Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. is a partner who focuses his practice in the areas of corporate and securities law, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring/restructuring, board governance, domestic and international commercial transactions, commercial and residential real estate transactions, tax and estate planning, and other general transactional services.

Prior to forming the Firm, Mr. Sanchez-Medina was a partner at the national law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery, where he was a member of the Corporate Department, and was a senior associate at the national law firm of Holland & Knight.

NOTABLE CLIENT WORK

Representation of Estate Investments Group to secure a $57.8 Million Construction Loan
Representation of electronics company in $32 million initial public offering
Representation of Miami Heat in $20 million revolving line of credit
Representation of real estate development company in $50 million proﬁt sharing agreement with private equity fund
Representation of client in sale of copyright and other intangible assets to Televisa S.A. de C.V. for $20 million
Representation of a real estate developer in $45 million acquisition of real estate
Serve as outside general counsel to 8th largest equipment rental company in the United States, including the leasing of more than 70 retail branches across the United States
Serve as outside general counsel to major South Florida real estate developer
Representation of investor in $45 million investment in private equity fund
Representation of client in corporate break-up of major restaurant chain
Representation of municipality in ground lease of largest parcel of undeveloped land east of US 1 in Miami-Dade County

PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES; HONORS & RECOGNITIONS

Selected as Best Lawyer in America®
Selected as Legal EliteTM by Florida Trends Magazine
Selected as SuperLawyer® in Law & Politics Magazine
Selected as Top Transactional Attorney by South Florida Legal Guide
Selected as Finalist for Top Dealmaker Daily Business Review
AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review RatingsTM, the highest rating possible indicating preeminent legal ability and professional ethics in Mr. Sanchez-Medina’s areas of practice
Board of Governors, The Florida Bar
Orange Bowl Committee, Member
Chairman, Budget & Audit Committee, Miami-Dade County School Board
Chairman, Business, Corporations and Financial Services Committee of Business Law Section, The Florida Bar
General Counsel, South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Cuban American Bar Association, President
National Conference of Bar Presidents

AWARDS & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS

Southeastern Regional hearing of the ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities, May 2011
Golden Eagle Award, Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition, Inc., 2010
After School All Stars, Hispanic Heritage Honoree, 2009

EDUCATION

L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University (1992)
J.D., Boston College Law School (1991), with Honors
B.B.A., University of Miami (1988), cum laude

ADMISSIONS

Florida

LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish

RELATED PRACTICES

Corporate & Securities Transactions
Contracts & Commercial Transactions
Entertainment, Sports & Art Law
Real Estate Law & Lender Representation
Tax & Estate Planning
Cuba Practice Group
Health Care Law

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