Leyza Florin Blanco

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As of 2019, Leyza Florin Blanco is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

As of 2019, Leyza Florin Blanco is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by the Florida Bar.

Desde 2019, Leyza Florin Blanco está certificado pela Ordem dos Advogados da Flórida como especialista em Litígio e Arbitragem Internacionais.

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Education

• University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude, 1996)
  • Inter-American Law Review, Articles and Comments Editor
  • Order of the Coif
• University of Miami College of Arts & Sciences, B.A. (1992)

Admissions

• Florida, 1997
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit, 1999
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 1997
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1997
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1997
• U.S. District of Court, Colorado, 2020

Professional Associations & Memberships

• Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy, Class XXXII, 2021
• The Florida Bar Business Law Section, Past Chair, 2019
• International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Immediate Past Chair, 2022
• Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida, Past President, 2006-2007
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator
• American Bankruptcy Institute, Asset Sales Committee, Co-Chair, 2022
• Dade County Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• Hispanic National Bar Association, Member
• Cuban American Bar Association, Member
• Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow, 2014
• International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
• University of Miami Law Alumni Association
  • Board of Directors, 2014-2016
  • Dean’s Circle Committee
• Leadership Florida, Class XXXII

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Honors / Achievements

Leyza has received myriad recognitions throughout her career, including:

• Chambers & Partners, 2022 Bankruptcy Litigation, Florida – Tier 1
• Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring & Bankruptcy Litigation, 2011-2022
• AV Preeminent™ rated by Martindale-Hubbell 
• 2019 IWIRC Melnik Award for Exceptional Contributions by an IWIRC Member
• 2018 Hall of Fame, IWIRC Florida Network Excellence Award
• The Florida Bar Business Law Section, Outstanding Member of the Year, 2014
• 2020 Lawdragon: 500 Leading Global Restructuring & Insolvency Lawyers
• 2021 Best Lawyers in America in Insolvency & Restructuring and Commercial Litigation
• South Florida Legal Guide, “Top Lawyers,” 2009-2020, and “Up and Comer”, 2004-2008
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2010-2020, and “Rising Star,” 2009
• Top 50 Women Florida Super Lawyers, 2013-2020
• Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers, 2013-2020
• Florida Trend, Legal Elite, 2008-2020, and “Up and Comer”, 2007
• Cuban American Bar Association, Member of the Year, 2013
• South Florida Business Journal, Key Partner Award, 2012
• Business Leader magazine, Women Extraordinaire Award, 2011
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, “40 Under 40,” 2010

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Publications

• Co-Author, “Euromepa and Gorsoan, oh my! The evolving standard to obtain §1782 assistance in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and beyond” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, October 2020
• Co-Author, “The UN’s Latest Assist to International Insolvency Practitioners,” Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, August, 2020
• Co-Author, “COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies” – Daily Business Review, April 17, 2020
• Co-Author, “The UN’s Latest Assist to International Insolvency Practitioners” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, April 2020
• Co-Author, “Emerging Minority View on Delivery of Subpoenas Under FRCP 45” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, March 2020
• Co-Author, “The Mechanics of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Enterprise Group Insolvency” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, November 2019
• Co-Author, “Globalization Catches up to U.S. Insolvency Courts” – Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, August 2019
• Co-Author, “Florida Leads the Way of Chapter 15 Jurisprudence” – Knect 365 Asset Recovery Magazine, July 2019
• Recognition of an Individual Debtor’s Insolvency Proceeding – Beware of the Perils, Global Restructuring Review Asset Recovery Column, March 6, 2019
• Co-Author, “Liquidating Liquor License in Bankruptcy.” Asset Sales Committee Newsletter November 2017
• “The Power of Women Working Together,” The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, June 12, 2015
• “Challenging Aspects and Issues of Cross Border Chapter 15 Filings,” Chapter 15 Bankruptcy Strategies, Thomson Reuters/Aspatore, 2012
• “Women Take the Lead and Lean In,” guest commentary, Daily Business Review, August 21, 2013
• Co-Author, International Insolvency Proceedings and Emerging Trends Under Chapter 15 Under the United States Bankruptcy Code,” The Florida Bar Business Law Journal, Case Law Update 2011

Presentations

• US Bankruptcy – Chapter 15, Comparative Law Program, Brazil, November 17, 2020
• Segunda Oportunidad en los Concursos, Instituto Iberoamericano Conference, October 21, 2020
• When in Rome: A Comparative Look at Fiduciaries Around the Globe, IWIRC Insolvency 2020, October 14, 2020
• Navigating the Islands and Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, FIRE Americas and Offshore Event, September 22,2020
• Cross Border Disputes Panel, Virtual World Litigation Forum, Virtual, September 9, 2020
• Cross Border Insolvency; Mechanisms of Cooperation, IWIRC Brazil Second Annual Conference, Rio de Janeiro, March 12-13, 2020
• Tracing Assets Arising Out of Contentious Cross Border Insolvencies, C5, March 5-6, 2020
• Insolvency—Pandora’s Box, or A Key Litigation Advantage, Asset Recovery America, New York, September 18-20, 2019
• International Perspectives on Asset Recovery, IWIRC Brazil and Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais, June 6, 2019
• Conferencia Sobre Soborne Internacional, Investigación Financiera, Insolvencia y Herramientas Para Recuperación de Activos, Superintendencia de Sociedades, Bogotá, Colombia, May 8, 2019
• When the Money is Gone, Asset Recovery Americas, Knect365 LatAm Conference, Brazil, June 4, 2019
• Chapter 15 and Cross-Border Insolvency, IBAJUD Conference, Brazil, April 29, 2019
• Recognizing Foreign Proceedings and Enforcing Against Assets, Asset Recovery International, Knect 365 Conference, Ireland, March 2, 2019
• What Lawyers and FA’s Must Know to Represent Secured Creditors Successfully, American Bankruptcy Institute, Annual Spring Meeting, April 22, 2017
• Cross-Border Insolvencies and Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, Hispanic National Bar Association Corporate Counsel Conference, March 31, 2017
• Jevic’s Potential Effects on Asset Sales & Plan Confirmation, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Webinar, August 18, 2016
• Whatever Happened to Pre-Packs/Structured Dismissal? Staying Out of Bankruptcy Court: How to Negotiate a Workout Agreement; Pros and Cons of ABC’s and In & Out Quick, 40th Annual Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, March 31-April 2, 2016
• State of Diversity in the Legal Profession, 5th Annual Bench & Bar Conference, Dade County Bar Association (DCBA), February 26, 2016
• The Intersection of Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings, Receiverships and U.S. Bankruptcy Proceedings, 2016 Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), February 4-6, 2016
• Vaccinations! Helping Clients Enhance Rights and Minimize Risk During the Bankruptcy Lull, 89th Annual Meeting, National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges’ (NCBJ) Commercial Law League of America (CLLA), August 5, 2015
• Receiverships and Bankruptcy: Between Scylla and Charybdis, 20th Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop, American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI), July 2015
• Getting Paid: Alternative Fee Structures, 2015 DCBA Bench & Bar Conference, February 20, 2015
• Receivership Basics, Professional Fiduciary: Responsibilities and Duties, The Florida Bar Business Law section, May 2, 2014
• Chapter 15 Update, Caribbean Insolvency Symposium, American Bankruptcy Institute, February 2014
• Overcoming Gender Bias: Getting into the Courtroom and Succeeding There, Florida Association of Women Lawyers, October 2013

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Representative Experience

• U.S. counsel to various court-appointed fiduciaries named in various jurisdictions throughout the Caribbean, United Kingdom and Brazil.
• Counsel to Arbitration Award Plaintiff seeking to confirm and enforce multi-million dollar international arbitration award.
• Counsel to institutional lenders in bankruptcy cases, assignment for the benefit of creditors and in pending foreclosure cases of commercial property and undeveloped land.

Reported Cases

• In re Viacao Itapemirim, S.A. 608 B.R. 268 (Bankr. S.D. Fla 2019)
• In re Viacao Itapemirim, S.A. 607 B.R. 761 (Bankr. S.D. Fla 2019)
• In re Quantum Foods, LLC, 558 B.R. 111 (Bankr. D. Del 2016)
• In re: British American Insurance Co. Ltd., 425 B.R. 884 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010)
• In re: British American Isle of Venice (BVI) Ltd., 441 B.R. 713 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 2010)
• Bombart v. The Family Center at Sunrise, LLC, 520 B.R. 300 (S.D. Fla 2014)
• In re: Jaffe, 235 BR. 490 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1999)

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