Jose A. Rodriguez

Jose A. Rodriguez has a diverse practice focusing primarily on real estate and corporate law. He has extensive experience dealing with the needs of Latin American and international clients and represents several prominent South Florida real estate developers and high net worth entrepreneurs. He has dedicated himself to structuring complex business and real estate ventures, corporate matters, work-outs of distressed real property and coordinating the closings of real estate related financing. Mr. Rodriguez takes a practical, goal-oriented approach to complex business and real estate ventures, which has assisted his clients in accomplishing their unique objectives.

Significant Representation

• Representation of residential developer in obtaining $288 million construction loan.
• Representation of private equity funds and commercial lenders in the completion, repositioning and disposition of acquired distressed real estate.
• Representation of developer in the acquisition of a Brickell Avenue office tower, and its conversion to a commercial condominium, together with the sale of commercial condominium units and the adjacent parcel.
• Representation of owners of leveraged distressed real estate in loan work-outs exceeding $400 million.
• Representation of residential developers in many ground up developments, including acquisition, institutional mezzanine financing, equity and debt financing, with transactional amounts exceeding $400 million in a 24 month period.
• Representation of brokerage company with over $10 billion in sales.
• Lead counsel of a team of attorneys and certified public accountants in structuring, coordinating and documenting private equity and private debt structures raising over $120 million.
• Leading the firm’s real estate closing team of attorneys, paralegals and closers in residential and commercial condominium unit closings, with values in excess of $2.5 billion.

Education

• Nova Southeastern University, J.D., with Honors, 1993
• Florida State University, B.S., Finance and Multinational Business, 1989