Nyana Abreu Miller
Partner
Practice Areas
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (Summa Cum Laude, 2011)
- Valedictorian
- Dean’s Fellow for Contracts
- University of Kansas, B.A. (Honors, 2005)
Admissions
- Florida Bar
- United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida
Languages
Location
Favorite Quote:
“A dream dreamt alone is just a dream dreamt alone. But a dream dreamt together is reality.” – Raul Seixas
Nyana Abreu Miller, a Partner at LL Law Firm, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, marital asset recovery and financial fraud. Nyana has worked on cases brought under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on behalf of foreign office holders of bankrupt Latin American companies and financial institutions where insiders concealed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets into or through the United States.
Nyana has represented individuals, corporations, receivers and trustees in applications for assistance in obtaining evidence under 28 U.S.C § 1782, for use in litigation pending abroad.
Nyana has domesticated and enforced foreign judgments under Florida’s Uniform Out-of-country Foreign Money-Judgment Recognition Act.
Nyana has led e-discovery teams, both as counsel to the requesting party and the receiving party, and has utilized U.S. discovery to obtain valuable intelligence for her clients, including documents falling under the crime-fraud exception to the attorney client privilege. Nyana has represented a company in international commercial arbitration.
Prior to joining LL Law Firm, Nyana worked on commercial, financial and real estate transactions at an international law firm. In that position, she represented bank syndicates in financial transactions for various purposes, including working capital, international trade and acquisitions.
Honors & Achievements
Nyana has been honored with multiple awards and recognitions for her outstanding contributions to the legal profession, including:
- Recognized by SuperLawyers, 2023 - 2026, and Rising Star, 2020 - 2021
- International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC), Board of Directors , 2020 - 2025
- IWIRC Rising Star, 2020
- IWIRC Florida Emerging Leader Award Recipient, 2020
- Latinvex Top 50 Rising Legal Star for Latin America
- Honorable Mention, Best Individual Oralist, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
- Seven CALI “book awards”
Publications
- Marital Asset Recovery ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives, Daily Business Review, January 24, 2018, Edward H. Davis, Jr, John Silberman, and Nyana Miller
- Cross-Border Insolvency In Brazil: The UNCITRAL Model Law Dances to a Samba Beat, Law.com, June 14, 2021, Nyana Miller and Raul Torrão
- Chapter 21 – O Bom Anfitrião na Insolvência Transnacional, Nyana Miller and Raul Torrao, Temas polêmicos sobre a Reforma da Lei 11.101/2005, Editora Quartier Latin, coordinated by Otávio De Paoli Balbino e Márcia De Paoli Balbino, August 2022
- The Use of Mediation in Restructuring and Insolvency: A US Perspective, INSOL I-Read, December 2024, Nyana Miller.
Presentations & Seminars
- Insolvência Transnacional e os 20 anos da Lei: passado, presente e futuro, TMA Brasil, February 2025; Moderador: Francisco Satiro; Co-Panelists: Michael McCourt, Paulo Fernando Campana Filho. Available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CenvkzHNIMw
- ABI International North American Insolvency, Asset Tracing, November 6, 2024; Moderator: Lynn P. Harrison III; Co-Panelists: Joel E. Cohen, Russell Crumpler.
- Cross border Insolvency: Why do LatAm companies file for Chapter 11 in the US? Drawbacks and benefits of filing Chapter 11 for LatAm companies, September 2024; Moderator: Robert Villaseca; Co-Panelists: Zamira Ayul, Paul J. Keenan Jr., Isaac Stevens.
- Sabemos mediar? Uma visão comparativa entre o Brasil e os países de common law, IWIRC Brasil, August 6, 2024; Moderador: Camila Tebaldi; Co-Panelists: Alecia Johns, Luciana Celidonia, Renata Oliveira, Sheila Neder Cerezetti.
- The Money Chase, The Florida Bar International Law Section, iLaw Conference, February 2024.
- The Use of Judicially Sanctioned Secrecy: the tortoise catering the hare, C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference, January 2024; Co-Panelists: Martin Kenny, Henrique Forssell.
- UNCITRAL: Model Law on recognition and enforcement of insolvency related judgments, IWIRC Brasil, August 24, 2023; Moderator: Hon. Maria Cristina Zucchi, Beatriz Faneca, Hon. Laurel Isicoff, Nyana Miller, Olya Antle.
- Alienação de Ativos em Processos de Insolvência, IBRADEMP – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Empresarial, September 14, 2022.
- Mootness Doctrine, Ela Vai Pegar? IWIRC Brazil, August 25, 2022; Exma. Anglizey Oliveira, Moderator; Co-Panelists: Exma. Claudia Helena Batista, Sheila Neder Cerezetti
- International Dispute Funding in Latin America, INSOL Latin America, March 3, 2022.
- Insolvência Transfronteiriça e o Chapter 15, IBDE – Instituto Brasileiro do Direito da Empresa, June 10, 2021.
- Los procesos de insolvencia como vía más eficiente para recuperar bienes desviados por actos en fraude de acreedores, Escuela Federal de Formación Judicial, Mexico City, May 2021.
- A Crise da Empresa Transnacional: Adoção da Lei Modelo da Uncitral, Núcleo de Direito e Empresa e Arbitragem – NDEA, Fundação Getulio Vargas Law School, Rio de Janeiro, April 2021.
- Treasure Hunt, International Insolvency Institute – III & IWIRC, March 2021.
- ¿Por qué las empresas Latinoamericanas recurren al Capítulo XI para reorganizarse? Ilustre y Nacional Colegio de Abogados de México – INCAM & IWIRC América Latina, February 2021.
- Speak Up: Taller de Oratoria, Elevando tu Carrera en insolvencia al siguiente nivel, IWIRC, February 2021.
- Comparison of Tools Available to Brazilian Companies Under Chapters 11 and 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code, Brazil’s CMR Empresarial – Center for Women in Business Restructuring, July 22, 2020, available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZXR5y5JNZY
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Bankruptcy Cases: Experiences in the U.S. and Brazil, IBDE – Instituto Brasileiro do Direito da Empresa, May 18, 2020, available in Portuguese here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHRdTjY3oik&t=2560s
- Private-Public Partnerships in International Asset Recovery, Brazil’s IPLD – Institute of Professionals for the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism, May 15, 2020.
- International Insolvency, Second Annual IWIRC Brazil Summit, Rio de Janeiro, March 13, 2020.
- Introduction to International Asset Recovery, Offshore Alert Conference, Sao Paulo, September 2019; Co-Panelists: Marcelo Moraes Santiago, Felipe Vieira.
- Speak Up! Public Speaking Workshop, IWIRC, February 2021
Published Decisions
- Published decisions in which Nyana has participated include:
- In re SAM Industrias S.A., Case No. 18-23941-RAM, 2019 WL 1012790 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Mar. 1, 2019) (permitting financial discovery of individual debtor’s family members and shell companies related to ongoing foreign adversary proceedings).
- In re Transbrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas, 644 F. App’x 959 (11th Cir. 2016) (affirming seal order to protect fraud investigation as confidential research).
- In re Transbrasil S.A. Linhas Aereas, 557 B.R. 240 (Bankr. D. Fla. 2016) (defining “party in interest” under Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure).
- In re Banco Santos, S.A., No. 10-47543-BKC-LMI, 2014 WL 5655025 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. Nov. 3, 2014) (permitting attorney contact with former employees of adverse party in contemplation of adversary litigation).
Various Attorneys Recognized by SuperLawyers 2023
LL Law Firm announces newly elected Partners
LL Law Firm Empowers Women to Lead
Attorney Spotlight: Nyana A. Miller
Nyana Miller announced as a member of Class X for the NextGen Leadership Program
LL Law Firm At IWIRC Brazil
LL Law Firm’s Summer Series Podcasts
LL Law Firm’s Latest Rankings and Recognitions
Cross-Border Insolvency In Brazil: The UNCITRAL Model Law Dances to A Samba Beat
LL Law Firm Promotes Two Attorneys to Counsel
Community roundup: IWIRC gets its first Hispanic chair amid new year hires and promotions
Nyana Miller was second chair for a trial that resulted in a judgment for over $22 million in favor of LL Law Firm’s client
Chapter 11 – Procedimento, Requisitos E Benefícios
A Mediação Na Resolução De Conflitos E A Recuperação Judicial, Comparativo Brasil X EUA
Recent Wins – March 2019
Foreign representative of Brazilian businessman accused of smuggling yacht files Chapter 15 in Miami
Two LL Law Firm Attorneys Named Rising Legal Stars by Latinvex
Marital Asset Recovery: ‘Wealth Managers’ Assist Unscrupulous Men in Defrauding Their Wives
Internationally Noted Attorneys Establish LL Law Firm
Fla. Judge OKs Espírito Santo’s $8M Deal With Bankrupt Bank
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