# Avid Legal > Avid Legal is a Miami, Florida business law firm working with founders, investors, and established companies on outside general counsel, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, startup and venture capital, corporate, lending, hospitality, mediation, cross-border, and employee benefits matters. Its attorneys are admitted in jurisdictions including Florida and New York. Avid Legal is a business law firm based in Miami, Florida. Contact: 305-908-2030 (toll-free 844-444-AVID) · info@avid.law · 848 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1220, Miami, FL 33131. Attorneys are admitted in jurisdictions including Florida and New York. Several attorneys serve as foreign counsel and are not licensed to practice law in the United States. Individual profile pages list attorney-specific admissions and foreign-counsel disclosures. The firm serves clients across technology, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, retail, and professional services, including cross-border matters between the United States and Latin America. Attorney advertising disclaimer: this site provides general information, not legal advice; contacting Avid Legal does not create an attorney-client relationship. Disclaimer: https://www.avid.law/disclaimer/ ## Practice Areas - [Startups, Angel Investors & Venture Capital Funds](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/startups-venture-capital/): Formation, financing rounds, and closings for founders and startups — and diligence-through-close representation for the venture funds and angel investors across the table. - [Mergers & Acquisitions](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/mergers-acquisitions/): Structure, diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-closing planning — buy-side and sell-side — for founders, investors, and established businesses working through an acquisition or exit. - [Real Estate](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/real-estate/): Purchases, sales, leasing, development, title, and financing for owners, investors, developers, landlords, and tenants — real estate handled in the context of the business behind it. - [General Corporate](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/general-corporate/): Outside general counsel for companies without an in-house legal department: governance, contracts, transactions, employment, leases, licensing, distribution, and stakeholder issues. - [Lending & Capital Transactions](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/lending-capital-transactions/): Loan agreements, asset-based lending, debt and equity financing, capital transactions, and restructuring — turning financial terms and obligations into clear legal documents. - [Hospitality](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/hospitality/): For restaurants, hotels, owners, operators, and investors: purchases and sales, licensing and management, leases, employment, vendor contracts, alcohol licenses, lending, and disputes. - [Mediation](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/mediation/): A neutral, confidential forum for parties working through a dispute — with a streamlined scheduling process and remote sessions by Zoom. - [Investment Funds & Family Offices](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/investment-funds-family-offices/): Fund formation, governance, tax planning, compliance, and asset management for fund managers, private equity and venture funds, and family offices — plus standing outside general counsel. - [Cross-Border Transactions](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/cross-border-transactions/): International M&A, joint ventures, contract negotiation, tax structuring, and market entry — including deals between the United States and Latin America. - [Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/employee-benefits-executive-compensation/): Employee benefit plans and executive pay — ERISA compliance, equity compensation, Section 409A, change-of-control issues, and the benefits questions that surface in M&A. ## Attorneys & Advisors - [John G. Crivelli](https://www.avid.law/our-team/john-crivelli/) — Partner. Focus areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Venture Capital, Private Equity. Admissions: The Florida Bar; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. - [Jason Stark](https://www.avid.law/our-team/jason-stark/) — Partner. Focus areas: Startup Representation, Venture Capital, Hospitality, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law. Admissions: The Florida Bar; The New York Bar. - [Shaun H. Malvin](https://www.avid.law/our-team/shaun-h-malvin/) — Partner. Focus areas: Outside General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Startups & Venture Capital, Commercial Transactions, Mediation, Dispute Resolution. Admissions: The Florida Bar; All Florida State Courts; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida; United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida; United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. Credentials: Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator; Title Agent, Old Republic National Title Insurance Company. - [Cristina Ayala González](https://www.avid.law/our-team/cristina-ayala-gonzalez/) — Attorney. Focus areas: Startup Representation, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law. Admissions: The Florida Bar; The Puerto Rico Bar. - [Luiggi Pera](https://www.avid.law/our-team/luiggi-pera/) — Of Counsel. Focus areas: Startups & Venture Capital, Investment Funds, Investment Adviser Compliance, General Corporate. Admissions: New York. - [Israel Alfonso](https://www.avid.law/our-team/israel-alfonso/) — Of Counsel. Focus areas: Real Estate, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Venture Capital. Admissions: The New York Bar; The Florida Bar. - [Michael R. Einig](https://www.avid.law/our-team/michael-r-einig/) — Of Counsel. Focus areas: Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits & ERISA, Mergers & Acquisitions. Admissions: Florida (Member, The Florida Bar). - [Robert Pearce](https://www.avid.law/our-team/robert-pearce/) — Of Counsel. Focus areas: Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate Leasing, Land Use & Zoning, Real Estate Lending & Workouts, Corporate Formation & Governance. Admissions: New Hampshire; Massachusetts. - [Matt Black](https://www.avid.law/our-team/matt-black/) — Of Counsel. Focus areas: Data Privacy & Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Technology Transactions, Intellectual Property, Startup Representation, Venture Capital, Corporate Law, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions. - [Mario Sosa](https://www.avid.law/our-team/mario-sosa/) — Foreign Counsel (foreign counsel — not licensed in the U.S.). Focus areas: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance, Corporate Law, Estate Planning. Admissions: Licensed to practice law in Mexico. - [Samuel Zendejas](https://www.avid.law/our-team/samuel-zendejas/) — Foreign Associate (foreign counsel — not licensed in the U.S.). Focus areas: Corporate Law, Transactional Law. Admissions: Licensed to practice law in Mexico. - [Marina L. Marti](https://www.avid.law/our-team/marina-marti/) — Foreign Counsel (foreign counsel — not licensed in the U.S.). Focus areas: Cross-Border Transactions, Real Estate — Commercial & Residential, Real Estate Financing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Energy & Mining Law, Administrative Law. Admissions: Licensed to Practice Law in Argentina — Buenos Aires Bar (Active); Florida Bar — Admission Pending (Expected 2026). - [Daura Dutour](https://www.avid.law/our-team/daura-dutour/) — Foreign Counsel (foreign counsel — not licensed in the U.S.). Focus areas: Startup Representation, Venture Capital, Corporate Law, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions. - [Jonathan Kilman](https://www.avid.law/our-team/jonathan-kilman/) — Strategic Advisor. Focus areas: Government Relations, Public Policy, Strategic Advising. Admissions: Florida (Member, The Florida Bar). - [Frida Yolanda Vicario Luna](https://www.avid.law/our-team/frida-yolanda-vicario-luna/) — Operations Manager & Paralegal. ## Key Pages - [Our Firm](https://www.avid.law/our-firm/): about Avid Legal and how the firm works - [Our Practice](https://www.avid.law/our-practice/): all 10 practice areas - [Our Team](https://www.avid.law/our-team/): attorneys and advisors - [News](https://www.avid.law/news/): news and insights - [Contact](https://www.avid.law/contact-us/): contact details and office location - [Full details](https://www.avid.law/llms-full.txt): expanded firm, practice, and attorney information