Diaz Reus International Law Firm

White Collar Crime, Government Sanctions, Investigations & Defense, International Litigation & Arbitration

Global Managing Partner

Florida Bar Board Certified International Litigation and Arbitration* attorney Michael Diaz is a multilingual litigator, trial lawyer, and arbitral advocate with 38 years of experience advising clients, trying cases, and negotiating resolutions to complex civil, arbitral and criminal disputes. He has extensive experience handling visa recovery efforts, FCPA and OFAC violations, and Specially Designated Nationals classifications. He regularly counsels on preventative arbitration and litigation strategies and conducts parallel investigations in complex, high-stakes regulatory, investigative and compliance matters that involve financial fraud, international asset recovery and white-collar crime. Mr. Diaz’s sophisticated asset tracing techniques have resulted in millions of dollars in recoveries for U.S. receivers, financial institutions, and individual fraud victims. He has handled numerous notable, well-publicized litigation and arbitration cases, OFAC and sanctions matters, and cases of alleged money laundering and public corruption. He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He is admitted to the Florida Bar; 11th Circuit Court of Appeals; Southern District of Florida; Middle District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals of New York; U.S. Court of International Trade.

English, Spanish

Florida Bar Association​ American Bar Association International Bar Association Cuban American Bar Association, Past-President, officer, and director Member, Trial Law Institute Member, Diversity Law Institute Barrister, Order of Centurions Advocate, Order of Certus International Association of Lawyers and Professional Advisors 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, a publication of The Dialogue, Leadership for the Americas.

University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude University of Miami, School of Business, B.B.A., International Finance