Lucia A. Dougherty has wide-ranging experience as a land use and zoning attorney in Miami-Dade County. Lucia represents major developers in securing governmental approvals for large-scale residential, commercial, mixed use, and/or retail projects before various municipal and county governments. Lucia was named the "Empress of the Skyline" by South Florida CEO because of her representation of numerous high-rise projects in Miami and Miami Beach. Lucia also represents clients seeking Certificates of Appropriateness for the development of historic properties or development within historic districts. She has experience in securing liquor licenses, real property tax appeals, procurement matters and bid protests, special area plans, and various other government related approvals. She is the Co-Chair of the Land Development & Zoning Practice of the Miami office. Lucia has served as the legal counsel to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau since 1988, and was the Chairman of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Archbishop's and Charities Drive for Dade County.
Lawyer Profile
Lucia A. Dougherty
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Recognized Since:2006
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Recognized in:Administrative / Regulatory LawEnvironmental Law...
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Law School:Oklahoma City University
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Location:333 Southeast Second Avenue, Suite 4400Miami, FL 33131
Lucia A. Dougherty has wide-ranging experience as a land use and zoning attorney in Miami-Dade County. Lucia represents major developers in securing governmental approvals for large-scale residential, commercial, mixed use, and/or retail projects before various municipal and county governments. Lucia was named the "Empress of the Skyline" by South Florida CEO because of her representation of numerous high-rise projects in Miami and Miami Beach. Lucia also represents clients seeking Certificates of Appropriateness for the development of historic properties or development within historic districts. She has experience in securing liquor licenses, real property tax appeals, procurement matters and bid protests, special area plans, and various other government related approvals. She is the Co-Chair of the Land Development & Zoning Practice of the Miami office. Lucia has served as the legal counsel to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau since 1988, and was the Chairman of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Archbishop's and Charities Drive for Dade County.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- University of Oklahoma , M.L.S., graduated 1972
- Syracuse University, BS, graduated 1971
- Oklahoma City University , J.D., graduated 1975
Bar Admissions:
- Florida, The Florida Bar
- Oklahoma, Oklahoma Bar Association
Affiliations:
- American Bar Association - Member
- Greater Miami and Beaches Hotel Association - Member
- Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1988-Present - Legal Counsel
- Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce - Chairperson
- Nova Southeastern University School of Law - Adjunct Professor
- University of Arkansas, Myeloma Institute Advisory - Board Member
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Miami (2021)
- Environmental Law, Miami (2020)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Miami (2019)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Miami (2015)
- Real Estate Law, Miami (2015)
- Land Use and Zoning Law, Miami (2013)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Miami (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Environmental Law
- Land Use and Zoning Law
- Real Estate Law
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- Miami SunPost, "Best Zoning Attorney"
- "Municipal Lawyer of the Year," Florida Municipal Lawyers Association, 1986
- Miami Centennial Women's Hall of Fame, City of Miami Commission on the Status of Women, 1996
- Miami SunPost, "The Power Women of Real Estate," 2005
- South Florida Business Journal, "Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate," July 2006
- Miami SunPost, "The Most Influential South Floridians," April 2008
- South Florida Business Journal, Key Partners, Legal-Real Estate & Construction Finalist, 2008
- Florida Trend magazine, "Legal Elite," 2005-2010
- The Legal 500 United States, 2009, 2013
- Chambers USA Guide, 2004-2013
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2013 "Top 50 Female Lawyers in Florida," 2007
- Miami SunPost, "Best Real Estate Attorney Duo," 2013
- Chambers USA Award for Excellence, Real Estate, 2013
- South Florida Legal Guide, "South Florida's Top Lawyers," 2004-2005, 2010-2014
Special Focus:
- Counseling
- Government Relations
- Land Use and Zoning
Lawyer Practice Areas
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Firm Details
Greenberg Traurig LLP
https://www.gtlaw.com
Headquarters
MetLife Building
200 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10166
(212) 801.9200
40
Office Locations
in 11
Countries
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Lawyer Case History
Areas of Concentration
- Administrative law
- Land development
- Government procurement and contracting
- Property tax appeals
Development
- Represented Constructa's Cocowalk specialty center in Coconut Grove and Ocean Steps project in Miami Beach.
- Represented Michael Samuels and Jack Cayre in the development of the Buena Vista Yards in Miami, "Midtown Miami."
- Represented Espirito Santo Bank and office building.
- Represented Hyperion Group development of Blue and Marina Blue on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami.
- Represented many historic preservation developers such as the late Gianni Versace in his conversion of the historic Amsterdam Palace on Ocean Drive to a residence; Ian Schrager in the preservation and renovation of the historic Delano Hotel on Collins Avenue, Karim Maseri in the Astor renovation; Jonathan Breen in the construction of a new addition to the Sasson Hotel (Setai Condominium) and Chris Blackwell (Island Trading) in the restoration of the Leslie, Marlin and Tides hotels.
Part 2
- Represented The Millennium Partners, Four Seasons Hotel, Miami-Brickell Avenue.
- Represented the 60-story Pacific Equities project on the Miami River.
- Represented Ugo Colombo's exclusive high-rises — Bristol Tower, Santa Maria and the Governor project.
- Represented Ritz-Carlton Project, Miami and Miami Beach.
- Represented Miracle Center.
- Represented Mutiny Condominium Project (Sonesta) in Coconut Grove.
- Represented One Miami Project, Downtown Miami - The Related Group.
- Represented The Performing Arts Center in Downtown Miami.
- Represented The W hotel in Miami Beach.
- Represented The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Miami and Miami Beach.
Procurement
- Represented Unisys in the City of Miami and procured over $20 million in contracts.
- Represented Able Sanitation in Miami-Dade County for portable toilets.
- Represented Martin Lamar for police uniforms contract in the City of Miami.
- Represented A2 for contract management services in Miami Beach.
- Represented Bell Helicopter in contested bid dispute in Miami-Dade County.
- Represented Road One in several jurisdictions for towing contracts.
- Represented Sarmiento Advertising in obtaining the bus bench contract for the City of Miami.
- Represented City Solutions in obtaining modular news racks in the City of Miami.
- Represented FUEL and worldwide push in the establishment of an outdoor advertising mural program in the City of Miami.
Financing
- Member of Greenberg Traurig team that represented MAT Concessionaire, LLC and its sponsors, Meridiam Infrastructure Fund and Bouygues Travaux Publics, S.A., in the Port of Miami Tunnel project, one of the first greenfield public-private partnerships in the United States.
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