A key name at Diaz Reus International Law Firm‘s Miami office, Michael Diaz Jr. has extensive experience in a range of commercial litigation matters. He handles a broad spectrum of cross-border disputes, including visa recovery efforts, liquidation, FCPA and OFAC violations, financial fraud and white-collar crimes. He is especially adept at asset tracing and recovery, making him a popular choice for individual, corporate and governmental clients alike. He is also a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), his team regularly acting as investigative counsel.
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Work Department
White Collar Crime, Government Sanctions, Investigations & Defense, International Litigation & Arbitration
Position
Global Managing Partner
Career
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.
Languages
English, Spanish
Memberships
- 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.
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- University of Miami, School of Business, B.B.A., International Finance
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Key clients
- Driven Advisors
- CAPA (Consejo de Administración de Activos)
- Nodus International Bank
- International Global Bank, NV (“IGB”)
- José Juan Renteria and Juan José Montes de Oca
- Precetti, Inc.
- Scott Butler and the American Anti-Piracy Alliance
Work highlights
- Representing Puerto Rico-based financial advisory firm in an international litigation and investigation seeking to recover over $100mil in assets.
- Representing the board of directors at CAPA in international litigation and arbitration matters with the purpose of protecting all overseas assets owned by the Republic of Venezuela.