María José Cortesi

Maria Jose Cortesi, an attorney at LL Law Firm, focuses her practice on cross-border insolvency, asset recovery, and federal and state court fraud-based litigation.

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Con anterioridad a su incorporación a LL Law Firm, Maria trabajó en un estudio boutique de quiebras, representando a trustees, deudores y acreedores, así como negociando acuerdos transaccionales en materia de préstamos estudiantiles y deuda de tarjetas de crédito. Maria también ejerció en el área de litigios de construcción, representando a contratistas generales y subcontratistas en acciones multiparte.

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Maria earned her law degree, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law, where she was on the Dean’s List, a merit scholarship recipient, and a member of the International Moot Court. She also served as a Student Ambassador with the Office of Admissions, regularly speaking with prospective students and participating in panels regarding the law school experience.

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During her time in law school, Maria interned for the Miami-Dade Public School Board Attorney’s Office, as well as a boutique commercial litigation firm primarily working on cases involving shareholder disputes. She also helped underserved populations receive access to legal assistance as a student attorney in the UM immigration clinic.

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Maria es también graduada de la Florida International University, donde completó sus estudios de grado y obtuvo un Bachelor of Science en Criminal Justice con un Pre-Law certificate.

Premios

• Lista de Honor del Decano (
• ) – varios semestres en la Universidad de Michigan

Publicaciones

• Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code, Volume 40, Issue 02 American Bankruptcy Trustee Journal, a publication of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (“NABT”), 2024.

Navigating the Extraterritorial Tightrope in the Bankruptcy Code

Attorney Spotlight: Maria Jose Cortesi