George Mencio
Partner
Overview
George Menció Jr. is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office and serves as the Chief International Officer overseeing the firmwide International Initiatives. Mr. Menció practices principally in the areas of corporate and international law, with emphasis on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and joint venture transactions, cross-border transactions and dispute resolution, commercial contracts, international trade and commerce with industry specialties in the agribusiness, mining and transportation sectors.
Mr. Menció's clients include multinational companies in the fragrance, medical equipment, transportation, tourism, mining and agricultural sectors, as well as major airlines, cruise lines, software and technology companies, operators and managers of hotel projects, and providers of goods and services in the international arena. Mr. Menció has extensive experience in M&A, joint ventures and international commercial transactions, and he is accustomed to working on cross-border transactions and disputes. Additionally, Mr. Menció has conducted multiple international arbitrations in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.
Credentials
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Florida International University, B.S., Political Science
- Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Inter-American Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association
- The Florida Bar
- Miami-Dade County Bar Association
- Cuban American Bar Association
- International Bar Association
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Banking and Finance Law, 2006-2008, 2013-2026; Securitization and Structured Finance Law, 2007-2011, 2013-2026; Transportation Law, 2007-2026; International Trade and Finance Law, 2003-2026; Corporate Law, 2013-2026; International Mergers and Acquisitions, 2018-2026; Mergers and Acquisitions, 2025-2026
- The Legal 500 USA, M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A: Middle-Market (sub $500M), 2021-2025; M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Private Equity Buyouts: Middle-Market (up to $500M), 2024, 2025
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Miami Securitization and Structured Finance Lawyer of the Year, 2016, 2025; Miami International Trade and Finance Lawyer of the Year, 2017; Miami Transportation Lawyer of the Year, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2024
- Who's Who Legal Florida: Litigation, 2020
- IFLR1000, The Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms, Notable Practitioner, M&A, 2020, 2021, 2023
- Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Corporate M&A: Latin America-Wide, 2018, 2019; Corporate/M&A (Experts Based Abroad) 2013-2016; Corporate/M&A (Foreign Experts), 2013-2016
- Who's Who Legal: Transport: Aviation Finance, 2017; Litigation: Global Leader
- Chambers Latin America – Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Corporate/M&A, 2015-2019
- The Legal 500 Latin America, International Arbitration, 2016; Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2012, 2019
- Chambers USA – America's Leading Business Lawyers guide, Latin American Investment, 2009-2018
- Latin America's Top 100 Lawyers, Latinvex, 2015, 2016
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2009, 2017-2019
- Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish