Bio

Managing Partner of the Miami Office, Rick has 30 years of experience advising public and private U.S. and multinational companies, including Fortune 100 companies on complex corporate transactions including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and general securities matters. Rick advises firm clients across a range of industries including media, energy, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure, technology, and financial services. Rick has been repeatedly recognized for his mergers and acquisitions work by leading publications, including Chambers and Partners and The Best Lawyers in America, and was recently recognized as the 2020 “Miami Lawyer of the Year” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Rick is a seasoned practitioner with over 30 years of experience representing clients in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America on their domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, joint venture, securities, and financing transactions. Throughout his career, he has worked on a variety of matters and has extensive experience in the media, energy, telecommunications, transportation and infrastructure, technology, and financial services sectors. He has also assisted numerous Latin American and European companies in establishing and expanding their operations in the United States. In addition, he has extensive experience advising global corporations in managing their legal matters throughout Latin America. Chambers USA notes that Rick is “diligent, responsive, and astute” and a “good cross-border adviser and listener who works to understand the client’s business and give personalized advice” (2021). Rick has also recently been recognized as a “Distinguished Leader” by the Daily Business Review Florida Legal Awards 2023 and in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as the Miami “Lawyer of the Year” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Best Lawyers selects only one attorney in each practice category and designated geographic region as their “Lawyer of the Year,” making this recognition especially noteworthy.