FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Former Legislative Aide to Speaker-Designate Marco Rubio (R-Miami) Will Join Government Relations & Lobbying Group in Firm's Coral Gables Office Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., a Florida-based statewide and international commercial law firm with a significant government relations and lobbying practice, today announced the appointment of Nelson Diaz to the firm's growing Government Services practice.
In that capacity, Mr. Diaz will join the firm's Government Relations & Lobbying Group, staffed by attorneys with extensive knowledge of state and local governmental agencies and experience in legislative bill drafting, lobbying and tracking. He will work closely with Becker & Poliakoff lawyer lobbyists Bernie Friedman and Yolanda Cash Jackson and the firm's co-founder, Alan Becker, a former legislator.
Prior to joining Becker & Poliakoff, Mr. Diaz served as Chief Legislative Aide to Marco Rubio (R-Miami), Speaker-Designate of Florida's House of Representatives. He is especially knowledgeable on Florida Constitutional law and has helped guide legislation through the committee process to the floor of the House and Senate and, ultimately, onto the governor's desk.
"Nelson is a bright, young rising star with great experience and contacts in Tallahassee and South Florida," said Alan Becker, founding shareholder and president, Becker & Poliakoff. "His experience as a legislative assistant and analyst gives him an insider's knowledge of the legislative process and committee procedures. He is a great addition to our diverse, high-energy team."
Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2004, Mr. Diaz began his political career as a volunteer in the 1996 Presidential race in Florida, working alongside other volunteers to build a strong Republican Party base in South Florida. Subsequently, he joined the staff of Rep. Rubio in 2000 and has since worked on various political campaigns in Florida, including U.S. presidential and senate campaigns, as well as Florida State House and Miami-Dade County Commission races.
Mr. Diaz's professional memberships include the Bar's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law section, the Miami-Dade Board of Realtors and the Alumni Council of the Levin College of Law. He holds a B.A. degree from Florida International University and a J.D degree from the Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in Gainesville, from which he graduated Cum Laude. Mr. Diaz is fluent in English and Spanish and speaks semi-fluent German.
Since its founding more than 30 years ago, Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. has had a strong Government Services department, representing governmental entities in a variety of legal practice areas, and assisting private sector clients doing business with municipal, local, regional and state governmental entities.
Becker & Poliakoff's lobbying team represents high-profile clients including AT&T, the Baltimore Orioles, Florida Memorial University, Pompano Park Racing and several local governments, including Miami-Dade Expressway Authority, Miami-Dade County and the Cities of Opa Locka and Miami Gardens.
About Becker & Poliakoff
Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. is a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft. Lauderdale with more than one hundred attorneys in 15 Florida offices and international and affiliated offices in the Czech Republic, China, Germany, France and Switzerland. In addition to Government Services, the firm counsels clients in legal issues relating to Real Estate, Tax, Construction, International Trade, Business Disputes, Intellectual Property and many other areas of law.
Source: Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.
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