Leadership
ILS Board (2025-2026)
Cristina Vicens Beard
Chair
Bluestone PC | 1717 K Street, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20006
Email: cvb@bluestonelaw.com
Laura M. Reich
Chair-Elect
Harper Meyer LLP | 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 800 Miami, FL 33131
(305) 577-3443
Email: lreich@harpermeyer.com
Ana M. Barton
Immediate Past Chair & Co-Chair of CLE Initiatives Committee
Reed Smith LLP | Southeast Financial Center, 200 S Biscayne Blvd Suite 2600, Miami, FL 33131
(786) 747-0206
Email: abarton@reedsmith.com
Davide Macelloni
Secretary
Daniels, Rodriguez, Berkeley, Daniels & Cruz, P.A. | 4000 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Ste. 800 Coral Gables, FL 33146-1436
(305) 448-7988
Email: dmacelloni@drbdc-law.com
Jeffrey S. Hagen
Treasurer
Harper Meyer LLP | 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 800 Miami, FL 33131-4329
(305) 577-3443
Email: jhagen@harpermeyer.com
Adrian Nuñez
Vice-Treasurer
Greenberg Traurig | 333 SE 2nd Ave #4400, Miami, FL 33131
(305) 579-0550
Email: nuneza@gtlaw.com
ILS Executive Council (2024-2025)
Matthew Akiba
Akiba Law PLLC
(305) 318-4323
Email: matthew@akibalaw.com
Lauren D. Bengochea
iCLAD Law | 789 SW Federal Hwy, Suite, 201, Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 266-9810
Email: lauren@icladlaw.com
Gary E. Davidson
Diaz Reus International | 100 S.E. 2nd St., Ste. 3400 Miami, FL 33131-2122
(305) 375-9220
Email: gdavidson@diazreus.com
Nouvelle L. Gonzalo
Chair of the North America Committee
Gonzalo Law LLC | 4111 N.W. 16th Blvd. Unit 357834 Gainesville, FL 32635-6935
(216) 527-7777
Email: ngonzalo@gonzalolaw.com
Susanne Leone
Co-Chair of the Europe Committee
Leone Zhgun, PA | 201 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 800 Miami, FL 33131-4329
(305) 537-6141
Email: sleone@leonezhgun.com
Jennifer Mosquera
Co-Chair of the Richard DeWitt Memorial Vis Pre-Moot & Editor of the International Law Quarterly
Sequor Law | 1111 Brickell Avenue Suite 1250 Miami, Florida 33131
(305) 372-8282
Email: jmosquera@sequorlaw.com
Gary Birnberg
Mediator and Arbitrator
JAMS | One Biscayne Tower, 2 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3600, Miami
(305) 371-5267
Email: gbirnberg@jamsadr.com
Philip Buher
GrayRobinson | 50 North Laura Street, Suite 1100, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 874-0516
Email: phillip.buhler@gray-robinson.
Eve Perez-Torres
Federal Express Corporation | 701 NW 62nd Ave., Miami, FL 33126
(561) 849-6287
Email: eve.torres@fedex.com
Kristin Drecktrah Paz
Co-Chair of CLE Initiatives Committee
Pierson Ferdinand, 333 SE 2nd Avenue, Stuite 2000, Miami, FL 33131
(305) 202-0352
Email: kristin.paz@pierferd.com
Prof. Manuel A. Gomez
Co-Chair of the Law School Liaison Committee
FIU College of Law | 11200 S.W. 8th St. RDB2060 Miami, FL 33199-2516
(305) 348-1158
Email: magomez@fiu.edu
Omar K. Ibrahem
Rafool PLLC. | Address: 900 Biscayne Blvd, Suite O-301, Miami, FL 33132
(305) 567-9400
Email: ibrahem@rafool.com
David R. O’Steen
Assouline & Berlowe | 100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 3650, Miami, FL 33131
(305) 567-9343
Email: dro@assoulineberlowe.com
Pamella A. Seay
Co-Editor of the ILS Deskbook
Florida Gulf Coast University | 155 Danforth Dr. Port Charlotte, FL 33980-2529
(941) 627-1661
Email: p-seay@usa.net
Priscila Bandeira
Duane Morris | 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 3400 Miami, FL 33131-4325
(305) 960-2319
Email: PBandeira@duanemorris.com
Fabio Giallanza
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman |
2800 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Ste. 1200, Coral Gables, FL 33134-6919
(305) 854-0800
Email: fgiallanza@wsh-law.com
Penelope B. Perez-Kelly
390 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 2200 Orlando, FL 32801-1642
(407) 843-2111
Email: penelope.perez-kelly@siemens.com
Lyubov Zeldis
Lyubov Zeldis, P.A.
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 10th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Tel: 954-518-3077 | Cell: 561-809-8499 | Fax: 954-568-6654
Email: Lyubov_zeldis@zeldislaw.com
Frederic Rocafort
Co-Chair of the Asia Committee
Harris Sliwoski | 600 Stewart Street Suite 1200 Seattle, WA 98101
Email: fred@harris-sliwoski.com
