Background
Morante, Thomas F. was born on May 31, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
Morante, Thomas F. was born on May 31, 1951 in New York, New York, United States.
Union College, New York (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1973) Phi Beta Kappa. American University (Juris Doctor, 1977). Georgetown University (Master of Laws, 1980).
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Worked at Jorden Burt Berenson, & Johnson Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Virginia. 1979, District of Columbia.
1981, Florida.
Mexican Legal Studies Program, University of Houston Bates College of Law, Mexico, 1976.
Assistant Editor: "A Lawyer"s Guide to International Business Transactions," Volumes II, III and IV, ALI/American Bar Association, 1978, 1980. Company-Author: "Joint Ventures with Foreign Investors," Construction Owner"s Handbook of Property Development, Wylie Law Publications, 1992.
Author: "Elimination of Nontariff Barriers to Trade in Services: Recommendations for Future Negotiations," Law & Policy in International Business, Georgetown University Law Center, Spring, 1982. "International Trade In Services," International Law Quarterly, The Florida Bar, June, 1984.
"International Sale, Shipment and Distribution of Products," International Transactions, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1988.
Lecturer in Spanish: "North American Free Trade Agreement-Legal Aspects," Annual Convention of the Mexican Association of Real Estate Professionals (AMPI), October 9, 1992, Cancun, Mexico. Chaired Panel and Lectured: "International Trade in Services. The Effects of North American Free Trade Agreement" at the XXXI Interamerican University Bar Association (IABA) Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, June, 1994.
Lecturer: "Legal Requirements for Exporting," at the Federal Express United States.
Export Seminar, Miami, Florida, March 1995. Chaired Panel and Lectured: "International Trade in Financial Services in the Americas," at the XXXII IABA Conference in Quito, Ecuador, November, 1995.
Chaired Panel on: "Implementation of Financial Services Trade Liberalization in the Americas: National Laws Confront International Commitments" and Lectured on "Analysis of Insurance Regulations in Latin America," at the XXXIII IABA Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May, 1997. Adjunct Professor, Saint Thomas University, Miami, Florida, 1983-1993.
Member: The Florida Bar (Member: International Law Section.
Business Law Section. Health Law Section); District of Columbia Bar. Virginia State Bar; American (Member: Section of Business Law.
Committee on International Business Law.
Vice Chairman, Latin American Law Subcommittee. Federal Regulations of Securities.
Section of International Law and Practice) and Inter-American (Vice President, Committee I, Public and Private International Law) Bar Associations. The firm represents a broad spectrum of national and international clients.
JORDEN BURT BERENSON & Johnson Limited Liability Partnership professionals counsel in a select group of client areas: financial institutions.
Insurance companies. Banks. Mutual funds; investment bankers. Universities; real estate.
Publishing.
Healthcare. And state and local governments. The firm has demonstrated an outstanding track record of success in litigation, including major national and state class actions, transactions, regulatory counseling and government relations, offering the most experienced counseling and representation in the areas in which it practices.
Member: The Florida Bar (Member: International Law Section. Business Law Section. Health Law Section); District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar.
American (Member: Section of Business Law. Committee on International Business Law. Vice Chairman, Latin American Law Subcommittee.
Federal Regulations of Securities. Section of International Law and Practice) and Inter-American (Vice President, Committee I, Public and Private International Law) Bar Associations.