Jorge Aviles > Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

1111 BRICKELL AVENUE
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Jorge Aviles

Work Department
Insurance Coverage
Position
Counsel
Career
Jorge’s practice concentrates on complex insurance recovery disputes on behalf of corporate and public policyholders, including coverage matters arising from cross-border risks and international transactions. He also counsels clients on risk management and insurance recovery strategy. Jorge has helped clients secure millions in insurance coverage following high-stakes claims involving a wide variety of losses. Jorge represents commercial and governmental policyholders in all types of sophisticated insurance matters throughout all stages of the insurance process, from pre-purchase policy analysis and review through litigation and settlement of contested claims. Jorge has briefed and handled claims involving trade credit, D&O, CGL, E&O, property, and cyber policies, among many others. Through mediations and arbitrations—including in international forums—and trials, Jorge has assisted in the recovery of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds for clients.
Jorge has been recognized as a Best Lawyer for Insurance Law and as a Break Out Award Winner by Business Insurance. He is also a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity and a graduate of the DC Bar John Payton Leadership Academy. Jorge regularly publishes on insurance topics and lectures on insurance coverage issues. He is fluent in Spanish and conversational in Portuguese.
Memberships
- Member, Law360 Insurance Authority Specialty Lines Editorial Advisory Board (2025)
- Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2024
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director, ABA Business Law Section’s Director and Officers Liability Committee, 2022-present
- Member, Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council, DC Bar Foundation
- Member, 40 Under 40 Latinos, NYC-TriState, Negocios Now, Class of 2025
- DC Bar John Payton Leadership Academy, Class of 2024
Education
JD, Fordham University School of Law, Associate Editor, Journal of Corporate & Financial Law, 2012
BA, Harvard University, 2007
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Industry focus > Education
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Miami Elite > International corporate and M&A
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Industry focus > Education
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies