Counsel. MIAS Director. Past-President, AIJA International Arbitration Commission. 15 years in ICSID, ICC, ICDR, UNCITRAL. Matters exceeding $400M Giovanni Angles Counsel gangles@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 213 vCard Giovanni Angles Counsel gangles@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 213 vCard Practice Areas International Arbitration Investor-State Arbitration International Commercial Litigation Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Asset Recovery Education University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (Cum Laude , 2011) Notre Dame Law Review — Note & Submissions Editor Outstanding Oral Argument Award for 1L Moot Court Bengal Bouts boxing tournament Florida International University, B.A. (2007) Vice President of Pi Sigma Alpha chapter (Political Science Honor Society) Goalie for FIU Hockey Club Admissions Florida Bar Associations & Memberships Director, Miami International Arbitration Society (MIAS) Past-President, International Arbitration Commission, and Honorary Member, International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) Board of Directors, Notre Dame Law Association (NDLA) Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “Anyone can quote the law. But can you move the room? ” Bio Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Giovanni Angles is Counsel at Sequor Law, where he focuses his practice on international arbitration and complex business litigation. He represents individuals, corporations, and sovereign governments in high-stakes international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations under the world’s major arbitration rules, including ICSID, ICC, UNCITRAL, and ICDR. With more than a decade of experience, he has acted as lead counsel in cross-border disputes and has represented clients across a range of industries—including hospitality, pharmaceuticals, luxury consumer goods, financial services, food and beverage, and telecommunications. His litigation experience spans U.S. state and federal courts and covers matters such as breach of contract, business torts, defamation, fraud, trademark infringement, unfair competition, and trade secret misappropriation. Fluent in Spanish, Giovanni frequently works with international clients and witnesses throughout Latin America and Europe. His deep grasp of cross-cultural legal issues helps him deliver innovative and strategic solutions tailored to his clients’ needs. Prior to joining Sequor Law, he served as Senior Counsel at a nationally-recognized litigation firm, where he acted as lead counsel in cross-border disputes and handled all phases of international arbitration proceedings—from opening statements to witness examinations and closing arguments. Earlier in his career, Giovanni practiced at a global Vault Law 100 firm, representing sovereigns and investors in high-value proceedings under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules—including a $400 million expropriation claim against the Venezuelan government. Giovanni began his legal career at a Chicago-based international firm, litigating commercial disputes, civil rights and international child abduction matters under the Hague Convention. He also served as a legal clerk in the Felony Trial Division of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Giovanni Angles Sequor Law Taps Recognized Arbitration Leader Giovanni Angles to Strengthen Global Practice Publications Barkett, Angles, and Ampudia, The 2022 ICSID Amendments: Key Strategic Considerations for Parties (2022) Giovanni Angles and Chiara Caliandro, Exploring Integrity, Spotlight AIJA Podcast (2022) Giovanni Angles, Carlos Concepcion, et al., Virtual Hearings in International Arbitration: A Checklist (2020) Giovanni Angles and Emma Lindsay, International Investment Arbitration in Latin America: Year in Review 2014-2016 Giovanni Angles, Note, No Suit For You! Iqbal’s Effect on Potentially Meritorious Cases , 86 NOTRE DAME L. REV. 795 (2011) Representative Cases Represented hospitality property investors from Argentina, France, Portugal and Canada in a multiparty investment treaty dispute under the UNCITRAL Rules against the United Mexican States. The proceedings are administered by ICSID and seated in Washington, D.C. Represented a multinational medical device manufacturer in pre-investment dispute negotiations against a Central American state concerning prospective treaty violations under DR-CAFTA. Represented a German construction manufacturer and affiliate distributor in a breach of contract and business tort dispute administered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and seated in Boston. Represented Barbados investor in ICSID (World Bank) arbitration against the Venezuelan government involving claims under the Barbados-Venezuela bilateral investment treaty, related to expropriation of hotels and tourism-related assets with claims exceeding $400 million. Represented the Government of the Dominican Republic in an UNCITRAL investor-state dispute involving the real estate sector. Represented financial services investors in parallel ICSID and UNCITRAL (Permanent Court of Arbitration) investor-state proceedings against the Republic of Colombia. Represented Panamanian company in ICDR arbitration with Canadian entertainment company involving rights to sale and use of entertainment technology throughout Latin America. Represented U.S. investor in ICDR arbitration concerning a Jamaican joint venture in the technology industry. Represented British Virgin Islands companies in federal litigation against the Republic of Ecuador concerning a $1 billion asset expropriation. Represented a veterinary pharmaceutical manufacturer in trade secret misappropriation litigation in the U.S. District of Kansas. Represented a multinational chemical producer and distributor to negotiate international arbitration clauses for its Asia-Pacific affiliates’ commercial transactions. Represented a Panamanian company in vacatur proceedings pursuant to the New York Convention in the Southern District of Florida. Represented U.S. aerospace defense company subject to a subpoena in the Southern District of Florida and advised on confidentiality issues related to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the U.S. Arms Export Control Act. Represented a financial institution in negligence action in Florida state court involving liability for latent environmental issues in connection with real estate mortgage. Represented consumer products manufacturer in the Middle District of Florida for breach of contract in connection with a stock purchase and settlement agreement executed prior to a corporate buyout. Represented luxury goods manufacturer in international arbitration under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), to defend its trademark rights where foreign infringers were held to be cybersquatters and the improper domain names were seized. Represented an indigent mother in a federal bench trial in the Northern District of Illinois under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, ultimately negotiating a favorable post-trial settlement that won the client custody of her daughters. Represented an indigent father in federal court proceedings in the Northern District of Georgia under the Hague Convention of the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, resulting in an order reestablishing his custodial rights by enforcing the foreign court’s jurisdiction in our client’s favor. Deposed two federal ICE agents in a class action lawsuit alleging constitutional civil rights violations due to improperly issued immigration detainers, and co-authored briefs to successfully certify the class. Advised on choice of law issues and led factual investigation of more than 200 alleged false statements in a defamation and disparagement suit in South Dakota state court against ABC News and others, seeking more than $1 billion in actual and statutory damages for a beef producer. Represented a multinational bank in a patent infringement case against a non-practicing entity (a patent troll) involving data encryption technology. Represented a digital cable television provider in a high-stakes patent infringement case against a telecommunications provider involving VoIP and data transmission technologies. Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

Shareholder. Chambers-ranked, USA Bankruptcy Litigation. Best Lawyers since 2019. Legal 500 Elite. Former White & Case. Recovery across 6+ countries Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 vCard Fernando J. Menendez, Jr. Shareholder fmenendez@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 299 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery International Commercial Litigation Creditors' Rights Bank Litigation Education New York University School of Law, J.D. (2002) University of Florida, B.A. (1998) Admissions Florida New York U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Associations & Memberships The Florida Bar, Business Law Section The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida The American Bankruptcy Institute Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, Fellow 2017 Former FIU College of Law Bankruptcy Clinical Program, Adjunct Professor Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. ” – Edmund Burke Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Representative Matters Media Fernando J. Menendez, Jr., a Shareholder at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on bankruptcy, insolvency litigation, international asset recovery, and commercial litigation matters. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Fernando was a shareholder at an Am Law 200 firm and began his career at White & Case, LLP. His case experience includes representation of creditors in complex business bankruptcy and related litigation proceedings; representation of judgment creditors in the enforcement of judgments, including against foreign sovereigns; and representation of creditors in litigation related to the tracing and recovery of misappropriated assets, including assets transferred to various jurisdictions in the United States and across the globe, including Canada, the Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, England, Spain, and Switzerland, among others. Fernando’s professional associations and memberships include The Florida Bar Business Law Section; the Bankruptcy Bar Association, Southern District of Florida; and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He was a 2017 fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and an adjunct professor in the Bankruptcy Clinical Program at Florida International University’s College of Law. Fernando earned his Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law and has been recognized by Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Restructuring; Legal 500, United States Elite; South Florida Legal Guide; Florida Trend, Legal Elite, and has received other honors of note. He has participated in and/or moderated panels on various topics relating to fraud, asset recovery, and related litigation. Fernando is admitted in the states of Florida and New York, and in the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits. Sequor Law Recognized by Chambers & Partners Dingway case in GRR Sequor Law Is Honored to Support Associação João de Barro in Its Completion of a New School Attorney Spotlight: Fernando J. Menendez Jr. Sequor Law Recognized in the 2022 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America Community roundup: IWIRC gets its first Hispanic chair amid new year hires and promotions COVID-19 and Cross-Border Insolvencies Partner Q&A Sequor Law Picks Up Two Bankruptcy Attorneys From GrayRobinson Meet Our Newest Partners Miami’s Sequor Law Raids GrayRobinson for Two Insolvency/Litigation Partners Presentations & Seminars Insolvencias Transfronterizas , Instituto Iberoamericano de Derecho Concursal Webinar, November 19, 2025 Fair and Equitable Distribution of Estate Assets , at the XX Congress of the Ibero-American Institute of Insolvency Law, in Lima, Peru in October 2024 Judgment Enforcement and Asset Recovery Across Jurisdictions , at the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Latin America Insolvency Symposium in Mexico City, Mexico in September 2024 Fraud and Insolvency , at the Insolvency Practitioners Association’s London Roadshow, in November 2023 Segunda Oportunidad en los Concursos , Instituto Iberoamericano Conference, October 21, 2020 “How Much Can you Trust the Litigation Trust? ,” iLaw2020 Conference, February 28, 2020 “Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, Avoiding Collateral Damage ”The Florida Bar Business Law Section CLE, April 20, 2018 “Selling the Sale: Key Provisions in Section 363 Sale Orders ,” American Bankruptcy Institute Seminar, April 5, 2018 Representative Experience Counsel to secured creditor holding more than $30 million in debt in contested chapter 11 proceeding involving large parcel of vacant land in downtown Miami Counsel to unsecured creditor holding multi-million claim in contested chapter 11 proceeding involving reorganization of construction company following fatal bridge collapse incident Counsel to pharmaceutical company in contested chapter 11 proceeding of drug manufacturer, including with respect to bankruptcy sale issues, assumption and assignment of executory contracts, and preservation of pre- and post-petition contractual rights Counsel to chapter 7 trustee in litigation resulting in the denial of a debtor’s discharge as a result of, among other things, debtor’s failure to disclose interest in $2.7 million bonus found to constitute property of the estate Counsel to foreign defendants in federal litigation involving claims for purported violations of, among other things, the Federal Communications Act and the Lanham Act (Trademark and False Designation of Origin) Representation of secured creditors challenging debtors’ repeat bankruptcy filings (to avoid foreclosure) resulting in dismissal of both cases on grounds of bad faith and entry of an order barring any further stay of foreclosure proceedings in event of future bankruptcy filings by same debtors Counsel to restructuring Mexican paper company in proceeding seeking recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceeding in U.S. and requesting related protections under chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Representation of lender with under-secured claim in chapter 11 case filed by outlet mall in the Southern District of Florida, resulting in negotiations leading to consensual plan and lender’s recovery of outlet-mall property Representation of indenture trustee with respect to claims involving $479 million in convertible senior notes issued by Charter Communications Representation of lighting company in all stages of negotiation and effectuation of prepackaged plan of reorganization in the District of Delaware Acting as part of team representing large shareholder and principal investor in proposed restructuring of Delphi, the spun-off parts manufacturer of General Motors Honors & Achievements Recognized in the 2025 edition of Legal 500's Miami Elite Rankings Best Lawyers, 2019-2025 South Florida Legal Guide, Top Up and Comer, 2017-2018 Chambers USA, Bankruptcy/Litigation, 2022-2025 Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012-2016 Legal Prowess. 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Attorney. Published in American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal on extraterritorial bankruptcy. UM Law, Cum Laude. Cross-border insolvency and High-Net-Worth disputes Maria Jose Cortesi Attorney mcortesi@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 265 vCard Maria Jose Cortesi Attorney mcortesi@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 265 vCard Practice Areas Bankruptcy & Insolvency Asset Recovery High-Net-Worth Disputes Creditors' Rights Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement Education University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Cum Laude, 2020) Florida International University, B.S. (2016) Admissions Florida Southern District of Florida United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida Languages English Spanish Location Miami Favorite Quote “Todos tenemos una reserva insospechada de fuerza en el interior, que surge cuando la vida nos pone a prueba. ” – Isabel Allende Bio Recognitions Publications & Presentations Media Maria Jose Cortesi, an attorney at Sequor Law, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, asset recovery, and federal and state court fraud-based litigation. Prior to joining Sequor Law, Maria worked at a boutique bankruptcy firm, representing trustees, debtors, and creditors, as well as negotiating settlements in student loan and credit card debt matters. Maria also practiced in the area of construction litigation, representing general contractors and subcontractors in multi-party actions. Maria earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List, a merit scholarship recipient, and a member of the International Moot Court. She also served as a Student Ambassador with the Office of Admissions, regularly speaking with prospective students and participating in panels regarding the law school experience. During her time in law school, Maria interned for the Miami-Dade Public School Board Attorney’s Office, as well as a boutique commercial litigation firm primarily working on cases involving shareholder disputes. She also helped underserved populations receive access to legal assistance as a student attorney in the UM immigration clinic. Maria is also an alumna of Florida International University where she completed her undergraduate studies and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a Pre-Law certificate. Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code Attorney Spotlight: Maria Jose Cortesi Publications Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code, Volume 40, Issue 02 American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, a publication of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (“NABT”), 2024. Awards Miami Dade Bar Young Lawyers Section "40 Under 40" Honoree, 2026. University of Miami School of Law Dean's List Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

Attorney, Washington, D.C. Former U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee clerk. U.S. Bankruptcy Court clerkship. SEC internship. Notre Dame Law Robert B. Kearney Attorney rkearney@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8739, Ext. 312 vCard Practice Areas International Commercial Litigation Asset Recovery Bankruptcy & Insolvency Creditors' Rights Judgment & Arbitral Award Enforcement High-Net-Worth Disputes Robert B. Kearney Attorney rkearney@sequorlaw.com (+1) 202-900-8739, Ext. 312 vCard Education Notre Dame Law School, J.D. (2022) Head Coach, Notre Dame Debate Team Carleton College, B.A. Economics (2017) 2017 Carleton College Start-Up Competition Fellow Study Abroad: University of St. Andrews (2014-15) Admissions District of Columbia Maryland U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Languages English Location Washington, D.C. Favorite Quote “I shall either find a way or make one. ” – Hannibal the Barcid, 218 B.C. Bio Media Robert B. Kearney, an attorney at Sequor Law, focuses his practice on international commercial litigation, asset recovery, financial fraud, and a range of insolvency matters. Prior to Sequor Law, Robert was a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James J. Tancredi at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. During his time there, he drafted opinions and memoranda on complex and cutting-edge issues in bankruptcy law, commercial law, and mass tort law, including non-consensual third-party releases. Before his work in Connecticut, Robert clerked for the Honorable Erik S. Atas at the Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City. He also served as a Law Clerk for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary under Senator Amy Klobuchar, where he provided insights on various legal and policy issues. Robert earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame. During law school, he interned at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an international law firm in China, and a trade association focusing on tech issues. He also served as a research assistant to several professors and as the Head Coach of the Notre Dame Debate Team. Robert is also an alumnus of Carleton College, where he completed his undergraduate studies in Economics. Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Robert B. Kearney Sequor Law Welcomes Attorney Robert B. Kearney to Its Washington, D.C. Office Legal Prowess. Global Impact.

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Rolling Stone’s 2018 feature on the ‘kill list’ case put Tara J. Plochocki’s fight for a citizen’s due process rights before a national audience. How to Survive America’s Kill List Open In the News Open July 19, 2018 2 minutes read Sequor Law When *Rolling Stone* gave a single federal lawsuit the full weight of a long-form investigative feature, it made a quiet argument: the question of whether a citizen can be killed without a hearing belongs to the public, not only to lawyers and judges working behind closed doors. The 2018 piece followed Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist who came to believe his work in Syria had landed him on a secret government targeting list after he survived a series of airstrikes. What might have read as a personal survival story instead opened onto a constitutional question most Americans never face: whether a citizen can even find out that his government has marked him for a drone strike, and whether a court is allowed to review that decision at all. For the press, these are not abstract concerns. Kareem was reporting from a war zone, and the case raised the prospect that journalists doing dangerous, unpopular work could be swept into a lethal designation with no way to contest it. Press freedom and due process rights, usually treated as separate concerns, met in a single file. A magazine known for cultural reporting recognized that and gave it the length the subject demanded, reaching readers who would never open a national security law journal. Carrying that litigation was attorney Tara J. Plochocki , who represented Kareem alongside the human rights organization Reprieve. The matter produced a notable result: a federal judge allowed his due process claim to move forward, refusing to treat the government's targeted killing authority as entirely beyond judicial review. For a citizen who wanted nothing more than a chance to be heard before the use of lethal force, that ruling mattered. The feature is worth reading in full for how it turns a dense legal fight into human terms. Sequor Law points readers to the original reporting: "How to Survive America's Kill List." The case also says something about the kind of work that defines Plochocki's record. She took it on earlier in her career; today she is a Partner at Sequor Law, where she leads the firm's Washington, D.C. office. An ICC FraudNet member admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and the D.C. and Second Circuits, she built a practice around cross-border asset recovery, financial fraud, and international commercial litigation, and she still litigates at the intersection of constitutional rights, international law, and national security, including amicus briefs on the laws of war. Beyond one man's ordeal, the feature kept a single premise in view: that government power, however secret, still answers to the Constitution — a kill list included. Testing that in court, and a national publication taking the time to explain why it counts, kept a hard question from slipping out of public view. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more.. Firm News Apr 11, 2026 2 minutes read Sequor Law Celebrates National Pet Day with Continued Support of Paws4You Rescue In recognition of National Pet Day, Sequor Law is proud to continue its support of Paws4You Rescue, a Miami-based nonprofit... Attorney Spotlight Jan 29, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alain M. Acanda 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was inspired to pursue a career in the law after having negative experiences with the law as.

After a 2018 due process win, the government invoked the state secrets privilege to dismiss Tara J. Plochocki’s client’s targeted-killing challenge in 2019. U.S. Invokes State Secrets Privilege to Block American Journalist’s Challenge to Alleged Spot on Drone ‘Kill List’ Open In the News Open September 24, 2019 2 minutes read Sequor Law A U.S. citizen asked a simple question: was his own government trying to kill him? In September 2019, a federal court decided he was not entitled to an answer. The plaintiff was Bilal Abdul Kareem, an American journalist who said five near-miss airstrikes in Syria suggested he had been placed on a U.S. targeted-killing list. His case had already cleared a hurdle that few claims of its kind survive. In 2018, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer had ruled that Kareem, as a citizen, could press a due-process challenge to his alleged inclusion on that list. That opening did not last. After settlement talks between Kareem's lawyers and the government collapsed, the government invoked the state secrets privilege, arguing that even confirming or denying his presence on any list would expose intelligence sources and methods and might help a target evade capture. Collyer agreed the government's authority to withhold that information was "absolute," and she dismissed the suit in a 14-page opinion. She named the tension directly, asking what constitutional right could be more essential than due process before the government takes a life, then concluding that federal courts hold only limited authority to resolve such questions, even when they touch constitutional rights. Tara J. Plochocki , today a partner at Sequor Law, represented Kareem and pushed the matter as far as the doctrine allowed. Her reaction drew the line plainly: "For the first time ever, a United States federal court ruled that the government may kill one of its citizens without providing him the information necessary to prove that he is being wrongly targeted." An early win recognized the right to be heard. The state-secrets dismissal then left that right unenforceable. Secrecy, in other words, can decide a case before a court ever reaches its merits. That collision between a citizen's claim and the executive's classification powers is the kind of problem Plochocki has built a career around, litigating where constitutional rights, international law, and national security meet. Her work at Sequor Law runs on the same instinct: securing evidence that adversaries would rather keep hidden, and pressing claims through federal courts and on appeal. Cross-border asset recovery and financial fraud both turn on prying loose concealed information. The Kareem case is a stark reminder of what is at stake when a court cannot compel its disclosure. The full account appeared in The Washington Post . Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more.. Firm News Apr 11, 2026 2 minutes read Sequor Law Celebrates National Pet Day with Continued Support of Paws4You Rescue In recognition of National Pet Day, Sequor Law is proud to continue its support of Paws4You Rescue, a Miami-based nonprofit... Attorney Spotlight Jan 29, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alain M. Acanda 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was inspired to pursue a career in the law after having negative experiences with the law as.

Sequor Law partner Tara J. Plochocki secured a 2018 ruling that U.S. citizens have a due process right to be heard before being targeted for lethal force. Judge Allows Journalist to Challenge Claimed Inclusion on U.S. Drone ‘Kill List’ Open In the News Open June 13, 2018 2 minutes read Sequor Law Bilal Abdul Kareem grew up in New York and built a career as a freelance journalist. By his account, that work took him into reporting territory in Syria where five U.S. airstrikes nearly killed him. He came to believe the explanation was not coincidence but a designation: that his own government had placed him on a list of people marked for death. On June 13, 2018, a federal judge agreed he deserved the chance to find out. In a 30-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Rosemary M. Collyer refused to throw out Kareem's lawsuit, holding that an American citizen cannot be targeted for lethal action without any opportunity to be heard. Collyer rejected the idea that the executive branch holds unilateral authority to mark a citizen for death beyond the reach of any court. Due process, she wrote, "is not merely an old and dusty procedural obligation" but "a living, breathing concept that protects U.S. persons from overreaching government action even, perhaps, on an occasion of war." The Washington Post reported the ruling here . The decision was a rare one. Courts have generally been reluctant to second-guess national security determinations, and a co-plaintiff in the case, former Al Jazeera bureau chief Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, saw his claims dismissed as too speculative because he was not a U.S. citizen. What set Kareem apart was precisely his citizenship. The court treated his constitutional right to due process, together with his First Amendment rights as a journalist, as a "birthright" that an unreviewed government list could not erase. Representing the plaintiffs was Tara J. Plochocki , today a partner at Sequor Law, where she leads the firm's Washington, D.C. office. Her work on the kill list lawsuit is one strand of a practice that runs through constitutional rights, international law, and national security. The same command of federal litigation — and of the appellate rules that govern what a court may and may not review — is what she now applies to cross-border asset recovery and complex financial fraud at Sequor Law. The subject matter is different now; the method is the same. Find the legal question that controls the outcome, then press it through a federal system that concedes nothing without a fight. Targeted killing cases are extraordinary, and few practitioners will ever litigate one. Yet the principle the ruling protected is ordinary and foundational. Before the government acts against a citizen irreversibly, the citizen has a right to be heard. Plochocki's record on that question informs the matters she handles today. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more.. Firm News Apr 11, 2026 2 minutes read Sequor Law Celebrates National Pet Day with Continued Support of Paws4You Rescue In recognition of National Pet Day, Sequor Law is proud to continue its support of Paws4You Rescue, a Miami-based nonprofit... Attorney Spotlight Jan 29, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alain M. Acanda 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was inspired to pursue a career in the law after having negative experiences with the law as.

Forbes quoted Sequor Law’s Tara J. Plochocki on the 2016 South China Sea ruling and why enforcing international arbitration awards against sovereigns is hard. China’s Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits of International Courts Open In the News Open July 12, 2016 2 minutes read Sequor Law The Philippines left The Hague in July 2016 with a sweeping win. A tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration found that China had broken international law by building artificial islands to push its territorial claims hundreds of miles into the South China Sea. China's answer was just as blunt. It would not abide by the ruling, it had refused to take part in the proceedings, and it denied that the tribunal held any authority over what it called a territorial dispute. Forbes asked the obvious follow-up: what is a paper victory worth when the losing side refuses to recognize it? Tara J. Plochocki — today a Partner at Sequor Law and head of the Washington D.C. office — was quoted throughout the piece. The absence of China's consent, she noted, had been visible "from 14 years away": Beijing had signed a 2002 framework to resolve these disputes through negotiation, and it never agreed to let a tribunal decide questions of sovereignty. The whole story hinges on consent. Nations routinely agree to international arbitration in commercial matters and must live by the outcome. They are reluctant to agree to such arbitration when a dispute touches sovereignty. As the article notes, the United States has done the same thing China did, brushing off the International Court of Justice in the 1980s over Nicaragua and again in the 2000s in a death-penalty case involving a foreign national. Beijing is not the only sovereign to refuse to honor an unfavorable ruling. For businesses, Plochocki drew a practical line rather than a political one. China, she said, "is not an unreasonable place to do business — you can sign a contract there and have it enforced." Her caveat travels well beyond this case: companies contracting with state-owned enterprises should decide in advance on a dispute-resolution forum those enterprises have actually honored before. A favorable award means little if it lands somewhere the other side can ignore. Her closing observation captured the distance between winning and collecting. The Hague, she said, often serves as the court of international opinion; enforcing its judgments is a separate fight. The full Forbes article is here: "China's Defiance Over South China Sea Shows Limits Of International Courts." That distance is the center of Plochocki's work today. At Sequor Law she concentrates on international arbitration and on enforcing arbitral awards and foreign judgments, including against sovereigns and state-owned enterprises that would rather not pay. The South China Sea ruling is the dramatic version of a problem her clients face in quieter forms every day: a judgment is only as good as your ability to enforce it. Open Back to all Entries Share this article Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp LinkedIn Copy link Latest News & Insights Open Open Attorney Spotlight May 19, 2026 1 minute read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Noah Rosenblum 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was drawn to law because I've always enjoyed solving complicated problems and thinking.. Attorney Spotlight May 9, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Michael Hanlon 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was less drawn to law in the abstract and more.. Firm News Apr 11, 2026 2 minutes read Sequor Law Celebrates National Pet Day with Continued Support of Paws4You Rescue In recognition of National Pet Day, Sequor Law is proud to continue its support of Paws4You Rescue, a Miami-based nonprofit... Attorney Spotlight Jan 29, 2026 2 minutes read Attorney Spotlight – Get to Know Alain M. Acanda 1. What inspired you to pursue a law career? I was inspired to pursue a career in the law after having negative experiences with the law as.

Recovering ill-gotten gains through international asset freezes, whistleblower cooperation, and coordinated enforcement. ICC and IBA leadership. Corruption & Proceeds of Crime Recovery Sequor Law is on the front lines of the fight to deprive corrupt actors of their ill-gotten gains. Our leadership in anti-corruption work extends from the International Chamber of Commerce’s FraudNet to the International Bar Association. A Global Practice Spanning Civil, Criminal, and Regulatory Dimensions In matters involving overlapping civil, criminal, and regulatory issues, Sequor Law prosecutes cases across the full litigation cycle, from working with whistleblowers to coordinating sensitive investigations involving politically exposed persons and former public officials. The firm is a global thought leader in obtaining comity-based recognition and enforcement of foreign freeze orders and other injunctions, while prosecuting cases in U.S. courts and supervising related matters pending abroad. Sequor Law represents sovereigns and state-owned enterprises in pursuing individuals and businesses that profited from corrupt conduct, including bid-rigging and other cartel behavior. Our anti-corruption team focuses on disrupting the wrongdoer’s inner circle through asset freeze orders, pre-judgment remedies, strategic evidence-gathering, insolvency tools, and direct claims against wrongdoers and third-party facilitators. The firm also advises on corruption-related MLAT requests and restitution arrangements. Sequor Law has helped shape the law through the use of pre-suit tools such as 28 U.S.C. § 1782 and through the strategic deployment of insolvency procedures as a powerful recovery mechanism in corruption matters. From Asset Freezes to MLAT Requests: A Full Enforcement Arsenal Shaping International Anti-Corruption Policy — and the Mission Behind It Sequor Law’s professionals regularly present at leading anti-corruption forums, including Transparency International and the OECD. The firm has collaborated with the World Bank and the Basel Institute on anti-corruption research and best-practice guides and has co-chaired the annual FIU College of Law Anti-Corruption Conference. Sequor Law remains committed to this work because corruption undermines the rule of law, fosters impunity, and deprives citizens, including vulnerable populations, of essential services and basic human rights. Representative Representative Cases Representation of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Bid-Rigging and Corruption Case Sequor Law represents the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in related fraud and corruption proceedings in Florida, Liechtenstein, The Bahamas, Panama, and Switzerland. The matters involved coordination with governmental authorities, assistance with MLAT requests, and support for extradition proceedings. The work resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of more than US$5 million, settlements exceeding US$5 million, and savings of more than US$30 million through the invalidation of a fraudulent contract. Corruption-Related Asset Recovery on Behalf of Antigua and Barbuda Sequor Law represented the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in a corruption matter spanning Florida, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the Isle of Man, and Cayman. The civil case resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of stolen assets, the repatriation of US$12 million to the client, and the cancellation of a fraudulent contract that saved the government more than US$20 million in future expenditures. Kleptocracy Case for the Republic of Haiti Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising the Republic of Haiti on aspects of Asset Recovery against the Duvalier regime. Advice to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising CICIG in connection with corruption claims and other wrongdoing involving the former president and administration in Guatemala. Open Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 Open Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts

Enforcing creditor, lender, and judgment holder rights to payment domestically and internationally through litigation, liens, and enforcement Creditors' Rights Sequor Law regularly represents secured and unsecured creditors, from traditional and non-traditional lenders to Judgment holders, in enforcing their rights to payment in the United States and around the world. A Practice Built on the Full Breadth of Secured Collateral Enforcement Sequor Law handles every phase of debt enforcement. Working closely with in-house investigators, Sequor Law identifies assets, uncovers financial misconduct, and builds comprehensive enforcement strategies. The team leads pre-litigation strategies, including workouts, forbearances, and standstill agreements, and it regularly secures urgent pre-judgment remedies such as replevin, garnishment, attachment, injunctive relief, and freeze orders. Sequor Law enforces rights against both real and personal property. On the real estate side, the firm has prosecuted foreclosures involving apartment complexes, unfinished condominium towers, office buildings, gas stations, car washes, warehouse facilities, and retail properties. On the personal property side, the firm has enforced creditor rights against aircraft, helicopters, automotive fleets, floor-plan inventory, heavy machinery, accounts receivable, general intangibles, stock and membership interests, commercial tort claims, and intellectual property. Sequor Law also enforces Judgments, whether domesticated in the United States or obtained abroad. The firm’s work includes perfecting Judgment liens, identifying and collecting assets, overseeing levies and executions, and pursuing post-Judgment garnishments and attachments. Sequor Law is deeply experienced in litigating fraudulent transfer, successor liability, alter ego, and veil-piercing claims. In cross-border debt matters, Sequor Law frequently leads multi-jurisdictional enforcement efforts, coordinating strategy across common law and civil law jurisdictions to achieve effective and efficient recoveries. Advanced Recovery Strategies for Domestic & International Judgments Representative Representative Cases Representation of Peru in Kleptocracy Case Against Former Head of State Sequor Law represented the Government of Peru in litigation in Miami, Florida, where the plaintiff sought to attach the aircraft in which the President of Peru would travel to the United States. While asserting defenses under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, including insufficient service of process, lack of personal jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim, the firm also argued that Peru was immune from attachment and suit. The court held that the aircraft was “military hardware” and therefore not subject to attachment. Representation of Instrumentality of the French Government in Asset Recovery Matter Sequor Law represented Créances, S.A.S. (“CDR”), successor to Société de Banque Occidentale (“SDBO”) and an instrumentality of the Republic of France, in a matter involving a nearly US$100 million fraudulent loan transaction that led to the sale of the collateral land without repayment. Sequor Law helped develop the strategy that ultimately led to the recovery of millions of dollars in real estate. Open Gregory S. Grossman Founding Shareholder ggrossman@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 235 Open Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts

Led by our founding partner, recognized by Chambers & Partners (Band 1, Asset Tracing & Recovery, Global-Wide). ICC FraudNet member. Pursuing and recovering assets worldwide Asset Recovery Sequor Law is recognized worldwide for its leadership in the practice area. We not only recover assets for victims of fraud and corruption, but also seek to hold aiders and abettors, conspirators, and facilitators liable through third-party actions. From Investigation to Repossession: A Full-Spectrum Recovery Practice Sequor Law is uniquely focused on pursuing and recovering client assets and value for the client at every phase of the dispute, from investigation and strategic case development through litigation, arbitration, pre-judgment remedies, and enforcement. Every day, we rise to meet the increasingly sophisticated methods used to conceal, transfer, or launder assets across jurisdictions. Sequor Law pioneered the concept of “value recovery,” advancing beyond the traditional model of Asset Recovery limited to freezing and recovering tangible assets. Our focus is not solely on the assets themselves, but on maximizing total recoverable value. This includes pursuing claims against aiders and abettors, conspirators, and facilitators through direct third-party actions. Drawing on extensive experience in complex Asset Recovery matters, the firm has successfully recovered value in a wide range of scenarios, including claims arising from contracts procured through fraud or corruption, the exercise of restitution rights in criminal proceedings, the reopening of matrimonial settlements, and the enforcement of Judgments previously considered uncollectible. Fraudsters and corrupt actors frequently employ layered corporate structures, offshore vehicles, and multi-jurisdictional transfers to obscure beneficial ownership and move assets rapidly beyond reach. Addressing these schemes requires technical sophistication, deep knowledge of multiple legal systems, and sustained strategic execution. Sequor Law brings all three. Our team operates seamlessly across common law and civil law jurisdictions, allowing us to act quickly and effectively in complex cross-border environments. The firm’s Asset Recovery practice is focused on penetrating the inner circle of the wrongdoer and dismantling the structures used to shield assets. We deploy a full suite of legal tools, including asset freeze orders, pre-judgment remedies, advanced evidence-gathering mechanisms, insolvency proceedings, and direct claims against both wrongdoers and third-party facilitators. Piercing Complex Structures to Reach the Wrongdoer's Inner Circle Recognized Global Leaders Who Shaped an Entire Practice Area Sequor Law’s attorneys were instrumental in developing Asset Recovery as a globally recognized legal practice and continue to lead its evolution as new technologies and increasingly complex schemes emerge. The firm is consistently ranked among the leading practices worldwide in Asset Tracing & Recovery by Chambers & Partners and the Lexology Index. Sequor Law has also been recognized as Asset Recovery Firm of the Year, reflecting its sustained leadership in the field. Founding Shareholder Edward H. Davis, Jr. has been consistently ranked Band 1 globally by Chambers & Partners for Asset Tracing & Recovery, including most recently in 2025. He was also named Asset Recovery Lawyer of the Year by Who’s Who Legal in multiple consecutive years, underscoring the firm’s leadership at the highest level of the practice. There is no one-size-fits-all solution in Asset Recovery. Each matter requires a tailored strategy based on the facts, the jurisdictions involved, and the client’s objectives. Sequor Law is committed to identifying that strategy and executing it with precision, persistence, and a relentless global focus on securing results. Representative Representative Cases One of the Largest Ponzi Schemes in History Sequor Law represents the Joint Liquidators for Stanford International Bank, Ltd. (“SIB”) (in Liquidation). SIB, a bank located in Antigua that primarily sold certificates of deposit, played a central role in a worldwide Ponzi scheme, the second largest in history, perpetrated by Robert Allen Stanford, with losses to depositors estimated to exceed US$4.4 billion. Since May 12, 2011, when Marcus Wide and Hugh Dickson of Grant Thornton were appointed Joint Liquidators of the SIB estate in Antigua, Sequor Law has acted as co-general counsel with Caribbean counsel in global Asset Recovery efforts that have included recovering US$3.2 million from Panama, US$20 million from the United Kingdom, freezing assets in Antigua & Barbuda valued at US$212 million, launching a formal claims process, pursuing claims related to approximately US$330 million in frozen assets in Canada, Switzerland, and the U.K., filing damages claims valued at approximately US$5 billion against a Canadian bank, and initiating recovery efforts in Colombia against law firms and financial institutions. Sequor Law also initiated a Chapter 15 recognition proceeding in Dallas, Texas, and later helped the U.S. Judicial Administrator, the SEC, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Joint Liquidators, and others reach a global agreement and cross-border protocol. Recognition and Enforcement of UK Worldwide Freezing Order Sequor Law represents Novoship (UK) Limited and affiliated entities in a Judgment domestication and enforcement matter in Florida. After Novoship obtained approximately US$98 million in Judgments from the English High Court of Justice against a Venezuelan national and his companies for fraudulent acts relating to charter party contracts, and after the debtors breached a US$40 million settlement, Sequor Law obtained recognition of the English freezing injunction in Florida within 24 hours. The firm froze assets, commenced discovery before full recognition of the English Judgments, and uncovered nearly US$3.5 million in local bank funds and approximately US$1.5 million in Florida real estate. Coordinated proceedings in Florida, Switzerland, and London resulted in payment of the full settlement amount. Judgment Enforcement Against Sovereign in Bond Default Case Since 2008, Sequor Law has represented two major creditors of the Republic of Argentina in pursuing collection of more than US$1 billion in Judgments in Florida arising from Argentina’s 2001 bond default. Working with New York counsel, the firm pursued collection from assets located in Florida, including assets at the Miami office of Banco de la Nación Argentina, a bank wholly owned by the Argentine government. Representation of a Class of More Than 2,000 Victims of Caribbean Fraud Sequor Law represented a class of 2,232 victims of the Leadenhall Bank & Trust and Cash-4-Titles fraud in the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas and recovered US$14.4 million. After Leadenhall entered liquidation and was sued in the U.S. District Court in Miami, the class obtained a final money Judgment of US$313 million in September 2007. Enforcement of that Judgment resulted in the US$14.4 million recovery, with approximately US$7 million more to be distributed thereafter. Proceedings Supplementary in Aid of Judgment Enforcement Sequor Law represented Robert J. Lodge and Robert K. Orr against SunTrust Bank. After obtaining an order for proceedings supplementary in aid of execution and conducting extensive discovery and depositions, the matter concluded in a favorable settlement in which significant funds were recovered by the Judgment creditor’s successor-in-interest. Deployment of International Treaties and U.S. Legal Claims Sequor Law represented a multinational Colombian food products company in recovering substantial losses for products obtained through fraud and deception. By deploying international treaties and U.S. domestic claims, the firm identified the products, prosecuted the defendants in the United States, and achieved a successful settlement. Representation of Peru in Kleptocracy Case Against Former Head of State Sequor Law represented the Government of Peru in litigation in Miami, Florida, where the plaintiff sought to attach the aircraft in which the President of Peru would travel to the United States. While asserting defenses under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, including insufficient service of process, lack of personal jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim, the firm also argued that Peru was immune from attachment and suit. The court held that the aircraft was “military hardware” and therefore not subject to attachment. Representation of an Instrumentality of the French Government in Asset Recovery Matter Sequor Law represented Creances, S.A.S. (“CDR”), successor to Societe de Banque Occidentale (“SDBO”) and an instrumentality of the Republic of France, in a matter involving a nearly US$100 million fraudulent loan transaction that led to the sale of the collateral land without repayment. Sequor Law helped develop the strategy that ultimately led to the recovery of millions of dollars in real estate. Representation of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in Bid-Rigging and Corruption Case Sequor Law represents the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in related fraud and corruption proceedings in Florida, Liechtenstein, The Bahamas, Panama, and Switzerland. The matters involved coordination with governmental authorities, assistance with MLAT requests, and support for extradition proceedings. The work resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of more than US$5 million, settlements exceeding US$5 million, and savings of more than US$30 million through the invalidation of a fraudulent contract. Representation of Caribbean Central Bank in Insurance Industry Fraud Sequor Law represented the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in designing the legal strategy for the recovery of assets for the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago in the CLICO insurance company corruption scandal. Corruption-Related Asset Recovery on Behalf of Antigua and Barbuda Sequor Law represented the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in a corruption matter spanning Florida, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Switzerland, the Isle of Man, and Cayman. The civil case resulted in the freezing, recovery, and repatriation of stolen assets, the repatriation of US$12 million to the client, and the cancellation of a fraudulent contract that saved the government more than US$20 million in future expenditures. Kleptocracy Case for the Republic of Haiti Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising the Republic of Haiti on aspects of Asset Recovery against the Duvalier regime. Advice to the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala Sequor Law participated as part of a global team in advising CICIG in connection with corruption claims and other wrongdoing involving the former president and administration in Guatemala. First Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency Case in Florida Involving Central American Banking Group Sequor Law represents Bancafe International Bank (in Liquidation) (“BIB”). After the failure of Banco Cafeteros de Guatemala, BIB, a Barbados entity with extensive operations in Guatemala and assets in the United States, entered bankruptcy in Barbados. Acting for the custodian, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sequor Law filed the first Chapter 15 case in Florida and obtained recognition of the Barbados liquidation as the main foreign proceeding. The matter has included extensive discovery in the United States and recoveries that include more than US$54 million from a REFCO bankruptcy claim and approximately US$1 million from a New York account. Chapter 15 Case Stemming from One of the Largest Banking Failures in Brazilian History Sequor Law represents the judicial administrator of Banco Santos, S.A. (in Liquidation). After an investigation revealed a theft of more than US$1 billion through a multi-country scheme, Sequor Law initiated a Chapter 15 proceeding. The corresponding recognition helped secure valuable evidence in the United States and elsewhere and supported the recovery of artwork valued in the millions, along with additional multi-million-dollar recoveries through a confidential ancillary settlement. Brazilian Cross-Border Insolvency Case with More Than 300 Related Debtors Sequor Law represents Petroforte Brasileiro de Petroleo Ltda. (“Petroforte”) (in Liquidation). After Petroforte entered insolvency proceedings in Brazil and the bankruptcy was extended to more than 300 entities and individuals, Sequor Law obtained deposition testimony and documentary evidence in the United States and pursued analogous proceedings in the Caribbean and Central America. The evidence supported the Judicial Administrator’s efforts in Brazil and may support additional recovery litigation, including through Chapter 15. Leading Appellate and Section 1782 Decisions Sequor Law prevailed before the Eleventh Circuit in Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi v. Diss (In re Talal Qais Abdulmunem Al Zawawi), 97 F.4th 1244 (11th Cir. 2024), reinforcing the importance of Chapter 15 in cross-border cooperation. The firm has also helped shape the law under 28 U.S.C. § 1782, including In Application of Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Telecomunicaciones S.A. v. JAS Forwarding (USA), Inc., 747 F.3d 1262 (11th Cir. 2014), and Novalpina Cap. Partners I GP S.A.R.L. v. Read, 149 F.4th 1092 (9th Cir. 2025). Open Edward H. Davis, Jr. Founding Shareholder edavis@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 228 Open Arnoldo B. Lacayo Shareholder alacayo@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 230 Open Leyza B. Florin Shareholder lflorin@sequorlaw.com (+1) 305-372-8282, Ext. 300 Open Open Key contacts Key Contacts