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Rasco Klock, a prestigious, South Florida minority owned law firm, provides well reasoned, efficient and practical solutions to the diverse business needs of market leading companies and high net worth individuals who invest or do business in South Florida. Nearly half of Rasco Klock’s lawyers have been recognized for their legal excellence by independent third parties such as Chambers, Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Top Lawyers. Our attorneys have worked alongside heads of major industries, helping them contend with complex legal challenges and business issues that naturally come as companies grow and expand their markets. We represent major financial institutions in all aspects of lending, litigation and foreclosures, bankruptcy (including all forms of bankruptcy-related litigation), and receiverships. One of the firm’s founding members, Ramon E. Rasco, has the practical experience of founding and directing two Florida chartered banks, in addition to his legal experience in the areas of banking, corporate and real estate law.
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Hilton Napoleon II | Associate
Hilton Napoleon II focuses his practice in the areas of complex multi-district litigation, criminal defense, civil and criminal appellate litigation, trusts and estates, and personal injury defense. Before joining the firm, he served as an Assistant State Attorney in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, where he litigated over 30 jury trials...
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Miguel Lara | Associate
Miguel Lara practices with the firm’s litigation team. He has represented corporate and individual clients in state and federal court in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach County. He has also represented local real estate developers before the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Lara’s practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation...
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Salomón Esquenazi | Partner
Salomón Esquenazi has extensive experience in domestic and international taxation, estate planning, probate, guardianship, business law, and structuring of business ventures and entities both in the U.S. and abroad. Salomón represents both domestic and international clients ranging from small businesses to larger international corporations and high net worth individuals...
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Ramón Rasco | Partner
Ramón Rasco with more 30 years in the practice of business, real estate and banking law, and nearly two decades of service on the boards of commercial banks, including his chairmanship of U.S. Century Bank, Mr. Rasco brings a unique and experienced skill set to the issues that confront banks and businesses today.
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Jorge Vigil | Partner
Jorge Vigil focuses his practice in representing real estate investors and developers in real estate purchase, sale, development, use, and management, including land acquisition and finance, disposition of real estate assets, commercial real estate leasing and management, and permitting and regulatory approvals...
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Kristen M. Cañamero | Associate
Kristen Cañamero practices in the areas of general real estate law, general corporate law across a broad spectrum of industries including health care and consumer products such as cosmetics, comestibles and others, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, licensing and distribution, trademarks law and banking law...
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Matt Coglianese | Partner
As part of his environmental law practice, Mr. Coglianese has broad experience with a wide range of federal and state enforcement matters, focusing on Clean Water Act and wetlands issues, CERCLA and RCRA, as well as state and local environmental matters, including mold and toxic tort litigation...
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Miguel Morel | Associate
Miguel Morel focuses his practice in the areas of complex civil litigation and appellate litigation. Prior to law school, Mr. Morel worked in the legal department of a global consumer products company where he coordinated the department’s labeling and advertising review process and assisted with the prosecution of the company’s trademark applications...
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Janet Munn | Partner
Janet Munn is a partner practicing in the areas of intellectual property and complex commercial litigation, including class action defense, defense of business and mass torts; products liability defense, securities and media law. She has served as lead counsel to a variety of Fortune 100 clients...
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John Eaton | Partner
John Eaton's practice is focused on matters regarding creditors rights, and specifically includes representation of creditors, trustees, debtors-in-possession, committees, and other parties-in-interest all aspects of Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 cases and adversary proceedings, with a particular emphasis on bankruptcy related litigation and contested matters...
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Ary Choueke | Associate
Ary Choueke has broad experience in representing financial institutions of all sizes in commercial real estate, asset-based and other secured commercial loan transactions, as well as corporate lending. He also counsels clients on most aspects of commercial and residential real estate investment, including acquisition, disposition, operation, leasing, management, and finance...
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Steven Reininger | Partner
Steven Reininger co-founded the firm of Rasco, Reininger & Pérez, P.A. in 1985 following his partnership in the litigation practice group of Finley, Kumble. Mr. Reininger is board certified by the Florida Bar in the area of business litigation. Mr. Reininger has extensive experience in the trial and appellate courts...
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Joseph Klock, Jr. | Partner
Joseph Klock, Jr., handles complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, as well as criminal law, environmental, election, and constitutional/civil rights issues. He has litigated complex and multi-district cases as well as domestic and international arbitrations and other forms of alternate dispute resolution. He represents individuals, families, and investor groups who control and invest...
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John C. "Jack" Shawde | Partner
Jack Shawde focuses his practice in two key areas: creditors’ rights/bankruptcy, and disputes arising out of the award of government contracts. In the creditor’s rights/bankruptcy part of his practice, he counsels clients on disputes arising both prior to and after a bankruptcy filing, including the exercise of remedies under the Uniform Commercial Code for clients...
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Gabriel Nieto | Partner
Gabriel Nieto represents clients on complex matters involving regulatory programs; environmental regulations; development approvals and land use restrictions; and, public procurement and contracting. He also maintains an active civil litigation practice representing clients in various litigation capacities, including administrative hearings, federal and state civil litigation and appeals...
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Juan Carlos Antorcha | Partner
Juan Carlos Antorcha focuses his practice in complex and multi-district litigation matters involving individuals, families, and investor groups who control and invest in large publicly- and privately-held business enterprises. His practice spans corporate, litigation, family wealth planning, immigration, criminal and personal law issues...
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Daniel T. Pascale | Associate
Mr. Pascale practices in a broad spectrum of areas including complex commercial litigation, distressed property law, government contracting, land use and zoning, civil appeals, and labor law. Mr. Pascale has represented public and private sector clients in real property receivership, the entitlement of master planned communities, eminent domain/quick take actions, historical property redevelopment, code enforcement...
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Alfonso Pérez | Partner
Alfonso Pérez has extensive experience representing clients in both the jury and bench trials in complex civil litigation cases. Mr. Perez practices in the areas of international real estate, construction contract and general business disputes, and he represents clients from throughout the United States and Latin America to include the Caribbean. He is also
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Santiago Gatto | Partner
Santiago Gatto practices in the areas of corporate and international law, project and aircraft finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, trademark, licensing and distribution, international arbitration and general corporate law across a broad spectrum of industries including health care, aviation, consumer products such as cosmetics, comestibles and many others...
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Luis Pérez | Partner
Luis Pérez practice includes all aspects of the firm’s real property, probate and trust law areas. Mr. Perez also practices in the area of business entities law. He has lectured before different industry groups/associations on numerous topics concerning his practice areas. Mr. Pérez is a Certified Public Accountant and is fluent in Spanish...





















