Lucia A. Dougherty

Lucia A. Dougherty

Lucia A. Dougherty represents major developers in securing governmental approvals for large scale residential and commercial projects as well as various historic preservation developers seeking Certificate of Appropriateness for restoration and demolition. Lucia also represents entities wishing to do business with government on a local level. She has also served as the legal counsel to the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau since 1988.

Areas of Concentration

· Land use

· Administrative law

· Government procurement and contracting

Significant Representations

· Development Representations

- Constructa's Cocowalk specialty center in Coconut Grove and Ocean Steps project in Miami Beach

- Michael Samuels and Jack Cayrie in the Development of the Buena Vista Yards in Miami, "Midtown Miami"

- Espirito Santo Bank and office building

- Hyperion Group development of Blue and Marina Blue on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami

- Represents many historic preservation developers such as the late Gianni Versace in his conversion of the historic Amsterdam Palace on Ocean Drive to a residence; Ian Schrager in the preservation and renovation of the historic Delano Hotel on Collins Avenue, Karim Maseri in the Astor renovation; Jonathan Breen in the construction of a new addition to the Sasson Hotel (Setai Condominium) and Chris Blackwell (Island Trading) in the restoration of the Leslie, Marlin and Tides hotels.

- The Millennium Partners, Four Seasons Hotel, Miami-Brickell Avenue

- The 60-story Pacific Equities project on the Miami River

- Ugo Colombo's exclusive high-rises--Bristol Tower, Santa Maria and the Govenor project

- Ritz-Carlton Project-Miami and Miami Beach

- Miracle Center

- Mutiny Condominium Project (Sonesta) in Coconut Grove

- One Miami Project-Downtown-The Related Group

- The Performing Arts Center in Downtown Miami

· Procurement Representations

- Representation of Unisys in the City of Miami; successfully procured over $20 million in contracts.

- Representation of Able Sanitation in Miami-Dade County for portable toilets.

- Representation of Martin Lamar for Police uniforms contract in the City of Miami.

- Representation of A2 for contract management services in Miami Beach.

- Representation of Bell Helicopter in contested bid dispute in Miami-Dade County.

- Representation of Road One in several jurisdictions for towing contracts.

- Representation of Sarmiento Advertising in obtaining the bus bench contract for the City of Miami.

- Representation of City Solutions in obtaining modular news racks in the City of Miami.

Professional & Community Involvement

· Chairperson, Archbishop's Charities and Development Drive for Miami-Dade County

· Chairperson, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce

· Vice-Chairperson, Eminent Domain Committee of The Florida Bar

· Adjunct Professor of Law, Nova Southeastern University School of Law

· Member, International Women's Forum

· Member, Greater Miami and Beaches Hotel Association

· Legal Counsel, Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau

Awards & Recognition

· Recipient, "2008 Key Partners," Legal-Real Estate & Construction Finalist, South Florida Business Journal, 2008

· Listed, SunPost 50, "The most influential South Floridians," SunPost, April 24, 2008

· Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 2006 - 2009

· Selected by Super Lawyers magazine, 2006 - 2008

- Selected as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Florida, 2007

· Listed, "Heavy Hitters in Commercial Real Estate," South Florida Business Journal, July 2006

· Featured, "The Power Women of Real Estate," Miami Sun Post, 2005

· Listed, Chambers & Partners USA Guide, an annual listing of the leading business lawyers and law firms in the world, 2004 - 2008, every edition

· Listed, 2005 - 2007 Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, listing of Florida's top attorneys as selected by their peers

· Recognized as one of the "Top Lawyers in South Florida," South Florida Legal Guide, 2004 - 2005

· Awarded the Municipal Lawyer of the Year Award from the Florida Municipal Lawyers Association in 1986

· Inducted into the Miami Centennial '96 Women's Hall of Fame by the City of Miami Commission on the Status of Women. Honored as the "First Woman City Attorney of Miami and Miami Beach"

· Named "Best Zoning Attorney" by the Miami Beach Sun Post

Previous Employment

· City Attorney, City of Miami, 1984-1988

· City Attorney, City of Miami Beach, 1982-1984

· Assistant City Attorney, Oklahoma City, Miami Beach and Miami, 1976-1982

Articles, Publications, & Lectures

Articles

· Featured, "Lucia A Dougherty & Adrienne F. Pardo: Empresses of the Skyline," South Florida CEO, September 2006

· Co-authored the Spring 1995 Stetson Law Review Article entitled Rights, Remedies and Ratiocination; Toward a Cohesive Approach to Appellate Review of Land Use Orders after Board of County Commissioners v. Snyder