George Diaz

Lean, agile, multi-ethnic, and multilingual, Diaz Reus attorneys, counselors, solicitors, and foreign legal consultants operate in legal and business venues around the globe. Attorneys speak 11 languages and offer global and local counsel from 32 offices in key cities in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. Specializes in visa recovery and defense of FCPA, OFAC violations, and Specially Designated Nationals classifications. Well-known and regarded for its work in high-stakes litigation, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international regulatory compliance, the firm and its lawyers have earned prestigious rankings and peer recognition from organizations including Legal 500 USA and Latin America (Compliance & Investigations, International Arbitration, White Collar), Chambers USA and Latin America (Litigation & Arbitration; Latin America-wide, Fraud and Government Investigations), Best Lawyers (U.S. and Panama), GIR - Global Investigations Review-, Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated, Florida SuperLawyers, and Latinvex Firms doing business in Latin America. The firm has substantial experience in complex international arbitration, representing governments and Fortune 1000 companies in international disputes before domestic and foreign tribunals or arbitration panels under ICC, ICDR, DIAC and similar rules. Several Diaz Reus attorneys are former government prosecutors and include a number of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS), experienced in the representation of heads of state, government officials, individuals and companies implicated in potential AML issues. The firm specializes in advising clients and negotiating complex civil and criminal disputes including international extraditions, money-laundering, hedge-funds allegations, banking and non-banking financial crimes, healthcare fraud, tax evasion, public corruption, OFAC and customs matters, RICO, ponzi schemes, check kiting, and embezzlement.