FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ALL SIX Named Partners at Avila Rodriguez Hernandez Mena & Ferrinamed Best Lawyers

CORAL GABLES, Florida – October 31, 2011 – Avila RodriguezHernandez Mena & Ferri LLP - a Floridabusiness and litigation boutique law firm proudly announced today that all sixof its named partners were recognized by BestLawyers for 2012. Mr. Alcides I. Avila is being recognized in the area ofBanking and Finance Law. He is a founding partner and has extensive experiencein representing domestic and foreign clients in all aspects of bank regulatory,lending, mergers and acquisitions and other transactional matters. Mr. Wilfredo “Fred” A.Rodriguez is being recognized in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation,Commercial Litigation, International Arbitration – Commercial, Litigation- Banking & Finance, and Litigation - Real Estate. He regularly representsdomestic and international clients in a wide range of complex business disputesin state and federal courts and international arbitrations. Mr. Eugenio Hernandez is beingrecognized in the area of Immigration Law. He specializes exclusively in thefield of immigration, nationality and consular law principally inbusiness-related matters with an emphasis on corporate transfers,professionals, entrepreneurs and investors. Ms. Patricia Hernandez is beingrecognized in the area of Banking and Finance Law. She practices in the areasof corporate and financial services, particularly in counseling businesses,including banks and financial services companies, in a wide range of legalissues. Mr. Daniel O. Mena is beingrecognized in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Banking &Finance, Litigation - Mergers & Acquisitions, and Litigation - RealEstate. He is experienced in a broad range of complex federal, state andinternational cases, including cases involving contracts, fraud, real estatedisputes, corporate dissolutions, financial institution law, bankingregulations, probate, and the enforcement of judgments and injunctions. Mr. Marco Ferri is being recognizedin the area of Corporate Law. His practice area is highly specialized inbanking, international and corporate law. He concentrates his practice onasset-based lending, aircraft and ship finance and cross-border mergers and acquisitions,having successfully negotiated and closed transactions for clients in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. Best Lawyers compilesits lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveysin which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate theirprofessional peers. The current, 18th edition of The Best Lawyers in America (2012) is based on more than 3.9million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.