Diaz Reus International Law Firm (DRT) announces that nine of its attorneys have been recognized by the prestigious international legal guide The Legal500 USA 2025, in Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal: advice to individuals; and in International Litigation: Michael Diaz, Jr. (named a Leading Individual); Robert Targ; Marta Colomar-Garcia; Brant Hawaday; Greg Ahlgren; Javier Coronado; Gary Davidson; and Evan Stroman.
In addition, Marta Colomar-Garcia, Michael Diaz and Gary Davidson are named «City Elite, Miami» in Commercial and International Disputes.
Some of the clients surveyed commented: «Most attorneys just tell you what you want to hear to get your business; this firm is not like the rest and is not just a transactional relationship. I will use DRT for many years to come.» «These attorneys are very responsive to all client inquiries. They also provide superior legal services and outstanding legal results. Their innovative approach to staffing, technology and collaborative services with outside counsel and in-house general counsel is right up with the best practices of any law firms we work with.»
«This practice stands out due to its commitment to personalized service and exceptional expertise.»
«Michael Diaz cares about each and every single one of his cases and employees. It’s very transparent in the way he handles his work and I trust him with my life. He’s very talented and knowledgeable at what he does and does everything in his power to get his clients the best potential outcome.»
For Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, some of the firm’s work highlights include:
-Representing the liquidators of Nodus International Bank, and the Puerto Rican Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) to recover $27 million in assets and customer deposits looted by the bank’s owners.
-Representing the former PDVSA oil trade manager, in a multi-million dollar FCPA investigation by the Eastern District of New York and the DOJ’s FCPA Division.
-Representing a Guatemalan congressman sanctioned by OFAC under the Global Magnitsky Act, in legal efforts seeking reconsideration of his designation on the List of Specially Designated Nationals.
For International Litigation, some of the firm’s work highlights include:
-Representing Scott Butler and his company, the American Anti-Piracy Alliance, in USD 65 million domestic litigation matters against one of the most prominent attorneys in the Middle East.
-Representing the board of directors of Eastern National Bank in two USD 27 million lawsuits brought by minority and majority shareholders.
-Representing Nodus International Bank, Inc., and its liquidators, Driven Advisors in Puerto Rico, in a sprawling international USD 68 million asset recovery litigation and investigation against the bank’s former shareholders and other co-conspirators in Miami, Puerto Rico, Panama, Spain, and Venezuela.
