J. Michael Wermuth, Esq.

Mr. Wermuth started his career in the Caracas (Venezuela) office of the international law firm of Baker & McKenzie, practicing corporate, oil & gas, mining, and communications law. He later became the Director of Legal and Business Affairs of Sky Latin America, a satellite television joint venture among The News Corporation Limited, AT&T, Grupo Televisa S.A., and Organizaçoes Globo S.A. Mr. Wermuth left Sky Latin America to establish his own law firm, WermuthLaw. P.A., and later joined with Ricardo Gonzalez to form Gonzalez & Wermuth P..L. prior to founding Wermuth Panell & Ortiz, PLLC., with Eliezer Panell and Roberto Ortiz.

Practice Areas:

Mr. Wermuth’s practice focuses on corporate, business, and litigation matters in traditional and emerging fields of practice, including:

• Corporate-related matters, such as the purchase and sale of businesses; formation and structuring of businesses; strategic alliance and joint venture agreements; and restructuring and dissolution of businesses.
• Contract-related matters, such as service agreements, software license and technology transfer agreements, consulting and technical assistance agreements, purchase and sale agreements, leasing and equipment supply agreements, agency agreements, value-added agreements, commercial representation agreements, and dealer and distribution agreements.
• Trademark, copyright and other intellectual property-related matters, such as registration, protection, acquisition, assignment, licensing, and litigation related to trademarks, copyrights, know-how, confidential information, and other intellectual property.
• Commercial and Business Litigation, in areas such as contract disputes, construction litigation, unfair competition, trademark disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, derivative actions, creditor’s and debtor’s rights, real estate-related disputes, and other business and commercial disputes.
• Media and entertainment matters, such as the purchase and sale of programming, structuring of programming distribution arrangements, and acquisition of television-related technology.
• Internet-related matters, such as co-branding agreements, software development and licensing, online advertising agreements, online sweepstakes and contest rules, content sales and acquisition agreements, website development and user agreements, legal notices, e-commerce agreements, domain name issues and disputes.

Education:

J.D., University of Florida
M.A., University of Florida
B.S., University of Florida

Admissions:

Florida Bar
Washington, D.C. Bar
United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

Languages:

Spanish