Ariadna Alvarez of Holland & Knight in Fort Lauderdale was promoted to partner. Alvarez's practice focuses on designing retirement and welfare plans, handling employee benefits in corporate transactions and counseling clients on employee benefits issues.

Patrick Emans of Holland & Knight in Miami was promoted to partner. Emans focuses his practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning, administration of complex estates and trusts, and trust and estates litigation.

Elena Otero of Holland & Knight in Miami was promoted to partner. Otero's practice includes real estate, finance and banking law with a focus on commercial lending transactions and the acquisition and disposition of assets.

Velvel Freedman of Boies Schiller Flexner in Miami was promoted to counsel.