Edilsa Ruiz is an associate in Greenberg Traurig's Miami office. Edilsa focuses her practice on general corporate matters as well as mergers and acquisitions and cross-border transactions in the United States and Latin America.
Significant Representations
· Represented Rowland Coffee Roasters, Inc., a privately-held company based in Miami and best known for the leading Hispanic brands Café Bustelo® and Café Pilon®, in the $360 million sale of its coffee brands and business operations to The J.M. Smucker Company.
· Represented MasTec, Inc. in its $10 million purchase of a minority interest in EC Source Services, LLC, a nationally recognized full-service EPC program management entity focused on financing and deploying Extra High Voltage (EHV) electrical systems in North America.
Professional & Community Involvement
· American Bar Association
· American Civil Liberties Union
· Tax Assistance Program
· Working in the Schools
· Talcott Pen Pal Program
· Greater Chicago Food Depository
Awards & Recognition
· Finalist, Daily Business Review, "Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate (Domestic) Category," 2012
· Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Corporate & Finance - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Awards, 2010 and 2011
· Member, team selected by Chambers and Partners for "Focus on Latin America - Law Firm of the Year (Florida-Based)" Award, Chambers Latin America Inaugural Awards for Excellence, 2009
· Member, team ranked as a top corporate law firm in Miami as selected by corporate directors, in the annual "Legal Industry Research Study" by Corporate Board Member magazine and FTI Consulting Inc. (10th year), 2002-2009, 2011-2012
Internship
· Legal Intern, Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, September 2009 - December 2009
· Judicial Extern for the Honorable Matthew F. Kennelly, Northern District of Illinois, January 2009 - May 2009
· Summer Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, May 2009 - August 2009
· Student Attorney, Northwestern University's Bluhm Legal Clinic, Children and Family Justice Center, September 2007 - May 2008
· Summer Associate, Illinois Legal Aid Online, May 2007 - August 2007
Articles, Publications, & Lectures
· Co-Author, "Hocus Pocus, Witchcraft, and Murder: The Plight of Tanzanian Albinos," 2009