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…
The Annual Bankruptcy Issue Partner Robert Charbonneau recently co-authored an article in the Commercial Law World Magazine on Subchapter V legislation and the extension of certain tax benefits found under Chapter 12 to all American small businesses. “Family farmers certainly deserve all the assistance Congress has provided them, but American small business in general is the backbone of the U.S. economy and…
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, FL – September 7, 2022 – The Agentis law firm achieved a settlement of a $100 million claim for its client, Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, the primary creditor in the bankruptcy of the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel. The case was heard in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach. “The settlement provides for…
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…
Jacqueline Calderin, founding partner, and Ian Corp, an attorney with the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group, were recently interviewed by the Daily Business Review, discussing the firm’s new initiative to acceptcryptocurrency as a form of payment. “How can we say that we’re in the process of growing a crypto practice without having the ability to partner with our clients…
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…
I never intended “friendship” to become a client relationship philosophy, but it just developed organically. I have to say that some of my best clients are also people I count among my friends, which makes sense if you think about it. If you are going to spend a lot of time together in a stressful, high-stakes environment, that relationship is…
Agentis does not hire any attorney unless we believe that attorney has what it takes to become a partner someday – what kind of partner that will be is entirely in the hands of the associate lawyer. We foster and encourage immediate business development, understanding that real results do not typically follow for years, but we let them know that…
As a young lawyer, there are many mistakes yet to be made and many lessons yet to learn. I love Ted Lasso, so I’m going to paraphrase one of his lines – There’s two buttons a young lawyer should never hit: that’s the panic and the snooze. It’s so easy for young lawyers to panic, and kind of understandable why…
Founding Partner, Robert Charbonneau, was recently quoted in The American Lawyer, in an article about the wave of small business Chapter 11 bankruptcies that may be on the horizon. Charbonneau shared insights on the role of the Subchapter V Trustee, and the impact that Subchapter V has had on creditors. “I’m told from the creditor perspective, they like that the…
Ian Corp, an attorney with the firm’s litigation and dispute resolution group, published a commentary in the Daily Business Review where he explored the rights acquired with the purchase of an NFT, the benefits and features received, and how they can help grow your business. An NFT is a digital certificate generated by a software programming language that represents the…
CORAL GABLES – Feb. 2, 2022– Commercial litigation and bankruptcy attorney Jesse Cloyd has been named partner at Coral Gables based Agentis. “When Jesse joined us in 2019, we knew he was an extraordinary talent and he’s proved us right,” said Managing Partner Jacqueline Calderín. “With almost 15 years of experience, Jesse has a deep knowledge of the law as…
News coverage in recent weeks has shed the spotlight on an increasingly important aspect of the crypto space, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, or DAOs. What is a DAO? A DAO is an entity that operates on the blockchain. It can be many things, but at its core, a DAO is a collective of interests or individuals that come together to achieve…
Creating NFTs of luxury products in the metaverse? Here’s how to avoid being sued. Coral Gables, FL – December 13, 2021 – Recently, the Financial Times reported on the luxury goods group, Hermès, as they defend their intellectual property and trademark rights against artist Mason Rothschild, for his creation of, “a colourful collection of fluffy non-fungible tokens based on the…
AUGUSTA, Ga., November 4, 2021 —Agentis is pleased to announced that it has once again been named to the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings in the Litigation – Bankruptcy category. “We are honored to be recognized in Best Law Firms,” said Robert P. Charbonneau, a founding partner at Agentis, who has been personally recognized by…
We are living in uncertain times. The global pandemic has disrupted nearly every aspect of our lives. And these disruptions have come at a cost, particularly for small businesses and consumers. According to a recent survey conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, nearly 40% of U.S. households have faced…
With record-low mortgage rates, surging home prices, and a shortage of inventory, the housing market continues at a frenzied pace. But that shouldn’t force buyers to cut corners just to save or money. You’ll end up sinking yourself. Purchasing a home is a big investment and buyers should take advantage of the guardrails provided by real estate professionals and going…
CORAL GABLES, Aug 19, 2021 – Today Agentis announced that Robert P. Charbonneau, a founding partner at the law firm, has been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2022 for his work Litigation-Bankruptcy. Bob has been recognized consistently since 2010. Those recognized in Best Lawyers® are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments. Receiving this designation…
It’s Summer in SoFlo and Things are Heating Up As we collectively emerge from COVID-19, the economy is picking up and residential and commercial real estate will start to see a more natural state of affairs in the coming year. But there are trends to watch and tips that both buyers and sellers should know as we all get back…
In a Q&A session with Miami Today, Agentis partner Jacqueline Calderín speaks about her new role as the Chair of the New World School of the Arts Foundation, her support of the Armour Dance Theatre, advice to aspiring lawyers, bankruptcy law, and her work representing small businesses. The full article is available to subscribers here.
CORAL GABLES, Fla – June 3, 2021 – Jacqueline Calderín, a founding member and current managing partner of Agentis, was recently elected Chair of the New World School of the Arts Foundation Board. The Foundation’s work is critical to support the students attending the New World School of the Arts (NWSA), which is a public magnet high school and college…
Coral Gables, FL – April 14, 2021 — After three years, the Agentis litigation team is pleased that our client, 3098 Alton Road LLC, has finalized a settlement with the City of Miami Beach in which our client will receive $250,000. In 2018, in an effort to force our client to pay excessive fines for renting the property through Airbnb, the City of…
Agentis Partner, Chris Spuches was recently featured in the Daily Business Review for a recent #Litigation victory at the Third District Court of Appeal involving a multi-million dollar #RealEstate lender-borrower agreement. “A deal is a deal. You can’t get what you want and then try to take it back later when the deal didn’t turn out how you had hoped.…
MIAMI – August 20, 2020 – Agentis founding partner Robert P. Charbonneau has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2021 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. This is the sixth year Charbonneau…
CORAL GABLES, FL. June 23, 2020 –Christopher B. Spuches, a founding partner at Agentis in Coral Gables was recently recognized in the 2020 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™ for Commercial Litigation The list represents 1.4 percent of the active Florida Bar members. To compile the list, Florida Trend invited all actively practicing Florida lawyers to name the attorneys that they hold in highest regard –…
Coral Gables – May 5, 2020 – The Daily Business Review recently announced its Professional Excellence Awards in recognition of exemplary work by attorneys in the legal profession and the community in 2019. Agentis Law is proud to announce that partner Christopher Spuches and the Litigation Practice Group will be honored as the Litigation Department of the Year for Intellectual Property at the publication’s award…
March 28, 2020 – This afternoon, the U.S. government passed a $2 trillion relief package, the CARES Act, to help the economy in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This new legislation brings significant options for struggling small businesses. In addition to the loan program that will infuse cash into stressed businesses, the act’s provisions safeguard money received from the stimulus…
NAPLES, Fla – Oct. 22, 2019 – The Agentis law firm, which focuses on business and commercial disputes, restructuring, insolvency, and bankruptcy is pleased to announce that it has promoted Jason A. Martorella to partner. Martorella heads up the firm’s Naples office and centers his practice on assisting businesses and individuals involved in complex commercial disputes. “We are happy to recognize…
CORAL GABLES – August 27, 2019 – Agentis is pleased to announce that attorney Daniel Martinez has joined its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. “Daniel brings wealth of experience in assisting businesses and individuals in complex legal disputes,” said Agentis Managing Partner Jacqueline Calderín. “We are excited that he has joined the firm and that he will be bring powerful…
MIAMI — August 15, 2019 — For the fifth year in a row, Robert P. Charbonneau of Agentis Law has been selected for inclusion in the 2020 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. “It’s an…
CORAL GABLES, Fla – July 22, 2019 – Agentis Founding partner Jacqueline Calderín has been named Second Vice Chair of the Florida Bar’s Business Law Section Marketing, Promotions and Sponsorship Committee. The goal of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar is to provide an organization within The Florida Bar for members interested in corporation, banking, business, bankruptcy, computer and cyber law,…
CORAL GABLES, FL. June 24, 2019 – Jacqueline Calderín and Christopher B. Spuches, founding partners at Agentis in Coral Gables were recently recognized in the 2019 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of 1,126 honorees includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys. “For the past 16 years, our 250,000 readers have turned to…
CORAL GABLES, – May 1, 2019 – Chambers and Partners recently announced that the 2019 edition of their legal directory, Chambers USA Guide, has recognized Agentis’ Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice group and named two partners as leaders in their field. Chambers rankings are determined by conducting independent research, including interviews and feedback from clients, peers and other independent market sources…
CORAL GABLES, Fla – May 1, 2019 –Vanessa Bertran, an accomplished attorney concentrating in the areas of real estate, probate and estate administration, has joined Agentis as its newest Partner. “Adding Vanessa’s background and depth of experience to the Agentis team broadens the portfolio of services we can offer our clients,” said Jacqueline Calderín the current managing partner of the…
CORAL GABLES – Jan. 16, 2019 – Agentis is thrilled to announce that Nicole Grimal Helmstetter, a member of the firm’s Restructuring and Insolvency Practice Group, has been named a partner at the firm. “Nicole’s depth of experience in general bankruptcy, restructuring, dispute resolution, and insolvency matters have made her an invaluable member of our team,” said Managing Partner Jacqueline…
January 24, 2019 – The Daily Business Review is featuring an article authored by Robert Charbonneau on how businesses can plan now to prepare for a recession. He shares practical insight on pre-recession investment, the use of credit and planning. Click here to see the full Daly Business Review article. As Robert points out: “As a restructuring professional I am often asked whether…
November 29, 2018 – Attorney Christopher Spuches said the city’s laws against Airbnb and other short-term rental services violate the Florida Constitution’s clause against excessive fines. A complaint has been filed against the City of Miami Beach for allegedly using strong-arm tactics to enforce its rules against short-term rentals Click here to learn more
November 29, 2018 — A Miami Beach homeowner is challenging a city ordinance restricting short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb, claiming the city has imposed “constitutionally excessive” fines and cut off electricity and water for violations. In a suit filed Monday in Miami but made public Wednesday, the property owner, 3098 Alton Road LLC, said Miami Beach’s ordinance curbing short-term…
MIAMI, FL – June 27, 2018 – Agentis PLLC is pleased to announce that 4 members of the firm have been recognized in the 2018 edition of Florida Super Lawyers and 3 members of the firm have been recognized in the 2018 in the Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite special report. Super Lawyers, a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters, publishes…
Bankrupt Miami Hospital Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction Plans By: Nathan Hale Law360 (May 21, 2018, 10:44 PM EDT) — A shuttered Miami hospital in Chapter 11 stayed on track to be sold in auction in late June when a Florida bankruptcy judge gave her blessing to the sale process Monday after approving a settlement the parties reached to…
By: Joyce Hanson Law360 (May 15, 2018, 5:56 PM EDT) — A Manhattan cafe is fighting a trademark lawsuit brought against it by the Museum of Modern Art in New York federal court, arguing Monday that MoMA’s bid to stop the cafe from using similar marks fails to show the museum will be irreparably injured or consumers will be confused…
By Nathan Hale Law360 (May 14, 2018, 9:02 PM EDT) — A Florida bankruptcy judge on Monday gave parties in the Chapter 11 case of a shuttered Miami hospital an extra week to iron out some issues before she weighs approval of bidding procedures and other issues surrounding its planned sale. The official committee of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy…
By: Brian Bandell South Florida Business Journal Centurion Air Cargo and an affilied company were hit with a $2.85 million foreclosure lawsuit over a condominium building in Hialeah. The news comes as the Miami-based cargo airline attempts to resume its operations. SHEDDF2-AE LLC, an affiliate of Miami Beach-based Safe Harbor Equity, filed a foreclosure lawsuit April 19 against Centurion Air…
By: Brian Bandell SOUTH FLORIDA BUSINESS JOURNAL – The shuttered Miami Medical Center could head to bankruptcy auction and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has lined up as a bidder. Affiliates of Miami-based nonprofit Nicklaus Children’s Hospital are already the landlord, the biggest creditor, and a minority investor in the Miami Medical Center. If it’s successful in the bid, that would give…
MIAMI, FL – December 20, 2017 Christopher Spuches, Agentis founding partner, recently had a column “Foreclosures: Rulings Favor Lender’s Stake,” featured by the Daily Business Review. The column tapped into Spuches’ expertise of the foreclosure landscape in the aftermath of the Fourth District Court of Appeals’ Glarum v. La Salle Bank decision six years ago. Spuches broke down how subsequent appellate…
The International Society of Primerus welcomes Agentis to its network of independent law firms. Miami, Florida based law firm, Agentis, has been accepted into membership by the International Society of Primerus Law Firms, a highly selective society of the world’s finest independent boutique law firms. The firm was accepted following a rigorous screening process by the Primerus Accreditation Board. “Being admitted…
MIAMI, FL – November 15, 2017 – News Agentis fights to protect the rights of commercial landlords. To read this article, please visit: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-31/for-manafort-questionable-airbnb-sublets-became-a-family-affair Agentis is a modern law firm based in Miami, Florida. The firm and its attorneys serve their clients in the areas of business restructuring and dispute resolution.
MIAMI, FL – October 2017 – Florida’s Medical Marijuana Industry Remains Hazy The paradox of state and federal marijuana laws has reached Florida. Agentis attorney Jake Greenberg shares more on this topic and the overall medical marijuana industry in the latest edition of The Florida Bar Journal. Click here to access his contributing article: READ FULL ARTICLE
MIAMI, FL – August 30, 2017 – Decisive victory in a New York appellate matter addressing the relationship between art advisors and the collectors who use their services. Christopher Spuches and Jason Martorella represent a renowned artist and art advisor who was sued by a wealthy collector. At the collector’s request, the advisor procured $1.3 million in artworks by emerging artists…
MIAMI, FL – August 17, 2017 – Robert Charbonneau has been recognized in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in “Litigation-Bankruptcy.” Bob has been recognized in Best Lawyers™ since 2010. Robert Paul Charbonneau is a founding member of Agentis. He concentrates his practice in troubled loan workouts, business restructuring and dispute resolution and insolvency…
MIAMI, FL – June 28, 2017 – Partner Christopher Spuches and attorney Jake Greenberg have been recognized in the 2017 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The annual publication recognizes top lawyers in the state, as chosen by their peers. Christopher Spuches, a founding partner of Agentis, has been named a 2017 Florida Trend Legal Elite. Jake Greenberg was…
MIAMI, FL – June 07, 2017 – Jacqueline Calderín and Robert Charbonneau, partners and founding members of Agentis, have been nominated for the Dade County Bar Association’s 2017 Legal Luminaries Award. Legal Luminaries is the largest peer-reviewed award in Florida for recognizing excellence in legal practice. Finalists are selected based on the number of nominations received for each attorney. Attorneys…
MIAMI, FL – June 1, 2017 – Chambers and Partners announced today that Chambers USA Guide has recognized Agentis’ Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice group and named two partners as leaders in their field in the legal directory’s 2017 edition. Chambers and Partners rankings are determined by conducting independent research, including interviews and feedback from clients, peers and other independent market…
MIAMI, FL – May 10, 2017 Christopher Spuches, a partner at Ehrenstein Charbonneau Calderin, has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Coral Gables Museum. The Coral Gables Museum, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, celebrates the community of Coral Gables and presents exhibits and programs that examine the built environment. “We are very excited to have Christopher…
MIAMI, FL – April 24, 2017 Jacqueline Calderín, partner and founding member of Agentis, has been elected to serve as the president and CEO of the board of directors for Friends of Patches, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for PATCHES PPEC through networking and cycling. PATCHES PPEC stands for pediatric alternative treatment, care, housing and evaluation…
MIAMI, FL – January 1, 2017 – We are proud to announce that two lawyers from our firm have been selected as a South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer. Lawyers Selected and their Area of Practice: Jacqueline Calderin – Bankruptcy Robert Charbonneau – Business Agentis is a law firm based in Miami, Florida. The firm and its attorneys serve their…
MIAMI, FL – November 1, 2016 – We are proud to announce that our firm has once again been ranked a Best Law Firm in the areas of Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Litigation by U.S. News and World Report. “The 2017 rankings are based on the highest number of participating firms and highest number of client ballots on record. To be eligible…
MIAMI, FL – August 15, 2016 – Our firm is pleased to announce that Robert P. Charbonneau was recently selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Charbonneau is listed in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy. Since it was first published in 1983,…
Our law firm is pleased to announce that the firm and its attorneys have been recognized in world renowned Chambers USA 2016 America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Business and the 2016 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Chambers USA has once again ranked Robert P. Charbonneau and Jacqueline Calderín among the top Florida lawyers in Bankruptcy/Restructuring. The firm’s Business Restructuring practice…
MIAMI, FL – June 9, 2016 – The firm is pleased to announce that 3 members of the team were recognized in the 2016 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, a registered trademark of Thomson Reuters, publishes a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.…
MIAMI, April 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — BioNitrogen and the City of Perry in Taylor County, Florida are pleased to announce an agreement in principle which will address the City of Perry’s unsecured claim against BioNitrogen (in its Chapter 11 restructuring process) and at the same time give BioNitrogen a place to build its first facility, with the full support of…
MIAMI, FL – August 17, 2015 – Agentis is pleased to announce that Robert P. Charbonneau was recently selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the category of Litigation – Bankruptcy. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best…
MIAMI, FL – May 25, 2015 – Agentis attorneys Robert P. Charbonneau and Jacqueline Calderín have again been ranked among the top Florida lawyers in Chambers USA 2015 America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Business publication. Chambers & Partners conducts extensive independent research regarding law firms and lawyers in the United States and throughout the world, and is widely regarding as…