Aliette DelPozo Rodz is a partner in the Miami office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where she is Co-Chair of the International Dispute Resolution Practice Group; Chair of the Cuba Task Force, and Chair of the firm's Diversity Committee. Aliette serves as lead trial counsel for companies involved in disputes in state and federal courts, in arbitration and before administrative agencies. She handles all aspects of litigation including preliminary and permanent injunction hearings, evidentiary hearings, bench trials, arbitrations and jury trials.

Aliette has been recognized by South Florida Business Leaders, is a recipient of the In the Company of Women Government & Law Award, the Women Extraordinaire award and a finalist of Businesswomen of the Year, and has received recognition from Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County. Aliette has built a reputation as a tenacious commercial trial lawyer who advocates for U.S. and foreign companies, institutions in national and international disputes, and individuals in court, arbitration or through alternative resolutions.

Aliette has experience litigating across numerous industries, including real estate, banking, creditors' rights, FINRA, election litigation, construction, insurance, gaming, equine law, professional services and aviation. She has represented oil companies, banks, casinos, brokerage firms, funds, hospitals, polo associations, large land proprietors, developers and hoteliers in complex business disputes, commercial and residential foreclosures, bank and creditors' rights litigation, insurance litigation, consumer credit, contract disputes, ERISA, landlord-tenant litigation, libel, negligence, and personal injury.

She also represents international businesses with claims in the U.S. as well as American clients with claims abroad. She has handled all forms of international discovery and Hague Convention procedures, and has worked on International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitrations. Aliette is a member of the Cuban-American Bar Association, heads the firm's Cuba Task Force and assists clients with their business prospects in Cuba based on the constant changes in U.S./Cuba regulations.

Outside of her practice, Aliette is dedicated to supporting women in business and numerous nonprofit organizations. She is a longtime supporter of The Commonwealth Institute for Women and Casa Valentina, as well as organizations such as Educate Tomorrow, which serves foster youth. She is a board member of the Ladies Empowerment and Action Program, Inc. (L.E.A.P.), a non-profit organization that empowers and educates women to make positive life changes transcending into the business community after prison. She served on the Executive Leadership Team of the American Heart and Stroke Association for more than seven years. Aliette served as Chair of the 11th Judicial Circuit's Florida Bar Grievance Committee, and was reengaged to continue her service on the Florida Bar Grievance Committee. Aliette also served over 17 years as a board member of the Zoological Society of South Florida for the benefit of ZooMiami.

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 University of Florida's trial team.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Florida College of Law, J.D., 1999
  • Florida International University, B.A., Business Administration, 1996
    • Major in Marketing and International Business
    • Minor in Psychology

Bar Admissions

  • Florida

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Languages

  • Spanish

Professional and Civic

  • Chair, Florida Bar Grievance Committee for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit
  • American Bar Association, International Litigation & Arbitration Committee
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • National Association of Women Lawyers
  • Executive Leadership Team, American Heart and American Stroke Association
  • The Commonwealth Institute of South Florida
  • Cuban American Bar Association
  • Dade County Bar Association
  • Board of Directors, Zoological Society of South Florida
  • Executive Council, United Way Women's Leadership Group
  • Ladies Empowerment and Action Program (L.E.A.P.)
  • 2018 Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)

News & Insights

Presentations

  • Webcast Co-Presenter, "Director Liability: Avoiding Risks and Legal Challenges," The Knowledge Group (September 27, 2016)
  • Panelist,"Foreign Investment in Cuba: A Discussion of Legal, Economic, and Structural Issues Affecting Foreign Investors," Cuban American Bar Association, Cuba Conference (September 23, 2016)
  • Presenter, "Why Workouts Don't Work Out? Spring 2016," 6th Annual Bank & Financial Institutions Special Assets Forum on Real Estate, C&I, and SBA Loans (February 04-05, 2016)
  • Webcast Presenter, “Best Practices in Dealing with Disputes and Litigation in a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in 2015,” The Knowledge Group (June 22, 2015)

Publications

News & Speaking Engagements

Accolades

  • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: General Commercial, 2023
  • Best Lawyers in America®
    • Litigation - Real Estate, 2024
    • Construction Law, 2024
    • Litigation - Construction, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • South Florida Business & Wealth Prestigious Women Awards, 2020
  • Take a Walk in Her Shoes Honoree, Chapman Partnership, 2020
  • Recipient, In the Company of Women Awards, Government & Law Award, 2018
  • Recognized in Miami Today’s 2017 The Book of Leaders, recognizing 52 leaders in the Miami Community
  • Featured Attorney, Lawyers of Distinction, 2017
  • Businesswomen of the Year, Finalist, 2012
  • Women Extraordinaire, Recipient, 2011
  • South Florida Business Leaders, Movers & Shakers, 2011
  • Outstanding Lawyers of Miami-Dade County, Top 40 Under 40, 2010
  • Florida Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2009

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