Cary Aronovitz

Cary Aronovitz is a trial lawyer in Holland & Knight's Miami office, and he focuses his practice on government investigations, corporate compliance, complex commercial litigation, healthcare fraud investigations and fraudulent transfer litigation and recovery. Along with his trial work, Mr. Aronovitz has been featured in podcasts and presentations related to government investigations, money laundering and anti-money laundering (AML) best practices.

In 2022, Mr. Aronovitz and Holland & Knight obtained a jury verdict in excess of $158 million following a four-week jury trial based upon defendants' fraud and negligent misrepresentations. Mr. Aronovitz handled the direct and cross examinations of nine witnesses, including both parties' expert witnesses. The jury's verdict included an award of punitive damages and was the largest jury verdict that year in Florida.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Aronovitz was an assistant U.S. attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami. In his six years at the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO), Mr. Aronovitz tried numerous jury trials before nearly every district court judge in the Southern District of Florida and argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has indicted and prosecuted hundreds of federal crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, human trafficking, violent organized gangs, sexual exploitation of minors, mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, armed robberies and cybercrimes involving the dark web. He was also successful in achieving substantial asset forfeiture recoveries for victims, including the recovery of financial assets stolen through fraudulent transfers.

Mr. Aronovitz led several multiagency investigative cases and developed close working relationships with the FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, IRS Criminal Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami-Dade Police Department and various local law enforcement agencies. He utilizes these experiences to assist clients in responding to subpoena requests from various government agencies, non-party subpoena requests and issues related to the Stored Communications Act (SCA), and various regulatory statutes.

Mr. Aronovitz was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026 guide for Commercial Litigation. He also received the "On the Rise" award in 2023 by the Florida Legal Awards through the Daily Business Review. In 2021, Mr. Aronovitz was named by Florida Trend magazine's Legal Elite as an Up & Comer for Civil Trial, recognizing him as the top 1.3 percent of Florida lawyers named to Legal Elite.

Mr. Aronovitz clerked for the Honorable Alicia O. Valle of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. While in law school, he was a member of the University of Florida Moot Court Team and won three moot court competitions, including a competition judged by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.

Mr. Aronovitz is active in the South Florida community. He served as a committee chair to the Dade County Bar Association Legal Line. This program met on a monthly basis to provide anonymous legal assistance to Miami-Dade County residents. He founded a charitable organization, Community 305, that endeavors to organize charitable events the first Saturday of each month such as trash pickup, gardening projects and food distribution. Mr. Aronovitz is also a member of The Florida Bar's grievance committee, which monitors complaints made against attorneys in Florida. In 2024, he received the Outstanding Services Award from the ABA Military Pro Bono Project.