Christopher A. Noel

Associate

As of 2015, Christopher A. Noel is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

As of 2019, Christopher A. Noel is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

Desde 2019, Christopher A. Noel está certificado pela Ordem dos Advogados da Flórida como especialista em Litígio e Arbitragem Internacionais.

Christopher A. Noel

Associate

Education

• University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL
  • Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, May 2015
  • Honors: Dean’s List; Stearns Weaver Scholarship; Dean’s Certificates of Achievement in Evidence, International Economic Law, and Elements; Certificate of Achievement in Legal Communications
  • Law Review: The University of Miami Inter-American Law Review, Executive Editor
• University of Miami School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, FL
  • Master of Business Administration, December 2011

• University of Miami School of Business Administration, Coral Gables, FL
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, May 2010
  • Honors: Provost’s Honor Roll; Dean’s List; Henry King Stanford Scholarship

Admissions

• Florida
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Professional Associations & Memberships

• University of Miami Young Alumni Leadership Council
• Third District Court of Appeal Historical Society
• Legal Services of Greater Miami Young Professionals Council

Christopher A. Noel

Associate

Publications

• The “Out of the Box” Vehicles for Fraud: Art, Vintage Collectibles and Other Cultural Property, C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, Geneva March 24, 2022
• International Family Law Trends – High Net Worth Asset Recovery, US-Mexico Bar Association Annual Conference, October 20, 2021
• High Net Worth Matrimonial Asset Recovery: Tips and Best Practices from the Experts, West LegalEd Center, August 5, 2021
• Euromepa and Gorsoan, oh my!, Global Restructuring Review, November 20, 2020
• Globalisation Catches Up With the US Insolvency Courts, Global Restructuring Review, September 17, 2019
• Seventy Years Later: The Danger of Looted Nazi Art at the Norton Simon Museum (White Paper 2015).
• Basic Bankruptcy–Welcome to the Fishbowl, The Florida Bar Asset Protection Seminar, Levels I & II.
• Salvage at Your Own Peril: A Common Law Approach to Maritime Treasure Recovery, 46 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 89 (2014).
• A Twenty-First Century Prisoner Exchange: The Case of the Isaís Brothers, U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. Blog (April 26, 2014).

Christopher A. Noel

Associate

Notes

• Represented nation’s largest homebuilder through multiple levels of appeal to affirm a $1.02 billion jury verdict for conspiracy to extort money and defamation.
• Represented sovereign government in multi-jurisdictional fraud, corruption, and racketeering litigation to recover approximately $100 million converted by corrupt public officials and individuals during the planning, construction, and maintenance of the country’s flagship international airport.
• Represented victims of terrorist attacks in efforts to recover funds from US-held bank accounts tied to state sponsors of terror in order to satisfy $4.30 billion damages award.
• Represented German art financier to recover approximately $30 million in artworks converted by a well-known art dealer.
• Represented repressed minority shareholder to obtain and defend on appeal a $19.5 million jury verdict based on international fraud, conversion, and conspiracy claims.
• Represented former spouse of a Russian oligarch to recover unpaid maintenance and child support obligations in a multi-jurisdictional investigation and asset recovery matter.
• Represented international mining corporation in global efforts to recover a $388 million International Chamber of Commerce arbitral award.
• Represented foreign liquidators of a UK electronics importer/exporter to recover losses from a VAT carousel fraud scheme perpetrated against HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
• Represented global deep-sea exploration company in a fraud investigation.
• Represented nation’s largest homebuilder in a five-day Lanham Act federal jury trial.
• Represented global mining corporation as statewide counsel of record to defend against multiple lawsuits alleging strict products liability under Florida’s long-arm statute.
• Represented world’s largest satellite media company before the Florida Supreme Court to address four certified questions from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals involving Florida’s common law copyright protection for pre-1972 audio recordings.
• Represented court-appointed receiver to defend against appeal challenging the denial of an untimely motion to award attorneys’ fees.

Christopher A. Noel

Associate