Sheila Oretsky

Practice Areas

Litigation

International Arbitration & Litigation

Mergers & Acquisitions Disputes

Media & Entertainment Litigation

Real Estate Operations

Real Estate Litigation

Career

Sheila Oretsky is ranked by Chambers USA for her work in commercial litigation and is a Martindale Hubbell AV rated litigator and trial attorney. Prior to joining GT, Sheila served as the co-chair of the Class Action Committee at a national law firm. Sheila represents domestic and international clients in complex commercial litigation matters across a range of industries and she is often called upon to litigate high-profile matters and issues of first impression all the way through an appeal. She regularly advises on highly contentious complex matters related to defamation, fiduciary claims, director and officer liability, non-competes and trade secrets, partnership disputes, business divorces, breach of contract, civil RICO, EB-5 related litigation, professional malpractice, commercial landlord/tenant disputes, insurance, and business torts such as fraud. She is also experienced in class action defense of a variety of claims and often serves as an outside general counsel for her clients advising family offices and private equity firms on litigation and other risks. Her experience includes representations related to disputes stemming from international mergers and acquisitions and real estate disputes with publicly traded retail tenants and multibillion-dollar landlords. Sheila also has significant experience in the payments and credit card processing industry. Sheila is licensed in Florida and New York and litigates matters in federal and state courts across the country as well as in arbitrations including international arbitrations before the ICC. Her practice also regularly includes serving as a testifying attorneys’ fees expert and a judicially appointed special master.

Professional Memberships

Member, Florida Bar, 2006-Present; Chair, Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee, 2021-Present; Chair, Grievance Committee, 2022-Present

Member, Board of Governors, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, 2018-Present

Member, Board of Directors, Sundari Foundation d/b/a Lotus House / Lotus Village, 2018-Present

Member, Counsel Protocol Review Group for Summit II, College of Commercial Arbitrators, 2023 - Present

Court-appointed Guardian ad Litem in child custody disputes, 2013-2016

Member, Board of Governors, The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Suncoast Chapter, 2019-2023

Personal

J.D., Florida International University College of Law, 2005

M.A., University of Florida, 2002

B.A., with Honors, University of Florida, 2001