Notable cases include: 

$450 million in four federal court judgments in the cases of Havana Docks v. Carnival, Royal, NCL, and MSC (LIBERTAD Act)

$188 million federal court judgment against the Republic of Cuba in Alejandre v. Republic of Cuba (anti-terrorism case arising out of the murder of four Americans who were shot down by the Cuban Air Force while flying a humanitarian mission for Brothers to the Rescue; Congress passed two landmark laws allowing for the use of frozen Cuban Government assets located in the U.S. to satisfy the judgment, with the victims collecting approximately $100 million)

$120 million recovery in the MBC Receivership for more than 30,000 defrauded investors worldwide (served as the federal court appointed Receiver in the then largest SEC enforcement action ever in South Florida)

$68.1 million jury verdict, including punitive damages, against Eller Media in Cabrera v. Eller Media (wrongful death resulting from an electrocution death of a young boy at a bus shelter)  

$31.2 million jury verdict, including punitive damages, against Able Telcom in Sirit v. Able Telcom (tortious interference with a business relationship)

$22 million federal court judgment against the Republic of Cuba in Weininger v. Republic of Cuba (anti-terrorism case arising out of the murder of a former Air National Guard member who was shot down during the Bay of Pigs invasion; the family was able to collect from frozen Cuban assets) 

$20.5 million federal court judgment against the Government of Aruba in Sanchez v. The Government of Aruba (transnational litigation against the Government of Aruba in favor of a U.S. business for breach of a commercial relationship)

$9 million arbitration award against Big 4 Accounting Firm (arbitration award for failure to provide competent services, resulting in substantial losses to the accounting firm’s client)

$4 million jury verdict against automotive service company (wrongful death verdict for the estate of an undocumented worker killed by a defective wheel on a truck tire).

Representation of media company in dispute with joint venture partner leading to $325 million cash payment in business resolution with client.

AeroPeru Aviation Disaster Litigation (Represented 43 families whose loved ones died in an aviation accident off the coast of Peru; cases were originally filed in the United States federal court, they were litigated and arbitrated in Chile in Spanish, resulting in a settlement against AeroPeru and The Boeing Co. that included some of the highest compensation levels ever received for an aviation accident in South America)

3M MDL Executive Committee: 3M Combat Arms Earplug MDL (the largest MDL ever)

Cuban American Bar Association v. Warren Christopher (Class Action representing more than 40,000 Cuban refugees against the U.S. Government for wrongful detention in the Guantanamo Naval Base; awarded “The Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award” by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Florida)

2000 Presidential Election Recount (Represented then-Governor George W. Bush before the Miami-Dade Canvassing Board and the trial and appellate courts in Miami-Dade County in the litigation involving the Presidential recount)

Norman Braman v. Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami, and the Florida Marlins (Represented a local business owner in a lawsuit to prevent the use of taxpayer funds to build a baseball stadium for private use) 

Norman Braman v. Carlos Alvarez (Successfully defended against the sitting County Mayor’s lawsuit to stop a recall vote that ultimately gained 88 percent of the vote, resulting in the largest recall ever of an official in a U.S. local government) 

State of Florida v. Barrett (Obtained dismissal of all criminal charges alleging violations of the Florida Sunshine Law)

Public and Civic Service 

• United States Attorney
  Southern District of Florida
• Assistant United States Attorney
  Southern District of Florida
• Federal Judicial Nominating Commission
  State of Florida
  Chair
• Constitution Revision Commission
  State of Florida
  Member
• Taxation and Budget Reform Commission
  State of Florida
  Member
• U.S. Attorney General
  Advisory Committee of United States Attorneys
• U.S. Marshal Selection Panel
  Chair
• Governor Charlie Crist’s Transition
  Chair
• Attorney General Charlie Crist’s Transition
  Chair
• Governor Jeb Bush’s Transition
  General Counsel
• Miami-Dade College District Board of Trustees
  Chair
• Board of Education of the State of Florida
  Vice-Chair
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  21st Century School Bond Advisory Committee
  Chair
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  Secure Our Future Advisory Committee
  Chair