About
Mr. Castro is an Appellate Law Specialist who handles both each civil and crook appeals in Florida and in every of the federal circuits, focusing on appeals before the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He makes a speciality of complicated pre-trial and appellate litigation, using his pre-trial litigation abilities - often co-counseling with trial attorneys - with the intention to preserve for enchantment errors made within the decrease courtroom and to prepare a document within the decrease court that can guide a triumphing enchantment.
In 2004 Mr. Castro handled the pre-trial litigation in SME Racks v. Sistemas Mecanicos Para Electronica and after a dismissal at the trial courtroom stage, he wrote the appellate briefs and efficaciously argued the subsequent attraction before a 3-member panel of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, persuading that panel to change the then-modern regulation applicable to discussion board non conveniens dismissals whilst American plaintiffs are concerned. See SME Racks, 382 F. 3d 1097 (eleventh Cir. 2004)
With over 5 years of appellate experience, his exercise these days is focused almost solely on complex civil and crook appeals that require out-of-the-box, intellectually innovative questioning. Part of his appellate exercise entails providing appellate-focused aid to trial attorneys in both crook and civil complaints.
In addition, Mr. Castro is a flexible attorney with a completely unique international background and over twenty (20) years of legal experience. He has an L.L.M in Transnational Business Practice and possesses a extensive-range of company, M&A, business, infrastructure improvement, task finance, and personal fairness enjoy in move-border transactions.
Rafael has represented:
-Project sponsors and developers in connection with the improvement, financing, and implementation of worldwide oil and fuel and energy projects
- Multi-countrywide agencies in connection with global corporate work (e.g., M&A and international percentage or asset acquisitions) within the strength and telecom industries.
He has one of the maximum variegated worldwide backgrounds in regulation, having lived and labored abroad in Europe (London, Barcelona, Paris), Latin America (Sao Paulo), and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi) for fundamental global law offices. He also has a numerous cultural and multi-lingual heritage, which incorporates being fluent in Spanish (local), Portuguese and French.
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- Appeals & Appellate
- Business Law
- Criminal Law
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- International Law
- Civil Appeals
- Criminal Appeals
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Infrastructure Development & Project Finance
- Mergers & Aquisitions
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- French: Spoken, Written
- Portuguese: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken, Written
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