Mr. Bonavita is an international business lawyer, fluent in Italian and Spanish, and admitted to practice law in Florida and New York. His practice primarily focuses on assisting international businesses and individuals with their US legal needs.
Corporate Law: Umberto represents clients in a wide range of transactional and commercial matters. He handles mergers, acquisitions and other business combinations, change in control matters, stock accumulations and various financings. He advises boards of directors and special committees of boards on significant transactions and corporate governance, and other matters raising fiduciary duty and business judgment issues.
International Law: Umberto represents numerous multinational corporations around the world providing legal advice relating to their Florida or international operations. He regularly advises companies active in Latin America and Europe, as well as US and other foreign-based companies doing business in the region.
Securities Law: Umberto has assisted dozens of companies in their navigation of the web of securities rules and regulations.
Yacht Transactions: Umberto has extensive experience in representing a broad spectrum of clients in the yachting industry, including yacht manufacturers, yacht brokerages, franchisors, franchisees, marine lenders, and purchasers and sellers of pleasure yachts.