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Alberto Rodriguez

Alberto Rodriguez has extensive experience litigating cases in New York state and federal courts. He has handled cases involving breach of contract, business fraud and construction matters, among other things, and is thoroughly familiar with all phases of the litigation process.

Representative Matters

• Mr. Rodriguez currently represents the owner of a 27-story commercial building located in New York City. A subcontractor sued the owner in New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division, demanding millions of dollars for work performed and other claims based on theories of quantum meruit, unjust enrichment, breach of contract and lien foreclosure. Mr. Rodriguez has appeared on behalf of the owner at depositions, settlement negotiations, discovery conferences and before the court on motions for summary judgment and discovery disputes.
   
• Mr. Rodriguez represents a court-appointed receiver in federal court who is administering a group of related investment entities accused of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Mr. Rodriguez is responsible for conducting investigations in connection with tracing funds fraudulently transferred from the receivership estate and filing complaints in federal court seeking tens of millions of dollars to be distributed to claimants of the estate.
   
• In connection with the firm’s representation of the bankruptcy trustee for an investment manager and broker-dealer in liquidation, Mr. Rodriguez has conducted investigations of over 100 managed accounts for suspicious transaction activity, led various witness interviews and drafted and filed fraudulent transfer actions seeking the return of over $32 million. Mr. Rodriguez also has participated in settlement negotiations on behalf of the trustee which have returned millions of dollars to the bankruptcy estate.
   
• Mr. Rodriguez has led and concluded a time-sensitive corporate investigation in connection with a market intelligence program conducted by a Puerto Rican subsidiary of a large publicly traded healthcare company. He was responsible for interviewing all executive and non-executive employees in both English and Spanish and recommending corrective action.
   
• Mr. Rodriguez maintains a pro bono practice representing indigent clients in New York Housing Court who are threatened with eviction.

Mr. Rodriguez is actively involved in various charitable, educational and professional organizations in New York City. He is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Law School, where he teaches legal writing and appellate advocacy. Mr. Rodriguez serves on the New York City Bar Association’s Committee on Education and the Law. In addition, Mr. Rodriguez was recently appointed as a Member of the Legal Aid Society’s New Leadership Board.

Before joining Baker Hostetler, Mr. Rodriguez was an associate at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where he was a member of the firm’s General Litigation group. While at Columbia Law School, Mr. Rodriguez was a member of the Journal of Law & Social Problems and a student editor of Columbia’s First Year Moot Court Competition. Mr. Rodriguez also completed an internship with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York.

Mr. Rodriguez is fluent in Spanish.