Mr Anthony J. Fernandez > Greenberg Traurig > San Diego, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Anthony J. Fernandez
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Associate
Career
Anthony J. Fernandez is a member of the Corporate Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Miami office and also serves as the Co-Chair of the Miami Associate Committee. He focuses his practice on advising domestic and international clients on legal issues within U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, commercial transactions, and general corporate governance matters. He advises clients, on both buy-side and sell-side transactions, across many industries including technology, software, health care, logistics, retail, insurance, franchises, financial services, and fintech.
Anthony has been recognized in various legal publications including The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law, 2024 & 2025, and in Legal 500 Latin America edition for Corporate and M&A in 2024 & 2025.
Prior to joining the firm in 2018, Anthony spent over six years in business within the financial technology and financial services industry, working at PayPal and Standard & Poor’s. He has deep international business and market development experience, primarily focused in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Anthony utilizes his legal, business and financial background to apply a strategic approach to his clients’ needs.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
- Alumni President, Emory University Alumni Miami Network
- Member, Emory University, Goizueta School of Business Alumni Board
- South Florida Alumni Director, SEO Careers Program
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Hispanic National Bar Association
- Member, Cuban American Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, St. Thomas University School of Law
- M.B.A., International Business Concentration, St. Thomas University Gus Machado Business School
- B.B.A., Finance Concentration, Emory University, Goizueta School of Business
Lawyer Rankings
Latin America: International firms > Corporate and M&A
(Leading associates)Greenberg Traurig LLP has a broad-based Latin America corporate and M&A practice, driven in large part by its very sizeable team in Miami. The group handles deals in a wide variety of sectors, notably in renewable energy, digital infrastructure and technology (including fintech); the firm has made a further impression in start-up, growth company and venture capital work, including in the blockchain and cryptocurrency fields. It has experienced additional growth in education transactions and maintains a strong focus on the entire region through its impressive client list of Latin America-based corporates and North America headquartered multinationals, along with private equity funds and other financial sponsors. Long-nurtured connections to the region ensure it continues to land numerous inbound and outbound engagements, including cross-border capital flows into South Florida. The firm houses considerable M&A talent, including standout Latin America practitioners Yosbel Ibarra, who co-heads the Miami office; and Antonio Peña, Latin America group co-chair. Carol Barnhart, Arnaldo Rego, Henry Roque and Geiza Vargas-Vargas are also key members of the Latin America M&A team. Anthony Fernandez is a prominent corporate and transactional associate. All named individuals are based in Miami. Moreover, in addition to the firm’s strong on the ground presence in Mexico, since research concluded the firm has announced the opening of a new office in Sao Paulo -with effect from September 2024; unlike the Mexico office which practices local law, the Sao Paulo team will operate as foreign legal consultants.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Real estate > Real estate
Firm Rankings
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Industry focus > Native American law
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Project finance
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Healthcare > Service providers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense