Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. Verified Lawyer

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