University Attended:
Florida International University, B.S., Psychology, 1992; Florida International University, B.S., summa cum laude, 1992; Order of the Coif; University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude; University of Miami School of Law, 1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif; University of Miami School of Law, Dean's List All Semesters; University of Miami School of Law, Executive Editor; University of Miami School of Law, Inter-American Law Review; University of Miami School of Law, Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3; University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude; University of Miami School of Law, 1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif; University of Miami School of Law, Dean's List All Semesters; University of Miami School of Law, Executive Editor; University of Miami School of Law, Inter-American Law Review; University of Miami School of Law, Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3; University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude; University of Miami School of Law, 1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif; University of Miami School of Law, Dean's List All Semesters; University of Miami School of Law, Executive Editor; University of Miami School of Law, Inter-American Law Review; University of Miami School of Law, Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3; Dean s List All Semesters; Executive Editor, Inter-American Law Review
Law School Attended:
University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1995; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., Published Comment in IALR Issue 25:3; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., Executive Editor; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., Inter-American Law Review; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., 1995 Class Rank: Top 8% - Order of the Coif; University of Miami School of Law, J.D., Dean's List All Semesters
Year of First Admission:
1995
Admission:
1995, Florida; 1998, Nevada; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Memberships:
Professional & Community Involvement
•Member, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Committee to Oversee Events Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, 2023-2025
•Committee Board Member, The Florida Bar International Law Board Certification Committee
•Chair, 2019-2020
•Vice-Chair, 2018-2019
•International Chamber of Commerce Institute of World Business Law
•Council Member
•Member, Compliance Task Force
•Member, International Bar Association
•Member, ArbitralWomen
•fellow and Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
•Member, Scottish Arbitration Centre
•Member, American Bar Association
•Member, National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)
•Former Member, Board of Trustees, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
•Former Co-Chair, The Florida Bar, International Law Section, Women in International Law Committee
•Former Director, American Nicaraguan Foundation
•Former Director, Nicaraguan American Bar Association,
Languages:
Spanish and Fluent and French and Conversational and Portuguese and Conversational
Birth Information:
Managua, Nicaragua, August 18, 1969
Reported Cases:
Experience: International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration: Served as litigation counsel in matters involving the enforcement and vacatur of international and domestic arbitration awards under the New York Convention, the Federal Arbitration Act and the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act, including the following: Represented the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago in actions seeking enforcement, and defending against enforcement, of international arbitration award rendered by the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida and United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.; Represented real estate investment group in action seeking enforcement, and defending against enforcement, of international arbitration award rendered by the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration of the Costa Rican American Chamber of Commerce in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.; Represented specialty label and packaging manufacturer in securing a final judgment based on arbitral award issued by the American Arbitration Association in action before in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida.; Served as litigation counsel in disputes involving foreign citizens and matters of foreign law, requiring expert consultation and presentation of legal issues governed by foreign law.; Served as litigation counsel in matters involving discovery requests in the S. made in connection with foreign proceedings pending in foreign jurisdictions.; Monitored litigation in foreign jurisdictions for U.S. clients and served as liaison with foreign counsel.