Founded in 1985, RASCO KLOCK PEREZ & NIETO is a boutique law firm with offices in Miami and New York that handles major, complex litigation, including international arbitration, commercial dispute resolution, and sophisticated business and transactional matters. The firm is dedicated to providing its clients with high quality, prompt and efficient legal services. Rasco Klock’s attorneys were trained in major law firms or by attorneys trained in major law firms. The firm services the needs of domestic and international clients, including public and private companies, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals in a wide range of practice areas, which include: Administrative Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business & Corporate, Environmental, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Arbitration and Litigation, Litigation in U.S. Federal and State Courts, Taxation (US and International) Trust & Estate Planning Law, Real Estate and Sports, Arts & Entertainment law. We are minority owned and operated, and have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to community service and involvement. The firm’s main priority is the relationship it maintains with clients, who are not only our most valuable asset, but also the best reference of the skills and talent of the firm’s attorneys. RASCO KLOCK is proud to have the highest rating (AV) awarded by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and its attorneys have received numerous recognitions and awards, including Chambers, Best Lawyers, Legal Elite and others. AREAS OF PRACTICE Administrative and Governmental Immigration Real Estate Banking Intellectual Property Securities Finance & Compliance Business & Corporate Legacy, Wealth Planning, Trust & Estates Sports, Arts & Entertainment Environmental Litigation Taxation – U.S.& International 2555 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 600, Coral Gables, FL 33134 • Tel. 305-476-7100 • Fax 305-476-7102 • Email: [email protected] Ramón E. Rasco, Esq. PARTNER [email protected] Ramón E. Rasco with more than 30 years in the practice of business, real estate and banking law, and nearly two decades of service on the boards of commercial banks, including his chairmanship of U.S. Century Bank, brings a unique and experienced skill set to the issues that confront banks, businesses, and real estate investors and developers today. Mr. Rasco was an organizer and founder of Ready State Bank in 1983 and of U.S. Century Bank in 2002. He served as board secretary of Ready State Bank from 1983 until its merger with Union Planters Bank in 1998, and he has served as Chairman of U.S. Century Bank from its opening in 2002 through 2013. He also served as an advisory board member of Union Planters Bank (now Regions Bank) from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Rasco has firsthand knowledge of the local real estate markets. He has represented real estate investors, owners and developers in a myriad of transactions, including acquisitions, sales, leases and developments. Additionally, he has served on the board of several local real estate development and investment companies. Mr. Rasco has also served as an arbitrator of the American Arbitration Association, and he has lectured on real estate and commercial leasing law before the Third and Sixth Conferences of Lawyers of the Americas; the 1989, 1991, and 1994 University of Miami Conferences PRACTICE AREAS for Latin American Jurists, and before various Florida Bar groups. In April, 1992, Mr. Rasco testified before the U.S. Senate Banking • Litigation Committee on the credit crunch and real estate markets, and in July, 1997, he testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Sub- • Business Law – including complex real estate Committee on International Economic Policy and Trade regarding Fast-Tracking NAFTA and a Free Trade Area of the Americas. purchase and sale agreements, financing, leasing and syndication transactions and Throughout his career, Mr. Rasco has given back to the community in many ways, including service on numerous boards. He has served workouts as a board member of Doctors Hospital in Coral Gables and of the Baptist Hospital Foundation, and he was Founding Chairman of the • Real Estate Baptist Children’s Hospital Foundation. In 2009, Mr. and Mrs. Rasco chaired the American Cancer Society Annual Gala and remain actively • Corporate and Banking Transactions • Litigation Strategy involved in the organization. Mr. Rasco was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush as a Commissioner on the Eleventh Circuit Judicial • Workouts and Receiverships Nominating Commission and served from 2000 to 2002. Earlier in his career, he served as board member and chairman of the Board of • Corporate Governance Issues and Trustees of the Bertha Abess Children's Center and on the Boards of Directors of the Latin Builders Association and the Beacon Council. Stockholder Disputes • Commercial and Government Leases – Mr. Rasco has received numerous awards and recognitions, including a Pro Bono Service Award from the Florida Supreme Court in 1996 public/private projects and Miami Today’s Silver Medal for outstanding achievement in 2010. He has also received the highest rating (AV) given by Martindale • Organization of De Novo Banking Institutions Hubbell, and has been recognized by numerous other publications. • Bank Regulatory and Compliance Issues • Representation of Foreign Banks Mr. Rasco is admitted to practice in the State of Florida, the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and the United States Tax • Corporations and Persons doing Business in Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Inter-American Bar Association, the Cuban-American Bar Association and the the United States Dade County Bar Association. Born in Havana, Cuba, Mr. Rasco received his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law in • General Business Law 1976. He graduated cum laude, with a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Miami in 1973, and graduated summa cum laude, from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in 1969. Before founding this firm, Mr. Rasco was a partner of Holland & Knight. EDUCATION • JD University of Miami School of Law BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS: • Bachelor in Accounting, cum laude University of Miami First National Bank of South Miami; Grove Bank and Trust; Iberia Bank; International Finance Bank; Ocean Bank; Pacific National Bank; U.S Century Bank; Adrian Builders and Affiliates; AeroThrust Holdings and Affiliates; Cayon Family Partnership; Century Homebuilders; BAR ADMISSION • Florida Doctor’s Healthcare Plans, Inc.; Machado Family Limited Partnership and Affiliates; Neighborhood Planning Company; Sedano’s COURT ADMISSION Supermarkets; Tres Mares Group. • U.S. District Court • Southern District of Florida United EXPERIENCE AND SELECTED TRANSACTIONS • States Tax Court • Represented a Hialeah major property owner and operator in financings totaling $60 million in real estate and asset-backed loans in MEMBERSHIPS 2015 and 2016. • American Bar Association • Inter-American Bar Association • Represented and/or advised community banks in more than $100 million in real estate and asset-backed loans from 2014 through • Cuban-American Bar Association 2017. • Dade County Bar Association • Represented aviation company in asset-backed loans of over $100 million from major NY and Miami banks from 2014 to 2017. • Arbitrator of the American Arbitration • Represented and advised the stockholders of an environmental services company in their sale of stock to a private equity firm in 2016. Association • Represented the owners of an aircraft servicing and leasing company in the sale of their membership interests to a London/New York • Former board member and chairman of the investment firm in 2018. Board of Trustees of the Bertha Abess • As Board Chairman of U.S. Century Bank, was instrumental and intimately involved with the negotiation, execution and attempted Children’s Center closing of five recapitalization transactions, ranging from $50 to $200 million, between 2010 and 2013. • Former secretary and director of Ready • As Loan Committee Chairman of USCB, was intimately involved in the review, approval, negotiation and documentation of almost State Bank • Served on the Board of Directors of the Latin $1.5 billion in loans. Builders Association and the Beacon • Acquisition of close to 300 acres in Doral, Florida for almost $250 million. Council • Represented development group in the proposed long-term lease and redevelopment of Homestead Air Reserve Base as a commercial • Served as treasurer of the Baptist Hospital airport. Foundation • Represented investor group in the assembly of over 1000 acres outside of the urban development boundary in Miami-Dade County, • Chaired the Baptist Children’s Hospital Florida. Value of aggregate acquisitions in excess of $100 million. Development Board Committee • Represented investor group in the acquisition of over 114 acres in Miami-Dade County, Florida for approximately $50 million. • Chairman of US Century Bank • Represented successful bidder before the City of Miami in securing redevelopment rights for Grove Harbor Marina and negotiated • Director on Doctors Hospital’s board. long-term lease. AWARDS • Represented investor group in the acquisition of 77 acres for commercial development for approximately $25 million. • Appointed by former Governor Jeb Bush as • Represented numerous developers in development and construction loans over $500 million. a Commissioner on the Eleventh Circuit • Represented and investment/development group in the purchase of