Aliette DelPozo Rodz helps businesses face legal challenges to compete in the global economy. Whether in court or through alternative resolutions, she aggressively advocates for companies in U.S. and international disputes.
Ms. DelPozo Rodz is a partner in the International Dispute Resolution Group in the Miami office. She works with U.S. and foreign-based businesses on commercial claims and arbitration cases.
While her litigation experience can be applied to many industries, she has focused on real estate, insurance, banking, healthcare, construction, professional services and aviation. Legal matters include bad faith insurance litigation, bank litigation, consumer credit, contract disputes, creditors' rights, ERISA, foreclosures, medical and professional malpractice, landlord-tenant litigation, libel, negligence, and personal injury.
International Litigation
Based in Miami, Ms. Rodz is frequently called on for disputes involving Latin American companies or jurisdictions. She represents both international businesses with claims in the U.S., as well as American clients with claims abroad. With experience in all forms of international discovery and Hague Convention procedures, she has also worked on International Chamber of Commerce, or ICC, arbitrations.
Background
Prior to joining Shutts & Bowen, Ms. Rodz practiced litigation with a boutique firm, where she focused on professional malpractice, products liability and personal injury.
Ms. Rodz supports women’s business organizations such as The Commonwealth Institute, as well as Shutts & Bowen’s Focus on Women Group. She is also a board member of the Zoological Society of South Florida.
While at the University of Florida, she was on the executive board of the John Marshall Bar Association and was an active member of the Trial Team.
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1999
- Florida International University, B.A., Business Administration, 1996
Bar Admissions
- The Florida Bar
Languages
- Spanish
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, International Litigation & Arbitration Committee
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- The Commonwealth Institute
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Dade County Bar Association
- Zoological Society of South Florida, Board of Directors
- Executive Council, United Way Women's Leadership Group