The ABA ILS Latin America & the Caribbean committee is dedicated to studying legal trends in the region. This committee addresses economic integration analyzing bilateral and regional trade arrangements. It focuses on the most diverse issues relevant to the region that are present in the daily lives of lawyers, judges, regulators and legislators. The committee is a conduit by which members connect and share experiences or collaborate on projects.

Mestre engages exclusively in a commercial-litigation practice and is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish.

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The ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference is a premier event for litigators. The event will include in-house counsel, judges, academics, and legal professionals, showcasing the Section’s dedication to helping litigators become the most effective advocates for their clients by sharing the latest trial skills, litigation strategy case management, and practice advice.

Rivero’s practice focuses exclusively on complex commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation. A former federal prosecutor, Rivero is a skilled trial lawyer with more than 34 years of experience in representing corporations and entrepreneurs in cross-border disputes, antitrust and securities claims, and partnership and shareholder controversies.

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The ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference is a premier event for litigators. The event will include in-house counsel, judges, academics, and legal professionals, showcasing the Section’s dedication to helping litigators become the most effective advocates for their clients by sharing the latest trial skills, litigation strategy case management, and practice advice.

Mestre engages exclusively in a commercial-litigation practice and is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish.

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The Helms-Burton Act provides Cuban-Americans whose properties in Cuba were confiscated by the Castro dictatorship with the right to recover damages from persons and entities that traffic in, or benefit from trafficking in, their properties. The Act also provides for treble damages against a defendant that received prior notice of the claim and did not stop its trafficking or compensate the owners of the confiscated property.

Rivero’s practice focuses exclusively on complex commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation. A former federal prosecutor, Rivero is a skilled trial lawyer with more than 33 years of experience in representing corporations and entrepreneurs in cross-border disputes, antitrust and securities claims, and partnership and shareholder controversies.

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Aguila focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation, including banking, securities, real estate, international, and appellate litigation. She represents foreign and domestic clients in various industries throughout the United States and Latin America in a wide range of federal, state and international litigation and arbitration matters involving business torts, contractual disputes, and partnership dissolutions.

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Aguila focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation, including banking, securities, real estate, international, and appellate litigation. She represents foreign and domestic clients in various industries throughout the United States and Latin America in a wide range of federal, state and international litigation and arbitration matters involving business torts, contractual disputes, and partnership dissolutions.

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Mestre, has been appointed General Steering Group Member and Aguila has been appointed Vice Chair for the Diversity group.

Rivero Mestre’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation.

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Founded in 1878, the ABA is committed to supporting the legal profession with practical resources for professionals while improving the administration of justice, accrediting law schools, establishing model ethical codes, and more.

Mestre’s practice is focused exclusively on commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation.

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The article discusses De Fontbrune v. Wofsy, which held that courts may consider any relevant material or source in making foreign-law determinations at the motion to dismiss stage. The article also addresses the practical implications that this decision will have for cross-border disputes brought in the United States. Please click here to read the publication.

Mestre’s practice is focused exclusively on commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation. He has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish.

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Mestre, Co-chair of the International Litigation Subcommittee of the ABA Section of Litigation’s Commercial & Business Litigation Committee noted that “the opinion harmonizes the language of Rules 44.1 and 12(b)(6) and reflects the approach that international arbitrators often take in similar cases.”

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