Bio

Javier Alvarez is a managing partner of the firm and works in the firm’s Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups. His practice focuses on a wide-range of domestic and cross-border business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, joint ventures and other general corporate matters. Mr. Alvarez represents domestic and international companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, funds, family offices, and strategic and financial investors in transactions involving various industries, including financial services, healthcare, agriculture, maritime, real estate, hospitality and technology. Mr. Alvarez has considerable experience in the financial services industry, having been involved in a number of the most notable financial institution M&A transactions in South Florida during the past several years. He was recently recognized in the publication, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the banking and finance practice area. Mr. Alvarez began his career working at the international law firm, Holland & Knight LLP, where he worked in the firm’s international and cross-border transactions group. In the community, Mr. Alvarez serves on the Board of Directors of the Centro Mater Foundation, a local organization that provides education and social services to low-income families in various schools located in Miami-Dade County.