Following two summer clerkships with the firm’s Orlando office, Jorge Castillo joined Baker Hostetler in September of 2006. Mr. Castillo has prosecuted and defended complex commercial litigation cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts involving: construction and property disputes, including defective construction, construction lien and prescriptive easement claims; products and premises liability; federal securities (Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) class action; and torts, breach of contract and fiduciary duty cases in a variety of business contexts. Mr. Castillo is part of the team of lawyers who represent the Securities Investor Protection Corporation in connection with the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Securities LLC and the recovery of assets from hedge funds, financial institutions, investment managers and other investors.
In 2009, Mr. Castillo was part of a trial team that secured a $31.7 million jury verdict in a federal shareholder derivative action and successfully authored a post-trial motion in the same case for imposition of an additional award of prejudgment interest in excess of $13 million.
Mr. Castillo is fluent in Spanish, which has enabled him to represent clients in domestic and international arenas.