Fridman Fels & Soto has been named by The Legal 500 United States 2026 as one of the nation's leading white-collar crime boutiques — ranked alongside firms such as Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello. It is one of only three boutique white collar firms ranked Band 1 in the United States.
The Legal 500 praises the firm's “professionalism, responsiveness, and results-driven approach,” noting that it handles matters “strategically and efficiently.” One client calls it “an excellent boutique white-collar firm” whose lawyers “have prosecutorial and SEC experience” and are “very smart” and “very thorough,” adding that “a major difference compared to competitors is reliability.”
The directory recognizes the firm's lawyers individually: Daniel Fridman is “an expert in cross-border issues”; Alejandro Soto is “very experienced” in government and securities investigations and “especially thorough and capable”; and Adam Fels is praised as “an outstanding litigator and trial attorney.” Michael Garcia, who joined in January 2025 from White & Case, “leverages accounting expertise to streamline cooperation with auditors,” and Anel Viamontes “provides key support in regulatory inquiries.”
Separately, the firm is also ranked Tier 1 among Miami's elite white-collar crime practices — alongside Stumphauzer Kolaya Nadler & Sloman, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg, and Marcus Rashbaum Pineiro & Meyers.
In The Legal 500's Latin America guide (City Focus: Miami), the firm is credited with “a fine reputation in white-collar criminal defence and government investigations, with much of the firm focused on Latin America matters,” and “an established record in cases linked to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Peru.”
