Miami-headquartered Diaz Reus International Law Firm (DRT) is a global legal practice focused on national and international parallel proceedings and business transactions in the following broad areas, with board certified lawyers in international litigation and arbitration, international law, and immigration and nationality law:
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DRT Alliance Offices
DRT Alliance
MIAMI TOWER AT INTERNATIONAL PLACE
100 S.E. SECOND STREET, SUITE 2600
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
FLORDIA
United States
MIAMI TOWER AT INTERNATIONAL PLACE
100 S.E. SECOND STREET, SUITE 2600
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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DRT Alliance > Profile
DRT Alliance is a global network of law offices that provides clients seamless access to legal services in major business centers throughout the U.S., Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Whether a part of the headquarters firm of Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP in Miami, Florida, or independently owned and operated, each member of the DRT Alliance has been thoroughly vetted as offering boots on the ground, top-quality legal talent and experience while sharing the same values, strategic vision, and dedication to client service. Whether a part of the headquarters firm of Diaz Reus International Law Firm in Miami, Florida, or independently owned and operated, each member of the DRT Alliance has been thoroughly vetted as offering boots on the ground, top-quality legal talent and experience while sharing the same values, strategic vision, and dedication to client service. The members of DRT Alliance are recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, BestLawyers®, GIR100, Super Lawyers, Latinvex, Leaders League, Martindale-Hubbell and have received awards from many distinguished publications.
Expertise
- Fraud, civil litigation and arbitration
- White collar crime, regulatory, criminal investigations and defense in matters of corruption, bribery, money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OFAC, Magnitsky Act, CAATSA, Specially Designated Nationals, the Bank Secrecy Act and other US law violations
- Asset investigations, identification, location, tracing, and recovery
- Politically sensitive investigations and the recovery of US immigration status and visas
- Sports and entertainment law
- Immigration, tax and estate, family law
- Sovereign trade, commerce, banking, real estate, intellectual property, capital markets, and finance
- Corporate/financial institutions, governance and compliance
- Blockchain and cryptocurrency
- Corporate and joint venture transactions, acquisitions and formations
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managing Director | Michael Diaz, Jr. |
Languages
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- Fraud, civil litigation and arbitration
- White-collar crime, regulatory, criminal investigations and defense in matters of corruption, bribery, money laundering, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, OFAC, Magnitsky Act, CAATSA, Specially Designated Nationals, the Bank Secrecy Act and other US law violations
- Asset investigations, identification, location, tracing, and recovery
- Politically sensitive investigations and the recovery of US immigration status and visas
- Corporate / M&A
- Real Estate
- Sports and entertainment law
- Immigration, tax and estate, family law
- Sovereign trade, commerce, banking, real estate, intellectual property, capital markets, and finance
- Corporate/financial institutions, governance and compliance
- Blockchain and cryptocurrency
Diaz Reus serves US-based and global clients, including multinational corporations, import and export companies, manufacturers, technology companies, government entities, heads of states, political parties, public officials, financial institutions, entrepreneurs, family offices, high net worth individuals, and athletes and entertainers. Diaz Reus is an entrepreneurial, enterprising, emerging-markets law firm providing traditional legal services across all industries while focusing on promising new business opportunities for its clients. The firm is dedicated to growing and protecting its clients’ assets and securing their long-term stability. From 33 offices located throughout Latin America, the US, Western and Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, our multicultural lawyers operate seamlessly, giving clients access to boots-on-the-ground, global legal counsel.
Main areas of practice
High-stakes litigation and arbitration: Transnational litigation, arbitration, and appellate matters including commercial disputes, sensitive investigations, financial fraud, asset seizure and forfeiture, white collar criminal, asset recoveries, international law, intellectual property rights, and recovery of visas.
Transactional: Complex contract negotiations, finance, real estate, IP licensing, joint ventures, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, customs, trade, and franchising.
Regulatory: Anti-money laundering compliance, BSA, corporate governance, regulatory investigations, FCPA, customs, and criminal and civil RICO cases. Representing banks, corporations, traditional and non-traditional financial institutions, sovereigns, political parties, government entities and officials, and private individuals.
Private client: Domestic and international tax, athlete, and entertainer representation. Immigration, trust and estate, and family law matters.
Representative litigation and arbitration matters
- Represent holdout group of bondholders in $700m Argentinean government default
- Represent US citizen/Venezuelan national in defense of a federal criminal investigation in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) involving allegations of unlicensed money transmitting and money laundering
- Represent group of US auto dealerships in breach of agreements in importation and sale against Indian truck manufacturer. Claims include fraud, negligent misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, unjust enrichment, civil conspiracy, and violations of the federal automobile dealers Act and state ‘dealer day in court’ laws
- Represent head of political party in lawsuit for defamation against The Wall Street Journal
- Represent Latin American, Chinese, and Middle Eastern nationals in recovery of US Visas, following investigations for human rights violations and corruption
- Represent Venezuelan government agency in lawsuit alleging expropriated property in excess of $1bn, violating the US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
- Arbitration of dispute in Panama between US company and Brazilian general contractor engaged in construction of airport
- Represent parties allegedly defrauded of equal shares in joint venture to sell power-generating turbines to Venezuelan electricity sector. Includes allegations of fraudulent transfer, an out of state trust, an affiliated company in Panama, and US law enforcement investigations
- Represented Mexican oil giant, PEMEX, in multimillion-dollar action under federal RICO, involving complex extraterritoriality issues
- Represented US-multinational corporation victimized by fraudulent acts during government bid process in Peru
- Represented Central American commodities enterprise in dispute with US-based supplier regarding cross-border shipment of goods under CAFTA-DR
- Arbitrated commercial dispute in purchase and sale contract transferring airplanes from Central to South American airlines, ultimately sold to a third-party airline in Dubai
- Represented iron/ore producer in defense of arbitration dispute for maritime vessel and iron/ore contracts in London, Zurich, Miami, and New York
- Represent prominent, wealthy Honduran family and their business empire against money laundering charges and OFAC designations in federal court in New York City
Global managing partner: Michael Diaz, Jr
Offices
USA: Houston; Los Angeles; Miami; New York;Washington, D.C.; (Canada) Toronto
Latin America: Bogota; Buenos Aires; Caracas; Lima; Mexico City; Monterrey; Panama; San Pedro Sula; Santiago; Santo Domingo; Sao Paulo
Europe: Frankfurt; Madrid; Moscow; Prague
Middle East/Asia: Abu Dhabi; Aleppo City; Baghdad; Beirut; Dubai; Lahore; Riyadh; Shanghai
Africa: Johannesburg; Lagos
Languages: Arabic, Catalan, Czech, English, Farsi, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Shanghainese, Spanish.
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFAC Sanctions, Corporate investigations and white collar criminal | Michael Diaz, Jr. | mdiaz@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| OFAC Sanctions, Corporate investigations and white collar criminal | Robert I. Targ | rtarg@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| International litigation and arbitration | Marta Colomar-Garcia | mcolomar@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| International litigation and arbitration | Gary E. Davidson | gdavidson@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| OFAC Sanctions, Corporate investigations and white collar criminal | Richard Wiedis | rwiedis@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| OFAC Sanctions, Corporate investigations and white collar criminal | Javier Coronado | jcoronado@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Real estate | George Diaz | gdiaz@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Litigation, Entertainment | Kenneth A. Linzer | klinzer@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Tax planning and estates | Julio Barbosa | jbarbosa@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Tax planning and estates | Steven Horowitz | shorowitz@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| OFAC Sanctions, Corporate investigations and white collar criminal | Juan Vargas | rvargas@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Civil & Criminal Litigation | Greg Ahlgren | ghalgren@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Immigration | Michael Harris | mharris@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Immigration | Chandler Finley | cfinley@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| international commercial transactions, corporate and real estate | Stefania Bologna | sbologna@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
| Corporate, Finance, Real Estate | Evan Stroman | estroman@diazreus.com | +1 877.247.9277 |
drt international law firm & alliance Members
- A. D. Sosa & Soto (Guatemala , Guatemala)
- Abdala y Cia (Santiago , Chile)
- Aramburú Castañeda Boero Abogados (Lima , Peru)
- AwaisLaw DRT (LAHORE , Pakistan)
- Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance (Johannesburg , South Africa)
- Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance (Buenos Aires , Argentina)
- Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance (Bogota , Colombia)
- Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance (Miami , United States)
- Diaz Reus International Law Firm & Alliance (Caracas , Venezuela)
- Guimarães & Vieira De Mello Advogados (Belo Horizonte , Brazil)
- Horowitz and Rubenstein, LLC (New York , United States)
- Ius+Aequitas Trial Lawyers (Madrid , Spain)
- Jacome & Jacome (Panama , Panama)
- Linzer Law Group (Los Angeles , United States)
- Newton Law Group (Beirut , Lebanon)
- Newton Law Group (Baghdad , Iraq)
- Prime Law Firm (Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates)
- RIZEK ABOGADOS, S.R.L (Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic)