Charles E. Whorton – RIVERO MESTRE LLP | Miami + New York Attorneys | International Law | Commercial Litigation https://www.riveromestre.com Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:47:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Rivero Mestre Recognized in Daily Business Review’s 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers https://www.riveromestre.com/2018/06/06/rivero-mestre-recognized-daily-business-reviews-13th-annual-effective-lawyers/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 06 Jun 2018 17:01:41 +0000 http://www.riveromestre.com/?p=12147 Rivero Mestre LLP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the Daily Business Review in the 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report in the practice area of Class Action. The annual recognition is based on one overriding benchmark — tangible results and impact. Rivero Mestre attorneys, Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, […]

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Rivero Mestre LLP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the Daily Business Review in the 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report in the practice area of Class Action. The annual recognition is based on one overriding benchmark — tangible results and impact.

Rivero Mestre attorneys, Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, Charles E. Whorton, Alan H. Rollnick and Amanda McGovern filed class actions against UnitedHealthCare Services Inc. and Florida Blue to obtain insurance coverage for almost 9,000 insureds nationwide after they were denied coverage for Harvoni, the first-ever cure for hepatitis C.

The 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report recognizes the extraordinary work performed by South Florida attorneys in the past year. The honorees were selected from more than 100 nominations. Attorneys were asked to show proof of positive results obtained for their clients, illustrating obstacles overcome and their impact on public policy and business interests. The Daily Business Review recognized more than 40 attorneys in 10 practice areas.

Click here to read the Daily Business Review’s special report.

 

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its 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. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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Rivero Mestre Recognized in Daily Business Review’s 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers https://www.riveromestre.com/2018/01/01/rivero-mestre-recognized-daily-business-reviews-13th-annual-effective-lawyers-2/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Mon, 01 Jan 2018 16:06:11 +0000 http://www.riveromestre.com/?p=12158 Rivero Mestre LLP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the Daily Business Review in the 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report in the practice area of Class Action. The annual recognition is based on one overriding benchmark — tangible results and impact. Rivero Mestre attorneys, Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, […]

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Rivero Mestre LLP is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the Daily Business Review in the 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report in the practice area of Class Action. The annual recognition is based on one overriding benchmark — tangible results and impact.

Rivero Mestre attorneys, Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, Charles E. Whorton, Alan H. Rollnick and Amanda McGovern filed class actions against UnitedHealthCare Services Inc. and Florida Blue to obtain insurance coverage for almost 9,000 insureds nationwide after they were denied coverage for Harvoni, the first-ever cure for hepatitis C.

The 13th Annual Most Effective Lawyers special report recognizes the extraordinary work performed by South Florida attorneys in the past year. The honorees were selected from more than 100 nominations. Attorneys were asked to show proof of positive results obtained for their clients, illustrating obstacles overcome and their impact on public policy and business interests. The Daily Business Review recognized more than 40 attorneys in 10 practice areas. Click here to read the Daily Business Review’s special report.

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its 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. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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Four Rivero Mestre Partners Named to 2017 Super Lawyers List https://www.riveromestre.com/2017/06/23/four-rivero-mestre-partners-named-2017-super-lawyers-list/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Fri, 23 Jun 2017 19:28:15 +0000 http://www.riveromestre.com/?p=11937 MIAMI, FL- June 23, 2017—Rivero Mestre LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has selected partners Andrés Rivero and Jorge A. Mestre as Top Rated Business Litigation Attorneys in the 2017 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Additionally, partner Maria Paula Aguila was named a Top Rated International Attorney and partner Charles A. Whorton was named […]

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MIAMI, FL- June 23, 2017—Rivero Mestre LLP is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has selected partners Andrés Rivero and Jorge A. Mestre as Top Rated Business Litigation Attorneys in the 2017 edition of Florida Super Lawyers. Additionally, partner Maria Paula Aguila was named a Top Rated International Attorney and partner Charles A. Whorton was named a Top Rated Civil Litigation Attorney in the 2017 edition of Florida Rising Stars.

Super Lawyers honors attorneys who have obtained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement within their practice area. The Rising Stars list is comprised of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger and have been in practice for ten years or less. Only up to five percent of lawyers in the state of Florida can be recognized as Super Lawyers, while less than three percent are named Rising Stars. Both Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are selected based on a patented selection process, which includes nominations by clients or firm, extensive research on the candidates and peer reviews.

Rivero is a commercial litigator with substantial experience in representing corporations and entrepreneurs in intellectual property disputes, antitrust and securities claims, and partnership and shareholder controversies. Along with many other members of the firm, Rivero is fluent in Spanish, and has conducted litigations and arbitrations, including winning an arbitration trial in Mexico, in Spanish.

A seasoned practitioner, Mestre focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including international arbitration and litigation. He has litigated cases through trial in both federal district court and Florida state court and has handled appeals before numerous state and federal courts. Mestre has litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish, including an arbitration victory in Spanish.

Aguila focuses 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.

Whorton’s practice focuses on all aspects of commercial litigation. His focus has been on financial services litigation and securities litigation, in both federal and state courts, representing domestic and international clients.

 

About Rivero Mestre LLP

Rivero Mestre, from its 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 clients in a broad range of complex commercial disputes including financial institution matters, antitrust matters, intellectual property disputes, and litigation and arbitration relating to Latin American trade and investment. For more information, visit www.riveromestre.com?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss.

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