Miami Tower at International Place
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600
Miami, Florida 33131
T 305-375-9220
F 305-375-8050
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600
Miami, Florida 33131
T 305-375-9220
F 305-375-8050
Practice Areas
- Business, Financial Transactions
- Contracts & Agreements
- Financial Services, OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets and Control) Bank Secrecy Laws and Money-Laundering Compliance and Litigation
- International and Domestic White-Collar Criminal Defense
- International Litigation and Arbitration
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, J.D., with honors, 2009
- University of North Carolina, Graduate Certificate in International Development, 2009
- North Carolina State University, B.A., Cum Laude (2006)
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
Memberships
- President-Elect 2011 and Director, South Asian Bar Association of Florida
- Board Member, India-US Chamber of Commerce of South Florida
- Board Member for the Network of Indian Professionals (NET IP)
Sumeet H. Chugani
Associate Attorney
Bilingual international lawyer focusing on international dispute resolution, cross-border transactional matters, and regulatory compliance and support.
Previous legal experience with Harry Elias Partnership in Singapore, K & L Gates in Pittsburgh, PA, and GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park/Durham, NC.
Having both lived and worked in Singapore and Malaysia, and as a regular traveler to India and China, Mr. Chugani has a deep understanding of the cultural dynamics of doing business in Asia.
Recent publications include:
- Michael Diaz Jr., Carlos F. Gonzalez, Sumeet H. Chugani and Xingjian Zhao, Diamonds in the Rough: Managing Legal Risk in Emerging Economies, Corporate Compliance Insights (April 4, 2011).
- Sumeet H. Chugani, India’s Global Expansion: Eyeing Latin America, Money Market USA (October 30, 2010).
- Sumeet H. Chugani and Xingjian Zhao, Making Capitalism More Creative: The Tempestuous Marriage of Sentiment and Self-Interest, Pacific McGeorge Global Business & Development Law Journal, Volume 22, Number 2, Spring 2010, 333.
- Benevolent Blood Money: Terrorist Exploitation of Zakat and Its Complications in the War on Terror, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, Volume 34, Number 2, Winter 2009, 601.
Noteworthy:
- Proficiency in Hindi
- General Counsel for Net IP Television
- President-Elect of SABA, Florida, 2011.
- Articles Editor, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 2008-2009
Lectures & Speaking Engagements
- Invited Delegate; South Asian Diaspora Convention 2011, July 21-22, Resorts World Sentosas, Singapore;
- Speaker & Presenter; Civil Procedures: A View From the Bench in Florida; Lorman Education Services, June 14, 2011, Miami Springs, Florida;
- Panelist, "Offshore Legal Outsourcing: Attorneys in a Globalized Profession", Labor & Employment Law Association Lecture, University of Miami, March 29, 2011;
- Speaker, "Securities Law: Dodd-Frank and the new SEC", 13th Annual NASALSA Conference, Washington D.C., February 17-18, 2011.
News
- Asset Hunting and Anti-Money Laundering: Justice on the Trail of Tears
- DIAZ REUS ATTORNEY SUMEET CHUGANI NAMED 2011 PRESIDENT-ELECT FOR SABA FLORIDA
- Demand from China reshaping Latin American agriculture
- India’s Global Expansion: Eyeing Latin America
Articles & Publications
- Expo 2010 Shanghai: Latin America's Opportunity
- Inter-American Dialogue's Latin America Advisor - Financial Services
- The International Law Firm: A Global Marketing Approach
- China's Hunger for Latin American Agriculture
- Prolonging the Battle for Open Legal Markets
- ABA China Law Reporter "Avoiding the Pitfalls of "Hidden Rules" Chinese Graft Laws and the FCPA
Events
- Diaz Reus Sponsors LatinFinance The Latin America India Investors Forum, Trident Hotel, Munbai, India, November 17-18, 2011
- Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP Sponsors the South Asian Diaspora Convention 2011, July 21-22, Resorts World Sentosas, Singapore.
- Diaz Reus and Targ LLP sponsors the Annual Gala of the India-US Chamber of South Florida with special guest Sanjiv Arora, Consul General of India, Intercontinental Hotel, Miami
- Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP, Sponsors at the 12th Annual NASALSA Conference. Sumeet Chugani, Panelist: Making the Most of Law School, Advice from Recent Graduates. Washington, DC, February 26-28, 2010.

