20 Libertad Act Lawsuits: 29 Law Firms; 102 Attorneys; US$4 Million Billable Hours; 544 Court Filings; 2,800 Pages Of Documents

As of 5 December 2019, more than seven months since Trump Administration made operational Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (known as “Libertad Act”):

20 Lawsuits Filed
US$130,960.00 Court Filing Fees
29 Law Firms
102 Listed Attorneys
544+ Document Filings
2,800+ Filed Court Documents
US$4+ Million In Law Firm Billable Hours (estimated 85% by defendants)
103 Companies/Individuals, excluding attorneys, are lawsuit parties
72 Plaintiffs
4 Class Action status requests
67 Defendants
5 Companies notified as will be added as defendants unless prompt settlement

Lawsuits have been filed in the United States District Courts in Southern Florida (16), Washington DC (1), Western Washington State (1), Nevada (1) and Delaware (1).

The 28 Law firms retained by plaintiffs/defendants: Akerman; Arent Fox; Baker & McKenzie; Boies Schiller Flexner; Coffey Burlington; Colson Hicks Eidson; Cueto Law Group; Ewusiak Law; Hogan Lovells; Holland & Knight; Jones Walker; Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton; Law Offices Of Paul Sack; Manuel Vazquez PA; Margol & Margol; Mayer Brown; Pacifica Law Group; Morgan, Lewis & Bockius; Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell; Rabinowitz, Boudin, Standard, Krinsky & Lieberman; Reed Smith; Reid Collins & Tsai; Rice Reuther Sullivan & Carroll; Rivero Mestre; Rosenthal, Monhait & Goddess; Scott Douglass & McConnico; Steptoe & Johnson; Venable; Wicker Smith O’Hara McCoy & Ford.

The twenty-eight (28) member Brussels, Belgium-based European Union (EU) has confirmed its intention to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) to law firms in the United States.  The law firms would be retained to file “amicus curiae” (friend-of-the-court) motions and other motions on behalf of each Libertad Act Title III lawsuit defendant who is domiciled in the EU.  

Title III authorizes lawsuits in United States District Courts against companies and individuals who are using a certified claim or non-certified claim where the owner of the certified claim or non-certified claim has not received compensation from the Republic of Cuba or from a third-party who is using (“trafficking”) the asset. 

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