Ignacio is a highly-accomplished attorney with over 37 years of real estate, banking, corporate and general commercial practice. He also has extensive experience in complex public/private transactions. Ignacio is a native of Havana, Cuba and is fluent in Spanish and English.
Ignacio has handled a wide-range of complex transactions including public/private (P3) real estate negotiations, acquisitions, sales, financing, construction, management and leasing of commercial, residential and industrial properties.
He has represented real estate investment funds and other investors in the acquisition, leasing, managing and disposition of rental apartment complexes, shopping centers and office buildings; an investment group in the acquisition and subsequent sale of a ski resort in Colorado; a national real estate advisor and asset manager for pension funds in connection with all of its business activities; and banks and other financial institutions in connection with a wide range of real estate and asset based lending transactions, including participations.
He serves as a title agent for several of the major title insurance companies. Ignacio has handled the sale and purchase of businesses, by means of both stock and asset sales, and engaged in other corporate transactions, such as reorganizations and redemptions.
He advises businesses as to a variety of legal matters, including formation, maintenance and dissolution of business entities, and in the analysis of the proper type of entity for the specific transaction. He has engaged in the negotiation and preparation of a full range of contracts and agreements, which may be encountered in business and commerce, and other general corporate matters.
He has handled the creation of many corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, and with respect thereto has prepared all of the necessary corporate documentation, shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and operating agreements. He has represented builders in the negotiation and drafting of construction contracts with owners and subcontractors.
Education:
- University of Miami School of Law, JD, 1973
- Louisiana State University, MS, Chemical Engineering, 1970
- Louisiana State University, BS, Chemical Engineering, 1965
Professional/Civic Activities:
- Director 1983 to 2001, Kairos Ecumenical Prison Ministry
- Director and Legal Counsel, 1990-1994
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami
- Director and Bank Legal Counsel, 1979-1990
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