Aldo M. Leiva

Aldo M. Leiva. Esq. provides legal services and solutions to U.S. and International clients involved in complex civil and commercial disputes before state and federal courts in Florida. His civil litigation practice includes complex business litigation, construction matters, tort liability, and land use. Mr. Leiva also serves as general counsel and strategic business consultant to diverse clients, ranging from entrepreneurs and startups to large established companies and academic and cultural institutions, with an emphasis on scientific progress and technological innovation. As an environmental scientist (M.S. UMass, 1994), Mr. Leiva has adopted new legal technology and practices in order to minimize energy and paper usage in serving clients. 

A fluent Spanish speaker/writer with professional and personal ties to Latin America, Mr. Leiva has analyzed U.S.-Mexico legal issues for the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. 

As a Cuba policy analyst, Mr. Leiva has also briefed the U.S. State Department, U.S. Representatives and Senators, and U.S. Presidential candidates on Cuba law and policy. He has also presented on Cuba trends and analysis to trade organizations, media organizations, and academic institutions, including American University, University of Miami, Indiana University, and St. Thomas University.

Mr. Leiva is an active member of the Florida Bar (Business Law, Litigation), the American Bar Association (Science and Technology Section), the Cuban American Bar Association (Cuba Committee), and the Society for Evolutionary Analysis in Law. He also participates in South Florida business organizations, including the U.S. Green Building Council. Mr. Leiva also serves on the Board of the Amigos of the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami Library, the largest collection of Cuban reference and research materials outside Cuba.