Corporate Law Energy Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law
Ira N. Rosner
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Ira N. Rosner has nearly three decades of experience helping entrepreneurs and corporate management teams create, fund, manage, grow and capitalize on their businesses. He has worked with a wide array of companies, ranging from start-up ventures to Fortune 100 enterprises, in industries including energy, manufacturing, high tech, life sciences, healthcare, retail, real estate, business outsourcing, telecommunications and insurance.
Overview
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1988
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association Business and Public Utility - Member
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association Business and Public Utility - Member
- New York University, J.D., graduated 1988
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2025)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2023)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2021)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2018)
- Securities / Capital Markets Law, Miami (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Law
- Energy Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities / Capital Markets Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Insurance Law
Special Focus:
- Real Estate
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- team ranked as a top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (10th year), 2002-2009, 2011-2012
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2013
- Chambers USA Guide, 2008, 2010-2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
- Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc., one of "America’s Best Corporate Law Firms," 13th Annual Legal Industry Study, 2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions involving transaction sizes of less than $1 million to in excess of $3 billion
- Public and private offerings involving an aggregate of more than $10 billion
- SEC reporting and securities and listing exchange compliance
- Corporate governance and counseling boards of directors, including Sarbanes Oxley implementation
- Venture capital, including seed capital, growth capital and late stage rounds
- Significant Representations
- Represented HEICO Corporation, an aerospace company, in its acquisition of Lucix, Inc., a California-based manufacturer of space satellite components.
- Represented MasTec, Inc. in its public offering of $400 million 4.875% senior notes and tender offer for its $150 million 7.625% senior notes.
- Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Alico, Inc. in connection with the sale of control by the company’s majority shareholder.
- Represented Equity One, Inc. in connection with its $575 million credit facility.
- Represented Terremark Worldwide, Inc. in its $1.4 billion acquisition by Verizon Communications, Inc.
- Represented MEDNAX, Inc. in connection with its $800 million credit facility.
- Represented Equity One, Inc. in its public offering of $300 million 3.75% senior notes.
- Represented Equity One, Inc. in its public offering of 4.1 million shares of common stock (including 1 million shares sold on a secondary basis).
- Represented commercial real estate and railroad company Florida East Coast Industries (FECI) in its $250 million acquisition of Codina Group, Inc., a real estate development company.
- Part 2
- Represented FECI in its $3.5 billion merger transaction in which FECI was acquired by a company formed by certain private equity funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, LLC.
- Represented home health care and hospice company Gentiva Heath Services, Inc. in its $1 billion acquisition of Odyssey HealthCare, Inc., a hospice provider, and related acquisition financing consisting, in part, of $325 million in senior notes offered under Rule 144A.
- Represented design, engineering and construction services firm The PBSJ Corporation in its $280 million acquisition by WS Atkins plc, a UK-based engineering firm.
- Represented appliance maker Applica Incorporated in its $128 million acquisition by private equity funds, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., and the competing tender offer by another potential acquirer.
- Represented International Motion Control, Inc., a manufacturer of motion control and automation products, in its $395 million acquisition by ITT Corporation.
- Part 3
- Represented Equity One, Inc., a NYSE listed REIT, in its $750 million acquisition of publicly traded IRT Property Company.
- Represented Florida East Coast Industries in its $250 million acquisition of the Codina Group, a real estate development company.
- Represented generic drug maker Abrika Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its acquisition by Actavis, Inc.
- Served as issuer's, underwriters' or special counsel for billions of dollars in value of public securities offerings including for MasTec, Inc., Equity One, Inc., Harris & Harris Group, Inc., The Vincam Group, Inc., FPL Group, Inc., and its affiliates, Southeast Banking Corporation and Trump Plaza Holdings.
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