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Bernard (Bernie) P. Grondin focuses on representing private equity funds, strategic investors, and founders/owners-operators in complex corporate transactions, including leverage buyouts, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), debt and equity investments and joint ventures. Bernie also has extensive experience advising buyers, sellers, founders and joint ventures partners in negotiating, documenting, facilitating and consummating transactions involving health care companies. He also concentrates...

Valerie Greenberg is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation. Valerie, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Valerie is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Elizabeth Hughes is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Trusts and Estates. Elizabeth, who practices law in Miami, Florida, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elizabeth is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

With extensive experience working with and in the high tech sector, Geoffrey Cheney devotes his practice to advising cutting edge companies on technology transactions, M&A, data security and data privacy issues and technology licensing. He has broad experience in technology transactions and M&A, including preparation of agreements involving technology companies. He negotiates commercial contracts, including software as a service agreements, license agreements and development, distribu...

Douglas Patton represents plaintiffs in high-stakes federal and state court antitrust cases and complex commercial litigation. He brings over 35 years of experience and skill to the table. With a firm understanding of his client’s goals and capitalizing on the predictability of his adversaries, Doug strategically advances his client’s cause resolutely. Most of Doug’s cases involve federal multidistrict litigation in venues throughout the country. Doug has represented aggriev...

Hugo V. Alvarez has successfully worked on a large volume of cases with significant financial exposure. Fortune 500 companies, prominent real estate developers, municipalities, insurance companies, hotels, financial institutions, condominium/homeowner’s associations, CD brokers, freight forwarders, and general contractors have all sought his legal advice and deep local community ties to help get issues resolved. Hugo has been published in the Daily Business Review , Law360, appeared on ...

With broad-ranging experience advising public and private companies, Esther Moreno focuses her practice on capital markets transactions, disclosure and corporate governance matters, and M&A transactions. She represents a range of clients on equity, high-yield, convertible debt, and Regulation S/offshore offerings. In addition, Esther advises public companies, boards of directors, and board committees on corporate governance matters, director responsibilities and fiduciary duties, executiv...

Michael Chavies is one of the most prolific and recognized trial lawyers in South Florida, having been lead counsel on and presided as a judge over hundreds of bench and jury trials. His 13 years on the civil bench has uniquely positioned him to try cases in nearly every courtroom, State and Federal, in Florida. Recognized by Law360 in its “Minority Powerbroker” series for his leadership and influence in the legal community, Michael focuses on mentorship and professional developme...

Richard J. Giusto focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions and leasing, as well as corporate transactions.

Seth J. Entin is a Principal Shareholder with Greenberg Traurig. He concentrates his practice in the area of federal income taxation, with an emphasis on international taxation. Seth has been listed in the Best Lawyers in America , Chambers Global , Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business , Chambers and Partners Latin America , The Legal 500 US and Super Lawyers , and is an Adjunct Professor of International Taxation at the University of Miami School of Law. Seth speaks regularly...