About The Instructor
Javier Lopez is a partner, and co-chair of complex and commercial litigation. Javier has particular expertise in advising and representing international clients in matters brought in U.S. federal and state courts. He has represented many high-profile corporations and individuals in contract and business disputes, commercial transactions, and intellectual property matters. He has handled trials and appeals on both the state and federal levels.Javier handles some of the firm's largest and most complex litigation matters. He has particular expertise in filing claims involving financial institutions, accounting firms, individuals and others for participation in fraudulent schemes, individual and class actions involving deception and false advertising, and representing high net worth individuals and large companies in contract and shareholder disputes. Javier frequently serves as an attorneys fee expert as he is certified by the National Association of Legal Fee Analysis (thenalfa.org). He has a passion for civil rights and is frequently appointed by courts to represent the interests of the less fortunate against government entities and law enforcement.
Chambers USA (2021) ranked Javier for Litigation: General Commercial and described him as "an effective oral advocate" and "An experienced litigator who leads an excellent team." From 2010-2018, he was named a "Rising Legal Star" by Florida Super Lawyer's Magazine, a "Rising Star" by the Daily Business Review and a "Top 40 Under 40" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He was elected to the Cuban American Bar Association's Board of Directors in 2009, and served as its President in 2017. Javier was honored as a Golden Angel for his support of the Jackson Memorial Foundation through JUNTOS, the philanthropic foundation he co-founded. Since 2005, he has been a member of the Harvard Alumni Association's Interviewing Committee. He is also a Miami Art Studio (MAS) advisory Board Member.
Javier is also humbled to have been appointed as Co-Lead Counsel to the Economic Loss and Property Damage Track in the Champlain Towers South Collapse Litigation, pending in Miami-Dade County state court before the Honorable Michael Hanzman. This ongoing complex litigation, in the aftermath of the devastating Champlain Towers collapse tragedy claiming 98 souls and 136 property units, has been one of the most important and impactful cases of Javier's career and garnering worldwide importance. He is fighting daily to maximize recoveries for these victims.
Prior to joining Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton, Javier was a legal clerk in the White House Counsel's Office for Alberto Gonzalez where he was very involved in the vetting process for the replacement of then Chief Justice William Renquist, which resulted in the appointment of now chief Justice John Roberts of the United States Supreme Court. Javier also worked at the United States House of Representatives as part of the legal review team for new policy and legislation.
Javier is very active in the South Florida Cuban community and charitable organizations such as the Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation (formerly Miami Children's Hospital Foundation) and the Big Brothers Big Sisters Program. He is an avid baseball fan having been a four year letterman for Harvard University, and enjoys collecting fine art and international travel.