Michael E. Hantman

Michael E. Hantman, a former Florida Assistant Attorney General, is a litigation lawyer in Holland & Knight's Miami office. Mr. Hantman focuses principally on white collar criminal defense, internal corporate investigations, compliance counseling and complex business litigation.

Mr. Hantman assists companies and individuals to investigate, respond to and defend against government scrutiny, whistleblower complaints and enforcement actions involving allegations of bribery, fraud, accounting misrepresentations, kickbacks, money laundering, false claims and other ethical lapses. He regularly helps companies design, implement and enforce comprehensive compliance and training programs throughout the enterprise to reduce their potential legal exposure.

Prior to joining Holland & Knight, Mr. Hantman was a criminal appellate Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida. At the Office of the Attorney General, Mr. Hantman authored more than 150 briefs, state court responses and federal habeas corpus responses, and argued 39 appeals before the Third District Court of Appeal, including the first en banc hearing held in several years. See Kasischke v. State, 946 So. 2d 1155 (Fla 3d DCA 2006). Significant victories included defeating a petition for writ of certiorari in a first-degree murder case, defeating an emergency petition for writ of habeas corpus in a first-degree murder conspiracy case and winning certification to the Florida Supreme Court of a conflict between the Third District and First District Courts of Appeal. See Galindez v. State, 910 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005).

Media Coverage

• The Brazilian Report, "Bolsonaro May Face Legal Problems in the U.S., Too," August 6, 2024
• The Miami Herald, "Milestone for Miami: First Haitian-American nominee for U.S. attorney named by Biden,” December 7, 2022
• Panama City News Herald, "Former Panama City Beach City Manager Tony O'Rourke Paid $131,250 in Whistleblower Settlement," February 14, 2022
• Law 360, "Dem Advisory Panel Backs 9 For Fed. Judge, US Atty in Fla," June 3, 2021
• Miami Times, "U.S. Attorney Finalists Include Haitian American," June 1, 2021
• The Miami Herald, "Who Made the Final Cut for Miami Federal Judge Seats and U.S. Attorney? The List Is Out," May 27, 2021
• The Miami Herald, "Palm Beach State Attorney Aronberg Steps Aside as Candidate for Top Federal Prosecutor," May 21, 2021
• Law 360, "Florida Tensions Cloud Path For Fed. Bench, US Atty Hopefuls," May 21, 2021
• Panama City News Herald, "Panama City Beach Misused Taxpayer Money on a Park? Former City Manager Lawsuit Says Yes," May 17, 2021
• Law 360, "Meet the Lawyers Vying for US Atty Post in South Florida," May 7, 2021
• The Miami Herald, "Fajardo Steps Down as U.S. Attorney in Miami After Leading Office Through Pandemic," March 26, 2021
• Panama City News Herald, "Panama City Beach Investigating After Fired City Manager's Whistle-blower Complaint," March 1, 2021
• The Miami Herald, "As Feds Target 'Blood Gold' and Dirty Money, This Miami Refinery Has Bigger Problems, December 22, 2018
• Vanity Fair, "He Actually Believes He Is Khalid": The Amazing 30-Year Odyssey of a Counterfeit Saudi Prince," October 5, 2018
• New York Daily News, "Soccer Executive Aaron Davidson, Arrested in FIFA Corruption Probe, Looking to Cut Deal," June 1, 2015
• New York Post, "Marketing Executive Charged in Shady $3M FIFA Bribe Scheme," May 30, 2015