters involving discovery requests in the U.S. made in connection with foreign proceedings pending in foreign jurisdictions.
    Monitored litigation in foreign jurisdictions for U.S. clients
    served as liaison with foreign counsel.
    Anti-Corruption Compliance: Assisted major retail client in the implementation of FCPA compliance program in several Latin American countries.
    Assisted multiple clients with anti-corruption compliance risk assessments
    the implementation of FCPA compliance programs in several Latin American countries.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1995, Florida
    1998, Nevada
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
    U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Chair, International Law Committee of the Federal Bar Association, International Law Section
    •Member, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Committee to Oversee Events Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, 2023
    •Committee Board Member, The Florida Bar International Law Board Certification Committee
    •Chair, 2019-2020
    •Vice-Chair, 2018-2019
    •International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law
    •Council Member
    •Member, Compliance Task Force
    •Advisory Board Member, The Women’s Edge, 2023-Present
    •Member, International Bar Association
    •Member, ArbitralWomen
    •fellow and Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
    •Member, Scottish Arbitration Centre
    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
    •Former Member, Board of Trustees, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
    •Former Co-Chair, The Florida Bar, International Law Section, Women in International Law Committee
    •Former Director, American Nicaraguan Foundation
    •Former Director, Nicaraguan American Bar Association, Inc.

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Miami School of Law
    Class of 1995
    J.D.
    magna cum laude

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    Executive Editor

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    Inter-American Law Review

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    magna cum laude

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif

    University of Miami School of Law
    J.D.
    Dean's List All Semesters
    Other Education
    Florida International University
    Class of 1992
    B.S.
    Psychology

    Florida International University
    Class of 1992
    B.S.
    summa cum laude

    Order of the Coif

    University of Miami School of Law
    magna cum laude

    University of Miami School of Law
    1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif

    University of Miami School of Law
    Dean's List All Semesters

    University of Miami School of Law
    Executive Editor

    University of Miami School of Law
    Inter-American Law Review

    University of Miami School of Law
    Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3

    University of Miami School of Law
    magna cum laude

    University of Miami School of Law
    1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif

    University of Miami School of Law
    Dean's List All Semesters

    University of Miami School of Law
    Executive Editor

    University of Miami School of Law
    Inter-American Law Review

    University of Miami School of Law
    Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3

    University of Miami School of Law
    magna cum laude

    University of Miami School of Law
    1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif

    University of Miami School of Law
    Dean's List All Semesters

    University of Miami School of Law
    Executive Editor

    University of Miami School of Law
    Inter-American Law Review

    University of Miami School of Law
    Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3

    Dean s List All Semesters

    Executive Editor, Inter-American Law Review
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1969
    Managua, Nicaragua, August 18, 1969

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    Yes, Angelika Hunnefeld is admitted to practice in Florida and Nevada.
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    Angelika Hunnefeld is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Nevada, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida and United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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