When the federal government launched financial aid programs during the COVID-19 pandemic such as the Paycheck Protection Program  (“PPP”) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (“EIDL”), many in the blogosphere and media predicted that South Florida, with its rich history of healthcare and many other fraudulent “get-rich-quick” schemes, would soon become the epicenter of COVID-19 fraud.  In 2022, the

Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC is pleased to announce that Santiago Andrés Nieto, an Argentine lawyer specializing in Litigation, Arbitration, Compliance, Bankruptcy, and White-Collar Criminal Defense, has joined FFS for one year as an International Law Clerk. Santiago is a senior associate with the highly regarded Argentinean law firm of Tavarone, Rovelli, Salim & Miani. Santiago will be working with

In a CBS News article on cases brought in the wake of the January 6 riot on the U.S Capitol, partner Adam Fels observed that prosecutors referenced a defendant’s stated understanding of President Trump’s future participation in the riot in an effort to justify that defendant’s pretrial detention. See the…

Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC founding partners Adam Fels and Alejandro Soto were mentioned in an article discussing “high-profile Trump administration officials and Assistant U.S. Attorneys who joined their peers in private practice in October at firms including Williams & Connolly, King & Spalding and newly formed Florida firm Fridman…

Fridman Fels & Soto partner Dan Fridman, co-counsel for Toshiba International Corporation with Justin Synhorst, Christopher M. Curran and Samuel J. Sharp of White & Case LLP, filed a lawsuit in a Texas federal court against a construction company, its president, and a Toshiba International insider for conspiracy, unjust enrichment,…