 Brief History |
1925: The firm opened its doors in Miami, representing clients such as Florida East Coast Railway and Miami Electric Light and Power Co.
1935: The firm prospered despite a devastating hurricane in 1926 and the Depression of 1929. It consisted of seven attorneys.
1946: William Steel, a corporate litigator, joined the firm after leaving the legal office of the Air Transport Command. He spent much of his time representing FPL before the Public Service Commission on rate matters.
1954: William Killian joined the firm. From 1958-60, he served as Legal Assistant to Florida Governor LeRoy Collins and Chairman of the State Road Department. He is the senior litigation partner today, having represented numerous state, national and multinational commercial companies in the state and federal courts.
1960: During the firm's early years, clients included Peoples Gas System, P&O Steamship Co. and Bessemer Properties. The list of corporate clients grew to include The First National Bank of Miami, Florida Power & Light and National Airlines.
1966: The firm merged with the "boutique" law firm formed by Louis Hector and Darrey Davis, adding their names to the masthead. Hector, who had clerked for the firm in the summer of 1940, returned after serving as a member of the Civil Aeronautics Board and Trustee of Northest Airlines after the war. Davis had been the first Dade County Attorney after the Legislature created the Metro form of government in 1957.
1975: The firm adopted its new name - Steel Hector & Davis that it has maintained to the present day. With 27 lawyers and the state's blue-chip clients, it was one of the few Florida-based law firms with a true corporate practice.
1980: Reflecting the region's growth, the firm expanded to include 44 attorneys. In a merger with Burns, Middleton, Farrell & Faust, the firm opened an office in West Palm Beach.
1982: The firm opened its Tallahassee office.
1993: In January, the firm expanded its international practice by establishing a presence in Caracas, Venezuela.
1995: In moves that are worlds apart (in more ways than one), the firm opened offices in London and Key West.
1997: The firm continued its overseas expansion, this time in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The roster of attorneys rose to more than 160.
1998: The firm opened its Santo Domingo office; marking the first time it had more offices outside of Florida than within.
1999: The firm expands its Florida presence with new office in Naples
Steel Hector & Davis in Dominican Republic
Attracted by the great strides that the Dominican Republic is making in the expanding global marketplace and by increasing client interest in the country, Steel Hector & Davis LLP, has opened an office in the Dominican Republic, its ninth office and fifth outside the U.S.
| Mission |
The firm's practice in Santo Domingo will focus on the representation of multinational corporations with business interests in the Dominican Republic, Dominican clients with interest outside the country, as well as clients looking for project finance and access to capital markets either within or outside the Dominican Republic. In addition, the firm will continue to assist Dominican-resident families and individuals with estate, business and wealth planning issues.
| Services |
· To offer high-quality legal services on a multinational basis
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· To advise U.S. and Latin American investors with business interests in the Dominican Republic, particularly in the pharmaceutical, free zone and tourism sectors.
· To inform clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, tax planning strategies, agency and distribution matters.
· To assist clients in international financial transactions, including institutional private lending, securitizations.
| Steel Hector & Davis International |
 Miami |
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, Florida 33131-2398
Tel.: 305-577-7000
Fax: 305-577-7001
| West Palm Beach |
1900 Phillips Point West
777 South Flagler Drive
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-6198
Tel.: 561-650-7200
Fax: 561-655-1509
| Tallahassee |
215 South Monroe, Suite 601
Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1804
Tel.: 850-222-2300
Fax: 850-222-8410
| Naples |
5551 Ridgewood Drive, Suite 101
Naples, Florida 34108-2718
Tel.: 941-593-1800
Fax: 941-593-1801
| Key West |
309 Whitehead Street
Key West, Florida 33040
Tel.: 305-292-7272
Fax: 305-292-7271
| London |
110 The Chambers
Chelsea Harbour
London, SW10 OXF
United Kingdom
Tel.: +44(0) 20 7351-5151
Fax: +44(0) 20 7351-4499
| Caracas |
Despacho de Abogados miembro de la
Firma internacional de abogados Steel Hector & Davis LLP
Centro Seguros Sudamerica, Piso 10, Oficina 10-A
Avenida Francisco de Miranda
El Rosal, Caracas 1060, Venezuela
Tel.: 582-953-4006
Fax: 582-953-4846
| Sao Paulo |
Moreira Lima Royster & Ohno Advogados
Associated with Steel Hector & Davis LLP
Av. Paulista, 1842
Conj. 188, Torre Norte
Sao Paulo, SP 01310-923 Brasil
Tel.: 55-11-283-2077
Fax: 55-11-283-2078
| Rio de Janeiro |
Moreira Lima Royster & Ohno Advogados
Associated with Steel Hector & Davis LLP
Av. Rio Branco, 108-30 andar
Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20040-001 Brasil
Tel.: 55-21-509-5782
Fax: 55-21-509-5783 |
