USA – FLORIDA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Wifredo A. Ferrer, Barbara A. Martinez, Marcelo J. Ovejero and Oscar
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Alejandro Quiroz-Chávez Holland & Knight LLP
Holland & Knight LLP is a multinational law firm es - tablished and headquartered in Florida. The firm has approximately 2,200 attorneys and staff in 34 offices across multiple countries, including Algeria, Colom - bia, England and Mexico. Holland & Knight provides services in more than 250 areas of law, including white-collar defence and investigations, banking and
financial services, regulatory matters, global compli - ance, litigation, corporate, employment, real estate, healthcare, intellectual property, public policy, and wealth management, among other specialities. In - terdisciplinary practice groups and industry-focused teams offer clients seamless access to the firm’s at - torneys across all locations. Barbara A. Martinez is a litigation partner in Holland & Knight’s Miami office and a member of Holland & Knight’s Global Compliance and Investigations Team. A former federal prosecutor for more than 20 years with extensive trial and transnational investigation experience, Barbara focuses her practice on government and corporate internal investigations, corporate compliance, white-collar criminal defence and anti-trafficking matters. She regularly represents companies, financial institutions, and individuals in high-stakes enforcement matters brought by the US Department of Justice, state attorneys general, and other prosecutorial and regulatory enforcement agencies.
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Wifredo A. Ferrer is the chairperson of Holland & Knight’s Global Compliance and Investigations Team and the executive partner of the firm’s Miami office. A former US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida,
Wildredo focuses his practice primarily on internal corporate investigations, corporate compliance and training, and white-collar criminal defence. He counsels and defends corporations and individuals in a wide range of criminal and regulatory matters, including allegations involving bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), complex fraud, financial improprieties, securities law violations, healthcare fraud, false claims, cybercrime and government contract fraud.
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