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Managing Partner
Litigation & Intellectual Property Practice
Washington
(202) 955-1648 Phone
(202) 788-7400 Fax
Miami
(305) 810-2507 Phone
(305) 810-2460 Fax
New York
Not Admitted in New York
(212) 309-1316 Phone
(212) 309-1887 Fax
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Alternative Dispute
Resolution
Business Crimes
Defense
Competition &
Antitrust
Criminal Defense
Homeland Security
Practice
Intellectual
Property
Internal
Investigations
Latin America
Litigation
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Managing Partner of the Firm. Practice focuses on complex business litigation and white collar criminal defense. Mr. Martinez has litigated matters concerning franchise and distributor relationships, contracts, deceptive business practices, securities fraud, antitrust, software licensing, consumer lending and intellectual property issues. His white collar criminal defense experience includes representation of clients accused of tax fraud, procurement fraud, public corruption, violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, money laundering, health care fraud, and violation of the Federal RICO statute.
Relevant Experience 
- Federal and State jury trial experience in commercial and criminal matters. Has also argued criminal and civil appeals.
- Has successfully defended class actions involving securities fraud, deceptive business practices, and consumer lending.
- Represented health care providers in connection with criminal, administrative exclusion, and qui tam litigation.
- Handled numerous injunction proceedings involving matters such as intellectual property disputes, franchise and distributor terminations, and enforcement of covenants not to compete.
- Represented clients in several commercial arbitration proceedings involving supply contracts, third party service agreements, and other business matters.
- Designed and implemented compliance programs and has conducted related internal investigations.
- Conducted employee training on topics such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Health Care Fraud and Abuse, and Compliance Programs.
Background
- Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Diageo North America, Inc., 2004-2006
- Partner, Holland & Knight, Miami, Florida, 1991-99
- Special Assistant Public Defender at both the State and Federal Levels
Membership
- The Florida Bar
- New Jersey Bar
- District of Columbia Bar
- Admitted to practice: United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida and United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Vice Chair, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2009
- Member of the Board of University of Pennsylvania Law School Alumni Society, April 2008
- Board of Trustees of The NALP ("National Association Law Placement") Foundation, April 2008
- Member, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, Advisory Committee on Rules & Procedures and Attorney Examination Committee, 2000-2004
- Chairman, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Grievance, Admissions and Discipline, 2002-2004
- Member, Florida Bar Attorney Grievance Committee, "11 C", 2003-2004
Awards and Professional Recognition
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Included in the National Law Journal's "The 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers," June 2008
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Named among the top lawyers in Florida by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, a listing of the state's "lawyers held in the highest regard" by their peers, for Business Litigation, June 2007 - 2010
Education - J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1991
- B.S., Seton Hall University, magna cum laude, 1988
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Walfrido Martinez
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