Honors and Awards:

• 2007 Top Up and Comer, Taxation and Corporate, South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Comer, Taxation and Corporate, South Florida Legal Guide, 2007
• 2008 Top Up and Comer, South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Comer, South Florida Legal Guide, 2008
• Top Lawyers, 2009, Taxation and Real Estate, South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Taxation and Real Estate, South Florida Legal Guide, 2009
• Top Lawyers, Taxation and Real Estate, South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers, Taxation and Real Estate, South Florida Legal Guide, 2010

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Florida Bar, 1993
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1994
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1994
• U.S. Tax Court, 1994

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Tax Section, Florida Bar, Member
• Business Section, Florida Bar Association, Member
• Business Law Section, American Bar Association; Member

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Mount Sinai Hospital - Young Founders

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Author, The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Global Markets, Aspatore Special Report, 2008
• Author, Avoiding Potential Pitfalls for Closely Held Businesses; Tax Issues and Client Strategies in Business and Family Succession Planning, Aspatore Inside the Minds , 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• *Represented several nine figured net worth clients in various capacities including tax planning, real estate transactions and wealth preservation. *Represented families from the U.S. and outside the U.S., especially South America, with a net worth ranging from $10 million to over $1 billion in wealth preservation, tax and estate planning, pre-immigration planning, and the formation and maintenance of complex trust structures. *Represented U.S. citizens and residents living abroad with U.S. income tax compliance matters. *Represented individuals, entities, and estates being audited, examined, or investigated by the Internal Revenue Service civilly or criminally. *Represented non-resident aliens in the sale of a business for a purchase price in excess of $600 million. *Represented real estate developers and investors in the corporate structure, capital raising, acquisition, financing, and/or development of real estate projects with gross revenues ranging from $10 million to $200 million.  Drafted and negotiated all of the agreements relating to such real estate deals. *Represented companies merging, acquiring or being acquired by other companies with prices ranging from $3 million to over $600 million. *Settled complicated disputes in excess of $100 million. *Represented companies and individuals entering into partnerships or joint ventures with others and providing or seeking capital. *Represented investors in the purchase of distressed debt and foreclosing or taking control of real estate from debtors. *Represented investors in hard money lending and mezzanine financing transactions.

Educational Background:

• University of Florida, B.S. in Accounting, 1990
• New York University School of Law, Masters of Law in Taxation, 1994