Raoul G. Cantero
Office Executive Partner for Miami and Head of Miami Disputes Group, White & Case LLP
- Role
- Office Executive Partner, Miami at White & Case LLP
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Raoul G. Cantero
Former Justice Raoul G. Cantero leads White & Case\'s Miami Disputes Practice. He has represented many global clients at the trial and appellate levels, specializing in complex, class-action, and high-profile litigation. In his 30 years as a lawyer, he has handled over 400 appeals and over 200 oral arguments. Justice Cantero is board-certified in appellate practice and is consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA in Florida Appellate Practice. For six years straight, Super Lawyers has ranked him as one of the Top 10 Super Lawyers in Florida. Best Lawyers in America voted him the Best Appellate Lawyer in Miami. And the publication LawDragon lists him as one of the top 500 lawyers in the U.S. Chambers USA has described him as follows:“[He] is known as the ‘cream of the crop.’ Commentators laud his ability to be ‘both an aggressive advocate and a gentleman.’” “He is ‘amazing’ and praised by sources for his ability to ‘communicate legal ideas to laypeople in a way that makes them able to make an informed decision.’” “He’s just an excellent lawyer with wonderful experience in the appellate system.”Appointed to the Florida Supreme Court in 2002 by then-Governor Jeb Bush, Mr. Cantero was the first justice of Hispanic descent and one of the youngest ever to sit on the Court. In his six years as a justice, he heard hundreds of appeals and authored well over 100 opinions. Justice Cantero also focuses on cross-border disputes relating to Latin America and is a certified arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the International Centre for Dispute Resolution. White & Case is a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today.
Experience
Office Executive Partner, Miami
Oct 2008 — Present · Miami, TX, US
Head of the firm\'s Miami Disputes Group and Global Executive Partner for Diversity. Speaking engagements:\"Florida\'s adoption of the UNCITRAL model rules,\" International Law Section of the Florida Bar, June 25, 2010\"Discretionary Jurisdiction in the Florida Supreme Court,\" Appellate Practice Section Telephone Seminar, May 18, 2010\"Effective Advocacy in State Supreme Courts,\" Heritage Foundation, April 21, 2010\"Fundamentals of Briefing and Oral Argument,\" Cuban American Bar Ass\'n, June 17, 2009\"Diversity and Access to Justice: Perspectives from the Bench and Bar,\" Hispanic National Bar Association, March 7, 2009
Education
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English and Business
1978 — 1982
Fulbright Scholar
Creative Writing Scholar, Panama
1987 — 1988
Harvard Law School
Doctor of Law (JD), Law
1982 — 1985
Skills
- Criminal Defense
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Mediation
- Construction Law
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Trials
- Criminal Law
- Bankruptcy
- Product Liability
- Dispute Resolution
- Corporate Law
- Legal Research
- International Law
- Courts
- Intellectual Property
- Trade Secrets
- Administrative Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Appellate Practice
- International Arbitration
- Torts
- Legal Advice
- Appeals
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Dispute
- Trial Practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Arbitration
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Class Actions
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