Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton is a complex commercial litigation firm founded in 1982 that focuses its practice on bet-the-company commercial cases, class actions, healthcare and bankruptcy matters.
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Legacy Owners of Cuban Bank Sue SocGen Over Sanctions Claims
/in In the News /by kttlawdevThe legacy owners of a nationalized Cuban bank sued to recover losses from Societe Generale SA, which in November settled U.S. charges that the French bank helped Cuba evade American economic sanctions.
Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton Files First Helms-Burton Suit Against a Bank, Seeking $792M
/in In the News /by kttlawdevJavier A. Lopez and Evan Stroman of Kozyak Tropin and Throckmorton in Coral Gables have brought a federal lawsuit against a French investment bank, accused of profiting from a Cuban bank that Fidel Castro’s government expropriated from the plaintiffs in the 1960s.
Maria Garcia, Whose Father Was Fidel Castro’s Prisoner, is Now CABA President and ‘Keeper’ of the Law
/in In the News /by kttlawdevGarcia’s family had owned a business in Santiago de Cuba, one of the island’s largest cities, until Fidel Castro’s government took it and imprisoned him for speaking out in 1961. For Garcia’s father Jose Antonio Garcia, disagreeing with Castro’s communist ideas and policies meant 12 years behind bars.
Pruco Can’t Escape Claims Over Ex-Law Partner’s $2M Policy
/in In the News /by kttlawdevRemaining factual issues prevent Pruco Life Insurance Co. from sidestepping claims against it in a lawsuit accusing a Miami lawyer of scheming to keep $2 million in life insurance proceeds after his former law partner killed himself, a Florida state judge ruled Thursday.
Propietarios por legado de banco cubano demandan a SocGen
/in In the News /by kttlawdevLos propietarios por legado de un banco cubano nacionalizado demandaron para recuperar pérdidas causadas por Société Génerale SA, que en noviembre resolvió las acusaciones en EE.UU. de que el banco francés ayudó a Cuba a evadir las sanciones económicas estadounidenses.
SocGen Owes $792M Over Castro-Seized Bank, Heirs Say
/in In the News /by kttlawdevHeirs of a bank that was seized by Fidel Castro’s government in 1960 — and then used as Cuba’s national bank — claimed in Florida federal court Wednesday that Société Générale SA ignored U.S. embargoes, profiting by doing business with the bank, and should pay back $792 million in damages.
Societe Generale sued for $792 million by heirs of Cuban bank seized by Castro
/in In the News /by kttlawdevThe family of the former owners of a Cuban bank seized by Fidel Castro’s government nearly six decades ago sued Societe Generale (SOGN.PA) for approximately $792 million, saying the French bank owes damages for circumventing U.S. sanctions against Cuba.
Most Valuable Tool: The Art of the Mock Trial
/in In the News, Publications /by kttlawdevMock trials and high-stakes commercial litigation can be an eye-opening experience for trial attorneys, write attorneys Javier Lopez and Tal Lifshitz.
Cuban doctors: A modern-day slavery enterprise | Opinion
/in In the News /by kttlawdevThroughout the last few months, there has been increasing evidence of Cuba’s involvement in the Western Hemisphere. Cuba’s core contribution? Its people.
Formerly Private Cuba Bank Gets Chance For $456M Claim
/in In the News /by kttlawdevA Manhattan federal judge tasked counsel for a formerly private Cuba bank Monday with explaining why, under new Trump administration policy, it should get a $456 million chunk of $717 million that Societe Generale agreed to pay the U.S. government for violating Cuba sanctions.
#StigmaFreeYLD – Javier Lopez
/in In the News /by kttlawdevAs lawyers, we are mostly allergic to vulnerability, taking off the masks that we wear on a daily basis and being honest with ourselves and our colleagues. The truth is, I love being a lawyer, it is the privilege of my life to do what I love to do with partners whom I love to practice with.
Florida Bar YLD Interviews Javier Lopez on Mental Health
/in In the News /by kttlawdevAs lawyers, we are mostly allergic to vulnerability, taking off the masks that we wear on a daily basis and being honest with ourselves and our colleagues. The truth is, I love being a lawyer, it is the privilege of my life to do what I love to do with partners whom I love to practice with. Unfortunately a commercial litigator, there are always winners and losers, and each side is always looking for a competitive or strategic advantage. It is a high-stress environment, and no side ever wants to “blink” first.