Attorney at Law Magazine: Profile on Luis Salazar and Linda Worton Jackson
December 24, 2013 Posted in Firm News
Reprinted from Attorney at Law Magazine, Greater Miami Edition, Vol. 3, No. 5
Revolutionizing The Practice Of Law
By Katherine Bishop
Luis Salazar and Linda Worton Jackson left “Big Law” to start a different kind of law firm – one that is nimble, capable of delivering deep expertise, and ahead of the revolutionary changes impacting the practice of law. Now, Salazar Jackson is a powerhouse commercial law boutique, bringing its brand of lean, mean, results-oriented law to high-stakes matters across the country. Based in Miami, the firm represents clients in complex restructuring matters, bet-the-company litigation, defense of governmental investigations, and mergers and acquisitions. The firm’s substantial accomplishments in just a few short years have led to it being ranked a Tier-1 Best Law Firm in the 2014 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers and winning the 2012 Deal of the Year by M&A Advisor.
Most recently, Salazar Jackson has garnered national attention for representing Florida Gaming and the iconic Miami Jai-Alai in one of South Florida’s largest Chapter 11 reorganizations in the last decade. The firm is also actively involved in multiple other matters, including representation of a group of some of the most prominent businessmen in South Florida seeking to acquire data company TLO.
“On these bet-the-company matters, clients turn to us for our experience, sophistication, and our sheer tenacity,” noted Salazar.
The firm has shown equal success representing its clients on startups, mergers and acquisitions, equity transactions, and distressed-asset acquisitions. For example, the firm negotiated and closed a series of six acquisitions in a roll up for Swiss Watch International, the sale of one of the largest plant nurseries in the country, the acquisition of 100 percent of the equity of Teltronics, Inc., a large national telecom services company in Chapter 11, as well as a deal that will bring the first Super Wal-Mart to Miami.
“Our size makes us efficient and flexible, allowing us to deliver personal attention on these matters,” said Jackson. “Clients today want results and they want to know you are laser-focused on their needs.”
Determined to provide a full-range of services vital to business people, Salazar Jackson has assembled a team of lawyers whose areas of expertise include corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, public company regulations, real estate, bankruptcy, litigation, data privacy, and government investigations.
In fact, behind the scenes, the firm represents Fortune 500 companies and leading businesses across the country in cutting edge cyber security, data privacy and regulatory compliance issues. Among privacy practitioners, the firm is especially noted for its knowledge of Latin American data privacy laws and cross border data transfers. It conducted one of the first cross-border compliance audits of Mexico’s recently enacted data privacy law.
Individually, both founders have garnered accolades throughout their careers. Salazar has been named in Best of the Bar by the South Florida Business Journal, Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, Florida Super Lawyers Magazine, rated AV Preeminent by Martindale- Hubbell, Best Lawyers in America and selected for inclusion in Chambers & Partners USA. Jackson is recognized as AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and has been featured as an expert on financial forecasts, startup businesses and fraud, making appearances on CNBC’s “American Greed,” the Financial Network News, and Kidela, an international business news show.
But both are proudest that they were each recognized individually as a Key Partner by the South Florida Business Journal, an award the newspaper describes as ”recognizing professionals whose advice makes it possible for the region’s businesses to succeed, oft en exceeding their most impressive goals.”
“Being recognized as Key Partners really validated for us that our business model had clicked,” Salazar said. “It means that clients see us as an indispensable part of their business and their success.”
For more information visit, http://www.salazarjackson.com/
