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Ricardo H. Puente focuses his practice on civil trials, commercial litigation, and arbitration, with an emphasis in matters involving financial transaction litigation, securities broker/dealer litigation, international litigation, fraud and fiduciary duty litigation, negligence, and intentional torts.
Mr. Puente has handled diverse litigation matters on behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants. The following is a list of representative cases: defended securities brokerage firm, clearing house, and stockbroker in FINRA arbitration; represented plaintiffs up through jury verdict in negligence case against national corporation; represented national bank in AAA arbitration seeking money judgment, attorneys' fees, and costs, based on negotiable instrument and commercial guaranties; represented the defendant in employment discrimination case (Alford v. Florida 390 F.Supp.2d 1236 (S.D. Fla. 2005)); represented Plaintiffs in article 4 case against bank involving fraudulent wire transfers originating from Latin America; represented Latin American based resort in federal court litigation involving issues of personal jurisdiction and forum non-conveniens; defended international bank in federal court in article 4 wire fraud case involving asset tracing through discovery in Latin America and the United States; represented general contractor of a luxury hotel/condo in construction case (DRI The Voice, Volume 7 Issue 49).
In addition to private practice, Mr. Puente serves as an investigating attorney for a judicial grievance committee of the Florida Bar. Mr. Puente is admitted to practice law in all Florida state courts and in the following federal courts: United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, United States District Court, for the Southern and Northern Districts of Florida, and the United States Tax Court. Mr. Puente is fully fluent in Spanish. He has earned a distinguished peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
Publications:
"The Securities Market in Mexico Under NAFTA & GATT," The Journal of International Regulation of Finance & Investment, Oceana Publications, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, 1995.
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