REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
- Representation of BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. in a chapter 11 protection matter
- Counsel to Debtor in Possession for largest paper recycling company in South Florida in chapter 11 Reorganization
- Counsel to Debtor in Possession for community hospital in a successful chapter 11 Reorganization
- Counsel to Debtor in Possession to a medical imaging company in a chapter 11 Liquidation
- Counsel to Debtors in Possession in several healthcare-related in chapter 11 cases
- Counsel to numerous high-net worth individuals, including attorneys, builders, and physicians in their own successful chapter 11 reorganizations
- Counsel to several private school Debtors in Possession in their respective chapter 11 reorganizations
- Counsel to Creditors’ Committee for a large telecommunications company in a successful chapter 11 reorganization
- Appointed Trustee in numerous business cases, including an operating blood processing laboratory, national cabinet manufacturer, real estate brokerage house, plumbing and engineering company, and others
- Counsel to Deposit Holder committee in a chapter 11 for national residential developer
- Counsel to ad hoc committee of lienholders of a chapter 11 for a Las Vegas gaming-related development
- Counsel to Debtor in Possession for the nation’s largest importer of marble and stone
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Chambers & Partners USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Bankruptcy/Restructuring, 2013-2014
- Florida’s Super Lawyers – Bankruptcy: Business, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business, 2009 – 2011, 2013 – 2017
- “Abogado Destacado del Sur de la Florida” by Revista Abogados, 2013
- South Florida Legal Guide, recognized as Top Lawyer, 2013
- Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, 2012
- “Put Something Back” Pro Bono Award, a joint project of the 11th Circuit and the Dade County Bar Association, 2005
- Named “Best of the Bar” by South Florida Business Journal, 2000
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Speaker, Chapter 11 issues, National Conference of the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors; Denver, CO, June 2014
- Speaker, The Florida Bar’s Program on Professional Fiduciary Basics, Miami, FL, May 2014
- Presenter, Receivership 101 Course for the State Court Judiciary, Miami, FL, March 2014
- Speaker, The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section’s Professional Fiduciary and Receivership Seminar, Miami, FL, May 2014
- Speaker, The Florida Bar’s Business Law Section Bankruptcy/UCC Committee Winter Meeting on Tools for Receivers, Orlando, FL, January 2014
- Speaker, “Valuation Considerations in Insolvency and Bankruptcy,” The International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation Florida Division Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, October 2012
- Speaker, The Dade County Bar Association and Dade Legal Aid Society’s Bankruptcy View from the Bench, Miami, FL, September 2012
- Presenter, “13-week Financial Management Issues,” Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors National Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2012
- Panelist, The Dade County Bar’s Put Something Back and Bankruptcy Bar’s joint presentation on Bankruptcy Basics in Miami, FL April 2012
- Speaker, “Process of Proof and Payment of Claims in Bankruptcy Proceedings”, The National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, New Orleans, LA, October 2012
- Panelist, “Post Confirmation Issues, “ The National Conference of Association of Insolvency and Restructuring, Las Vegas, NV, June 2008
- Speaker, “Bankruptcy in Florida: Executory Contracts, Unexpired Leases, and § 363 Sales” Lorman Education Services Seminar on topics including, Miami, FL, 2006
- Speaker, “Understanding The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005: Foreign and Ancillary Proceedings,” Lorman Education Services Seminar, West Palm Beach, FL, 2005
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Panel Trustee, Department of Justice Office of the United States Trustee
- Member, Thomas Armour Youth Ballet (Board of Directors)
- Member, New World School of the Arts Foundation (Board of Directors)
- President and CEO of the Board of Directors of the Cycling Friends of Patches
- South Florida Network Co-Chair, the International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
- Director at Large, the Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida
- Active Member, the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar
- Active Member, the Cuban American Bar Association
- Active Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
- Active Member, Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors
- Active Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
- Active Member, Florida Association for Women Lawyers
EDUCATION
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law
- B.A., magna cum laude, Florida International University
ADMITTED TO
- Florida Bar
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
PRIOR AFFILIATIONS
- Partner, Ehrenstein Charbonneau Calderin
- Partner, Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin