Overview

Alec Puig is a Miami attorney in Holland & Knight's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Mr. Puig is experienced in matters involving general and complex commercial and corporate arbitration and litigation as well as corporate internal investigations, compliance and training, and white collar criminal defense, representing both international and domestic clients.

In his commercial litigation practice, Mr. Puig has represented clients in cases involving complex contractual disputes, derivative and direct shareholder actions, fraudulent practices, and mismanagement and embezzlement of company assets. Mr. Puig is also experienced in civil and criminal investigations, including recently completing an internal investigation of a large private equity firm that allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme and engaged in accounting fraud; the firm was subject to various investigations involving multiple criminal and civil federal and state agencies.

During law school, Mr. Puig served as a review editor for the Harvard Latino Law Review and as a training director for the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project. He also served as a board member of the school's La Alianza organization, which was dedicated to advocating and providing support for Harvard Law School's Latino and greater affinity-group communities.

Credentials

Education
  • Harvard Law School, J.D.,
  • University of Florida, B.A., magna cum laude
Bar Admissions/Licenses
  • Florida
Court Admissions
  • All State Courts in Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Memberships
  • United Way of Miami-Dade County, Lead. Impact. Network. Change. (LINC) Executive Committee Member
  • Read to a Child, Regional Board Member
  • Cuban American Bar Association (CABA)
  • Hispanic National Bar Association
Honors & Awards
  • Holland & Knight Pro Bono All-Star, 2020, 2021
Spoken Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

Publications