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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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Phone: 305-372-8282, Ext.230
Email: alacayo@sequorlaw.com

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Arnoldo (Arnie) Lacayo, a shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses his international litigation practice on financial fraud, asset recovery and cross-border insolvency. He has experience litigating complex disputes in both state and federal courts, as well as before arbitral bodies, and has represented multi-national corporations, sovereign governments, Receivers, Trustees and other foreign officeholders in matters pending in U.S. Courts. Arnie regularly supervises transnational investigations and has instructed counsel in dozens of jurisdictions. He also has extensive experience working with the versatile 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery statute and Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Arnie is an active member of the International Bar Association (IBA) where he is an officer in the Asset Recovery Committee. He is also one of the U.S. members of ICC FraudNet where he co-chairs the FraudNet Future group. Arnie also remains active with the Florida Bar’s International Law Section as former Chair of the one-thousand member-plus organization and where he continues to serve as a member of the Executive Council.

As a native Spanish speaker, prior to settling in South Florida, Arnie lived and studied in Latin America. He is a cum laude graduate of the University of Miami School of Law. As the Articles and Comments Editor for the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, he authored Seeking a Balance: International Pharmaceutical Patent Protection, Public Health Crises and The Emerging Threat of Bio-Terrorism, 33 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 295 (2002), for which he received the 2003 Burton Award for Legal Achievement, an award presented annually by the Burton Foundation in association with the Library of Congress.

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“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  • English
  • Spanish
Practice Areas
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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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  • International Commercial Litigation
  • Asset Recovery
  • Corruption and Proceeds of Crime Recovery
  • Financial Fraud
  • Cross-Border Matrimonial Asset Recovery

As of 2019, Arnoldo B. Lacayo is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

Desde 2019, Arnoldo B. Lacayo está certificado pela Ordem dos Advogados da Flórida como especialista em Litígio e Arbitragem Internacionais.

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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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Education

  • University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Cum Laude, 2003)
    • Received the 2003 Burton Award for Legal Achievement awarded by the Burton Foundation and the Library of Congress for an article he authored as Articles and Comments Editor for the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review.
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A. (Magna Cum Laude, 2000)

Admissions

  • The Florida Bar
  • 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
  • United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
Honors / Achievements
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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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Honors / Achievements

Arnie is also a sought-after speaker and member of distinguished organizations:

  • Member of the Florida Bar International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee
  • Speaker at OffshoreAlert Miami 2024: “High-Value International Recovery” – April 2024
  • Speaker at Thoughtleaders4 Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Conference: “Tips for working for a Sovereign” – January 2023, London, UK
  • Speaker at C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami: “Cross-Border Insolvency and Restructuring as Mechanisms for Exposing Fraud and Recovering Assets” – October 2022
  • Speaker at Thoughtleaders4 Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Conference: “Tips for working for a Sovereign” – January 2023, London, UK
  • Speaker at C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami: “Cross-Border Insolvency and Restructuring as Mechanisms for Exposing Fraud and Recovering Assets” – October 2022 Speaker at OffshoreAlert London: “High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part Two)” – October 2022
  • Member of the Fla Bar International Litigation and Arbitration Certification Committee Officer of the International Bar Association Asset Recovery Committee
  • Former Chair of The Florida Bar’s International Law Section and member of the Executive Council
  • Active with the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) where he currently serves as Co-Chair of the National Representatives Committee and officer in the Extended Bureau

Publications

  • Contributor to Obtaining Evidence for Use in International Tribunals under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 – Second Edition – Edward M. Mullins and Lawrence W. Newman; Editors

Arnoldo B. Lacayo is an ICC FraudNet Future. ICC FraudNet is a worldwide network of leading lawyers who specialise in fraud, international asset tracing and recovery. Visit https://iccfraudnet.org/members to learn more about the network and our members.

Published Decisions
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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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Published Decisions

  • Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., 747 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014): affirming the applicability of the 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery statute in support of contemplated foreign proceedings;
  • In re Sociedad Militar Seguro de Vida, 985 F.Supp.2d 1375 (N.D. Ga. 2013): granting 28 U.S.C. § 1782 assistance in support of litigation pending in Curaçao
  • Sallah v. Worldwide Clearing, LLC, et al., 2011 WL 5914034 (S.D. Fla. Nov. 28, 2011): order denying various motions to dismiss fraudulent transfers and unjust enrichment claims by Receiver;
  • In re Application of Dr. Afonso Henrique Alves Braga, 272 F.R.D. 621 (S.D. Fla. 2011) order denying motion to vacate or amend order granting petition for judicial assistance pursuant to 28. U.S.C. § 1782;
  • Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A. E.S.P. v. Mercury Telco Group, Inc., 670 F. Supp. 2d 1357 (S.D. Fla. 2009): order confirming and enforcing a multi-million dollar arbitration award in favor of a Colombian telecommunications company;
  • Mercury Telco Group, Inc., v. Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogota S.A. E.S.P., 670 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (S.D. Fla. 2009): order dismissing lawsuit against Colombian telecommunications company and compelling arbitration.
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Arnoldo B. Lacayo

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Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Arnoldo “Arnie” Lacayo

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Arnoldo “Arnie” Lacayo and Juan Mendoza Attend 60th Annual AIJA Congress in Singapore

WWL Thought Leader Global Elite – Arnoldo B. Lacayo Q&A

Sequor Law Attorneys Recognized by Lawdragon 500

Arnoldo Lacayo Thought Leaders Interview

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11th Circuit Court Of Appeals Affirms Sequor Law Section 1782 Orders

The 2020 Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers

Third District Court of Appeals Affirms $19.5 Million Mandatory and Prohibitory Temporary Injunction Order in Case No. 17-01358 CA 22 – Hakim v. Tawil et al.

Section 1782 Remains One of the Most Powerful Discovery Tools as Appellate Courts Uphold its Use in Aid of Private Commercial Arbitration

Obtaining Evidence for use in International Tribunals under 28 U.S.C. Section 1782

Brazilian magazine group enters Chapter 15 in Florida

Inside the scheme that allegedly used fake debt to steal $360 million from investors in Maryland and Virginia

8 Florida Cases to Watch in 2019

Two Sequor Law Attorneys Named Rising Legal Stars by Latinvex

New ‘Substantial Doubt’ Standard for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in Fla.

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Chilean liquidator in alleged Ponzi case recognised in Australia

Argentine Publisher Files for Chapter 15 Recognition in Florida to Access Citibank Account

Recuperar activos ocultos en el extranjero: Nuevo nicho para abogados

Trove of Missing Art Heads to Auction

US Government Repatriates 95 Artworks Linked to Disgraced Brazilian Financier

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