Michael Diaz, Jr.
USA Guide 2024
Band 5 : Litigation: General Commercial
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About
Provided by Michael Diaz, Jr.
Practice Areas
-International Litigation & Arbitration
-White Collar Crime, Government Sanctions (OFAC, Magnitsky, CAATSA, GLOMAG, etc.), investigations and defense
-Regulatory and Corporate Investigations, Governance and Compliance
-Fraud & Asset Recovery
Career
Florida Bar Board Certified International Litigation and Arbitration attorney Michael Diaz is a multilingual litigator, trial lawyer, and arbitral advocate with 37 years of experience advising clients, trying cases, and negotiating resolutions to complex civil, arbitral and criminal disputes. He has extensive experience handling visa recovery efforts, FCPA and OFAC violations, and Specially Designated Nationals classifications. He regularly counsels on preventative arbitration and litigation strategies and conducts parallel investigations in complex, high-stakes regulatory, investigative and compliance matters that involve financial fraud, international asset recovery and white-collar crime. Mr. Diaz’s sophisticated asset tracing techniques have resulted in millions of dollars in recoveries for U.S. receivers, financial institutions, and individual fraud victims. He has handled numerous notable, well-publicized litigation and arbitration cases, OFAC and sanctions matters, and cases of alleged money laundering and public corruption.
He is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS).
Professional Memberships
ADMISSIONS
Florida
11th Circuit Court of Appeals
Southern District of Florida
Middle District of Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals of New York
U.S. Court of International Trade
Chambers Review
USA
Michael Diaz maintains a wide-ranging commercial litigation practice and offers notable experience in matters with cross-border elements with Latin America.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michael is very sharp."
"He is a tenacious litigator."
"He is an excellent lawyer, especially in the courtroom. He is also thorough and quick to respond."
"Michael is very sharp."
"He is a tenacious litigator."
"He is an excellent lawyer, especially in the courtroom. He is also thorough and quick to respond."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Diaz Reus & Targ LLP
Holders of the PDVSA 8.5% Bond Need OFAC’s License
On April 10, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License 5C delaying the effectiveness of General License 5B “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5. Percent Bond on or After April 22, 2020”...
Façade of COVID-19 Class Action Litigation Against China Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
By Michael Diaz, Jr., Marta Colomar-Garcia, Brant C. Hadaway, Gary E. Davidson, Xingjian “Jeff” Zhao, Javier Coronado, Zhen Pan.
Holders of the PDVSA 8.5% Bond Need OFAC’s License
On April 10, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License 5C delaying the effectiveness of General License 5B “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5. Percent Bond on or After April 22, 2020”...
Façade of COVID-19 Class Action Litigation Against China Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
By Michael Diaz, Jr., Marta Colomar-Garcia, Brant C. Hadaway, Gary E. Davidson, Xingjian “Jeff” Zhao, Javier Coronado, Zhen Pan.