STEPHEN N. ZACK
MARCOS G. RONQUILLO
CESAR L. ALVAREZ
Administrative Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner Miami, FL Litigation, Corporate
Partner, Friedman &Feiger Dallas, TX Business Law, Commercial Litigation
Co-Chairman, Greenberg Traurig Miami, FL Corporate and Securities
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Zack’s main practice area is complex commercial litigation, emphasizing class actions, product liability cases and federal multi-district litigation. He is a specialist in civil trial law, as well as eminent domain, corporate and international law. The first Hispanic to assume the presidency of the American Bar Association, Zack was also the first Hispanic and youngest president of the Florida Bar. He has served as president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents. In 2000, he represented former Vice President Al Gore in the trial of Bush v. Gore.
With over 30 years of trial experience representing governmental agencies such as the Dallas Independent School District, Ronquillo currently represents Fortune 500 companies in high-profile controversies. He is the former president of the Dallas Mexican American Bar Association and former chairman of the Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Ronquillo is the recipient of numerous honors, including Hispanic Business Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics, Latino Leaders Magazine’s prestigious Maestro Award for Leadership and the Texas Mexican Bar Association’s Outstanding Lawyer of the Year Award.
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As former CEO of Greenberg Traurig, Alvarez directed the firm’s growth from 325 lawyers in eight offices to approximately 1,850 attorneys and government professionals in more than 36 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. He has represented numerous public companies and served on the boards of several publiclytraded corporations and charitable organizations. The National Law Journal has honored Alvarez as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America in 1997, 2000 and 2006.
BRIGIDA BENITEZ
LARRY PASCAL
REGINA RODRIGUEZ
Partner, Steptoe & Johnson Washington, DC International Regulation & Compliance, Litigation
Partner, Haynes Boone Dallas, TX International Arbitration; Energy, Power and Natural Resources
Partner, Faegre Baker Daniels Denver, CO Complex Litigation, Mass Tort and Class Actions
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Skilled in addressing and solving challenging problems stemming from business disputes, employment relationships or compliance matters, Benitez has represented clients in industries including banking, pharmaceutics, telecommunications, education and aerospace. She serves as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where she teaches a course on international business litigation and federal practice. Benitez is the immediate past president—and the first Latina to serve in the position—of the D.C. Bar, the second-largest unified bar in the country, with more than 100,000 members worldwide.
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With extensive experience in aviation, energy and infrastructure, financial services and real estate, Pascal also publishes and speaks extensively on cross-border developments. He served as chair of the International Section of the State Bar of Texas, and led a successful campaign for the adoption of the ABA Model Rule on Foreign Legal Consultants in Texas. Pascal serves as vice chair and director for World Services Group, one of the largest international networks in the world with membership in more than 120 countries on every continent.
regina.rodriguez@FaegreBD. com http://www.faegrebd.com/regina-rodriguez http://www.faegrebd.com/
Named Latina Lawyer of the Year in 2013 by the Hispanic National Bar Association, Rodriguez is an experienced trial lawyer focusing on defense of complex litigation, mass tort and class action cases, particularly in the medical drug and device arena. Prior to joining Faegre Baker Daniels in 2002, she was an assistant U.S. attorney (AUSA) and chief of the civil division in the District of Colorado, where she supervised and directed all active civil cases for the office.
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