Attorney Profiles EDWARD A. MALDONADO, ESQ eam@maldonado-group.com: Admitted to Florida Bar,  October 23, 1997 United States 11th Circuit Federal Bar, January 15  1999 United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, October 14,  1999 Languages English and Spanish Practice Complex  Telecommunication Litigation, Federal Civil Litigation and Appeals,  Arbitration, Administrative Law & Regulatory Affairs, Professional License  Defense, Money Service Business, Law and Regulation, Banking Regulation,  Government Relations, Zoning Variances and Land Use Development. White Collar  Criminal Defense and Civil Prosecution, Primary Litigation, Transactional, and  Corporate Structuring of Business Ventures. Client  Base Telecommunication Providers, Satellite Providers, select PTTs in Latin  America and the Caribbean, VoIP Service Providers, Money Service Businesses,  Prepaid Calling Services, Stored Value Services, E-Commerce businesses  (E-Businesses), Federal and State Licensed Businesses and Professionals,  Closely held Corporations, Technology Investment Ventures, Real Estate  Developers, Businesses and Individuals with state or federal Commercial  Claims. Education B.A. Political Science - DePaul University,  Chicago. J.D. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of  Law J.D. Certificate: International and Comparative Law - IIT, Chicago-Kent  College of Law Mr. Maldonado leads the firms practice group focused on  the representation of telecommunications and new technology clients and  Corporate and Commercial Transactions. His prior litigation experience  includes cases and controversies at the state and federal trial level  regarding the breach of carrier contract, carrier billing disputes, patent  infringement, prosecution of trade secret disclosure, prosecution of civil  fraud and theft, defense and prosecution of non-competition/non-disclosure  claims, civil forfeiture and enforcement action defense, breach of contracts  over satellite services, defense of civil RICO, criminal defense and  governmental tort liability. His appellate practice is limited State and  Federal claims regarding administrative appeals, governmental tort liability  and constitutional claims. Mr. Maldonado’s transactional practice  includes business planning, business negotiations, new technology business  planning, Foreign PTT Negotiations, International representation, corporate  structuring, corporate acquisitions, administrative action defense and  petitions before the federal and state agencies, Stored Value regulatory  compliance and business planning, and Money Service Business planning and  structuring. In 2004, Mr. Maldonado consulted and participated in the  drafting and passage of the Illinois Phone Card Fraud Act, a law aimed at  curbing consumer fraud by unstable and uncertified providers. Mr. Maldonado  regularly advocates on issues concerning regulatory affairs of common carriers  (TDM and VoIP) before the FCC and State Public Utility Commissions. Mr.  Maldonado currently writes The Prepaid Press' Legal-Line, addressing legal  issues related to the prepaid calling service industry; and is a frequent  contributor to several trade magazines in the Telecommunications industry in  both English and Spanish. Paralegal and Administrative Law Group  Administrative Coordinator   Christopher  Kiselius, J.D cpk@maldonado-group.com Mr. Kiselius holds a Bachelors Degree in psychology from the  University of South Florida where he was a member of the College of Arts and  Sciences Honor Society and completed post-graduate coursework in English prior  to law school.  Mr. Kiselius holds law degree from the University of  Miami School of Law where he was a contributing writer to Res Ipsa Loquitor  and where he was a member of Phi Alpha Delta.  During his law school  career, Mr. Kiselius also served as a Certified Legal Intern for the Miami  Public Defender’s Office and the Family Law Self-Help Center.  Mr.  Kiselius also possesses a Florida, State Certified Contractor’s license and  was a successful contractor for a decade prior to his law degree.      Mr. Kiselius’s work with the MLG has primarily focused on  legal research and developing federal and state motion practice with MLG  attorneys in the areas of commercial and contract law, technology law and  administrative law.  Mr. Kiselius has organized and drafted numerous  legal arguments that have been instrumental and successful in complex civil  litigation matters, including civil RICO, telecommunications, administrative,  personal injury, contract claims, and constitutional actions in county and  circuit courts, district courts of appeal, and federal district and circuit  courts, the Division of Administrative Hearings and the Florida Supreme Court.       Mr. Kiselius also serves on the MLG administrative  law practice group team, supplying not only legal support but also practical  experience in handling and resolving claims against professional licenses, but  also their defense during administrative investigations and actions.  He  serves as the Group’s Administrative Coordinator for Intake and  Intergovernmental Communications. Telephone: (305) 468-1645 ex  208   Of Counsel (Colombia): Dr. Mario  Pineda, J.D. (Licensed Attorney in Colombia Only) Mr. Pineda is  Colombian attorney with extensive experience in administrative law and  international commercial contracts.  Mr. Pineda holds a J.D. (Cum Laude)  from Our Lady of the Rosary College of Law in Bogotá Colombia (1988) and holds  an Economics and Political Science from the University of Paris VIII  (1977-1981).  Mr. Pineda has presented and organized numerous seminars  for businesses in Colombia on Administrative Law and Public Contracts (Bogotá  1985-1996) and has served as Public Contract Drafting and Negotiation Workshop  Coordinator for ESAP in Bogotá, Colombia (1995-1998). Mr. Pineda has prior teaching experience at the  graduate level in legal coursework as an Associate Professor of Law at Our  Lady of the Rosary College of Law (1989-1993) and as a Professor of  Constitutional Law at Catholic University, Bogotá, Colombia (1992).    In recent years Mr. Pineda has been a consultant on  transactional and telecommunications regulatory requirements as well as  Colombian telecommunications and Public Contracts Law for U.S. and  multinational providers working in Colombia and the Andean Pact nations.   From 2002 to the present, Mr. Pineda has served as an independent  telecommunications regulatory consultant in Miami, Florida for International  and foreign Providers adapting to FCC and state regulatory  requirements. Mr. Pineda is also a legal interpreter and translator  (English-Spanish-French) and has provided support to international  telecommunication companies in litigation and arbitration in Mexico, Ecuador  and Colombia. Mr. Pineda serves in the MLG Telecommunication Practice Group  and works closely with Partner Edward A. Maldonado on international  telecommunications transactions, litigation, and regulatory  work. Telephone: (305) 468-1645 ex  208 Of Counsel (Colombia): Dr. Mario  Pineda, J.D. (Licensed Attorney in Colombia Only) Mr. Pineda is  Colombian attorney with extensive experience in administrative law and  international commercial contracts.  Mr. Pineda holds a J.D. (Cum Laude)  from Our Lady of the Rosary College of Law in Bogotá Colombia (1988) and holds  an Economics and Political Science from the University of Paris VIII  (1977-1981).  Mr. Pineda has presented and organized numerous seminars  for businesses in Colombia on Administrative Law and Public Contracts (Bogotá  1985-1996) and has served as Public Contract Drafting and Negotiation Workshop  Coordinator for ESAP in Bogotá, Colombia (1995-1998). Mr. Pineda has prior teaching experience at the  graduate level in legal coursework as an Associate Professor of Law at Our  Lady of the Rosary College of Law (1989-1993) and as a Professor of  Constitutional Law at Catholic University, Bogotá, Colombia (1992).    In recent years Mr. Pineda has been a consultant on  transactional and telecommunications regulatory requirements as well as  Colombian telecommunications and Public Contracts Law for U.S. and  multinational providers working in Colombia and the Andean Pact nations.   From 2002 to the present, Mr. Pineda has served as an independent  telecommunications regulatory consultant in Miami, Florida for International  and foreign Providers adapting to FCC and state regulatory  requirements. Mr. Pineda is also a legal interpreter and translator  (English-Spanish-French) and has provided support to international  telecommunication companies in litigation and arbitration in Mexico, Ecuador  and Colombia. Mr. Pineda serves in the MLG Telecommunication Practice Group  and works closely with Partner Edward A. Maldonado on international  telecommunications transactions, litigation, and regulatory  work. Telephone: (305) 468-1645 ex  208     Maldonado Law Group - Affiliated Law  Firms: Alcoba Law Offices 3399 NW 72nd Ave Ste 211 Miami Florida  331221343 Intellectual Property & Patents Contact  Partner: Ruben Y. Alcoba,  Esq.: Admitted to Florida Bar: June 1, 1999 Registered to  practice before United States Patent and Trademark Office: December 9,  1999 Languages English and  Spanish Education B.A. Chemistry - Florida International  University J.D. University of Miami School of  Law Practice Intellectual Property Rights, Patent and  Trademark Prosecution and Defense, Intellectual Property Planning,  Administrative Law, Immigration Visa Procurement, Immigration Appeals and  Trial Advocacy, Civil Litigation and Commercial  Litigation. Mr. Alcoba practice is primarily focused  in the arena of Intellectual Property wherein he has successfully procured the  grant of over 22 distinctive patents in varying industries.  Mr. Alcoba’s  Administrative Law and Immigration Practice has handled over 80 removal  proceedings, and any applicable appeals and his litigation practice has  successful resolved over 40 civil cases since the year 2000. Mr. Alcoba works  interactively with the MLG Litigation Practice Group and the Administrative  Law Practice Group providing support as to Intellectual Property Issues,  Patent & Trademark Infringement Claims, Patent & Trademark  Prosecution, the Procurement of Business Visa for Foreign Nationals or  Employees of MLG Clients and Civil Litigation matter related to  technology.     ESTRADA & RAVEN ABOGADOS P.O. Box LM179 Managua, Nicaragua.    Telephone:  (505)  277-3619 Fax:  (505)  278-2956 Website: http://www.sgccorp.com/lawyers/ E-Mail:   lawnic@sgccorp.com Contact Partner: JOSE MACARIO ESTRADA lawnic@sgccorp.com :                   Mr.  Estrada holds a Jurist Doctor Degree from the Central American University in  Nicaragua, as well as a Master of Comparative Law as a Fulbright Scholar  through the U.S. Department of State at the University of Mississippi School  of Law, and is a member of the Louisiana, New York, and Nicaragua Bars.   Mr. Estrada served as a Civil Court Judge in Nicaragua before his  admission to practice in the United States, and is currently both an attorney  and Civil Notary in Nicaragua.  Since 1990, Mr. Estrada has specialized  his practice on international claims for the return of property, businesses,  and moneys from governmental re-patriation in Latin America, and U.S.  Immigration and Nationalization Law.  Mr. Estrada has also assisted  numerous companies and businesses in establishing a presence in the Central  and Latin American markets. The primary focus of Mr. Estrada’s practice is  arbitration and mediation, business and investment negotiations, commercial  litigation ( NY and LA only) and Immigration Law.  Mr. Estrada is  available to assist counsel with expert opinion on civil law and procedure, or  represent clients on issues or controversies involving Commercial Arbitration  and Mediation; Corporate Law; Trade and Investment in Latin America;  Immigration and Nationality Law and International  Claims.

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