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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.
Of Counsel (Colombia):
Dr. Mario Pineda, J.D. (Licensed Attorney in Colombia Only)
Telephone: (305) 468-1645 ex 208
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.
Miguel Veizaga, ESQ
mv@maldonado-group.com
Miguel Veizaga
Admitted to Florida Bar, September 23, 2008
Education
B.A. International Political Economy and Diplomacy
J.D. Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center
Languages
English and Spanish
Mr. Veizaga holds a J.D. from Nova Southeastern University and a Bachelors in International Political Economy from University of Bridgeport. At Nova Southeastern University, Mr. Veizaga was on the Dean’s list in the Fall of 2007. He participated in Trial Advocacy, Civil pre-trial as well as Interviewing and Counseling courses. At the University of Bridgeport, He participated in courses such as United Nations Studies, Foreign Political Economy and several pre-law courses such as Business Law.
Mr. Veizaga has worked in several areas while preparing for his law degree. He worked at places such as Merrill Lynch, where he participated in the development of trusts, and Washington Mutual, where he was heavily involved with financial transactions. While pursuing his law degree, Mr. Veizaga worked with prominent law firms in the areas of Zoning and Land Development as well as Civil litigation.
Since joining the Maldonado Law Group, Mr. Veizaga has worked closely with Telecommunications and Corporate transactions. He was participated in the development of corporate contracts along with minor Criminal Defense work. Mr. Veizaga intends to practice in the areas of Telecommunications, Corporate, Contractual transactions, and criminal defense.
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.
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