The documentary aired on Mega TV, was broadcast by Radio Televisión Martí, and will be aired on PBS in April.

The segment featuring Rivero Mestre begins at 29:30.

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The Act provides Cuban-Americans the right to sue foreign entities that wrongfully trafficked in their properties and also provides a plaintiff with treble damages against a defendant who had prior notice of the claim.

Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of class representatives Marisela Mata and Bibiana Hernandez, descendants of Antonio Mata y Alvarez, who built the San Carlos hotel in Cienfuegos in 1925 and left after the government led by Fidel Castro appropriated the hotel in 1962, as well as other plaintiffs, against the following:

• Grupo Hotelero Gran Caribe;
• Corporación de Comercio y Turismo Internacional Cubanacán S.A.;
• Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A.;
• Corporación Cimex S.A.;
• Trivago GmbH (a German limited liability company); and
• Booking.com B.V., (a Dutch limited liability company)

Several other foreign entities have received 30-day notices of intent to sue.

Click the links below to see news coverage of these lawsuits. 

CBS Miami – Miami Family Suing Cuban Government, Spanish Hotel Chain Over Business Confiscated by Castro Regime in 1960’s

The Wall Street Journal – Expedia’s Trivago Is Sued Over Seized Cuban Hotel

The Miami Herald – Spanish Meliá company may be sued in U.S. over its use of confiscated hotel in Cuba

Law.com – Law Firm Targets Trivago in Helms-Burton Lawsuit

Law 360 – Cuban Hotel Owners Sue Trivago Over Confiscated Property

The Daily Business Review – Miami Law Firm Targets Trivago in Helms-Burton Lawsuit

The Daily Business Review – Where Are All the Helms-Burton Lawsuits?

Florida Trend – Rivero Mestre Files Ground-Breaking Helms-Burton Class Action

Diario Las Américas – Presentan demanda en Miami contra Trivago al amparo de la Ley Helms-Burton

El Economista – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

El Nacional – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

Noticias SIN – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

Impacto Latino – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

La Vanguardia – Nueva demanda en EEUU bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

América Tevé – Se presentan las primeras demandas colectivas contra cadenas hoteleras que operan en Cuba

América Tevé Canal41 – El cerco de la ley Helms-Burton sobre el régimen cubano sigue reforzándose

Radio Televisión Martí – Las Noticias Como Son, miércoles 19 de junio 19, 2019

Radio Televisión Martí – Respaldada por el Título III de Ley Helms-Burton empresa subsidiaria de Expedia es demandada

Radio Televisión Martí – Abordamos la demanda de una familia cubana contra la compañía española Meliá por operar un hotel en Cienfuegos que le fue expropiado a sus dueños originales

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Rodriguez’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, in both federal and state court, and international arbitrations related to business, banking, securities, real estate development, and healthcare disputes, representing both foreign and domestic clients.

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, with offices in Miami and New York, represents clients from investigation to verdict and appeal in complex business disputes in U.S. federal courts, state courts, and domestic and international arbitration proceedings. The firm’s practice focuses primarily on representing corporate and institutional clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes including financial institution matters, intellectual property disputes, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment.

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Rivero Mestre has been involved with LCLD since 2012. In the past year, M. Paula Aguila served as the Co-Chair to the Fellows Alumni Program Development Committee, Aylia Licor participated in the Fellows program, Daniel Sox participated in the Pathfinder program and Carlos Rodriguez continued his role of Miami City Lead for the LCLD’s minority mentoring program. Rivero Mestre also hosted a 1L Scholar and participated in the 1L Scholars Summit.

The LCLD is an organization of more than 220 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession. The programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture the talent in society and within the organization. Their ultimate goal is to build a more open and diverse legal profession.

Rivero Mestre is one of a small number of minority owned law firms in the United States that practice complex commercial litigation, including international litigation and arbitration, at the highest levels. Over eighty percent of its lawyers and its entire support staff come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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Rodriguez will teach Legal Skills and Values III in the College of Law. The course focuses on legal research, writing, and argument.

Rodriguez’s practice is focused exclusively on commercial litigation, including international litigation.

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Rivero Mestre has been involved with LCLD since 2012. In the past year, Rivero Mestre helped kick start the Pathfinders program, M. Paula Aguila served as the Co-Chair to Fellows Alumni Regional Committee, Raemy Charest participated in the Fellows program, and Carlos Rodriguez took on the role of Miami City Lead for the LCLD’s minority mentoring program.

The LCLD is an organization of more than 220 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession. The programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture the talent in society and within the organization. Their ultimate goal is to build a more open and diverse legal profession.

Rivero Mestre is one of a small number of minority owned law firms in the United States that practice complex commercial litigation, including international litigation and arbitration, at the highest levels. Eighty percent of its lawyers and its entire support staff come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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In an LCLD Insider article, Jorge A. Mestre said: “LCLD does a fantastic job with its programs. So when Chevron honored us with the Award, we decided to apply it to the Pathfinders pilot project, to help LCLD reach diverse young lawyers between three and eight years into their careers, who are often overlooked.”

Two Rivero Mestre lawyers, Bryan Paschal and Carlos A. Rodriguez, participated in the pilot program that launched earlier this spring in Chicago.

LCLD is an organization of more than 220 corporate chief legal officers and law firm managing partners—the leadership of the profession—who have dedicated themselves to creating a truly diverse U.S. legal profession. The programs are designed to attract, inspire, and nurture the talent in society and within the organization. Their ultimate goal is to build a more open and diverse legal profession.

Rivero Mestre is one of a small number of minority owned law firms in the United States that practice complex commercial litigation, including international litigation and arbitration, at the highest levels. Eighty percent of its lawyers and its entire support staff come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds.

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