Representative Transactions

• Successfully represented Royal Caribbean in vacating Section 1782 proceeding in the Southern District of Florida.
• Successfully represented Royal Caribbean in defense of class action lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida; obtained dismissal.
• Represented inventor in a patent infringement lawsuit against Samsung. Obtained $4.3 million jury verdict.
• Defended the South American Soccer Confederation in civil fallout from the FIFA-gate corruption scandal for claims arising under federal antitrust and state unfair competition laws. Obtained dismissal on personal jurisdiction grounds.
• Defended individuals sued by Central American produce grower in federal court arising under various Perishable Agricultural and Commodities Act (PACA) violations for purported breach of parties’ marketing and distribution agreement. Obtained dismissal on behalf of all defendants.
• Represented foreign entity in domesticating foreign judgment and ultimately collected 100% of the judgment plus interest.
• Represented Central American conglomerate in international health insurance dispute in federal court arising under Florida’s Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act for damages in excess of $2 million.
• Represented Chilean and Peruvian corporations in international conspiracy lawsuit against former corporate executives.
• Represented French painter in arbitration before the international centre for dispute resolution in breach of licensing agreement action.
• Represented Trinidad and Tobago reinsurer in London ARIAS arbitration against United Arab Emirates entity in dispute over reinsurance treaty.
• Represented former executor of foreign estate in Central America in claims brought under the federal RICO statute for predicate acts of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering.
• Represented plaintiff, a designer and distributor of Jonas Brothers watches and watch boxes in false advertising claim under Lanham Act.
• Represented foreign entities in multi-million dollar action against bank for aiding and abetting civil theft and dealing in stolen property.
• Represented international fresh produce distributor in litigation under the Perishable Agricultural and Commodities Act and for breach of distribution agreement.
• Represented Aruban bank in post judgment proceeding to dissolve multi-million dollar writ of garnishment on a correspondent bank account.
• Represented entity in action to extend the life of a million dollar judgment to avoid the statute of limitations barring any further collection efforts.
• Represented plaintiff in jury trial in the Complex Commercial Litigation Division in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court; obtained directed verdict on $40 million promissory note in highly contested real property action.
• Represented plaintiff in RICO and breach of fiduciary duty bench trial before the Complex Commercial Litigation Division in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.
• Represented plaintiff in construction defect and breach of contract bench trial in the Complex Litigation Division in Hillsborough County Circuit Court.
• Defended against multi-million dollar personal guarantee in condominium conversion dispute in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.