RIVERO MESTRE Firm Resume Rivero Mestre LLP is an AV-rated, litigation law firm focused primarily on complex commercial litigation, including international litigation and arbitration, and white collar criminal defense. The firm represents clients before the Courts of the United States and the State of Florida, as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. The firm concentrates on representing institutional clients in complex commercial disputes including securities actions, banking litigation, insurance coverage disputes, accounting malpractice claims, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment. The firm s attorneys have extensive experience in litigating civil, SEC regulatory, international arbitration, and criminal fraud matters. The firm s attorneys have also conducted internal corporate investigations in the United States and in foreign countries and have represented clients in Congressional investigations and hearings. The partners have substantial experience, including as trial counsel, in the litigation and trial of sophisticated commercial disputes involving regional, national, and international corporations and financial institutions. These matters have included national multi-district litigation and several of the highest profile matters in South Florida and the United States. The partners have also served as lead counsel and arbitrators in numerous international arbitration matters before the International Chamber of Commerce s International Court of Arbitration, the American Arbitration Association s International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and in international litigation matters before the Courts of the United States and the State of Florida. Their clients have included U.S. multi-national corporations that conduct business in Latin America and Europe, and non-u.s. corporations doing business in the United States and around the world. The firm is fully bilingual in English and Spanish, and also has Portuguese language fluency.
Partners Andrés Rivero Former Litigation Partner, Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, PA. Education: University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall (J.D., 1986); Harvard College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982). AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Commissioner, Florida Judicial Nominating Commission for the 11 th Judicial Circuit (2005-2010), Vice Chairman (2008), Chairman (2009), Former Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida (1989-94), Economic Crimes, Public Corruption, and Major Crimes Sections. Election Crimes Coordinator, United States Attorney s Office, Southern District of Florida (1993-94). Commercial Litigation Associate, Greenberg, Traurig Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, PA. (1986-89). Adjunct Professor, University of Miami Law School (1993-96). Publications: Deposing Nonhumans: Corporate Representative Depositions in Florida, The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 79, No. 1, January 2005; A Comity of Errors: Understanding the International Abstention Doctrine, University of Florida Journal of International Law, Volume 17, Issue 2. Included in Best Lawyers in America (2009, 2010) and recognized as among Florida Legal Elite (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010) by Florida Trend Magazine (voted for by members of the Florida Bar). Admitted: Florida Bar (1986); United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1989); United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit (2010); United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (2011); United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia (2011); United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (1986), Middle District of Florida (1998), Northern District of Florida (2001); United States District Court, District of Colorado (2010). Languages: Spanish. arivero@riveromestre.com Jorge A. Mestre Former Litigation Attorney, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, P.A. (1996-98); Former Litigation Attorney, J. Patrick Fitzgerald, P.A., Office of the General Counsel to the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Palm Beach (1998-2001). Education: Florida State University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996); Catholic University of America (B.A. in Financial Management, 1993). AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Recipient, Local Government Law Book Award. Articles and Notes Editor, Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law, 1995-96. Judicial Intern for the Honorable Donald L. Graham, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (1994). Judicial Intern for Justice Major B. Harding, Supreme Court of Florida (1995). Adjunct Law Professor, St. Thomas University School of Law, International Arbitration (Fall 2010). Representative publications: The Florida Bar s Civil Practice Before Trial Manual, 9 th Edition, Chapter 6: Jurisdiction, 2011; The Art of War: Competing as a Minority- Owned Law Firm in the Global Marketplace, American Bar Association Section of Litigation: Minority Trial Lawyer, Winter 2010; The Florida Bar s Civil Practice Before Trial Manual, 8 th Edition, Chapter 6: Jurisdiction, 2009; A Comity of Errors: Understanding the International Abstention Doctrine, University of Florida Journal of International Law, Volume 17, Issue 2; International Arbitration in Miami, CABA
Briefs, September 2005; Deposing Nonhumans: Corporate Representative Depositions in Florida, The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 79, No. 1, January 2005. Representative recognitions: Certificate, International Chamber of Commerce, Seminario PIDA Avanzado, Arbitraje Comercial Internacional (Advanced PIDA Seminar, International Commercial Arbitration), Paris, June 2010; Recognized as among Up and Coming Florida Legal Elite 2005 and as Florida Legal Elite 2007, 2008, and 2009 by Florida Trend Magazine (voted for by members of the Florida Bar); Recognized as Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2009 and 2010 (voted for by members of the Florida Bar). Admitted: Florida Bar (1996); New York State Bar; D.C. Bar. Supreme Court of the United States; United States Court of Appeals, Second, Third, and Eleventh Circuits; United States District Court, Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida; United States District Court, Southern District of New York; United States District Court, District of Colorado. Member: Cuban-American Bar Association (Director, 2001-03); Dade County Bar Association (Director, 2001); Dade County Bar Association Civil Litigation Committee (Vice-Chair, 2007); Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee (Federal Rules Standing Committee) (2005-present); Belen Jesuit Alumni Lawyers Executive Committee (2007-present); Hispanic National Bar Association (Deputy President for the Florida Region, 2007-2008; Florida Regional President 2009-2010); American Bar Association, Presidential Appointment to the Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice (2010); Hispanic National Bar Foundation (Director 2010-present). Frequent speaking engagements at law schools, business schools, and seminars related to litigation, arbitration, and ethics. Party-appointed arbitrator in an ad hoc international arbitration, an ICC arbitration, and a AAA arbitration. Court-appointments as Receiver and as Assignee for the Benefit of Creditors in the 11th Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida. Languages: Spanish. jmestre@riveromestre.com Of Counsel Ana Munoz New York University School of Law (J.D., 1999); Florida International University (B.A., with Honors, Political Science, and Certificate in Law, Ethics, and Society, 1996). New York University School of Law Associate Research and Writing Casebook Editor, NYU Moot Court Board. National Criminal Defense College, Trial Practice Institute (2005). Member: Florida Bar Law Related Education Committee (2006) and Shadow Program Subcommittee Co-chairperson (2007); Dade County Bar Association; Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Assistant Public Defender in the Nineteenth and Eleventh Judicial Circuits. Admitted: Florida Bar (1999); United States District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida. Languages: Spanish (also reads Portuguese and French). amunoz@riveromestre.com Catherine C. Grieve University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998) (Dean s merit scholar; recipient of the Thompson Award in Criminal Procedure);
Bucknell University (B.A., Economics, 1992). Former Litigation Partner, Goldstein, Tanen & Trench, P.A. (2008-10; Litigation Associate, 2001-08); Former Litigation Associate, Black, Srebnick & Kornspan, P.A. (1999-2001). Admitted: Florida Bar (1999); United States Court of Appeals, Third and Eleventh Circuits; United States District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida; United States District Court, District of Colorado. cgrieve@riveromestre.com Alicia Santana Torres Former Litigation Attorney, Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, P.A. Education: Florida State University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1996); Georgetown University (B.A., History, 1991). Recipient of the Transactional Spanish and Trial Practice Book Awards. Notes and Comments Editor, Florida Statute University Law Review, 1994-96. Member: Cuban- American Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association. Admitted: Florida Bar (1996); United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; United States District Court, Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida. Languages: Spanish. atorres@riveromestre.com Associates Erimar von der Osten - University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2006); Florida International University (B.A., 2003). Judicial Intern for the Honorable Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2004-05). Research Assistant for Professor Ricardo J. Bascuas, University of Miami School of Law (2005). Certified Legal Intern at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender s Office (2006). Admitted: Florida Bar (2006); United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Languages: Spanish. evonderosten@riveromestre.com M. Paula Aguila - University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007); Florida International University (B.A., International Relations, 2004). University of Miami International Moot Court Board (participated in the annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition in Vienna in 2007, receiving an Honorable Mention). Studied law in Argentina at the National University School of Law of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. Legal intern for the Honorable José Salgado, Thirteenth Civil Court of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. Judicial Intern for the Honorable Sarah I. Zabel, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (2005). Admitted: Florida Bar (2007); United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese. paguila@riveromestre.com Charlie Whorton - University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007); North Carolina State University (B.S., Business Management, 2004). Executive Editor, University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review. Dean's List. Dean's Certificate in Civil Procedure II and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Judicial Intern for the Honorable Henry Leyte-Vidal, Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (2004). Judicial Intern for the Honorable William C. Turnoff, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida (2005). Member: Phi Alpha Delta Honors Fraternity. Admitted: Florida Bar (2007); United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. cwhorton@riveromestre.com Victor J. Pelaez Florida International University College of Law (J.D., 2009); Florida International University (B.A., Philosophy, cum laude, 2005). Legal Intern, Maurice and Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice (2009). Member: Cuban-American Bar Association; Dade County Bar Association; Belen Alumni Lawyers Section. Admitted: Florida Bar (2010). Languages: Spanish. vpelaez@riveromestre.com Alexander R. Lorido- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008) (Best Exam: Antitrust Law and Economics); Middlebury College (B.A., International Politics and Economics, 2003). Corporate Finance Associate: Clifford Chance, LLP (2008-2009). Member: New York Bar (2009); Florida Bar (2009); California Bar (2010). Languages: Spanish. alorido@riveromestre.com Adria M. Rodriguez - University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 2010); University of Havana School of Law (Licentiate in Law, 1998). In-house counsel at Massa, S.A. Corporation (1999); Public defender for Playa municipality, Havana, Cuba (1998). Member: Cuban-American Bar Association. Admitted: Florida Bar (2010). Languages: Spanish and Russian. arodriguez@riveromestre.com Aylia Licor University of Barcelona School of Law (Licentiate in Law, 2011); Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center (J.D., 2009); University of Florida (B.A., Economics and B.S., Finance, cum laude, 2006). Bilingual Editor, ILSA Journal of International and Comparative Law. Publications: Satellite Remote Sensing: Commercialization of Remote Sensing. Is the Use of Satellite Derived Information for Military Purposes in Violation of the Peaceful Purposes Provision of the Outer Space Treaty? 14 ILSA J. Int l & Comp. L. 207 (2007). Member: Florida Bar (2010). Languages: Spanish. alicor@riveromestre.com