Commercial Litigation Litigation - Construction
Alex P. Rosenthal
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Mr. Rosenthal was born in Miami, Florida. He received his B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1986 and his Juris Doctorate (with honors), from the University of Florida College of Law in 1989, where he served on served on the law school’s Journal of Law and Public Policy. He served as an intern for United States Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff. After many years in private practice, in August 1997, Mr. Rosenthal formed Reimer Rosenthal where he practiced until July 1, 2012, when he formed Rosenthal Law Group. Mr. Rosenthal’s practice areas include business counseling and transactions and state and federal commercial litigation with an emphasis on contract, fraud, employment law, real estate litigation, and complex commercial landlord-tenant litigation. Mr. Rosenthal's litigation practice extends statewide in both state and federal courts. He is a member of the local Florida Bar, United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Rosenthal is a certified arbitrator in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Broward County, Florida. Mr. Rosenthal is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, has been recognized by SuperLawyers, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 through 2021 in the field of Commercial Litigation. He is rated 10.0 Superb by AVVO and recognized as a Top Litigation Firm. Mr. Rosenthal is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America® Mr. Rosenthal has been named Corporate America's 2016 Business Lawyer of the Year. He has also been named Acquisition International's Best Business Law Firm for Miami and Florida's Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigator of the Year. Mr. Rosenthal's firm has also been named "Most Outstanding Law Firm of 2016" by Wealth & Finance. Mr. Rosenthal handles trial and appellate issues before both state and federal courts where he has obtained several precedent-setting decisions.
Overview
- English
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1986
- University of Virginia, graduated 1986
- University of Florida, graduated 1989
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Rotary International - Member
- English
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Rotary International - Member
- University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1986
- University of Virginia, graduated 1986
- University of Florida, graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation - Construction
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Appellate Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Litigation - Real Estate
- Trade Secrets Law
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Watson v. Adecco Employment Services, Inc., 252 F.Supp.2d 1347 (M.D.Fla. 2003)
One of the first cases ever to establish the limitation on liability of a temporary staffing firm for employment discrimination against a temporary employee by a customer of the temporary staffing firm.
- Briceno v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P., 911 So.2d 176, (Fla. 3d DCA 2005)
A seminal case in Florida involving the ability to bind parties to standard contractual terms referenced by incorporation and posted on the internet.
- Martin v. Florida Power and Light Co., 909 So.2d 555 (Fla 4th DCA 2005)
The first case in Florida to establish the duty of utilities in underground damage cases
- Harty v. SRA/Palm Trails Plaza, LLC, 2010 WL 5128954 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
A case which clarified that an ADA plaintiff lacks standing to complain about barriers that he did not encounter and is not entitled to perform a post-filing inspection of areas within a property that were not encountered by him prior to the filing of the complaint
- Maya v. Omnicare, Inc., 2010 WL 2889569 (S.D. Fla. 2010)
A case which clarified that a defendant cannot seek removal to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction if the amount in controversy is merely based on speculation
- Design Center of the Americas, LLC v. Mike Bell, Inc., 2014 WL 5343630 (S.D. Fla. 2014)
A case which clarified that a defendant cannot seek removal to federal court based on diversity jurisdiction if the amount in the complaint is not alleged to be more than $75,000 and the sole basis for the removal is the amount at issue in the defendant's counterclaim. The decision was the first published opinion in the Southern District of Florida that clarified the rule that the counterclaim is irrelevant when determining the amount in controversy in a removal setting.
- Almany Investors, Ltd. v. Nextel South Corp., 2015 WL 74091 (S.D. Fla. 2015)
Mr. Rosenthal successfully obtained a summary judgment defeating a claim for breach of lease by a rooftop lessor on behalf of Nextel South Corp.
- Gunter v Sprintcom, Inc., 2016 WL 1619892 (M.D. Fla. April 15, 2016)
Successfully compelled arbitration on behalf of Sprint in an action filed by a customer pursuant to the arbitration agreement contained in the Terms and Conditions of Service.
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