Florida Supreme Court building in Tallahassee. Photo: Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock Holland & Knight Eliminates $500M Miami Arbitration Claim With Florida Supreme Court Reversal
"You do need to exercise care when you craft an arbitration clause, so that you specify the seat of arbitration and you specify the applicable law," said Adolfo E. Jimenez, a partner at Holland & Knight.
March 25, 2022 at 01:45 PM
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The Florida Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Colombian private equity fund, which disputed arbitrating a craft beer company's $500 million claim in a Miami venue.
Adolfo E. Jimenez, a partner at Holland & Knight, successfully represented Tribeca Asset Management Inc. against Ancla International S.A. Ancla's attorney, Santiago A. Cueto of the Cueto Law Group, alleged that Tribeca used trade secrets to set up the sale of a rival beer company to Belgian drink company Anheuser-Busch InBev.
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