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Steven Sonberg is the Managing Partner of Holland & Knight. Prior to his election as Managing Partner in 2008, he served as Chair of the firm's Business Law Section for five years, and previously led the Corporate Practice Group in South Florida. He also served as a member of the firm's Directors Committee for eight years. With more than 30 years of experience, Mr. Sonberg is a corporate lawyer whose practices have focused on the areas of securities law and mergers and acquisitions. His p...

Carl A. Fornaris is Co-Chair of the firm's Financial Regulatory and Compliance Practice. With 20 years of legal experience, Carl concentrates his practice on the representation of financial services firms in all aspects of their business. In particular, he represents U.S. and non-U.S. firms on finance and corporate matters, and provides supervisory and compliance counseling for institutions regulated by the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, FinCEN, CFPB, SEC, FINRA, Florida Office of Financial Regu...

Adam M. Zwecker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Real Estate Law. Adam M. practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Adam M. Zwecker since 2021. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Adam M. Zwecker is held by other lawyers.

Raul E. Salas is a partner in the firm’s Miami office. His practice focuses on real estate law, both transactions and litigation, as well as general commercial civil litigation. Mr. Salas attended Florida State University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Science in 1996. While attending Florida State University, Raul Salas was extremely active in the Cuban-American Students Association and served as President. He earned his Juris Doctor from Florida State Univers...

Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Litigation - Real Estate. Anna Marie Hernandez practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez since 2015. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Anna Marie Hernandez Gamez is held by other lawyers.

Liz C. Messianu is a partner in Wicker Smith’s Miami office with over 21 years of experience practicing in the areas of probate-estate planning, guardianship administration and litigation, estate and trust administration, real estate transactions and wealth preservations for individuals. Mrs. Messianu handles all aspects of estate and trust matters, including probate and trust administration, representing beneficiaries in our courts, with a strong emphasis on litigation involving probat...

Michael Larkin is a leading land use and zoning attorney in Miami-Dade County, widely recognized for his deep expertise in Miami Beach and his role in shaping some of the community’s most high-profile and design-sensitive projects. He regularly represents developers, property owners, and institutional clients before the City of Miami Beach’s City Commission, Historic Preservation Board, Design Review Board, Planning Board, and Board of Adjustment, where his command of process, pre...

Charles R. Lipcon earned his J.D. from the University of Miami in 1971 and has spent decades representing individuals and families in Admiralty and Maritime Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs matters. Based in Miami, Florida, Mr. Lipcon is a founding partner of Lipcon, Margulies & Winkleman PA , where his practice includes claims involving cruise ship incidents, maritime injuries, wrongful death cases , and other serious personal injury matters. Throughout his career, Mr. Lip...

As a partner and trial attorney at Boyers Law Group, P.A., Matthew Mazzarella has recovered millions of dollars for clients injured in catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, negligent security, and premises liability cases. He has dedicated his career to achieving justice for his clients, taking on and prevailing against some of the most powerful businesses, hospitals, doctors and large corporations in Florida. Mazzarella has received numerous accolades. He has bee...

Jerry M. Markowitz is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy and Mediation. Jerry M. practices law in Miami, Florida Best Lawyers has recognized Jerry M. Markowitz since 1999. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jerry M. Marko...