2020 GATEWAY
ANNUAL REPORT SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE GROUP PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
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2020 GATEWAY ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Acquisitions/Dispositions/ Leasing/Development.........................1 Capital Market Transactions: Real Estate Finance...........................13 Joint Venture.....................................23 Land Use & Zoning............................27 About Us............................................35 Our Team...........................................41 Firm Information................................45
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olland & Knight's South Florida Real Estate and Land Use Group is proud to provide legal services in one of the most robust and dynamic real estate markets in the world. As experienced worldwide, the COVID-19 pandemic presented both the South Florida group and the firm with unprecedented challenges. Our attorneys adapted their practices and weathered the storm alongside their clients and colleagues. The matters in this Annual Report represent some highlights of the group's undertakings in the past year, when our real estate professionals participated in a breadth of sophisticated, community-defining and transformative real estate projects. We advised our clients on the purchase and sale of a wide variety of commercial properties, including office, multifamily and mixed-use projects. We assisted a diverse array of capital markets clients in negotiating, structuring and documenting complex transactions, including syndicated loans, public finance and private development matters. We also guided clients through sophisticated land use entitlements – supported by the strong working relationships that we maintain with local elected officials, their aides and senior staff – all while navigating the pandemic. Our efforts and innovation were recognized by several national organizations and industry publications. In the 2021 edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" guide, Holland & Knight ranked as a national first-tier law firm in Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, Litigation-Construction, Litigation-Environmental and Litigation-Real Estate, as well as a metropolitan first-tier firm for Real Estate Law in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tampa. In addition, The Legal 500 United States recognized Holland & Knight as a Top-Tier Firm in Real Estate-Land Use/Zoning and Construction for 2020. The South Florida Real Estate and Land Use Group, as well as many of our individual lawyers, are the subjects of significant acclaim, including recognition by Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers. Throughout the year, our real estate professionals focused on creating positive, forward-looking opportunities, as well as facilitating renewal and redevelopment throughout South Florida and beyond. We excel at collaborating together, with our clients, as a single team with one goal: delivering results with unrivaled value while navigating the expected and unexpected for our clients. The South Florida Real Estate and Land Use Group proudly presents some of our most notable 2020 transactions.
Joseph Goldstein Miami Real Estate Practice Group Leader
Nicholas Milano Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach Real Estate Practice Group Leader
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Holland & Knight's experienced commercial real estate lawyers possess a wide range of industry insight and actively assist clients to purchase, sell, lease, develop, operate and finance billions of dollars of commercial and residential real estate assets, including office, retail, single and multifamily homes, apartments and industrial properties. In addition to these standard asset classes, our leasing, acquisition, disposition and development attorneys represent clients in the master planning of sophisticated portfolios involving multiple investors and complex agreements, such as high-end luxury condominiums and hotels. Our attorneys routinely handle projects from the permitting phase, through construction, and into the leasing and selling phase. This comprehensive representation covers a variety of product types, including office, industrial, flex, retail, residential and mixed use, involving both single-site projects and large portfolios. www.hklaw.com | 2
ABBHI CAPITAL Holland & Knight advised an affiliate of Abbhi Capital in its purchase of the property that houses Christy's Restaurant, which has been a Coral Gables landmark for more than 40 years.
In a separate matter, Abbhi Capital, via affiliated entities, purchased two lots in Miami Worldcenter that neighbor a planned mixed-use apartment project. Abbhi Capital's affiliate is a partner on the apartment project, which will feature 450 apartments, 10,000 square feet of retail space and 20,000 square feet of co-working space.
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CITY OF CORAL GABLES Holland & Knight represented the City of Coral Gables in the acquisition of a parking lot from a church located on Sunset Drive. The firm negotiated the purchase and sale agreement, reviewed all title and due diligence matters, served as title and escrow agent, and negotiated the closing documents. The City intends to use the property to build a firehouse and public park.
In a separate transaction, Holland & Knight represented the City of Coral Gables in a land-swap transaction that resulted in a new Public Safety Building at 250 Minorca Avenue, which has been under construction since 2017 and has now been completed. Prior to this transaction, the City owned the property at 2801 Salzedo Street and a real estate investment firm owned the property at 250 Minorca Avenue. Holland & Knight handled every aspect of this transaction on behalf of the City – from the Letter of Intent phase to the contract drafting phase, due diligence and title review periods, and through closing. The firm served as title agents on behalf of the City in connection with its acquisition of the Minorca property and prepared the closing documents on the City's behalf for the Salzedo property sale. www.hklaw.com | 4
ELION PARTNERS Holland & Knight has continued our working relationship with Elion Partners throughout 2020, aiding the company in its property acquisition and disposition work in multiple jurisdictions. Elion’s investment strategy is focused on last-mile logistics real estate, targeting core, urban logistics hubs near large population centers in infill coastal markets. The recent acquisitions that Holland & Knight aided are part of a series that Elion has planned for its portfolio aggregation strategy across key coastal logistics markets. During the second half of 2020, Elion acquired seven additional last-mile industrial distribution assets in key logistics markets, including Seattle, San Francisco, Southern California, New Jersey and South Florida. Holland & Knight represented Elion in all of these transactions. In addition to the series of last-mile acquisitions, Holland & Knight aided in the sale of 12 last-mile distribution assets in the summer 2020. The portfolio represented 700,000 square feet of space across South Florida and was the market’s largest industrial sale of the year.
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FISHER ISLAND HOLDINGS LLC Fisher Island is a members-only, luxury South Florida real estate development that has one of the most expensive ZIP codes in the country. Throughout the past decade, including 2020, Holland & Knight has served as lead real estate and development counsel to the master developer of Fisher Island regarding the development and unit sales of the 10-story, 43-unit Palazzo del Sol and 10-story, 50-unit Palazzo della Luna. Our attorneys advised on a record number of closings in 2020, with unit prices ranging from $6.5 million to $35 million or more than $2,100 a square foot – making them some of the most expensive homes in South Florida. Holland & Knight also served as part of the core legal team representing the developer in obtaining entitlements to complete the remaining two parcels of Fisher Island, which are planned as a 57-unit, 10-story condominium building and 12 single-family homes.
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GLOBAL CITY INVESTMENTS Holland & Knight represented Global City Investments in the acquisition of two adjacent properties – a farmhouse and farmland – in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The firm negotiated the purchase and sale agreement; reviewed all title and due diligence matters; reviewed, revised and negotiated all loan documents; and negotiated the closing documents. The client intends to develop the land as a residential community.
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GROVE BAY Holland & Knight served as lead counsel in negotiating a long-term lease agreement with the City of Miami for the redevelopment of significant portions of the waterfront in Coconut Grove. After completion of the negotiations with the City and the approval of the lease agreement by referendum of the electorate, Holland & Knight has worked hand-in-hand with the developer to secure necessary entitlements, complete the initial construction financing and address construction-related matters. The firm now serves as counsel negotiating the various leases to subtenants within the new development.
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INVIVAS Holland & Knight represented Invivas, a Spain-based real estate investor, in the $12 million acquisition of the two-story, mixed-use historic Chandler Building in South Beach's entertainment district, one block from Española Way. The property is commercial/retail on the ground floor and studio apartments on the second floor. The client expressed interest in future redevelopment of the site.
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MIDTOWN OPPORTUNITIES Holland & Knight advised on the $26.4 million acquisition of a nearly 5-acre vacant parcel in the Midtown neighborhood of Miami. The acquisition was strategic as the client already owned certain air rights above the property as well as a liner tract contiguous to the property. The consolidated parcels and rights permit will allow for substantial development on the property.
In a separate matter, Holland & Knight represented Miami-based developer Midtown Opportunities, an affiliate of Midtown Development, in the purchase of The Shops at Sunset Place. Our attorneys represented Midtown in a "sign and close" acquisition completed in a span of 10 days. Midtown paid $65.5 million for the open-air, 10-acre mall, marking a 40 percent discount off its previous purchase price in 2015. The mall is currently anchored by a 24-screen theater and bookstore, and is home to retailers, local specialty shops and several restaurants.
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THE LUCKY COMPANIES Holland & Knight represented The Lucky Companies, a privately held real estate investment firm based in South Florida, in connection with the $13 million sale of a 121,933-square-foot industrial building located at 10700 NW 36th Avenue in Miami.
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Our South Florida real estate lawyers advise borrowers, lenders, developers and equity investors on a diverse range of real estate-related capital market transactions across all commercial product types. All facets of real estate lending are encompassed by our finance practice, including office, retail, industrial, multifamily, residential, condominium, timeshare, hospitality and senior living. From conventional financing arrangements to national mortgage lending conduit programs, our lawyers have the experience and acumen necessary to deliver sage and practical advice.
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ATLANTIC SAPPHIRE Holland & Knight advised U.S. and Danish subsidiaries of Atlantic Sapphire, a company traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway, on a $210 million senior secured syndicated financing arranged by the New York branch of DNB ASA, Norway's largest financial services group. The financing is tied to the company's development of a world-class, above-ground salmon farm in Homestead, Florida. Atlantic Sapphire is a land-based Atlantic salmon farming company with production operations in Hvide Sande, Denmark, and Homestead. Atlantic Sapphire uses its "Bluehouse" production technology, which was developed in collaboration with a wide range of supply chain partners to optimize growing conditions for Atlantic salmon by eliminating exposure to lice, algae and other diseases, as well as producing the salmon closer to the end-consumer. The $210 million refinancing allows Atlantic Sapphire to continue the next phase of construction on its salmon farm in Homestead, just south of Miami. The main building consists of a 390,000-square-foot, climate-controlled facility where salmon will be hatched, raised and harvested. The facility will be one of the largest salmon farms in the world when it is completed. 15 | www.hklaw.com
BANKUNITED Holland & Knight represented BankUnited N.A. in connection with a $50 million term loan to refinance existing debt on 17 commercial real estate buildings totaling 704,598 square feet of office and industrial space. The properties are located in Miami-Dade County.
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CANADA LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT A team of South Florida Holland & Knight attorneys acted as U.S. counsel to Canada Life Asset Management (CL), a company incorporated in England and Wales, in connection with a $371.6 million loan to the borrower. The representation included three different stages. In Stage 1, our attorneys assisted CL in connection with an increase to the existing loan. As part of this representation, the team provided CL with guidance regarding three U.S. properties – one located in Illinois and two located in New York. These properties served as additional collateral to the loan. The firm negotiated modifications to mortgages and assignments of leases and rents, an amended and restated guaranty, and additional related documents. Stage 2 involved the corporate reorganization of the three U.S. entities that owned the properties granted as collateral to the loan. The reorganization involved creating a new U.S. vehicle that acquired the shares of the entities that owned the U.S. properties. This stage involved the drafting and negotiation of an amended and restated guaranty and new pledge agreements, as well as review of a variety of corporate documents related to the reorganization, including stock powers and ledgers. As part of Stage 3, CL obtained a mortgage on another property in New York that served as additional collateral to the loan. In this stage, to save on mortgage tax, the existing lender agreed to assign the existing mortgage on the property to CL. Accordingly, in addition to drafting typical loan finance documents (e.g., amended and restated mortgage and assignment of rents and leases), our attorneys also reviewed all the assignment documents related to the transaction. Holland & Knight's representation in all three stages involved the review of all due diligence related to the properties and applicable U.S. entities. The agreement evidencing the loan debt is governed by U.K. law. Therefore, as part of the representation, our team worked closely with a U.K. law firm.
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GOMEZ DEVELOPMENT Holland & Knight represented 275 Fontaineparc, a Delaware limited liability company, in refinancing a $27.55 million loan. The collateral property is located at 275 Fontainebleau Boulevard in Miami.
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GROVE BANK & TRUST Holland & Knight represented Grove Bank & Trust as construction lender's counsel in connection with a $12 million loan to demolish an existing Bank of America building and drive-through facility and replace it with a freestanding Bank of America branch, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits Store and a retail shopping center.
M&T BANK Holland & Knight represented M&T Bank as lender's counsel in connection with a $26.9 million construction loan for the development of a supermarket-anchored shopping center and related improvements in Boynton Beach, Florida.
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MARQUIS BANK Holland & Knight represented Marquis Bank in modifying an existing $11 million loan to 7300 Kendall Drive and Kendall Drive Joint Venture and secured by a commercial office building located at 7300 North Kendall Drive in Miami. The firm prepared and negotiated the loan documents, reviewed the title to ensure a proper endorsement to the existing loan policy was issued and reviewed various proper due diligence on the client's behalf.
OCEAN BANK Holland & Knight represented Ocean Bank in connection with the financing of 13 commercial properties in Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach and Plantation, Florida. These properties included strip malls, multi-tenant office buildings, a grocery-anchored neighborhood center, multi-tenant industrial warehouses, single-tenant flex buildings, a single-tenant fast-food restaurant and a retail center. The sizes of the properties ranged from 18,750 to 411,565 square feet.
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SANTANDER BANK Holland & Knight represented Santander Bank in connection with a $57 million syndicated construction loan for a 338-unit apartment project with ground-floor retail located on Ludlam Trail in Miami.
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Holland & Knight also represented Santander Bank in connection with a $43 million syndicated construction loan for a 280-unit apartment project located in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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JOINT VENTURE
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Holland & Knight's Joint Venture Group has vast experience in all relevant areas necessary for structuring, drafting and implementing strategic alliances to advance our clients' wide-ranging business interests. This experience includes multiparty joint venture agreements requiring complex waterfalls to diverse product types in several states or anything in between. A successful real estate joint venture must be specifically tailored to each individual business, taking into consideration the legal and operational nuances that can make or break these arrangements, including state and federal regulations, tax consequences, industry-specific considerations and advanced techniques for evaluating and minimizing risks. Our team members have decades of experience, a vast array of interdisciplinary skills and work with other Holland & Knight lawyers in complementary practices and industry teams to provide our clients with comprehensive representation for the successful structuring and implementation of their joint ventures. www.hklaw.com | 24
ASIA CAPITAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LLC Holland & Knight represented Asia Capital Real Estate Management in a joint venture for the acquisition and financing of approximately 2.14 acres of land in Hillsborough County, Florida, known as Central Park Village. The purchase price was $4.66 million. The joint venture obtained a $39 million loan from Citizens Bank for the development of the property into a 291-unit residential complex. Our attorneys assisted the client in analyzing title, local permitting and zoning due diligence to confirm project approval. The firm also assisted in preparing and negotiating the corporate joint venture transaction documents and the loan documents.
GOMEZ DEVELOPMENT Holland & Knight represented our client in the negotiation of a joint venture agreement to own and develop certain residential properties located at 1515-1543 NW South River Drive in Miami. Our attorneys also advised the joint venture in negotiating a $4.62 million loan with a Florida limited liability company.
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KING STREET REAL ESTATE Holland & Knight advised King Street Real Estate in multiple joint ventures in the $120 million purchase of the 221-room Shelborne South Beach condo-hotel in Miami Beach and the acquisition of 30 condo units for an additional $20 million. Holland & Knight client and real estate investor King Street Real Estate is the real estate arm of the $18 billion-plus global investment management firm King Street Capital Management, with offices in New York, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Charlottesville, Virginia. King Street teamed up with Canadian-based property developer Westdale Properties and London-based hospitality firm Cedar Capital Partners in the acquisition. Opened in 1941, Shelborne South Beach is an art deco-style condo-hotel with 275 total units. The hotel, which was recently renovated, is located at 1801 Collins Avenue.
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LAND USE & ZONING
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Holland & Knight has extensive knowledge in all aspects of land use, zoning and environmental law, from zoning and entitlements to acquisitions and project development, as well as compliance assessments and environmental impact reports. Our attorneys and professionals have experience addressing issues related to water quality, due diligence, entitlements, wetlands, historic preservation, health and safety, hazardous materials, biotechnology, insurance and litigation.
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AHS RESIDENTIAL Holland & Knight represented a real estate developer in obtaining the entitlement approvals for a 420-unit residential community, the largest multifamily development approved in Miami Gardens, Florida, since its incorporation. Because approval occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, negotiations with city officials had to be completed virtually. This was one of the only investments that the client pursued during the pandemic in 2020.
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DEZER DEVELOPMENT Holland & Knight represented Dezer Development in land use matters in its proposed redevelopment of the Intracoastal Mall, located in North Miami Beach. The city granted approval of the mixed-use project, including 2,000 residential units; 375,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment uses; 200,000 square feet of office use; and a 250-room hotel. The buildings will be up to 45 stories tall and the project will feature the creation of a new waterway.
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FUSE GROUP Holland & Knight attorneys are working with Fuse Group on approvals of a multiparcel development spanning more than seven city blocks that includes a total of up to 700 apartments and up to 250,000 square feet of office, lifestyle, restaurants, entertainment and retail space. The effort will reestablish the Sistrunk Corridor in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the focal point of the neighborhood. Among other items, our attorneys sought approvals for rezoning a 3-acre city block from industrial to a mix of residential and commercial use, as well as obtaining governmental incentives to help fund this redevelopment effort north of downtown Fort Lauderdale.
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THE RELATED GROUP Holland & Knight represented the Related Group in zoning and land use approvals for its One Island Park mixed-use office project on Terminal Island. One Island Park was designed by the award-winning international architecture firm, Arquitectonica. The project will consist of two, five-story, 75-foot-tall Class A office buildings, dining options including a cafe and a rooftop restaurant, an exclusive mega-yacht marina, and a private bay walk. Located at 120 MacArthur Causeway, One Island Park will share Terminal Island with the U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach and the Fisher Island Ferry, which transports residents and guests to and from the luxury island. www.hklaw.com | 32
WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION CENTERS The development of industrial, distribution and warehouse projects saw a substantial increase in 2020. Holland & Knight land use and real estate lawyers worked on multiple warehouse and distribution center projects throughout southeast Florida, including unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Doral, Hialeah Gardens, Miami Gardens, Opa Locka, Homestead and Pompano.
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SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE GROUP OUR TEAM POSITION YOURSELF TO THRIVE WITH OUR GROUP’S UNPARALLELED EXPERIENCE Holland & Knight’s Real Estate Practice is active throughout the South Florida market across a network of three offices – Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Miami. Because Florida is one of the country’s top states for growth across a range of industry sectors, our South Florida practice serves as an integral part of Holland & Knight’s nationwide recognition. For more than 100 years, we have provided legal counsel to real estate clients in practically every area of their business, including:
Acquisition/ Development/Sales
Real Estate Finance/Leasing
Commercial Projects
Office/Retail/ Residential
Mixed-Use/ Public Housing
HOLLAND & KNIGHT’S REAL ESTATE PRACTICE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF: REAL ESTATE FINANCE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Real estate finance is a core strength of our Real Estate Practice, as demonstrated by our significant track record within the national real estate finance space.
Holland & Knight was one of the first law firms with attorneys certified as LEED-accredited (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). We have attorneys who are certified to advise clients on green building, environmentally sustainable construction and performance issues.
RETAIL Holland & Knight has one of the strongest retail practices nationwide. As other retail law firms abandon their focus on the retail sector, we are even more committed to it, and continue to organize our retail practice around the needs of clients to fit their business services and structure.
HOSPITALITY We have a focus on the hotel and hospitality industry, with particular emphasis on hotel and mixed-use communities. We advise hotel owners and developers of mixed-use resort and urban communities domestically and in the emerging markets of Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
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LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS Since the inception of low-income housing tax credits in 1975, Holland & Knight has represented syndicators, developers, broker-dealers and equity investors in structuring, negotiating and documenting tax-advantaged equity investments in all types of real estate throughout the U.S. As a result, we have developed extensive knowledge about low-income housing tax credits, and the tax and business problems that can arise in structuring tax-advantaged transactions.
SOUTH FLORIDA REAL ESTATE GROUP QUICK FACTS Deep Hospitality Bench of attorneys throughout South Florida, the gateway to Latin America
48 lawyers in the South Florida Real Estate group – the largest concentration of real estate attorneys across the firm
Leadership Positions in Urban Land Institute, the largest and most prestigious land use organization in the country
OUR TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE AND PROWESS ALLOW US TO BE:
LEADING LAWYERS ON YOUR SIDE 2021 Chambers USA Guide Shortlisted Holland & Knight for "Real Estate Law Firm of the Year" and ranked the firm as No. 1 in state and regional practices in the following categories: Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use for California and South Florida, as well as in Real Estate for the District of Columbia and for North & Central Florida
COMPREHENSIVE
2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" Guide Ranked Holland & Knight as a national first-tier law firm in Land Use & Zoning Law, Real Estate Law, LitigationConstruction, Litigation-Environmental and Litigation-Real Estate, as well as a metropolitan first-tier firm for Real Estate Law in Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Tampa
via working relationships with local regulatory and policy authorities throughout the country, including municipalities and the executive and legislative branches
Best Lawyers in America 2021 Guide More than 70 Holland & Knight real estate attorneys recommended
INNOVATIVE
The Legal 500 United States 2020 Guide Recognized Holland & Knight's land use/zoning and construction practices as top-tier nationwide | firm's Real Estate Practice and nine of its members received a recommended ranking | Partner Joseph Goldstein was named to the "Hall of Fame"
HIGHLY RESPONSIVE to market changes including the COVID-19 pandemic, creatively adapting as circumstances demand
by offering cutting-edge counsel on evolving issues affecting every aspect of the real estate industry
CONNECTED to the Florida, Caribbean and Latin American markets, employing our intimate knowledge of pivotal opportunities, trending communities and challenges within these locales and beyond
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INCLUSION IN ACTION We seek to further develop an organization and a culture where all talented individuals – including those traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession – can have, and can see, a path to long-term success.
DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS
We are committed to these efforts because diverse and inclusive teams reflect the world we serve and produce better results for our clients. Most importantly, a diverse and inclusive organization is simply better.
Since 2017, 50 percent of our newly promoted partners are diverse, based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or veteran status. Our Directors Committee, the firm’s highest policymaking body, is 44 percent diverse, based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or veteran status. Eight of our U.S. offices are led by diverse Executive Partners.
RECOGNITION Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality Firm received its seventh “perfect score” on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index in 2021, which rates U.S. workplaces LGBTQ+ inclusion 2020 Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards Winner of “Veterans Program of the Year” | Providing pro bono help to active/retired military families on myriad issues, including bankruptcy, eviction and criminal cases
2020 Law360 Diversity Snapshot Top 10: Firms for Most Minority Equity Partners Mansfield RuleTM Certification Received Mansfield Certified Plus designation for third consecutive year because women, minority and LGBTQ lawyers represent at least 30 percent of firm leadership roles and committees
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Working Mother Magazine Firm named in 2020 “Best Law Firms for Women” list for its commitment to the retention and advancement of women The American Lawyer Magazine High rankings in 2020 Diversity Scorecard: No. 1: Hispanic Partners Top 10: Hispanic Non-Partners Top 10: “Other Racial or Ethnic Group” Partners Top 20: African American Partners
Street Law Inc. Received the 2020 Excellence in Service Award for the firm’s exceptional commitment to Street Law and its NALP/Street Law Legal Diversity Pipeline Program HNBA 2019 Corporate Partner of the Year Recognized by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) for our longstanding support of the HNBA and unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion
Diversity Council:
Local Office Diversity Committees:
Leads diversity strategy and initiatives, and includes Managing Partner and Directors Committee Chair
Affinity Groups:
Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Diverseability, Hispanic, LGBTQ, Native American, Veterans, Women’s Initiative
Affinity Mentoring:
Attorneys may request an affinity mentor for additional guidance and coaching
Devise and implement locally tailored programming
Inclusive Benefits:
Rising Stars Program:
Benefits for domestic partners regardless of gender; transgender and reassignment benefits according to WPATH guidelines
Dynamic and intensive leadership program for a select group of talented women lawyers
INCLUSION IN ACTION
Diversity Pipeline:
Client Partnerships:
Investment in programs designed to encourage historically underrepresented students to consider the legal profession
Collaboration with clients to improve diversity and inclusion in the legal profession
Recruiting:
Engagement and participation with diversity programs at law schools, including job fairs, seminars and mock interview programs
LCLD:
Community Engagement: Engagement with affinity bar organizations and diversity conferences and events
Participation in the 1L LCLD Scholars and LCLD Fellows Programs; Managing Partner serves as an LCLD member
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COMMITTED TO OUR COMMUNITIES Holland & Knight Founder Chesterfield Smith (1917-2003) instilled in our lawyers a sense of community purpose and recognition that we have a duty to provide needy people and groups with free legal services. Today, that charge remains woven into the fabric of our firm. Holland & Knight annually contributes an amount of time equal to at least 3 percent of the firm’s billable hours to pro bono legal service. The variety of cases we take on is as broad as the needs of the communities in which we practice. In addition, members of the firm serve in leadership roles in governmental bodies, nonprofit organizations, civic initiatives, higher education institutions and economic development groups. As active members of our bar associations, we have many opportunities to leverage the resources of our firm with other law firms in community service. From cultural events to public education programs, our attorneys share their talents and resources to improve the quality of life in communities where we work and live. Holland & Knight also coordinates large-scale national and local service days and regular service engagements with the firm’s community partners.
OUR PUBLIC AND CHARITABLE SERVICE DEPARTMENT Holland & Knight’s Public and Charitable Service Department was created in 2009 to integrate the firm’s global pro bono, community service and charitable giving initiatives to make deeper investments in communities in need. Our firm is proud to provide legal and organizational assistance to these positive forces for social change.
Veterans and the Military Active-duty military service personnel often face complicated legal issues while they serve our country. We’ve joined the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Military Pro Bono Project to help these individuals and their families with a variety of legal needs. As a result of this work, the ABA again honored Holland & Knight with its annual ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award. Holland & Knight is the only law firm or company to receive the Military Pro Bono Project’s annual Outstanding Service Award each year since the award’s inception in 2012. We dedicate significant resources to initiatives that benefit military veterans, including supporting the Wounded Warrior Project, providing legal services for the United Way’s Mission United Initiative to assist veterans with civilian re-acclimation, and partnering with the ABA’s Section of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service to coordinate a Military Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Social Entrepreneurship The nonprofit organization MyGoodDeed was founded in 2002 to carry forward the remarkable spirit of service and unity that arose on and after Sept. 11, 2001. The organization was co-founded by Jay Winuk, the brother of Glenn Winuk, a Holland & Knight partner and volunteer firefighter and EMT, who lost his life in the line of duty as a rescuer at the World Trade Center on 9/11. MyGoodDeed has achieved great success leveraging grassroots technology, social media, public relations and networking strategies to expand participation in the annual 9/11 39 | www.hklaw.com
Day Observance. This is now a federally designated National Day of Service and Remembrance, in large part due to the organization’s efforts. As MyGoodDeed has grown by leaps and bounds and spread its message worldwide, Holland & Knight has helped build the organization’s infrastructure to maximize the impact and sustainability of its call to service. Serving as general counsel, we provide pro bono legal services that range from corporate governance guidance to transactional and intellectual property strategy.
Civil Rights Best Buddies International is the world’s largest program dedicated to ending the social, physical and economic isolation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Holland & Knight has supported the organization for more than 20 years by serving as outside general counsel, on its board of directors and for local advisory boards; providing financial support for Best Buddies’ awareness events that promote disability rights to a wider audience; and employing individuals through the Best Buddies Jobs program. We applaud Best Buddies’ commitment to advocate for the rights of people with IDD.
Human Rights When Florida mandated Holocaust education in the state’s public schools in the mid-1990s, Holland & Knight assisted in preparing the first curriculum. Since then, we have focused on creating awareness about the Holocaust and genocide, and promoting the lessons learned from extraordinary stories of human courage and compassion. Our attorneys teamed up with Bet Tzedek to help hundreds of Holocaust survivors recover thousands of dollars in reparations from the German government and gain access to pro bono legal services. The firm works with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Lawyers Committee, which provides professional development initiatives to study the legal ramifications of the Holocaust. We also support other organizations that are active in this area of focus, such as Facing History and Ourselves and the Anti-Defamation League.
Children and Education Through the Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation’s Opening Doors for Children program, the firm’s attorneys and staff help students who are at risk of never realizing their full potential. We partner with schools and nonprofits in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods to provide tutoring, serve as mentors and enhance their curricula. For example, at Charles R. Darwin Elementary School in Chicago, students who are struggling with reading get help from our volunteers during “power lunches” held in the classrooms. Through a Reading Is Fundamental program, they take home a minimum of three books per year to spark their interest in reading. Many of these students also learn about the history of the United States and are introduced to the legal system through a partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation. www.hklaw.com | 40
OUR OURTEAM TEAM FORT LAUDERDALE PARTNERS Irwin J. Fayne 954.468.7895 irwin.fayne@hklaw.com
Judith E. Kreitzer 954.468.7859 judi.kreitzer@hklaw.com
Janna P. Lhota 954.468.7841 janna.lhota@hklaw.com
Jonathan S. Marcus 954.468.7924 jon.marcus@hklaw.com
Allison McCarthy 954.468.7851 allison.mccarthy@hklaw.com
Nicholas G. Milano 954.468.7804 nick.milano@hklaw.com
Stephen B. Moss 954.468.7857 stephen.moss@hklaw.com
OF COUNSEL
ASSOCIATES
Debbie M. Orshefsky 954.468.7871 debbie.orshefsky@hklaw.com
Alexandra L. Briesemeister 954.468.7987 alexandra.briesemeister@hklaw.com
STAFF ATTORNEYS Christine Anchia Crousillat 954.468.7892 christine.crousillat@hklaw.com
PARALEGALS
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Lauren A. Flores 954.468.7843 lauren.flores@hklaw.com
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Maria Martella 954.468.7951 maria.martella@hklaw.com
Herman R. Lipkis 954.468.7825 herman.lipkis@hklaw.com
MIAMI
PARTNERS Mark I. Aronson 305.789.7657 mark.aronson@hklaw.com
Hugo P. Arza 305.789.7783 hugo.arza@hklaw.com
William R. Bloom 305.789.7712 william.bloom@hklaw.com
Miguel A. De Grandy 305.789.7535 miguel.degrandy@hklaw.com
Vivian C. de las Cuevas-Diaz 305.789.7452 vivian.cuevas@hklaw.com
Josias N. Dewey 305.789.7746 joe.dewey@hklaw.com
Isabel C. Diaz 305.789.7477 isabel.diaz@hklaw.com
Jorge R. Escobar 305.789.7521 jorge.escobar@hklaw.com
Pedro Gassant 305.789.7430 pedro.gassant@hklaw.com
Joseph G. Goldstein 305.789.7782 joseph.goldstein@hklaw.com
John F. Halula 305.789.7796 john.halula@hklaw.com
Jessica H. Hoch 305.789.7410 jessica.hoch@hklaw.com
Ines Marrero-Priegues 305.789.7776 ines.marrero@hklaw.com
Juan J. Mayol Jr. 305.789.7787 juan.mayol@hklaw.com
Elena Otero 305.789.7437 elena.otero@hklaw.com
Richard A. Perez 305.789.7630 richard.perez@hklaw.com
Tracy R. Slavens 305.789.7642 tracy.slavens@hklaw.com
Ilana B. Strickon 305.789.7444 ilana.strickon@hklaw.com
Melissa S. Turra 904.798.5457 missy.turra@hklaw.com
Gavin Williams 305.789.7637 gavin.williams@hklaw.com
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OUR TEAM MIAMI (CONT’D) OF COUNSEL Alan Samuel Krischer 305.789.7758 alan.krischer@hklaw.com
ASSOCIATES Elena Aidova 305.789.7766 elena.aidova@hklaw.com
Shawn S. Amuial 305.789.7591 shawn.amuial@hklaw.com
Alejandro J. Arias 305.789.7446 alejandro.arias@hklaw.com
Tomas E. Castellanos 305.789.7476 tomas.castellanos@hklaw.com
Ricardo Fraga 305.789.7583 ricardo.fraga@hklaw.com
Daniel P. Hanlon 305.789.7593 daniel.hanlon@hklaw.com
Brett H. Holland 305.789.7777 brett.holland@hklaw.com
Nina Lincoff 305.789.7600 nina.lincoff@hklaw.com
Vanessa Madrid 305.789.7453 vanessa.madrid@hklaw.com
Danielle I. Moore 305.789.7643 danielle.moore@hklaw.com
Amanda M. Naldjieff 305.789.7462 amanda.naldjieff@hklaw.com
Samir Suresh Patel 305.789.7629 samir.patel@hklaw.com
Jesse Roisin 305.789.7495 jesse.roisin@hklaw.com
Alessandria San Roman 305.789.7580 alessandria.sanroman@hklaw.com
James R. Williams Jr. 305.789.7413 james.williams@hklaw.com
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Alberto J. Torres 305.789.7744 alberto.torres@hklaw.com
STAFF ATTORNEYS Oliver G. Silva 305.789.7515 oliver.silva@hklaw.com
PARALEGALS
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Roberto M. Losada 305.789.7484 robert.losada@hklaw.com
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Sam F. Grafals 305.349.2155 samantha.grafals@hklaw.com
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Yandra M. Ng 305.349.2170 yandra.hernandez@hklaw.com
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