Aymee D. Valdivia
Partner

Overview
Aymee D. Valdivia is an attorney in the International and Cross Border Transactions Practice of Holland & Knight's Business Section and a member of Holland & Knight's Cuba Action Team. Ms. Valdivia focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters, representing foreign and domestic clients in joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, and a broad variety of commercial transactions, with a focus on Latin America and Cuba. Her background and legal education in both common and civil law systems provides Ms. Valdivia with the ability to advise clients on transactions and projects involving multiple jurisdictions, legal systems and cultures, including the drafting and negotiation of contracts in English and Spanish.
Ms. Valdivia advises domestic and foreign clients on the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR), which are administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), concerning their business ventures in Cuba, as well as regulatory compliance. Her experience practicing law in Cuba for several years provides Ms. Valdivia with extensive knowledge of the Cuban legal system, especially in the areas of foreign investment, financing, regulatory compliance and immigration. She is a native of Cuba and has an in-depth understanding of the business culture in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.
Throughout her practice, Ms. Valdivia works directly with foreign in-house counsel law firms in serving clients on multijurisdictional projects. Ms. Valdivia has experience in international commercial arbitrations in which she has served as assistant to one of the parties or the arbitrator.
Ms. Valdivia has also handled a number of pro bono matters, including successfully representing two Cuban nationals in unblocking nearly $1 million in funds frozen by OFAC, representation of a Cuban independent entrepreneur against a Florida travel agency in connection with unpaid invoices for services provided, and representation of foreign nationals in immigration matters.
Representative Experience
Credentials
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum laude
- Universidad de La Habana, Licenciado en Derecho (J.D. equivalent), diploma de oro (magna cum laude equivalent)
- Cuba
- Florida
- Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University, Community Board Member
- Top 100 Female Lawyers in Latin America, Latinvex, 2020, 2022-2024
- Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Cuba: General Business Law, Associate to Watch, 2018, 2019; Cuba: General Business Law, Up and Coming, 2020-2022
- Chambers Latin America – Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide, Cuba: Corporate/Commercial, Associates to Watch, 2017-2019; Up and Coming, 2020-2022
- Rising Star, Class of 2016, Holland & Knight Women Initiative
- English
- Spanish