Eli Rodrigues
Associate
Overview
Eli Rodrigues counsels family offices, celebrities and ultra-high-net-worth individuals on the U.S. tax consequences of their global investments, businesses and holdings. Based in Miami, he brings together international tax and private wealth planning to help clients structure cross-border investments and transactions efficiently and navigate complex U.S. federal income, state and local, gift and estate tax considerations.
Eli also advises public and private companies and funds on international tax planning, including Subpart F income and Net CFC Tested Income (NCTI) (formerly GILTI). He guides clients through the tax considerations associated with the acquisition and sale of U.S. real estate, corporate acquisitions and reorganizations, expatriations and income tax treaty matters. Eli also represents clients in tax controversy matters and advises on related tax compliance issues.
Before joining Holland & Knight, Eli was a tax attorney in the Miami office of an international law firm and an international tax consultant in the Miami office of a multinational accounting firm. His combined legal and advisory experience helps him align cross-border tax strategies with clients' broader investment, wealth and business objectives.
Credentials
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D./LL.M., Taxation, cum laude
- University of Miami Herbert Business School, MBA, Award of Academic Merit
- Boston University Questrom School of Business, B.S., Business Administration, cum laude
- Florida
- The Florida Bar, Tax Section
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Miami Tax Law Ones to Watch, 2023-2027; Miami Trusts and Estates Ones to Watch, 2027
- Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2026
- University of Miami School of Law, Mariano J.D./M.B.A./LL.M. in Taxation Scholarship, 2015