Latin Counsel | Michael Diaz, Jr.

Michael Diaz, Jr.

Partner In Charge

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Michael Diaz, a Florida Bar Certified International Litigation and Arbitration Attorney*, is a multilingual litigator, trial attorney, and arbitration advocate with 37 years of experience advising clients, trying cases, and negotiating resolutions for civil, arbitration, and criminal disputes. complex.
He has extensive experience handling visa recovery efforts, FCPA and OFAC violations, and Specially Designated National classifications. He regularly advises on preventive arbitration and litigation strategies and conducts parallel investigations into complex, high-risk regulatory, investigative and compliance matters involving financial fraud, international asset recovery and white collar crime.
Mr. Diaz’s sophisticated asset tracking techniques have resulted in millions of dollars in recoveries for trustees, financial institutions and individual victims of fraud in the United States. He has handled numerous notable and well-publicized litigation and arbitration cases, OFAC and sanctions matters, and alleged money laundering and public corruption cases.

Professional leadership

Florida Bar Association
American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Cuban American Bar Association, former president, officer and director
Member, Institute of Procedural Law
Member, Diversity Law Institute
Lawyer, Order of Centurions
Lawyer, Order of Certus
International Association of Lawyers and Professional Counselors
Miami International Arbitration Society
National and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Florida International Bankers Association
Association of certified anti-money laundering specialists
Member of the Board of Advisors of Latin America Advisor, publication of El Diálogo, Liderazgo para las Américas.

Arbitration
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Defense
Family
Government
Investigations
Litigation
Real Estate
Tax Law

University of Miami School of Law, JD, cum laude
University of Miami, School of Business, BBA, International Finance
Board Certified by the Florida Bar in International Litigation and Arbitration
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Florida
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
United States Supreme Court
New York Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
US International Trade Court
Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Legal500 USA 2023: Corporate investigations and white collar criminal defense: advice to individuals; International Litigation
Legal500 Latin America 2023: International Arbitration; Compliance and Investigations; Miami Companies; Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions (Colombia); Compliance and white collar crimes (Colombia)
Chambers USA 2023: "Litigation: General Commercial, Florida"
Chambers Global 2023: "Crime and corporate investigations, throughout Latin America"
Chambers Latin America 2024: "Crime and corporate investigations, throughout Latin America"
Global Investigation Review 100 (GIR 100), 2022 edition
Leaders League USA 2023: Compliance and fraud
Latinvex Top 100 Lawyers in Latin America 2023: FCPA and Fraud; Arbitration and Litigation
Best Lawyers® USA 2023: International Arbitration – Government and Commercial
South Florida Legal Guide 2022: Featured Attorney: International Criminal Defense
Best Lawyers® Panama 2020: Corporate and M&A
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Silver Customer Champion 2022
Florida Super Lawyers 2023: International, Criminal Defense: White Collar, Commercial Litigation, Immigration
Senior Member, Trial Lawyer of America
Professional leadership
Florida Bar Association
American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Cuban American Bar Association, former president, officer and director
Member, Institute of Procedural Law
Member, Diversity Law Institute
Lawyer, Order of Centurions
Lawyer, Order of Certus
International Association of Lawyers and Professional Counselors
Miami International Arbitration Society
National and Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Florida International Bankers Association
Association of certified anti-money laundering specialists
Member of the Board of Advisors of Latin America Advisor, publication of El Diálogo, Liderazgo para las Américas.