As president, Amanda aims to strengthen partnerships with other bar associations and expand mentorship and leadership opportunities for young lawyers and law students.

CABA is a non-profit voluntary bar association founded in 1974 by lawyers of Cuban descent. CABA’s members include judges, lawyers, and law students of all backgrounds interested in issues affecting the Cuban community, as well as broader legal and human rights issues impacting minority communities as a whole.

Amanda is an experienced commercial litigator who focuses her practice on complex business matters, securities litigation, and cross-border disputes. She represents foreign and domestic clients across a multitude of industries. She understands her clients come to her when the stakes are high and aggressively defends claims brought against them or pursues claims on their behalf.

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Congratulations to Andrés Rivero, Jorge A. Mestre, Christina Ceballos-Levy, Robert J. Kuntz, Jr., Ana C. Malavé, Maria Sosa Marquez, Julio Eduardo Paez, and Alan H. Rolnick for being featured in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

Amanda L. Fernandez, Brandon Cruz, Taylor Diaz, Patricija Gegznaite, Allison Henry, Angelica Mecias, Hugo A. Montero, Daniela Tenjido-Eljaiek, and Sylmarie Trujillo were included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Best Lawyers is a sophisticated peer-review process that surveys leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues in the same geographic and legal practice areas.

Rivero Mestre lawyers were featured in the practice areas listed below:

Andrés Rivero

– Commercial Litigation

– Criminal Defense: White-Collar

– Litigation – Securities

Jorge A. Mestre

– Commercial Litigation

–  International Arbitration – Commercial

– International Trade and Finance Law

– Litigation – Securities

Christina Ceballos-Levy

– Commercial Litigation

Robert J. Kuntz, Jr.

– Commercial Litigation

Ana C. Malavé

– Commercial Litigation

Maria Sosa Marquez

– Commercial Litigation

Julio Eduardo Paez

– Commercial Litigation

Alan H. Rolnick

– Commercial Litigation

– Litigation – Banking and Finance

– Litigation – Securities

– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Amanda L. Fernandez

– Commercial Litigation

Brandon Cruz

– Commercial Litigation

Taylor Diaz

– Commercial Litigation

Patricija Gegznaite

– Commercial Litigation

Allison Henry

– Commercial Litigation

Angelica Mecias

– Commercial Litigation

Hugo A. Montero

– Commercial Litigation

Daniela Tenjido-Eljaiek

– Commercial Litigation

Sylmarie Trujillo

– Commercial Litigation

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Six Rivero Mestre attorneys were recognized for the first time and our firm has doubled the number of attorneys who were featured in last year’s edition.

Super Lawyers honors attorneys who have obtained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement within their practice area. The Rising Stars list is composed of attorneys who are 40 years old or younger and have been in practice for ten years or less. Only up to five percent of lawyers in Florida can be recognized as Super Lawyers, while less than three percent are named Rising Stars. Both Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are selected based on a patented selection process, including nominations by clients or firms, extensive research on the candidates, and peer reviews.

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Amanda L. Fernandez, Allison Henry, Sylmarie Trujillo, Angelica Mecias, Meagan Nicholson, Raquel Toral, and Joseph Donato were included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

Ten Rivero Mestre attorneys were recognized for the first time and our firm has more than doubled the number of attorneys who were featured in last year’s edition.

Best Lawyers is a sophisticated peer-review process that surveys leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues in the same geographic and legal practice areas.

Rivero Mestre lawyers were featured in the practice areas listed below:

Andrés Rivero

– Commercial Litigation

– Criminal Defense: White-Collar

– Litigation – Securities

Jorge A. Mestre

– Commercial Litigation

–  International Arbitration – Commercial

– International Trade and Finance Law

– Litigation – Securities

Alan H. Rolnick

– Commercial Litigation

– Litigation – Banking and Finance

– Litigation – Securities

– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs

Robert J. Kuntz, Jr.

– Commercial Litigation

Ana C. Malavé

– Commercial Litigation

Erimar von der Osten

– Commercial Litigation

Julio Eduardo Paez

– Commercial Litigation

Maria Sosa Marquez

– Commercial Litigation

Amanda L. Fernandez

– Commercial Litigation

Allison Henry

– Commercial Litigation

Sylmarie Trujillo

– Commercial Litigation

Angelica Mecias

– Commercial Litigation

Meagan Nicholson

– Commercial Litigation

Raquel Toral

– Commercial Litigation

Joseph Donato

– Commercial Litigation

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“Ana and Amanda are fierce advocates who have been promoted based on their excellent work and significant contributions to the community,” Jorge A. Mestre said. “We are excited to see their continued success.”

Ana’s practice focuses on complex, cross-border disputes, especially involving Latin America. She represents companies and individuals in securities fraud cases, international arbitrations, and business litigation matters.

Amanda’s practice is focused on complex business matters, securities litigation, and cross-border disputes. She represents foreign and domestic clients across a multitude of industries. She understands her clients come to her when the stakes are high and aggressively defends claims brought against them or pursues claims on their behalf.

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The ILS provides a forum for the exchange of need-to-know information and best-practices that impact the practice of international law. 

Trujillo focuses her practice on complex, cross-border disputes, specifically involving Latin America. She has played an important role in a wide-range of high-stakes litigation matters involving the FCPA, fraud, tort claims, federal and state court litigation, and international arbitration. Sylmarie leverages her strong attention to detail, excellent writing and communication skills, and data-focused mind to consistently produce high-quality work products.

Malavé is an experienced commercial litigator with a focus on complex, cross-border disputes, specifically involving Latin America. She represents companies and individuals in securities fraud cases, international arbitrations and business litigation matters.

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“The trial of the case is scheduled for later this year. The processes are progressing quite fast and I think the judges are pressing for them to move quickly, they don’t wait, they are not allowing detours or delays,” Rivero Mestre lawyer Ana C. Malavé said in the interview.

More than forty cargo and passenger airlines are unlawfully trafficking in and benefitting from the airport by operating cargo and passenger flights into and out of the airport without permission from, or compensation to, Mr. Regueiro. All of them received notices warning them to cease and desist or face suit. The defendants did not comply with the 30-day notices of plaintiff’s intent to sue, which gives Mr. Regueiro the right to seek treble damages.

Regueiro is the son of José López Vilaboy, who during his ownership of the airport in the 1950s, transformed it from a small, outdated airport into Cuba’s main international airport, serving Havana and surrounding cities. The Cuban government confiscated the airport without any compensation to Vilaboy shortly after the communist Castro regime seized power in 1959. Since then, a number of airlines, including U.S.-based airlines, have routinely used the airport for transporting cargo and passengers.

The Helms-Burton Act provides Cuban-Americans whose properties in Cuba were confiscated by the communist Castro dictatorship, with the right to recover damages from persons and entities that traffic in, or benefit from trafficking in, their properties. The Act also provides for treble damages against a defendant that received prior notice of the claim and did not stop its trafficking or compensate the owners of the confiscated property.

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The documentary aired on Mega TV, was broadcast by Radio Televisión Martí, and will be aired on PBS in April.

The segment featuring Rivero Mestre begins at 29:30.

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The Act provides Cuban-Americans the right to sue foreign entities that wrongfully trafficked in their properties and also provides a plaintiff with treble damages against a defendant who had prior notice of the claim.

Lawsuits have been filed on behalf of class representatives Marisela Mata and Bibiana Hernandez, descendants of Antonio Mata y Alvarez, who built the San Carlos hotel in Cienfuegos in 1925 and left after the government led by Fidel Castro appropriated the hotel in 1962, as well as other plaintiffs, against the following:

• Grupo Hotelero Gran Caribe;
• Corporación de Comercio y Turismo Internacional Cubanacán S.A.;
• Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A.;
• Corporación Cimex S.A.;
• Trivago GmbH (a German limited liability company); and
• Booking.com B.V., (a Dutch limited liability company)

Several other foreign entities have received 30-day notices of intent to sue.

Click the links below to see news coverage of these lawsuits. 

CBS Miami – Miami Family Suing Cuban Government, Spanish Hotel Chain Over Business Confiscated by Castro Regime in 1960’s

The Wall Street Journal – Expedia’s Trivago Is Sued Over Seized Cuban Hotel

The Miami Herald – Spanish Meliá company may be sued in U.S. over its use of confiscated hotel in Cuba

Law.com – Law Firm Targets Trivago in Helms-Burton Lawsuit

Law 360 – Cuban Hotel Owners Sue Trivago Over Confiscated Property

The Daily Business Review – Miami Law Firm Targets Trivago in Helms-Burton Lawsuit

The Daily Business Review – Where Are All the Helms-Burton Lawsuits?

Florida Trend – Rivero Mestre Files Ground-Breaking Helms-Burton Class Action

Diario Las Américas – Presentan demanda en Miami contra Trivago al amparo de la Ley Helms-Burton

El Economista – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

El Nacional – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

Noticias SIN – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

Impacto Latino – Nueva demanda en Miami bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

La Vanguardia – Nueva demanda en EEUU bajo la ley Helms-Burton, esta vez contra Trivago

América Tevé – Se presentan las primeras demandas colectivas contra cadenas hoteleras que operan en Cuba

América Tevé Canal41 – El cerco de la ley Helms-Burton sobre el régimen cubano sigue reforzándose

Radio Televisión Martí – Las Noticias Como Son, miércoles 19 de junio 19, 2019

Radio Televisión Martí – Respaldada por el Título III de Ley Helms-Burton empresa subsidiaria de Expedia es demandada

Radio Televisión Martí – Abordamos la demanda de una familia cubana contra la compañía española Meliá por operar un hotel en Cienfuegos que le fue expropiado a sus dueños originales

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