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Bank of America Tower at International Place
100 S.E. Second Street, Suite 2600
Miami, Florida 33131
T 305-375-9220
F 305-375-8050

mdiaz@diazreus.com

Practice Areas

Education

University of Miami School of Law, J.D. cum laude, Inter American Law Review
University of Miami, School of Commerce, B.B.A., International Finance

Admissions

Florida

Professional & Community Leadership

Former President, Director and Officer of the Cuban America Bar Association.
International Bar Association, Consulegis, the International Association of Lawyers and Professional Advisors, Member Association, White Collar Crime Committee, National and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association, Florida International Bankers Association, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, Latin and Venezuelan-American Chambers of Commerce.
Active member numerous civic and philanthropic organizations; regularly recognized for personal and DRRT charitable contributions to youth, health, civic and social causes.

Michael Diaz, Jr.

Managing Partner

Represents financial institutions, foreign government entities and multinational corporations in complex commercial disputes and sensitive cross-border government and regulatory investigations. Also successful defense and prosecution in highly publicized corruption, fraud and money-laundering investigations.

Bilingual Cuban native. Law (Honors), International Finance degrees, University of Miami.

Previously a partner in AV international litigation firm and Prosecutor and Division Chief in Janet Reno’s Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s office, investigating and prosecuting homicide and major-crime cases.

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Martindale-Hubbell AV rated.

Florida Super Lawyers, Strathmore’s Who’s Who.

Domestic and international litigation and arbitration practice, representing U.S. and foreign-based clients in U.S. and international disputes.
Counsels and plans preventative litigation strategies.
Conducts parallel investigations.
Represents clients before arbitral, administrative and government tribunals, grand juries, state, federal and appellate court proceedings.

Recent Published Opinions and Representative Cases

Canon Latin America, Inc. v. Lantech. Obtained anti-suit injunction for DRRT client Canon Latin America, Inc., prohibiting Costa Rican distributor from prosecuting $6.3 million claim for allegedly violating Costa Rica’s Representatives of Foreign Companies Act. A case of first impression and legal significance regarding foreign anti-suit injunctions.
José Guevara v. Republic of Peru. In a precedent decision, successfully pierced the Republic of Peru’s attempt to insulate itself, using the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), as a defense to avoid payment of a $5 million bounty for the capture of international fugitive and spymaster Vladimir Montesino.
Representative cases - current litigation.

Noteworthy:

Selected by independent research and blue-ribbon-panel for Florida Super Lawyers, annual listing of top five percent of attorneys.
Selected among top international experts and faculty for first post-graduate course on "Money-Laundering Prevention" at University of Salamanca, sponsored by Latin-American Banking Federation (FELABAN).

Publications:

Currently and regularly publishes articles for the “Inter-American Dialogue” on finance, legal, trade, business and politics relating to Latin America and U.S. relations.
Published numerous articles in legal periodicals and trade journals. Most recent book appears in 2005, “Violencia, Criminalidad y Terrorismo” (Violence, Criminality and Terrorism), published by Foundation for a Positive Venezuela.

Lectures & Speaking Engagments

Presenter, Islamic Funds World 2008, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Presenter, “International Anti-Suit Injunctions and Arbitrations”, The Third Annual Conference on Dispute Avoidance and Alternative Resolution, LexisNexis, Shanghai, China.
Presenter, “Doing Business in the Middle-East”, Middle-East Conference, Business Information Asia, Singapore.
Presenter, Middle-East North-Africa International Money Laundering / Terrorist Financing Conference and Exhibition, ACAMS, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Presenter, “Dispute Resolution in China and Latin America: When to Litigate, When to Mediate, and When to Arbitrate”, First China Latin America Business Summit, Chinese Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Santiago Chile.
Speaker, “When to litigate, when to mediate, and when to arbitrate?”, 2^nd Annual Conference on Dispute Avoidance and Resolution, “Smartly Using Alternative Resolutions to Boost the Bottom Line of Your International Business”, LexisNexis, Shanghai, China.
Presenter, “Corruption and Terrorism: Risks and Challenges of the XXI Century,” 2d International Conference, Florida International University, Latin American Caribbean Center, Miami, Florida.
Presenter, Florida International University - Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER) - College of Business Administration - First Annual Professional Development in International Business Program (PDIB).
Instructor, “Money Laundering Prevention,” Universidad de Salamanca, Bogotá, Colombia.
Presenter, Fifth Annual Latin-American Money Laundering Conference, San José, Costa Rica.
Presenter, XXIII Latin-American Congress on Banking Law, Latin American Banking Federation (FELABAN) and the Banking Association of El Salvador (ABANSA), San Salvador, El Salvador.
Presenter, Ninth Annual Money Laundering Conference, Miami Beach, Florida.
Presenter, Annual Educational Conference, American Judges Association, Montreal, Canada.