Recently, Edgewater Construction filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing rapid inflation in the cost of building materials and labor. Jacqueline Calderín and the Agentis team helped this subcontractor reach an agreement with the general contractor, Coastal Construction. The agreement, which was approved by the court, allows Edgewater to return to the jobsite to complete their drywall and stucco work in…
Ian Corp was recently quoted in a Blockworks article related to the recent actions by US Securities Exchange Committee regulators over alleged dodgy crypto dealings in 2023, including increasing the number of enforcement attorneys in the SEC’s crypto unit. “Exchanges have repeatedly asked for clarity on what the applicable regulatory framework is. The SEC has deflected these questions and instead…
Ian Corp, attorney with the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution practice group, was quoted in a Blockworks article on the recent Coinbase-backed legal challenge to US government sanctions against Tornado Cash. The plaintiffs filed a motion seeking to reopen Tornado Cash for all US-based citizens, arguing that the government cannot sanction the mixer since it is not a foreign “national,”…
CORAL GABLES, FL – March 20, 2023 – For the third year in a row, Managing Partner, Jacqueline Calderín, has been named to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite – Hall of Fame. The publication invites all actively practicing Florida lawyers to name the attorneys with whom they have personally worked and would recommend to others. Less than two percent of all active Florida Bar members from…
Recently the Daily Business Review shone a spotlight on the continuing civil case that Agentis is pursuing for a widow and her son against their daughter/sister, who is accused of theft from a family trust account that her late father had established. According to attorney Christopher Spuches, “The misappropriations that we’ve alleged are about half a million dollars, but when…
CORAL GABLES, FLA – December 13, 2022 The litigation team at Agentis, led by Christopher Spuches, secured a multi-million-dollar victory last week for their client, SHEDDF3 VNB LLC, an affiliate of Safe Harbor Equity, against CG Tides and other companies linked to the Chetrit Group. The Agentis team represented the successor lender of a $41M loan secured by the famed…
Ian Corp, an attorney with the firm’s commercial litigation and dispute resolution group, was recently quoted in an article on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) plan for an Office of Crypto Assets, under the Division of Corporation Finance’s Disclosure Review Program (DRP). The Office of Crypto Assets will scrutinize all documents submitted by crypto firms in an effort…
CORAL GABLES– August 22, 2022 – Agentis Partner Robert P. Charbonneau has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, for his work in the area of Litigation- Bankruptcy. The Best Lawyers in America® is a widely used guide to the nation’s top legal talent. Charbonneau has been recognized by the…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – July 1, 2022 – Jacqueline Calderin and Robert P. Charbonneau of Agentis Law in Coral Gables were recently recognized in the 2022 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of 1,122 honorees represents just over 1% of the active Florida Bar members, including attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys who practice in…
MIAMI – JUNE 28, 2022 – Agentis founding partners Jacqueline Calderín and Christopher B. Spuches have been selected for inclusion in 2022 Florida Super Lawyers “It is an honor to be recognized by my peers and the legal community in Florida,” said Calderín, who specializes in business bankruptcy law. Super Lawyers annually recognizes top lawyers in Florida through a patented…
Eight tips for homeowners By: Vanessa Bertran Hurricane season has officially started in South Florida. Agentis Partner, Vanessa Bertran, who focuses her practice on real estate, has put together a list of eight things homeowners can do now to minimize the disruption from what experts predict will be a very active season. Review your insurance policy Buy flood insurance Inventory…
As a student, I actually despised law school. I did not care much for my classmates and thought that if these were the people with whom I was going to spend the rest of my career, I was going to be miserable. Luckily for me, the practice of law bore little resemblance to going to law school, and I really…
