Background
Henin-Clark, Catherine R. was born on August 28, 1960 in Tananarive, Madagascar.
Henin-Clark, Catherine R. was born on August 28, 1960 in Tananarive, Madagascar.
Lycee Le Raincy, Paris France (Baccalaureate, Sciences, 1978). University of Paris II, Paris, France (Maitrise en Droit Prive, 1982). Stetson University (Juris Doctor, 1987).
Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Holland & Knight LLP (Orlando, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/ERISA, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Paris. 1987, Florida.
Member, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1987.
Member: The Florida Bar. Paris Bar Association. American Immigration Lawyers Association.
French American Business Council of Central Florida (President, 1994). (Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), San Francisco, California, in Atlanta, Georgia, New York, New York and in Washington, D.C. The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880's and the other from the early 1900's.
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms. Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1987. Member: The Florida Bar. Paris Bar Association.
American Immigration Lawyers Association. French American Business Council of Central Florida (President, 1994). (Board Certified Immigration and Nationality Law, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education).