MPA LAW obtained a final order in favor of Claudia R. Villafañe, Maradona’s former spouse, granting summary judgment “on all counts,” and putting an end to an international dispute that was followed by the news around the world. Maradona’s case included counts for unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, constructive fraud, constructive trust, and equitable accounting, and alleged that Villafañe had stolen millions of dollars from Maradona to purchase properties in South Florida. Our team also obtained an order sanctioning Maradona’s heirs, striking portions of the complaint, and granting an award of attorney’s fees in Villafañe’s favor. See Diego Armando Maradona (Estate Of), et al., v. Claudia Rosana Villafañe, et al., No. 2015-029014-CA-01, 2015 WL 13862411 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Oct. 20, 2023). Click here for media coverage of this case and here to read the Final Order.

MPA LAW represented a Panamanian corporation in relation to shares of a Mexican company engaged in undersea exploration and mining, in a complex business dispute over shares worth millions of dollars. The action included counts for fraud, breach of oral agreement, and declaratory relief, and alleged that our client had made false representations regarding a stock transfer worth millions of dollars.  Our team was hired on the brink of a default hearing against our new client. We worked around the clock to put together an aggressive strategy that turned the tables at that hearing and led to a quick turnaround of the case and a successful settlement within only two months. See Jeffry Knight v. Daniel De Narvaez, et al., No 21-006013-CI (Fla. 6th Cir. Ct. Sept. 26, 2023). Click here to read the Final Order.

MPA LAW represented a Florida entity providing financial services to Latin American professional firms, which had been represented until then by a large, renown law firm without success, in a case claiming $23 million for defamation and fraud. Our team set in motion an aggressive strategy and filed a motion for summary judgment to end the entire case against our client. The opposing party filed expert reports from legal experts in Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, and the United States, in an effort to defeat summary judgment. After a two-hour hearing, we won our motion on “all counts,” effectively ending the entire case against our client within only 12 months of being engaged. After the order on summary judgment in our favor, we also obtained an award for attorney’s fees in our client’s favor. See Diego R. Dewar v. Gaius International LLC, No. 2022-002153-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Oct. 2, 2023). Click here to read the Final Order.

MPA LAW represented a Delaware company that owns a real estate development in Saint Lucie County, Florida, worth approximately $15 Million, in relation to a dispute over a promissory note. This case involved documents and financial transactions that occurred both abroad and in the United States, documents in multiple languages, and witnesses that had been charged with falsifying documents in other jurisdictions. Our team was able to sort through all of that, prepare a robust motion for summary judgment and win on all counts, resulting in zero liability for our client. Subsequently, we also obtained an order entitling our client to recover its attorney’s fees and costs. See Isabel Gimenez Acosta v. Lobizona, LLC, No. 2019-CA-002023 (Fla. 19th Cir. Ct. Nov. 1, 2022). Click here to read the Final Order.

MPA LAW represented an individual from Uruguay seeking evidence of assets hidden in U.S. banks, to be used in a high-stakes proceeding pending abroad. Within one day of filing the request in a U.S. Federal Court, our team obtained an order approving our request and giving us the green light to subpoena all the banks, brokers and title agents requested. By uncovering this valuable financial information that was being hidden from Uruguayan Courts, our client was able to turn the tables in the Uruguayan proceeding and ultimately reach a favorable settlement. See In Re The Application of Andrea Custodio for an Order to Take Discovery Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, No. 1:22-mc-24068-BB (S.D. Fla. 2022).

MPA LAW was hired by Airasia X Berhad, a Malaysian airline company, long after a Final Default Judgment had been entered against it. The action included counts for breach of written and oral agreement, and unjust enrichment. Our team took immediate action and successfully vacated the default judgment in record time. After leveling the field and neutralizing the default threat, we successfully reached a favorable settlement for our client. See Aviation Industry Consultants, LLC v. Airasia X Berhad, No. 2021-019828-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Oct. 23, 2023). 

MPA LAW represented an Argentine businesswoman in a complex commercial dispute filed by an Argentine heiress claiming over $25 Million in damages. The action included counts of breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, and civil theft, and alleged that the plaintiff was the victim of a fraudulent financial scheme. The action involved three large financial institutions and multiple financial advisors in three complex civil lawsuits before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), and the Miami-Dade County Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Complex Business division. Our team coordinated a joint defense with counsel for the financial institutions, which ultimately led to the resolution of all proceedings and a favorable settlement. See Vanina Vara v. Analia Inocenti, et al., No. 2018-009239-CA-01 (Fla. 11th Cir. Ct. Jan. 28, 2023).